This is the official call for papers by Ife Institute of Advanced Studies.<\/p>\n
Ife Institute of Advanced Studies<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Invites paper\/panel abstract proposals\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 2019 Pre-Summer Institute Conference\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Theme: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Virtue and spirituality in the African Public and Workplace: A Multidisciplinary Approach <\/strong><\/p>\n July 19 & 20, 2019 <\/strong><\/p>\n The diversity of religious traditions and the incontrovertible evidence of their private significance and public visibility have provoked debates about the norms for determining their legitimate boundaries and measuring their social relevance. Perhaps, more than any other area, the workplace is the explicit context where questions about the value of religion and spirituality as public goods are often raised. On the one hand, religious people are eager to display their religious beliefs, symbols, and other paraphernalia in their places of work, including spending official time to engage in religious activities. Even officialdom has become complicit with the practice of instituting prayers or praise worships at the beginning of meetings, programmes and events. Yet, the constitutions of many African countries impose limits on the extent to which religion can be thrust into official arenas. Moreover, there appears to be wide divergence between the avowed moral teachings and values of religious traditions and the actual conduct of their adherents, especially on matters bordering on probity, civic virtues, and fiduciary obligations. Sundry cases of corruption in many African countries have implicated high-profile religious individuals, lay and clerical, with many of such corruptions involving religious institutions themselves.<\/p>\n The purpose of this two-day conference is to examine from various disciplinary, theoretical, and methodological perspectives the different aspects of the complex nexus among societal and human expectations, religion, spirituality, ethical virtues, and workplace. Papers are invited on topics such as:<\/p>\n Interested persons should send a 250-word abstracts, proposals and other forms of contribution. The deadline for submission of proposals is April 15, 2019. Successful applicants will be notified by April 30, 2019.<\/p>\n The full draft of accepted papers are due by June 30, 2018. Abstracts should include the following information: (a) author(s), (b) institutional affiliation, (c) email address, (d) phone numbers, (e) title of paper or presentation, (f) abstract of maximum 250 words, and (g) 4-5 keywords.<\/p>\n\n
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