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The Missouri School of Religion, located in Jefferson City, is offering the following courses during the summer and fall (all course descriptions are from the Missouri School of Religion: History and Polity of the Disciples of Christ: This course will explore and analyze the history, polity and characteristic beliefs of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). [...]
From the Missouri School of Religion: The goals of our time together will be to explore common definition of racism, examine individual, institutional and cultural manifestations of racism, and be introduced to a strategic methodology for dismantling racism. The leaders of the event are Dwight Bailey and Martha Herrin, National Trainers for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Pro-Reconciliation/Anti-Racism [...]
Tina Bloom, a partner with Teen Relationship Education, has helped to create a free app for mobile devices that assesses the risks posed in an abusive domestic relationship for potential victims to anonymously access.
Surveys were used in an interdisciplinary report examining the role of spirituality in improving mental health for members of five major faiths. Four current MU professors were involved in the study.
University of Missouri
30 Neff Annex
Columbia, MO 65211-2600
Tel: 573-882-9257
Fax: 573-884-0977
The Center on Religion & the Professions regularly teams with other organizations in Missouri. Be sure to visit their websites to learn more about their work and goals.
Teen Relationship Education trains religious groups and provides tools to help them communicate effectively about relationship violence among youth. TREE, based in Columbia, is run mostly by volunteers and serves communities of all faiths in Boone Co.
The World Religions in Missouri project works to improve the understanding of Missouri public school teachers about issues in religious diversity and teaching religion in schools. WRIM held a successful conference for teachers in June 2010 and will hold additional sessions around Missouri.
Photos: Dominic's pics (tree), sidewalk flying (desks) / CC

IAHR Conference on “Religion: A Human Phenomenon”
The call for papers, as well as detailed information about the Congress venue, sponsors, and academic program can be found here: http://www.religion.utoronto.ca/resources/iahr
Deadline for submission of paper/panel proposal is April 30, 2010 (deadline for discounted early registration is January 31, 2010).me for the Twentieth World Congress of the International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR), which will be held at the University of Toronto from August 15-21, 2010. Normally persons attending the IAHR World Congress must be members of a national member association or society of the IAHR. For 2010, AAR members will be offered the courtesy of participating in this Congress without having to pay an IAHR membership fee (conference registration fees still apply). Any members of AAR who might be interested in this Congress are welcome to submit poposals to read papers and/or organize panels in order to share their research and scholarship.