Schedule
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Tour pre-congreso: Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial
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Sesión de bienvenida online (en directo)
17:00 (hora de Madrid)
Sesión virtual
Sesión asincrónica de acceso permanente
Sesión virtual
Sesión asincrónica de acceso permanente
La ecologia de la comunicación para la salvación en el catolicismo
Luiz Guilherme Leite Amaral, Student, PhD Student, Universidade de Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil
El ejercicio espiritual como estilo de vida : La mirada desde lo alto y el ideal ascético en la espiritualidad
Sergio Adrián Palacio Tamayo, Student, Doctor en humanidades , Universidad Eafit, Colombia
Sesión virtual
Sesión asincrónica de acceso permanente
Holbach y la construcción de una sociedad posreligiosa
Encarnación Ruiz Callejón, Profesora Titular , Departamento de Filosofía II, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
La libertad religiosa en Galdós
Pablo Núñez Díaz, Profesor-tutor, Departamento de Literatura Española y Teoría de la Literatura, UNED Asturias, Asturias, Spain
La religión india vista por Guido Gozzano: La realidad, la ficción y la interpretación
Fernando Cid Lucas, Lector de Español, Ateneo Linguistico de la Universidad de Macerata (Italia)., Universitá di Macerata, Macerata, Italy
Mesa de registro abierta y Café de bienvenida
Facultad de Filología - UCM
Inauguración del Congreso
Sesión virtual
Sesión asincrónica de acceso permanente
Sesión virtual
Sesión asincrónica de acceso permanente
Sesión virtual
Sesión asincrónica de acceso permanente
Sesión plenaria (en inglés): Tim Jensen
"Nature and the Climate Crisis: Why it Matters for Scholars of Religion"
Pausa para café
Pausa
Mesa redonda
"Tema destacado 2024—Espacios, viajes, experiencias: Las religiones en reposo y en movimiento"
Sesión plenaria (en español): José Ramón Polo Sabau
"Las relaciones entre el Estado y las confesiones religiosas en el Derecho español: Antecedentes y claves de interpretación"
Almuerzo
Pausa
Montessori, el niño y Dios: El Atrio, espacio privilegiado para acercarse al Misterio
Guzmán Pérez Montiel, Profesor colaborador asociado, Facultad de Teología Moral, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid, Spain
Los orígenes del sacrificio de animales en Grecia: Continuidad y pervivencia de una experiencia ritual
Juan Piquero, Lecturer, Departamento de Filología Clásica, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Madrid, Spain
Negociaciones rituales y articulación de una identidad religiosa en disidencia: Las comunidades cristianas en el Imperio sasánida
Aitor Boada Benito, Investigador Contratado, Departamento de Filología Clásica, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
Zatclas, el nigromante sacerdote: La magia nigromántica entre la realidad y la ficción
Pablo Molina Del Jesus, Student, Historia, Universidad de Granada, Jaén, Spain
Rebeldía espiritual y religiones nómadas: Moriscos marroquíes en el s.XXI
Isabel Aspe Montoya, Head of History & Geography Department (official)., History & Geography, IES Federico Baraibar. Basque Government., Álava, Spain
Nueva creación y renovación en San Pablo: Perspectivas filosóficas y teológicas contemporáneas
Lorenzo Pompeo, PhD Student, Humanities, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
«Cristo en el Cáliz» - de Jerusalén a Bulgaria: Imágenes del «sacramento de los sacramentos» en algunas iglesias búlgaras, traídas por los peregrinos a Tierra Santa (s. XIX)
Vladislava Spasova Ilieva, Antropóloga y Dra. en Ciencias de las Religiones, Instituto de Etnología y Estudios Folclóricos con Museo Etnográfico, sección Estudios comparativos folclóricos , Academia Búlgara de las Ciencias, Sofia, Bulgaria
Actividad de campo: Museo Nacional de Antropología
