In light of the National Day of Prayer, New Directions in the Study of Prayer grantee Norris Chumley writes at The Huffington Post about “New Directions in Prayer,” a three-part radio series produced by the Columbia University Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life.
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February 5, 2015
Tomorrow: Why Prayer? A Conference on New Directions in the Study of Prayer
What can the study of prayer tell us about social life, religious institutions and practices, ethical self-formation, and our concepts of communication, both shared and unique? The Social Science Research Council’s Program on Religion and the Public Sphere announces Why Prayer? A Conference on New Directions in the Study of Prayer, a two-day gathering that will showcase the work of over 30 scholars and journalists who have explored these questions and more.
March 19, 2014
A year of Reverberations
Reverberations is one year old!
February 3, 2014
One Man's Struggle to Preserve Haitian Vodou
New Directions in the Study of Prayer grantee Elizabeth McAlister talks to Public Radio International about Haitian Vodou and one man’s struggle to protect it from the spread of Evangelicalism.
February 27, 2013
A New Digital Forum on Prayer
The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is pleased to announce the launch of a new digital forum on prayer, produced in conjunction with New Directions in the Study of Prayer, a project that aims to generate innovative research on practices of prayer and to build an interdisciplinary network of scholars engaged in the study of prayer.