William E. Paden, Department of Religion, University of Vermont
william.paden@uvm.edu
“Genres of evolutionary science, new patterns in comparative religion”
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E. Thomas Lawson, Institute of Cognition and Culture, Queen’s University Belfast t.lawson@qub.ac.uk or e.thomas.lawson@wmich.edu
“Recognizing patterns and finding components”
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Luther H. Martin, Department of Religion, University of Vermont
lhmartin@uvm.edu
“Origins of religion, cognition and culture: the bowerbird syndrome”
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Adamson, Tim, Prof., Department of Philosphy and Religion, Iowa Wesleyan College, Mt. Pleasant, IA, USA, tadam@iwc.edu : “Thinking with things: The ritual of thought”, abstract
Addis, Mark, Reader, Faculty of Law, Humanities, Development and Society, University of Central England, Birmingham, U.K., mark.addis@uce.ac.uk : “Wittgenstein and the naturalness of religious belief”, abstract
Bardsley, Craig, Ph.D., Department of Archaeology, The University of Reading, Reading, U.K., csbardsley@yahoo.co.uk : “Cognitive and Cultural Evolution of Religion: An Archaeological Perspective”, abstract
Bíró, Tamás, Doctoral candidate, Centre for Religion & Cognition, University of Groningen, The Netherlands, birot@let.rug.nl, ”Liturgical linguistics: The syntax of communicating with the super-human agent in Judaism”, abstract
Bulbulia, Joseph, Senior Lecturer, Department of Religious Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, joseph.bulbulia@vuw.ac.nz : “The cognitive origins of religion: What cultural evolution doesn’t explain”, abstract
Christensen, Lisbeth Bredholt, Research Adjunct, Department of the Study of Religion, University of Aarhus, lisbethbredholt@hotmail.com : “Methodological difficulties with the origins of religion”, abstract
Czachesz, István, Dr., Centre for Religion & Cognition, University of Groningen, The Netherlands, i.czachesz@rug.nl : “The dynamics of belief: The example of early Christian religion”, abstract
Gaitanos, Giorgos, Graduate student, Department of Religion, Faculty of Theology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, gaitanosg@yahoo.gr : “The search for origins in the study of religion and of human societies”, (brief paper), abstract
Geertz, Armin W., Prof., Department of the Study of Religion, University of Aarhus, awg@teo.au.dk : “The origins of morality and religion”, abstract
Gragg, Douglas L., Associate Professor and Director of Library & IT Services, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY, USA, dgragg@lpts.edu : “Cognitive science of religion: A comprehensive bibliography”, (brief paper), abstract
Harrison, Jason, Doctoral candidate, Department of Linguistics and English Language, University of Sussex, Brighton, U.K., j.g.harrison@sussex.ac.uk : “Conceptual integration in religious creativity” (brief paper), abstract
Hoffmann, Thomas, Ph.d., Department of Literary Studies, University of Copenhagen, thoffmann@hum.ku.dk : “Peekaboo or Semites taking the veil: Cognition, concealing, and display”, abstract
Høgh-Olesen, Henrik, Prof., Department of Psychology, University of Aarhus, h2o@psy.au.dk : “The sacrifice, the gift, and the encounter: The reciprocity-programme in religious rituals and in man’s everyday interactions”, abstract
Jackson, Peter, Dr., Department of the History of Religions, University of Tromsø, Norway, peterj@sv.uit.no : “The recognition of religion: Archaeological diagnosis and implicit theorizing”, abstract
Jensen, Jeppe Sinding, Associate Professor, Department of the Study of Religion, University of Aarhus, jsj@teo.au.dk : “Culture in Mind. Yes - but how does it get there? Some reflections on relations between ontogenetic development and the philosophy of language”, abstract
Jessen, Mads, Graduate & Niels Johannsen, Doctoral candidate, Department of Prehistoric Archaeology, University of Aarhus, mrjohannsen@hotmail.com : “The extra-somatic origins of religion”, abstract
Koch, Gretchen, Doctoral candidate, Department of the Study of Religion, University of Aarhus, gskoch@prodigy.net : “Care of the soul: Empathy in a dualistic worldview”, (brief paper), abstract
Leopold, Anita Maria, Ph.D., Department of the Study of Religion, University of Aarhus, anita@anitaleopold.dk : “The origin of evil and Umberto Eco’s Mysterious Flame” (brief paper), abstract
Lieberoth, Andreas, Graduate student, Center for the Study of Religion, Southern Denmark University Odense, lieberoth@gmail.com : “Religion and the emergence of human imagination”, (brief paper), abstract
Lisdorf, Anders, Doctoral candidate, Department of History of Religions, University of Copenhagen, andersl@hum.dk : “What’s HIDD’n in the HADD? - A cognitive conjuring trick?”, (brief paper), abstract
McCauley, Robert N., Professor, Department of Philosophy, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA, philrnm@emory.edu : “The importance of being earnest: The fundamental influence of the cognitive representation of action on religious ritual systems”, abstract