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Cena del Congreso: La Posada De la Villa
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Mesa de registro abierta
Facultad de Filología - UCM
Sesión plenaria (en inglés): Santiago Manzarbeitia Valle
"Spiritual Meaning and Function of Medieval Mural Painting: Catechesis, Liturgy and Peregrinatio"
Pausa para café
Pausa
El espacio religioso hitita: Desarrollo del espacio ritual en el Imperio Hitita y sus estados sucesores
Rodrigo García Beni, Student, MA Classical Studies, Universidad Complutense de Madrid/Universidad Autónoma de Madrid/Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
Tiempo eje y religión: El debate y el estado de la cuestión
Javier Ruiz Calderón, Associate Professor, Philosophy, Universidad Pontificia Comillas (Madrid), Madrid, Spain
El alma en tránsito: Representaciones sobre las postrimerías en Nueva España
Berta Gilabert Hidalgo, Profesora de Carrera, Historia, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Distrito Federal, Mexico
La importancia de la Educación Religiosa Escolar en la escuela colombiana: De la obligatoriedad a la libertad religiosa
Edwin Giovanni Becerra Duitama, Student, Doctorado en Ciencias de la Educación, Universida Metropolitana de Educación Ciencia y Tecnología - UMECIT, Boyacá, Colombia
Pablo y Lucas - Predicar, viajar y narrar: Un mirada nueva a los viajes de Pablo de Tarso en Hechos de los Apóstoles
José Rafael Reyes González, Student, PhD., Catholic University of Valencia (Spain), Valencia, Spain
Los aparatos teóricos como método de análisis en la conversión religiosa
Dulce Angélica Márquez Mendoza, Student, Maestría, Instituto de Investigaciones Histórico Sociales, Veracruz, Mexico
Pausa
Almuerzo
Pausa
Introducción al orishaísmo como modalidad de turismo espiritual: Un espacio de enriquecimiento cultural sin estereotipos
Adonis Díaz Fernández, Spanish Instructor III, Modern Languages & Linguistics, The University of the West Indies, Tunapuna-Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago
La búsqueda del camino interior en la peregrinación del Camino del Santo Grial: Aproximación desde la perspectiva turística y audiovisual
Laura Reyes Pradas, Sales assistant, Sales, Lapland Welcome, Finland
Etnografía del rito gitano: Flamenco, cante jondo y duende divino
Azahara Valverde Alonso, Student, Filosofía y Ciencia Política - Máster en Gestión del Bienestar, URJC, Madrid, Spain
¿Vuelve la Teología-Política?: Religión y política en la ciudad secular
Javier López De Goicoechea, Profesor contratado doctor, Derecho Internacional, Eclesiástico y Filosofía del Derecho, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
Derecho y espiritualidad: Una conexión necesaria
Rafael Domingo Oslé, Alvaro d'Ors Professor of Law, Institute of Culture and Society, University of Navarra, Madrid, Spain
Ofensas a los sentimientos religiosos en el Derecho internacional
Alberto José Ferrari Puerta, Investigador predoctoral FPU , Departamento de Derecho Internacional, Eclesiástico y Filosofía del Derecho , Universidad Complutense de Madrid , Madrid, Spain
Pausa
Pre-Conference Tour: Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
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Online Welcome and Training Session (Live)
22nd May, 5:00 PM // 17:00 (CET)
Shifting Contexts
Asynchronous Session
The Art of Robert Campbell: A Liberating Spiritual Praxis
Judith Huacuja, Professor of Art History, Art and Design, University of Dayton, Ohio, United States
Global Education in the Jesuit Tradition: Intercultural Practices as Truth and Reconciliation
Laura Spitz, Vice Provost and Professor of Law, Seattle University, Washington, United States
Eduardo Penalver, Seattle University
Tri-Kinesis: The Three Movement Theological Anthropology of Dionysius the Areopagite
