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<\/center><\/p>\nISKCON Studies Institute Conference 2015 \u2013 Registration Information<\/b><\/p>\n
By ISKCON Studies Institute <\/p>\n
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The ISKCON Studies Institute cordially invites you to attend its upcoming conference to be held at Radhadesh (Belgium) from May 22-24, 2015. This year\u2019s conference theme is Devotional Ethics, Community, and Practice in Caitanya Vaisnavism<\/i>.<\/p>\n
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The ISKCON Studies Institute Conference 2015 features an outstanding array of academic scholars from around the world. The conference schedule is now finalized and a list of speakers and presentation topics is included below. Presentation abstracts are also available at the following link:
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For conference e-registration, please fill in and submit the following online form:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/goo.gl\/forms\/UvztGWZW6E<\/p>\n
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The deadline for registration is April 30, 2015. Because space is limited, kindly register as soon as possible. Please note that a 40\u20ac registration fee will be collected from all participants at the beginning of the conference.<\/p>\n
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The ISKCON Studies Institute is committed to cultivating scholarly discussions in conference forums that cherish a devotionally respectful and academically rigorous ethos meant to foster critical thinking in relation to concerns of ISKCON and its broader cultural, religious, and intellectual environments.<\/p>\n
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We look forward to seeing you at the conference. For further questions and inquiries, please write to: iskconstudiesconference@gmail.com.<\/p>\n
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ISI Conference 2015 Speakers & Presentation Topics<\/b><\/p>\n
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Dr. Kiyokazu Okita<\/b> (Kyoto University, Japan)<\/p>\n
When a Royal Pandit is Refuted: Court, Conflict, and Controversy in Eighteenth Century Bengal<\/i><\/p>\n
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Lucian Wong<\/b> (University of Oxford, UK)<\/p>\n
Bhadraloka and Brahmanical Polemics Against Vaisnava Deviance<\/i><\/p>\n
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Dr. Ricardo Sousa Silvestre<\/b> (Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Brazil)<\/p>\n
Some Philosophical Reflections on the Ethical Aspects of the Theory of Karma in the Teachings of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami<\/i><\/p>\n
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Dr. Kenneth Valpey<\/b> (Oxford Center for Hindu Studies, UK) \/ <\/p>\n
Javier Pera L\u00f3pez<\/b> (University of Wales, UK)<\/p>\n
Ethical Reflections in ISKCON Autobiographical Writing: The cases of Tamal Krishna Goswami and Satsvarupa Das Goswami<\/i><\/p>\n
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Claire Robison<\/b> (UC Santa Barbara, USA)<\/p>\n
The Negotiation of Caste Identities in Pursuing Caitanya Vaisnava Ethics of Service<\/i><\/p>\n
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John Fahy<\/b> (University of Cambridge, UK)<\/p>\n
An Ideal Vedic City of Ideal Vaisnava Selves<\/i><\/p>\n
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Dr. S. Kreitzer<\/b> (University of Florida, USA)<\/p>\n
ISKCON\u2019s Views on Science and Vaisnavism: Comparing the 1979 Life Comes from Life project with the archival transcripts of the recorded conversations<\/i><\/p>\n
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Cyril Wohrer<\/b> (University of California Riverside, USA)<\/p>\n
Demons in Dhotis, Vaisnavas in Pants: The issue of dress-code in ISKCON<\/i><\/p>\n
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Dr. Rembert Lutjeharms<\/b> (University of Oxford, UK)<\/p>\n
How Worms Become Wasps: An exploration of hatred for the divine<\/i><\/p>\n
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Dr. Ravi Gupta<\/b> (Utah State University, USA)<\/p>\n
Dialogue or Debate? Lessons from Sri Caitanya\u2019s Encounter with the Qazi of Navadvipa<\/i><\/p>\n
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Huber Robinson<\/b> (Ricardo Palma University, Peru)<\/p>\n
Bridging West and East: Carl Jung and the Bhagavata<\/i><\/p>\n
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Dragana Jagusic<\/b> (University of Leuven, Belgium)<\/p>\n
The Ethics of Desire, Unity of Love: Transplanting the seeds of bhakti into the Greek-Roman soil<\/i><\/p>\n
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Christopher Fici<\/b> (Union Theological Seminary, USA)<\/p>\n
Caitanya Vaisnavism as Liberation Theology: The Matrix of Material and Spiritual Liberation<\/i><\/p>\n
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Benjamin McClintic<\/b> (University of Virginia, USA)<\/p>\n
Visions of the Eternal by Way of Temporal Motifs<\/i><\/p>\n
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Dr. Sthita Dhi Muni<\/b> (University of Florida, USA)<\/p>\n
The Richard L. Thompson Archives: A memorial archival-library project dedicated to a pioneering ISKCON scholar<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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