The School of Graduate Studies at UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta, in collaboration with Marburg University, Germany, is pleased to announce an extended deadline for the upcoming conference on the theme "Exploring Everyday Religious Life: Tensions and Entanglements between Official Religion, State Regulation, and Lived Religion." The conference will be held from 12-15 February 2025 at UIN Sunan Kalijaga, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Conference Theme:
In contemporary societies, religion permeates various facets of daily life, influencing individual beliefs, behaviours, and community structures. Concurrently, governments enact regulations that intersect with religious practices, aiming to maintain social order, protect individual rights, and address diverse cultural and religious landscapes. Exploring this dynamic interplay, this conference aims to scrutinise how state regulations impact the expression and manifestation of religious beliefs in everyday life. It investigates the tensions arising from balancing religious freedom with the state’s duty to uphold secular principles and ensure societal harmony. Moreover, it examines the diverse approaches adopted by states worldwide in regulating religious practices, considering factors such as historical context, cultural norms, and political ideologies.
The conference will also focus on the impact of state policies on religious communities, individuals, and societal dynamics in general. Examples will be used to illustrate the interdependencies between practised religion, official, institutionalised religion and state regulations. The aim is to identify the tensions between official, institutionalised forms of religion and individually practised religion and to explore how religious diversity and tolerance can be fostered and how the peaceful coexistence of different religious communities can be facilitated. Conversely, the challenges arising from excessive state control or discriminatory policies that restrict or marginalise religious minorities and intensify social tensions are also highlighted. With interdisciplinary perspectives from sociology, political science, anthropology and the study of religion, the conference aims to understand and analyse the complex interplay between everyday religion, official religion and state regulations.
Workshop:
In addition to the main conference, there will be a workshop titled "Young Academic Roundtable" on 14 February 2024. This workshop is specifically designed for young academics and promising researchers who will engage in in-depth discussions on the conference themes.
Submission Guidelines:
Interested participants are invited to submit an abstract (title, 250-word abstract, and a short bio) to the following email addresses:
- info.posca@uin-suka.ac.id
- edith.franke@uni-marburg.de
Participants interested in the workshop should submit an extended abstract and indicate their interest in the email. The workshop particularly welcomes PhD students and postdocs.