Noah Karger, Student, PhD, University of Notre Dame, Illinois, United States
Registration Desk Open and Welcome Coffee
Faculty of Philology, Complutense University of Madrid
Action and Reflection
Asynchronous Session
Chinese Folk and Literary Traditions in the Buddhist Monastery Traveling Genre: Racemaking Allegory with Informal Language Modes in The Journey to the West 西游记 and The Monkey and the Monk 獼猴王
Xiao Di Tong, Student, PhD, edX (Online Education), edX, HarvardX, Harvard University (Online Education), Massachusetts, United States
Development of New Age Spirituality in the Soviet Latvia Cultural Space and Its Legacy Nowadays
Solveiga Krumina Konkova, Leading Researcher, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
Philippine "Folk" and the Christian Mystical Tradition
Philip Conklin, Student, PhD, University of California, Santa Cruz, California, United States
The Flute Player’s Return: Exploring Drumming and Performance in the Ritual Worship of Bagḍwāl Devtā in Garhwal Himalaya
Vineet Gairola, Student, Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Contemporary Views
Asynchronous Session
Muslim Women and Sufism in Contemporary England : Embodied Expressions of Worship amongst Muslim Women of the Mevlevi Sufi Tariqa in Contemporary England
Samar Mashadi, Student, PhD, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada
Spirituality in Times of COVID-19: Impacts of Online Engagement
Siobhan Bygate, Lecturer, Politics and International Relations, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Aide Abril Saucedo Medina, Latin America Research Director , Research Program, Bridging Spiritual Cultures UK , Coahuila, Mexico
The Persuasive Power of the Biblical Metanarrative of Fall and Condemnation in Protestant Sermons: Whoever Believes in Him Is Not Condemned
Martin Adam, Associate Professor, English Language and Literature, Masaryk University, Jihoceský kraj, Czech Republic
Trauma Informed Spiritual Practices
Jesse Eugene Herriott, Student, Ordained Ministry (Unity Minister), Unity Institute and Seminary (UWSI), Missouri, United States
Conference Opening
Complex Considerations
Asynchronous Session
Unraveling Communalism in Manipur: The Significance of a Thomas Christian Perspective in Assessing Religious Conflicts and Economic Inequalities
Clara A.B. Joseph, Professor, English and Religious Studies, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
An Empirical Study of the Effectiveness of Interfaith Dialogue for Peacemaking in the Holy Land
Yanqing Cao, Student, M.Div. Candidate, Harvard Divinity School, United States
The Way and the Ladder: Two Models of Spirituality and Their Philosophical Background
Daniel Sorin Farcas, Research and Development Director, Institutul Evanghelic de Studii Religioase, Romania
Navigating the Complex Terrain of Freedom of Religion or Belief in China: An In-depth Assessment
Charles Ho Wang Mak, Lecturer in Law, Robert Gordon University, United Kingdom
Online Poster Session
Asynchronous Session
Dynamic Forces
Asynchronous Session
Leaving Religion as a Letting Go Ritual in Narratives about Apostasy
Magdalena Grabowska, Assistant Professor, Institute of Applied Linguistics, Faculty of Languages, University of Gdansk, Poland, Poland
The Freedom of Religion or Belief Nexus with Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Projects in Kenya and Indonesia
Fathima Azmiya Badurdeen, Postdoctoral Researcher, Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society, University of Groningen, Netherlands
On an End-Time Revival Mission: Ghanaian Pentecostal Migrants and Placemaking in Sydney, Australia
Dorcas Dennis, Assistant Professor, Philosophy and Religion, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
Arbaeen Walk: Religious Ritual or Representative of Competitive Discourses
