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The Future of Faith in the Age of Globalisation

The phenomenon of globalisation has unleashed unprecedented forces in the spheres of politics, culture, economics, science and technology, and international relations.

First and foremost, the evolution of the nation-state and its institutions as the most dominant dynamic in global politics and economics - and with national and international security as its overriding interest or motive - poses a major challenge to faith communities around the world.

Second, dynamics such as the homogenisation of culture, the operation of market forces and the continuous advent and proliferation of new technologies, particularly in the sphere of communication, have created a new form of consumerism that is global in scope, with its own logic of operation and its own secularised value system. These unprecedented dynamics pose multifaceted challenges to faith communities around the world, and arguabl to the future of faith in a new, globalised world. This conference is set to address these challenges.

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Call for Papers Submission of Abstracts Please submit a 200 word abstract of the paper with a 150 word Bio by 5th April 2010 to: Ova e-mail adresa je zaštićena od spam robota, nije vidljiva ako ste isključili JavaScript with cc to:  Ova e-mail adresa je zaštićena od spam robota, nije vidljiva ako ste isključili JavaScript and  Ova e-mail adresa je zaštićena od spam robota, nije vidljiva ako ste isključili JavaScript .

Decisions on which papers will be included in the conference programme will be announced by the organisers by the end of May and the information will be sent by e-mail. Selection of the papers will be made on the basis of quality and relevance to the conference themes.

Objectives

The primary objective of the conference is to explore faith-based perspectives which may help in understanding and responding to the multifaceted challenges of the phenomenon of globalisation. second, the conference seeks to identify common grounds among different faith communities that may constitute a basis for collaborative efforts in dealing with certain aspects of globalisation, particularly in the areas of education, peace building, poverty eradication and healthcare, international finance and the environment. A third objective is to encourage new and critical thinking by Muslim and other faith scholars in relation to issues and challenges of globalisation.

Registration and Further Information

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