15th GloPent Conference: Pentecostalism in Peace and Conflict (Call for Papers)

Conveners: Ulrik Josefsson and Samuel Åsberg

Conference Theme

As proud host of the 2025 GloPent Conference, the Institute for Pentecostal Studies based at Uppsala University has taken the opportunity to bring together the field of Peace and Conflict research with research on Global Pentecostalism. The theme is both timely and internationally relevant and draws on Uppsala University’s long history of education and research in the field of Peace and Conflict. We envisage an exciting conference which will contribute to a development of research in Global Pentecostalism in this regard.

Throughout history and across cultures, people have been inspired by various religious visions of a better world, often revealing both positive and negative aspects of faith traditions. As such, the study of peace and conflict extends far beyond war and peacebuilding, but also includes social movements, a sustainable environment, solidarity and global justice, as well as institutional power and politics.

Confirmed Keynote Speakers

Daniela C. Augustine Reader in World Christianity and Pentecostal Studies in the Department of Theology and Religion at the University of Birmingham.

Chongpongmeren Jamir Postdoctoral Fellow in Church History at the Inez and Julius Polin Institute at at Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland.

Jörg Haustein Professor of Global Christianity in the Faculty of Divinity at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Selwyn College.

Naar M’fundisi-Holloway Vice Principal of Operations and Communications at Christ Theological College, Lecturer in Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity and an Action
Researcher at the London Territorial Headquarters of The Salvation Army.

Mika Vähäkangas Head of Research at the Inez and Julius Polin Institute at Åbo Akademi University.

Tomas Sundnes Drønen Professor at the Faculty of Theology and Social Sciences at VID Specialized University, Stavanger, Norway.

Call for Papers

In this call for papers, we especially invite paper proposals for our parallel panels that relate to a broad understanding of Pentecostalism in Peace and Conflict, such as dealing with questions of core identity and identity politics, personal and collective faith, religious organizations and leadership, as well as challenges arising from external factors such as migration, religious persecution, poverty and climate change. We also welcome papers that address theories and methods in researching Global Pentecostalism in relation to Peace and Conflict, both scholarly and more action oriented, such as peace building and conflict prevention. The conference will also be open for papers addressing Global Pentecostalism more generally.

Call for papers open: 4 November 2024–15 January 2025

Link to submit abstract (max 300 words): Call for papers GloPent 2025

Decision on accepted papers: 15 February 2025

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Draft Programme

Friday, June 13

11.30 – 13.00 Registration
13:00 – 13:30 Opening Address
13:30 – 15:00 Plenary
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee and tea break
15:30 – 17:00 Parallel Panels Session 1
17:00 – 17:30 Fruit and water
17:30 – 19:00 Plenary

Saturday, June 14

09:00 – 11:00 Parallel Panels Session II
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee and tea break
11:30 – 13:00 Parallel Panels Session III
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:30 Plenary
15:30 – 16:00 Summary and Conference Close

Registration

Registration opens: 15 February 2025
Early Bird registration closes: 31 March 2025
Late registration closes: 15 May 2025