Soodeh Mansouri, Student, Graduate, University of California - Santa Barbara, United States
Plenary Session (in English): Tim Jensen
"Nature and the Climate Crisis: Why it Matters for Scholars of Religion"
Coffee Break
“A Memorial to After-Ages”: Philanthropy, Spiritual Autobiography, and the Past, Present, and Future in the Work of August Hermann Francke
Darin Lenz, Professor of History and Chair, History, Biola University, California, United States
Surviving the Forgotten Pandemic and the Role of the Catholic Church: A Challenge to AIDS and a Fight for Life Among South Africa's Migrants
Ron Nerio, Research Programs Director, CUNY Office of Research, City University of New York, New York, United States
Sacred Theft and Narrative Construction: Monasteries of Conques and Vézelay in Medieval France
Xinran Li, Student, Master of Divinity, Harvard University, Massachusetts, United States
Hope Amidst Persecution: A Theological Exploration of Hope within the Indian Christian Community
Anugrah Brij, Student, Postgraduate Degree in Theology, Senate of Serampore College (University), West Bengal, India
Virtual Spiritual Communication is a ‘New Normal’: Embodiment, Rituals and the Creation of Digital Sacred Space
Gulsah Gorucu, Student, PhD Candidate, University of the Aegean, Greece
To Be in Place: Towards a Spirituality of Place in the Phenomenology of Edward S. Casey
Phillip Antilla, Student, PhD, Dublin City University, Ireland
Exploration of the Religious Practices and Cultural Integration of the Dai Ethnic Minority in Northern Thailand within the Context of Yi- Kuan-Tao
Lim Pey Huan, Student, PHD, National Cheng Chi University, Taipei, Taiwan
Group-centered Spiritual Groups: A Socio-Rhetorical Analysis of 1 Corinthians 3:5-9
Maddison Frye, Student, Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership, Regent University, Virginia, United States
Talking Circle
"Religious Commonalities and Differences"
Talking Circle
"2024 Special Focus—Spaces, Movement, Time: Religions at Rest and in Movement"
Talking Circle
"The Politics of Religion"
Transition Break
Plenary Session (in Spanish): José Ramón Polo Sabau
"Las relaciones entre el Estado y las confesiones religiosas en el Derecho español: Antecedentes y claves de interpretación"
The Recognition of Religious Freedom to For-profit Organisations: Could Europe Follow the United States?
Romain Mertens, Teaching Assistant, Law, Université de Namur, Belgium
The Problem of Theistic Religion’s Supposed Role as a Handmaid of Politics : A Call for Critical Thinking in Dealing with the (Im)migrant Problem
Isidoro Talavera, Philosophy Professor and Lead Faculty, College of Arts and Sciences, Franklin University, Ohio, United States
Shared Radicalism: Black Anglicans in the Early US Republic and Women in the Early Rastafari Movement
Daive Dunkley, Professor and Chair, Black Studies & Peace Studies, University of Missouri-Columbia, Missouri, United States
Secular Nationalism vs. Hindu Nationalism: The Contours of the Critique
Nissim Mannathukkaren, Professor, Dalhousie University, Canada
Was Shenoute of Atripe a Creator of Coptic Nationalism?
Miloš David, Student, PhD, Institute of Eastern Christianity, Hussite Theological Faculty, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
Al-Haram al-Sharif and al-Aqsa Mosque as a Contested Religious Site
Moshe Ma'oz, Professor Emeritus and Senior Fellow, Truman Institute, Hebrew University, HaDarom, Israel
The Return of the King: Messianic Expectations in Iberian and Slavonic Cultures
Enrique Santos Marinas, Associate Professor, Department of German Philology and Slavic Philology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Svetlana Maliavina, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
Heretics, Spies, or Useful Idiots?: Confessional Mobility in Anglo-Spanish Relations, 1570-90.
