May 30th 2006

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Dept. of Studies in Religion
John Woolley Building, A20
University of Sydney
Sydney NSW 2006
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executive@buddhiststudies.org.au
http://www.buddhiststudies.org.au

News Bulletin
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We have concatenated a number of conference announcements below.  Cumulative news can be accessed from the home page of our web site.

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BASR Conference

 British Association for the Study of Religions - Call for Papers

This is a final call for papers for the Annual Conference of the British Association for the Study of Religions, on the theme 'The Ethical Dimension', to be held at Bath Spa University 4-6 September, 2006.

Panels and individual papers are invited on the conference topic.  The theme will be broadly interpreted to include such subjects as the negotiation, promulgation and enforcement of ethical ideals within religion; encounters between different religions' ethical systems; cash and commodification in relation to religion; philanthropy: and other aspects of the ethical dimension in religion, from historical perspectives or in contemporary situations.

The Annual Lecture will be delivered by Professor Robert Segal on 'The Ethical Dimension in Theories of Religion'.

Please send offers of papers and reports of work in progress for the 2006 BASR conference to mailto:arts-basr@open.ac.uk by 1 June 2006.

Registration forms and programme details (when available) on the BASR web site http://www.basr.org.uk/

Please register by 30 June to secure accommodation.

4th Global Conference on Buddhism; Perth

4th Global Conference on Buddhism: Confronting the Controversies to Create a Better World

Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre
Saturday 10th - Sunday 11th June 2006

http://www.globalconferenceonbuddhism.org

MITRA Buddhist Forum

Stop Chasing: Look Within - Annual Buddhist Forum 2006

Organized by MITRA Youth Buddhist Network.  Topics include:

  • Ancient Wisdom for the Modern Age - Does Western Society need Buddhism?

  • Socially Engaged Buddhism - Can I Ever Give Enough?

  • Just do it? - What is Buddhist Practice? Why meditate?

  • Does Karma Determine our Fate?

1 July 2006 (Sat) - 2 July 2006 (Sun)
Venue: The Women's College - 15 Carillon Ave, Newtown, Sydney, NSW

For details http://stopchasing.mitra.org.au

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