Hook Lecture by Prof Linda Woodhead

The 2017 hook lecture will be given on 14 November by Prof. Linda Woodhead, Professor of Sociology of Religion in the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion at Lancaster University. She is best known for her work on religious change since the 1980s, and for initiating public debates about faith. She has been described by...

Research workshop on studying religion in Africa

Theory from the South: Africa as a Site for Understanding Contemporary Religion   Research workshop with Professor Birgit Meyer, Utrecht University Dr Marloes Janson, SOAS University of London Dr Adriaan van Klinken, University of Leeds hosted by Leeds University Centre for African Studies (LUCAS) and the Leeds Centre for Religion and Public Life (CRPL) 25-26 January...

Inaugural Lecture Professor Emma Tomalin

Religion, Poverty Reduction and Global Development Institutions Inaugural Lecture by Emma Tomalin, Professor of Religion and Public Life at the University of Leeds Thursday 30 November at 16:15h in the Nathan Bodington Chamber (Parkinson Building level 1) There will be a drinks reception afterwards in the Ante Chamber, 17:30-18:30h If you plan to attend the drinks...