Vittoria Feola, Associate Professor, History, University of Padua, PD, Italy
Friendship, Difference, and the Common Good
Margaret Gower, Assistant Professor, Religious Studies and Theology, Saint Mary's College, Indiana, United States
Parenting Strategies of Religious Families to Foster Religious Beliefs in a Secular Society
Quinn Galbraith, Sociology and Family Life Research Librarian, BYU, Utah, United States
The Spiritual Power of Immigrant Children: Spirituality in Times of Crisis and Conflict
David Escobar Arcay, Associate Professor, School of Ministry, Palm Beach Atlantic University, Florida, United States
Wilma Robles Melendez, Professor, Early Childhood and Leadership, Fischler College of Education, Nova Southeastern University, Florida, United States
Learning and Values of Purisimians: The Heart of Colegio de la Purisima Concepcion's Diamond Jubilee Celebration
Glenn Bermejo Baes, Vice Rector, Head - Planning and Development, Graduate School Professor, Administration and Faculty, Colegio de la Purisima Concepcion, Capiz, Philippines
The Challenge of Secularism to Religion: A South African Christian Perspective
Pieter Verster, Research Associate, Practical and Missional Theology, Faculty of Theology and Religion, Free State, South Africa
Kushiel's Beloved and St. Bernadette's: Religious Practice in Two Online Role-play Communities
Jean-Paul Lafayette DuQuette, Senior Instructor, English Language Centre, University of Macau, Macao
The Otherworldly-secular Conflict and Faith-Based Housing: Menzil Community in Turkey
Abu Bakarr Bah, Presidential Research Professor of Sociology, Sociology Department, Northern Illinois University, Illinois, United States
Osman Aydogan, Research Assistant, Sociology, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey
Shmita Rebalance: Lessons in Rest and Sustainability from Indigenous Judaism’s Sabbatical Practice
David Krantz, National Science Foundation IGERT-SUN Fellow, Arizona State University, United States
Values of Swiss Muslims : A Microscopis Analysis of Data Gained by Participant Observation
Mathieu Cudré Mauroux, PhD Student, Chair of Comparative Religious History and Interreligious Dialogue, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Ethical-legal Dimensions of Religious Death Practice of Samadhimaran in Jainism and Hinduism
Rishabh Gandhi, PhD Scholar, Department of Law and Governance, Vishwakarma University, Maharashtra, India
Clandestine Migration: Embodied Liminality and Restorative Spirituality
Isabel Rodrigues, Professor, Sociology and Anthropology, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Rhode Island, United States
Sacred and Profane Powers in an Afro-Colombian Maroon Community: An Angolan Legacy?
Thomas Desch Obi, Associate Professor, History, City Univeristy of New York, New York, United States
The Great Dechurching of America, 2000-2020: The Rise of a Secular Worldview as the New Civil Religion in America?
Derrick Hudson, Director, Graduate Program in Natural Resources and Energy Policy (NREP), Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado, United States
The Protestant Ethic vs. Confucius' Rationalism : Culturally Explaining the Rise of China
Fang Deng, Professor, Sociology, Bridgewater State University, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States
Jewish Identity in Modern Day Cuba: An Interplay of Continuity and Transformation
Jay Sweifach, Professor, Social Work, Yeshiva University, New York, United States
Unraveling the Threads: Case Studies on the Nexus of Terrorism, Political Extremism, and Religion
Maddie Shorman, Student, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin, Texas, United States
Andrew Wong, Student, Master of Theology, Dallas Theological Seminary, Texas, United States
Lunch
“Estamos Rodeados de Precipicios en lo Físico y lo Moral” : The Bourbon Reforms in the Spanish Realms and the Institution of a New Type of Catholic Masculinity (1746-1792)
Alfonso Gómez-Rossi, Teacher, Education, Instituto Universitario Boulanger/UMIS, Puebla, Mexico
The Abbey of Saint-André as a Center for Global Chinese Catholic Networks (1927-1949)
Jin Lu, Professor, English and World Languages, Purdue University Northwest, Indiana, United States
Church Politics in Mid-Victorian Britain: The London Union on Church Matters, 1848-1865
Michael Turner, Roy Carroll Distinguished Professor, History Department, Appalachian State University, North Carolina, United States
Jesus’ Approach in Liberation of the Poor, Luke 4:18-19: A Lesson for Nigerian Leaders
