<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422557149322_4171"><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422557149322_4243" style="" class="">Call for Papers</b><br style="" class=""><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422557149322_4242" style="" class="">American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting (Nov. 21-24, Atlanta, GA) <br style="" class=""><br style="" class=""></b></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422557149322_4241" style="text-align: center;" class=""><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422557149322_4244" style="" class="">Joint Session of the Japanese Religions Group and the Korean Religions Group</b><br style="" class=""></div>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422557149322_4239" style="" class=""><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422557149322_4240" style="" class="">Religious Responses to Disasters:</b> How do
religious traditions, organizations, communities, and/or individuals
respond to tragedies or calamities caused by such things as nature or
the foibles of humanity? </div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422557149322_4230" style="" class="">For example, religious groups have had to provide both meaning and
charitable assistance in response to the earthquakes and tsunamis in
Japan in 2011 and the Sewol incident in Korea in 2014. How have
religious traditions in these countries responded, helped individuals
and families cope, and made meaning for their followers? Topics may also
be drawn from earlier periods of Korean and Japanese history.</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422557149322_4234" style="" class=""><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422557149322_4233" style="" class="">Proposals are due March 2, and should be submitted directly on the AAR website.</b> Please see the following link for instructions: https://www.aarweb.org/annual-meeting/call-for-papers#Guidelines.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422557149322_4235" class="" style="text-align: center;"><br style="" class=""><b style="" class=""> </b></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422557149322_4237" class="" style="text-align: center;"><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422557149322_4236" style="" class="">Korean Religions Group Standalone Session</b><br style="" class=""></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422557149322_4238" style="" class="">The Korean Religions Group of the AAR invites you to
submit proposals for panels or individual papers. Any proposal relating
to Korea and religion will be considered, but particular consideration
will be given to proposals addressing the following themes:<br style="" class="">
1. <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422557149322_4347" style="" class="">Religion and Leadership in Korea</b>, with a possible secondary focus on
Pope Francis' visit to Korea in 2014 and its impact on the Korean public
and meaning in Korean society.<br style="" class="">
2. <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422557149322_4370" style="" class="">Sexuality and Religion in Korea</b>, or Gender and Religion in Korea:
What issues are Korean religions encountering in relation to sexuality
and gender? How are Korean religions responding to changing norms and
expectations regarding gender roles and/or sexual identity?<br style="" class="">
3. <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422557149322_4369" style="" class="">Translation of Scriptures</b> -- 100 year anniversary of the passing of
John Ross (1842–1915) (first translator of Bible into Korean)<br style="" class="">
4. <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422557149322_4375" style="" class="">Religious Structures</b>: For example, the function and symbolism of
important religious sites, such as Myeongdong Cathedral, Youido Full
Gospel Church, Seokguram, Bulguk Monastery, Haein Monastery, Tongdo
Monastery, and Songgwang Monastery. How do structures engage with
visitors, articulate beliefs through symbolism, serve as a locus of
practice, and so forth?<br style="" class="">
5. <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422557149322_4245" style="" class="">Anthropology of Religion in Korea</b>: How is Korean society and culture
reflected in religious practice? How can we look at Korean religions
from a multidisciplinary approach, and not merely from the disciplines
or fields of folk religions, Buddhism, Confucianism, or Christianity?<br style="" class="">
6. <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422557149322_4246" style="" class="">Transnational Networks in Korean Religions</b>, or Transnationality in Korean Religions</div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422557149322_4366" style="" class="">Proposals are due March 2, and should be submitted directly on the AAR website.</b> Please see the following link for instructions: https://www.aarweb.org/annual-meeting/call-for-papers#Guidelines.<br style="" class=""><br style="" class=""><div style="" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422557149322_4171"><br style="" class=""></div></div></body></html>