British Academy: The UK's National Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences
Distinguishing 'Religious' from 'Economic'
Workshop at the
British Academy, Carlton House Terrace, London SW1
9.45 am – 5.15 pm
Thursday 26 November, 2009
Academic convenor: Trevor Stack
Programme
ABOUT THIS EVENT | ABSTRACTS | REGISTRATION FORM
9.00 | Tea, coffee and biscuits available on arrival |
9.30 | Introduction |
9.45 | The Religious-Secular Paradigm: Towards A Narrative Of Religion And Ethics In The Jurisprudence Of Islamic Finance (Jonathan Ercanbrack, SOAS) |
10.05 | Discussion |
10.50 | Tea, coffee and biscuits |
11.30 | The Emergence of the Civil Corporation From 13th Century Poverty: The Case of the ‘Peculiar Exception’ (Michael Black, Blackfriars, Oxford) |
11.40 | Discussion |
12.35 | Lunch |
1.45 | Notes on Religion and Economics (William Dixon, London Metropolitan Business School) |
2.05 | Discussion |
2.50 | Tea, coffee and biscuits |
3.20 | Understanding Glastonbury as a Site of Consumption (Marion Bowman, Religious Studies, Open University) |
3.40 | Discussion |
4.25 | Final discussion and summary |