The latest SLR publication, Language Maintenance, Revival and Shift in the Sociology of Religion, contributed to by many members of the Heavenly Acts network, has just been published. Here is a link to the publisher’s website.

Our latest publication has now been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Available here.

On Saturday September 29, 2018 Rafiki Jazz, who appeared at the last Heavenly Acts event in May 2017, performed as part of the University of Sheffield’s Festival of the Mind. It was followed by a TalkBack chaired by Andrey Rosowsky and Javaad Alipoor.

A new publication of the network, Heavenly Acts – aspects of performance through an interdisciplinary lens, is now in the final stages of publication. News on the publication date will follow soon.

We are pleased to announce the recent publication of a volume edited and written by members of the Heavenly Acts network. ‘Faith and Language Practices in Digital Spaces’ is published by Multilingual Matters. A review can be found here.

We are pleased to announce that the nationally acclaimed world music ensemble, Rafiki Jazz, are appearing in Sheffield on Monday May 8 as part of the Heavenly Acts IV event taking place that and the following day in the University of Sheffield.

The last Heavenly Acts symposium in our series of four takes place at the University of Sheffield on Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 May 2017.

Confirmed speakers include:

Bernard Spolsky
Ngozi Nwobia
Ioana Nechiti
Rajeshwari Pandharipande
Jeanette Jouili
Marios Chatziprokopiou
Tope Omoniyi
Carl Morris
Rusi Jaspal
Anna Glukhanyuk
Marco Santello
Christian Munch
Dipo Salami
Nana Aba Amfo
Rabah Cherouana
Aja Henrietta Nkechinyere
Shaimaa El Naggar
Joshua Edelman

Poster is here.

For information about this event please contact Andrey at a.rosowsky@sheffield.ac.uk

We have set Monday May 8 and Tuesday May 9 2017 for our fourth and final symposium. It will be held in Sheffield. Details to follow soon.

Our third symposium takes place on Friday November 25 and Saturday November 26 2016 at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Here is the poster of the event.

Some images of our event are now on the website, including the performance from Usaama Minhas.