The ADRSA is a proud co-sponsor of the Congress of Santa Barbara’s (KOSANBA) upcoming 15th Colloquium entitled Africana Religious Activism, Resistance, and Rejuvenation to be held at Nova Southeastern University August 21-23, 2025. Registration is now open and proposals for presentation are being accepted through May 5th. The presence, role and importance of Vodou inContinue reading “Join ADRSA at KONSABA this August!”
Category Archives: Calls for Papers
ADRSA 2025 CFP: Care and Community in Africana Religions
The African and Diasporic Religious Studies Association (ADRSA) proudly presents its thirteenth conference, “My Sibling’s Keeper: Comfort, Care, and Community in Africana Religions,” which will explore the diversity of practices, rituals, and ethics of care within Africana religious communities. The conference will be held in person with an accompanying live stream on Friday, April 11,Continue reading “ADRSA 2025 CFP: Care and Community in Africana Religions”
Educational Essays and Artwork Wanted!
The African and Diaspora Religious Studies Association, in collaboration with the Race, Justice and Africana Religions project*, is calling for contributions for a new website on Africana religions. This website will be an educational platform developed by scholar-practitioners where the public can find accurate information about these often-maligned religions. We are seeking: 1) Essays thatContinue reading “Educational Essays and Artwork Wanted!”
ADRSA 2024 CFP: The Power of Place
The African and Diasporic Religious Studies Association (ADRSA) is proud to present its twelfth conference on the theme “The Power of Place: Home, ‘Foreign,’ and Belonging in Africana Religions” to be held at The City College of New York on April 19 (With events from Thursday, April 18 – Sunday, April 21). In Jamaican Creole,Continue reading “ADRSA 2024 CFP: The Power of Place”
CFP: Africana Religions and Contemplation
The Journal of Contemplative Studies (JCS) is a peer-reviewed academic open access digital journal published by the Contemplative Sciences Center at the University of Virginia. The journal publishes original research and scholarship on issues and topics related to the world’s contemplative practice traditions. The upcoming special issue, Contemplation in Africana Traditions, co-edited by Oludamini Ogunnaike,Continue reading “CFP: Africana Religions and Contemplation”
CFP: KOSANBA 2023 Pan-Africanism at the Kalfou
Kalfou, the crossroads, stands as a majestic symbol uniting the cosmovision of several intersecting Africana religious systems and spiritual practices. As an emblem, it encapsulates the idea of chance, fate, possibilities and the passage of time, uniting the realms of the visible and invisible in the past, present and future. At the crossroads, we greetContinue reading “CFP: KOSANBA 2023 Pan-Africanism at the Kalfou”
CFP: ADRSA 2021 Praising and Raising the Dead
CALL FOR PAPERS | For Immediate ReleasePraising and Raising the Dead” Life, Death, and Rebirth in Africana Religions Friday, April 23, 2021 | 9 am – 6 pm EST | ONLINE Opening Plenary Address by Dr. Patrick Bellegarde-Smith Keynote Address by Queen Mother Manbo Dowoti Desir Featured Artist, Vladimir Cybil Charlier The African and DiasporicContinue reading “CFP: ADRSA 2021 Praising and Raising the Dead”
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