[Discussion] New Centre for the Study of Religion and Politics, University of St. Andrews, Scotland

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*New Centre for the Study of Religion and Politics, University of St.
Andrews, Scotland*
*Location:* 	United Kingdom
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The CSRP was founded in November 2004 by a group of academics attached
to the Schools of Divinity, International Relations, Modern Languages,
and Philosophical and Anthropological Studies within the University of
St. Andrews. Dr Mario I. Aguilar, Reader in Divinity, is his current
director and CSRP is located within St. Mary's College and the School of
Divinity.

Aims and Objectives:

To conduct collaborative research on the following areas:

# The relation of the practice of religion and its political context.
# Theologies as religious narratives focusing on the religious communities
that created them in a particular social and political context.
# The relation between religious and political histories.
# The relation between theology and history.
# The history of the Christian Churches in context with emphasis on the
study of religion and politics in Latin America, Africa and Asia.
# The history of world religion and their involvement within particular
social and political contexts.
# Indigenous religious narratives and their influence in contemporary
political issues such as indigenous rights, political activism and new
religious movements.

	Dr M.I. Aguilar
Director
Centre for the Study of Religion and Politics
St. Mary's College
University of St. Andrews
St. Andrews, Fife
Scotland, UK
Tel. +44-1334-462835
Fax. +44-1334-462852

Email: csrp@st-and.ac.uk <mailto:csrp@st-and.ac.uk>
Visit the website at http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/divinity/csrp.html