The aim is to explore this recent research strategy, in particular its potential for bridging contemporary and historical studies of religion.
Invited keynote speaker Kim Knibbe, professor of Comparative Studies of Religion, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, NL, is a well-known scholar in the field of lived religion. She will offer her keynote via zoom. Scholars from the two research groups will also contribute, and there will be ample time for plenary conversation.
The workshop is primarily aimed at members of the two research groups, "Lived religion. Practice, Gender and Materiality" and "Biblical Texts, Cultures and Receptions", but colleagues at TF or other institutions that are interested in the topic are welcome to join. The workshop begins after lunch time.
Program:
- 13:00 - 13:05 Welcome, Jone G. Salomonsen & Terje Stordalen.
Lived religion – a conversation between contemporary and historical studies? - 13:05 - 13:35 Kim Knibbe:
Privacy, play and experiment: the aliveness of lived religion. - 13:35 - 13:50 Jone G. Salomonsen:
Lived religion and methods of compassion, not pretense. - 13:50 - 14:25 Plenary conversation. Facilitated by Terje Stordalen
- 14:25 - 14:40 Coffee w/fruit
Lived Religion Research Strategies
- 14:40 – 14:55, Elisabeth Tveito Johnsen:
Enacting yoga in Norway. Religion, non-religion and secularity as a nexus of hybrid social practices. - 14:55 – 15:10, Terje Stordalen:
Practices of the past? - 15:10 – 16:00 Concluding plenary conversation. Facilitated by Elisabeth T. Johnsen
Registration
You need to register for the event.
Preparation
In order to prepare for the conversation, please read the following pieces:
- Kim Knibbe, Helena Kupari: Theorizing lived religion: Introduction, Journal of contemporary religion, Vol. 35 (2), 2020, p.157-176
https://doi.org/10.1080/13537903.2020.1759897 - Robert A. Orsi: Every question is open: Looking for paths beyond the clearing Critical research on religion, Vol. 4 (3), 2016, p.260-266
https://doi-org.ezproxy.uio.no/10.1177/2050303216676529 - Kristin Aune: Feminist Spirituality as Lived Religion: How UK Feminists Forge Religio-spiritual Lives Gender & Society Vol. 29 (2), February 2015, p. 122-145
https://doi-org.ezproxy.uio.no/10.1177/0891243214545681