Rituals, Beliefs, and Religious Minds – May 9th-14th, 2018
Future Directions on the Evolution of Rituals, Beliefs and Religious Minds workshop being held May 9th to 14th, in Erice, Sicily, Italy
Ara Norenzayan awarded James McKeen Cattell Fund Fellowship
The 2014–2015 James McKeen Cattell Fund Fellowships have been awarded to Ara Norenzayan, Ione Fine, and Todd A. Kahan. Presented in partnership with APS, the Fellowships allow recipients to extend their sabbatical periods from one semester to a full year. Cattell, an important figure in American psychology, established the fund in 1942 by donating a […]
Prosociality in History and Historiography: PWIAS workshop – October 2014
Prosociality in History and Historiography: Can Big Gods tip the Balance in World History? An International Research Roundtable awarded to Dr. Edward Slingerland and Dr. Brenton Sullivan, Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC Recent scholarship in the cognitive science of religion, social psychology and anthropology has advanced the hypothesis that the development of […]
Conversion and Religious Transformation Lecture Series 2014/15
CONVERSION AND RELIGIOUS TRANSFORMATION: ANCIENT AND MODERN EXPERIENCES AND PARADIGMS This lecture series, which extends the programming at Green College by UBC’s Centre for Human Evolution, Cognition and Culture, will focus on religious experience at points of change, especially but not exclusively in the ancient Mediterranean world and in the post-medieval (Christian) West. Speakers will […]
The Dynamics of Religion Lecture Series 2013/14
While many work within the confines of their disciplines, the scientific study of religion has recently witnessed a surfeit of interdisciplinary research. By linking otherwise disparate fields of inquiry, contemporary research sheds light not only on religious belief and practice, but also on human nature, the dynamic nature of social systems, and how the two inform each other. This year’s series focuses […]
Cooperation in Humans Workshop – June 2013
Look at the lovely poster! Cooperation in Humans Thursday, June 6, 2013 Liu Institute for Global Issues, UBC 6476 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm Reception 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm Lecture The Puzzles of Human Cooperation Dr. Robert Boyd School of Human Evolution and Social Change Arizona State University, Tempe AZ […]
CERC Plenary Meeting – May 2013
A Year of Progress in CERC’s Scientific Study of Religion by Ryan Nichols CERC concluded the academic year with a conference drawing together affiliates of the grant from across the world. Special efforts were made to bring humanities scholars of religion into the conversation. A total of 67 researchers attended the conference and 50 of […]