Tamanda Walker is an independent consultant and researcher working on issues of equality, diversity and inclusion within education, employment, community and policy settings. Her PhD is funded by the White Rose College of Arts & Humanities/AHRC and explores how employers are engaging with issues of religion and belief in UK workplaces. I’m now almost four... Continue Reading →
Emma Tomalin, Professor of Religion and Public Life - University of Leeds, reflects on her recent trip to Nanjing, China where she spoke at the first Amity-Heren International Philanthropy Forum on 'Social Innovation and Sustainable Development'. I have been researching the topic of religions and development for more than a decade but have not focused on... Continue Reading →
Hollie Gowan is the new Research Intern for the Centre of Religion and Public Life. She is jointly supervised by Prof. Emma Tomalin (PRHS) and Dr. Caroline Fielder (EAS) and her PhD research is funded by the White Rose College of Arts and Humanities. Her research interests cover the intersections between religion, gender and development... Continue Reading →
On 25-26 January 2018, the University of Leeds hosts a research workshop on the theme "Theory from the South: Africa as a Site for Understanding Contemporary Religion". The workshop opens on Thursday 25 January with a public research seminar where Birgit Meyer (Utrecht University) will talk about "Studying Religion in and from Africa". This seminar starts... Continue Reading →
Leading anthropologist of religion, Professor Birgit Meyer, is visiting the University of Leeds this January. The Centre for Religion and Public Life is excited to host a research seminar with her on 25 January, co-sponsored by the Leeds University Centre for African Studies. In this seminar, Meyer will talk about "Studying Religion in and from... Continue Reading →
We are pleased to announce that Philip Mellor, Professor of Religion and Social Theory at the University of Leeds, and member of the CRPL, has just published a new book. Entitled Uncovering Social Life: Critical Perspectives from Sociology, he co-authored the book together with Chris Shilling from the University of Kent. Uncovering Social Life engages... Continue Reading →