Mary Emilia Aboekwe, Senior Lecturer, Department of Religion and Human Relations, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State, Nigeria., Anambra, Nigeria
Religion's Multifaceted Social Influence on Consumption
Kenneth Lord, Dean, College of Business, Eastern Michigan University, Michigan, United States
Sanjay Putrevu, Dean and Dorn Research Professor, Business, Bentley University, Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth Olson, Student, Doctoral Student, Mississippi State University, Mississippi, United States
Spiritual Care in Times of War: Secular and Religious Approaches in Israel
Sarah Werren, Postdoc Researcher, Sociology and Anthropology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Yerushalayim, Israel
Spirits and Social Agency
Sanaa Riaz, Associate Professor, Sociology and Anthropology, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Colorado, United States
The Biblical Snake in Its Ancient Near Eastern Context: The Symbol of Evil, Good Fortune or the Divine
Deborah Gruber, Assistant Professor, Classical Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, CUNY Queens College, New York, United States
Religious Freedom as Understood by the UAE and the New Alliance of Virtue: A Conceptual and Historical Analysis
C Donald Smedley, Senior Research Fellow; Director, Center for Track Two Diplomacy and Religious Freedom, Rivendell Institute at Yale University, Connecticut, United States
From Germany to Mount Zion: Christian Students' Sojourn in Jerusalem
Christine Bohlander, Student, PhD Candidate, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom
Spirituality and Violent Crisis Manifested on the Tattooed Body: A Mexican Migrant in Denmark
Maja Balle, PhD Student, Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University Center, København, Denmark
Men Undertaking the Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage: Exploring Religious/Spiritual Components and Life-passage Issues in the Third-age
Russell Hoban, Student, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Case Study Evening: National Museum of Anthropology
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Conference Dinner - La Posada De la Villa
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Registration Desk Open
Faculty of Philology, Complutense University of Madrid
Daily Update
Plenary Session (in English): Santiago Manzarbeitia Valle
"Spiritual Meaning and Function of Medieval Mural Painting: Catechesis, Liturgy and Peregrinatio"
Coffee Break
Transition Break
Religious Trauma: A Phenomenological Inquiry into Impacts on Millennials
Sarah Farrell, Student, PhD, Our Lady of the Lake University, United States
Transitions and Changes in the Spirituality of Migrants: A Case Study with Rural Youth from Peru
Juan Dejo, Vicepresident of Research, Philosophy & Theology, University Antonio Ruiz de Montoya, Lima, Peru
Mariana Dupuy, Teacher, Humanities, Universidad Antonio Ruiz de Montoya, Lima, Peru
Respecting, Ensuring and Promoting Migrants’ Right to Religious Freedom so as to Achieve Their Social Integration?: The Cases of Italy and Spain
Núria Reguart-Segarra, Lecturer in Law and Religion, Faculty of Law and Economic Sciences, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Spain
Inhabiting the Ruins of the Past: Willa Cather's "Death Comes for the Archbishop" and the Appropriation of Roman Catholicism
Kelly Van Andel, Lecturer, Religious Studies, University of New Mexico, New Mexico, United States
Biblical Narratives in the Handmaid’s Tale
Bina Nir, A lecturer , Department of Multidisciplinary Studies, The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, Israel
Fostering Community Cohesion: The Role of Recognition in Religious Discourse
Gerard Ryan, Director, Master of Divinity and Master in Theological Studies Degrees and Assistant Professor of Political Theology , Theology, Regis College, Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Stilling the Storm: Christology, Cosmology, Theodicy - Faith and Discipleship in Quantum Perspective
Stephen W. Need, Associate Professor, Theology, University of Notre Dame, London, United Kingdom
Ἅγιος Λόγος, Divine Word: Philosophic Identity Construction in Late Second Temple Judaism
Lauren Mayes, Student, MA, McGill University, QC, Canada
Metaphorical Conceptualization of Inner Peace in Islamic and Christian Literature: A Comparative Analysis
Lorena Bort Mir, Associate Professor, Applied Linguistics, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
Susan Ghaffaryan, Univeristy of Religions and Denominations, Iran
