Religion and the Humanities Conference

The Religion and the Humanities Conference is an annual conference which explores the roles that religion play in various areas of human life and experience.

The Religious Studies program at Utah Valley State College presents the

Twelfth annual Religion and the Humanities Conference

Edges of Transnational Religion

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Computer Science Building, CS 404

Utah Valley State College

10:00-11:15

"Is the Trans- in Transnational the Trans- in Transcendent?

On Alterity and the Sacred in the Age of Globalization."

Joel Robbins,

University of California San Diego

Robbins is the chair of the anthropology department at UCSD and is one of the leaders of the new field of the anthropology of Christianity. Becoming Sinners: Christianity and Moral Torment in a Papua New Guinea Society.

11:30-12:45

“The Anthropology of Christianity and the Christianity of Anthropology”

Fenella Cannell,

Lecturer in Social Anthropology

London School of Economics

Cannell is also a leader in the anthropology of Christianity and the author of the following books, among others, Power and Intimacy in the Christian Philippines, The Anthropology of Christianity.

1:00-2:15

“Religious Paths among Mexican Immigrants.”

Patricia Fortuny Loret de Mola,

CIESAS- Peninsular, Mexico

Fortuny is one of the foremost anthropological students of religion in Mexico and the author of the following books as well as numerous articles: Los Otros Hermanos: Minoria Religiosas protestantes en Jalisco, Creyentes y Creencias en

2:30-3:45

“The Churches in Nicaragua: Inter-Religious Competition, Conversion, and Leadership”

Henri Gooren,

Assistant Professor of Anthropology

Oakland University

An innovative and important scholar, Gooren is author of Rich among the Poor; Church, Firm, and Household among Small-scale Entrepreneurs in Guatemala City as well as numerous articles.

This conference is made possible through the generous support of the Utah Humanities Council

Generous support also provided by the Office of the UVSC Vice-President for Academic Affairs and the

UVSC Center for the Study of Ethics

Past conferences include:

2006 - Intelligent Design: Toward an Intelligent Discussion

2005 - Religion and Democracy: Prospects and Perils

2004 - Religious Perspectives on Social Justice

2003 - Religion in the Curriculum: Education or Indoctrination?

2002 - Narrative, Character, and Virtue: Ancient, Contemporary, and Religious Perspectives

2001 - Religion and Violence: Advocacy and Resistance