Religion, hegemony and values in the complex contemporary processes
Sixth International Meeting on Socio-religious Studies
Havana, Cuba
July 5-8, 2010
Abstracts: February 20, 2009

Near the closing of the last year of the first decade of the 21rst century, humankind is still facing a social, economic, political, cultural and environmental crisis, whose impacts have become more dramatic during the last years. The concentration of economic and political power is ever more marked, the struggle for power is acquiring greater complexity, and the gap between the rich and poor is deeper. In the midst of such a serious situation, religion acquires significance both at the personal and the social level, and is undergoing inner transformations due to the emergence of new trends, functions and organization ways.

Papers will be presented and discussed in oral presentations, panels, round tables, lectures, posters and videos on the following topics:

• Religion and political power
  
• Religion, social heterogeneity and social networks
  
• Religion, poverty, marginality and inequality
  
• Role of Religion in the Latin American integration processes
  
• Religion and ethics
  
• Multiculturalism and ethnic-religious diversity. Dialogues and conflicts.
  
• Influence of the so-called New Religious Movements in the Latin American and Caribbean religious context.
  
• Ecumenism in the current debate
  
• Religion, gender and family
  
• Religious plurality, religious freedom and secularism
  
• Impact of Eastern religions in the West
  
• Religion and migration
  
• Religion and sexual diversity
  
• Religion and the mass media
  

Those wishing to attend must submit, before February 20, 2010, by e-mail:

• A registration application with the following data: Name and Surnames, Address, Fax, email, Name of institution
  
• Abstract of presentation (not exceeding 200 words). Abstracts must be sent in Spanish, or English, or Portuguese.
  
• Specify if you will participate: presenting a paper, as an observer, accompanying person or undergraduate student

Registration applications, abstracts and papers, or any request, should be sent to:

Dr. Ofelia Perez Cruz
Chairman of the Organizing Committee
International Meeting of Socio-Religious Studies
Calle B No. 352 esquina a 15
El Vedado, Ciudad de La Habana
La Habana 10400, Cuba
Phone: (537)831-3610 and 833-5366
Email: sextoencuentro@cips.cu