Who Owns the Money That She Earns?: Spousal Financial Abuse and the Contradictory Role of Religious Narratives among Bangladeshi Migrant Muslim Women in Australia
Farjana Mahbuba, Student, PhD, Australian Catholic University, New South Wales, Australia
Mindfulness and Its Relation to Self-Transformation and Evolving Inspiration in Society
Shimo Sraman, Buddhist Monk, Wat Mai Amataros (Buddhist Monastery), Krung Thep Maha Nakhon [Bangkok], Thailand
Shimul Roy, Buddhist Monk, Buddhist Studies, Lumbeni Buddha Vihar, Madhya Pradesh, India
Ratan Barua Sramon, Student, Buddhist Studies, Mahamakut Buddhist University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Catholic Religious Tourism in the Iberian Peninsula : World Young Day Case Study
Claudia Ribeiro Pereira Nunes, Student, PhD, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Transition Break
The Givenness of Identity Across Time: How We Ought to Find Ourselves in Relationship to the Divine
Brianna Holmes, Licensed Professional Counselor and Associate Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Counseling, Live Life Well Counseling, Utah, United States
Samuel Major, Student, PhD Student, Brigham Young University, Utah, United States
Methodology in Religious and Cultural Field Research : How to Do a Field Study among Shamans, Healers-diviners and Religious Leaders
Agnieszka Podolecka, Programme Coordinator, Fundraising, UNICEF, Poland
When Birth and Death Entwine: Rituals around Pregnancy Losses at the Royal Victoria Birthing Center Celebrated by Spiritual Care Professionals
Nathalie Tremblay, Spiritual Care Professional, Psychosocial Service, Montreal Children Hospital - affiliated to McGill University, Quebec, Canada
Lunch
Transition Break
Dislocation and Disorientation in the Worship of Dionysus
Luke Gorton, Senior Lecturer, Religious Studies, University of New Mexico, New Mexico, United States
A Theological Investigation into Zomi Search for the Lost Paradise: A Southeast Asian Pentecostal Reflection
Rev Thang San Mung, Student, Ph.D., Oral Roberts University, Oklahoma, United States
Translating Religious and Secularist Worldviews in the Public Sphere
Salah Basalamah, Chair and Associate Professor, School of Translation and Interpretation, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Bullfighting and Mysticism: A Few Notes Towards the Transmutation of the Soul
Jiri Mesic, Assistant Professor, Departament of English and German Philology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
From Brazil to the World: Transnational Lusophone Megachurches
Andrew Johnson, Professor, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Metro State University, Minnesota, United States
Cults as Religious Foundation: An Object Oriented Practices Approach to Aztec-Catholic Contact
Laura Ammon, Associate Professor of Religion, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies , Appalachian State University , North Carolina, United States
Cheryl Claassen, Research Professor, Anthropology, Appalachian State University, North Carolina, United States
Exploring Philanthropy in Yemen from the Perspective of Expatriates and Local Charitable Organizations
Sumaia Al Kohlani, Associate Professor, Government and Society, United Arab Emirates University, Abū Z̧aby [Abu Dhabi], United Arab Emirates
Zen Buddhism and Social Theory in the United States
Siddhesh Mukerji, Senior Lecturer, Social, Therapeutic, and Community Studies, Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom
Enforced Homogeneity and the Politics of Sanatana: Construction of a Popular Hindu Identity in Contemporary India
Daisy Barman, Assistant Professor, Sociology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management, Bangalore, India, Karnataka, India
The Female Convert: 'Outcaste' by the Community
Ivy Imogene Hansdak, Associate Professor, Department of English, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
Unmasking the Deviance Undercurrent: The Anatomy of Sexual Depravity in Pastoral Contexts
Mashudu Muthivhi, Lecturer, Human Sciences, University of Venda, Limpopo, South Africa
Bhakti Belonging: An Ethnography of a South Asian Diasporic Community
Khatereh Taher, Student, M.A. School of Religious Studies, McGill University, Quebec, Canada
GodLight: Intersections between Science and Spirituality
Robert Barthelemy, Director/President, Collaboration Studies, Collaborative Innovation Institute, Ohio, United States
Navigating Self-spirituality through Movement : An Exploration of Yoga as an Approach for Inner and Outer Peace
Sarah Green, Director, Consultancy and Research , Dr Sarah Green Consultancy and Research , United Kingdom