McCorkle, William “Lee” W., Jr., Doctoral candidate, Institute of Cognition and Culture, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, wmccorklejr01@qub.ac.uk.com : “From corpse to concept: A cognitive account on the ritualized treatment of dead bodies”, abstract
Mitkidis, Panagiotis, Graduate student, Department of the Study of Religion, University of Aarhus, mitkidispan@hotmail.com : “The origins of symbolism and the origins of religion: the function of the brain in collaboration with the physical and cultural environment”, (brief paper) abstract
Nielsen, Marie Vejrup, Doctoral candidate, Department of Systematic Theology, University of Aarhus, mvn@teo.au.dk : “A beginning, a middle and an end? A narrative approach to the understanding of human nature”, (brief paper), abstract
Orye, Lieve, Research Fellow, Department for the Comparative Sciences of Culture, Ghent University, Belgium, lieve.orye@ugent.be : “Reconsidering the ‘origins of religion’ question: How should we think religion as part of evolution?”, abstract
Roepstorff, Andreas, Associate Professor, Centre for Functionally Integrative Neuroscience & Department of Social Anthropology, University of Aarhus, andreas@pet.au.dk : “Ascription of agency and emotional resonance in religious and quasi-religious experiences”, (brief paper), abstract
Saler, Benson, Prof., Department of Anthropology, Brandeis University, Waltham MA, USA, b4saler@aol.com : “Culture in phylogenetic perspective: An appreciation of the contributions of A. I. Hallowell”, abstract
Schjødt, Uffe, Doctoral candidate, Department of the Study of Religion, University of Aarhus, uffeschjoedt@gmail.com : “Ritual embodiment and homeostatic activities”, (brief paper), abstract
Shakhnovich, Marianna, Prof. and Chair, Department of Philosophy of Religion and Religious Studies, State St. Petersburg University, Russia, mmarsh@mail.ru : “Stage theory of cognitive development and the origins of mythology” (brief paper), abstract
Shushan, Gregory, Doctoral candidate, University of Wales, Lampeter, U.K., g_shushan@ yahoo.co.uk : “Ancient Egyptian afterlife conceptions in the Old and Middle Kingdoms, and the near-death experience”, abstract
Sjöblom, Tom, Docent, Department of Comparative Religion, University of Helsinki, Finland, sjoblom@mappi.helsinki.fi : “Apetales: Exploring the deep roots of religious communication”, abstract
Sørensen, Jesper, Associate Professor, Center for the Study of Religion, South Denmark University Odense and Institute of Cognition and Culture, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, j.sorensen@qub.ac.uk : “Tools for/of thought” (together with Pierre Lienard, Templeton Research Fellow, Institute of Cognition and Culture, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland), abstract
Waldron, William, Prof. and Chair, Department of Religion, MiddleburyCollege, MiddleburyVT, USA, wwaldron@middlebury.edu : “Buddhist views on the causal relation between language, cognition and evolution of worlds”, abstract
Warburton, David Alan, Researcher, Department of the Study of Religion, University of Aarhus, dw@teo.au.dk : “One version of the origins of religion based on analysis of the archaeological evidence”, abstract
Westh, Peter, Doctoral candidate, Department of History of Religions, University of Copenhagen, pwesth@hum.ku.dk : “Anthropomorphism in god concepts: Cautionary tales from the Ancient Near East”, abstract
Wiebe, Donald, Prof., Trinity College, Faculty of Divinity, University of Toronto, ON, Canada, dwiebe@trinity.utoronto.ca : “Are the neurosciences essential to the development of a realistic and relevant science of religion?”, abstract
Andersen, Jørgen Østergaard, Research Lecturer, Hammel Neurocenter, neuja@sc.aaa.dk
Bech, Birgitte, Lecturer, Støvring Gymnasium, birgittebech@stofanet.dk
Beek, Martijn van, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology and Ethnography, University of Aarhus, mvanbeek@hum.au.dk
Biering, Tine, Cand.Mag., Department of the Study of Religion, University of Aarhus, tine@paradis.dk
Christensen, Tine, Graduate student, Center for the Study of Religion, Southern Denmark University, Odense, rasputin@privat.tele.dk
Bjørnvig, Thore, External Lecturer, Department of History of Religions, University of Copenhagen, thorebjornvig@post.kabelnettet.dk
Christensen, Dorthe Refslund, Research Adjunct, Department of the Study of Religion, University of Aarhus, dorthe.refslund@webspeed.dk
Christensen, Sonja Haugaard, Multimedia Designer, Aarhus, sonja.haugaard@mail1.stofanet.dk
Christensen, Torben, Graduate student, Center for the Study of Religion, Southern Denmark University Odense, torbenchrist@hotmail.com
Davidsen, Markus, Graduate student, Department of the Study of Religion, University of Aarhus, markusdavidsen@privat.dk
Drost, David Folkmann, Student, Department of the Study of Religion, University of Aarhus, daviddrost@gmail.com
Feldthusen, Ewa Weiling, Doctoral candidate, Department of Slavic Languages, University of Aarhus, slavewf@hum.au.dk
Fibiger, Marianne Qvortrup, Associate Professor, Department of the Study of Religion, University of Aarhus, mf@teo.au.dk
Faaborg, Janus Kirk, Graduate student, Theology, University of Aarhus, janus@faaborg.org
Garsdal, Jesper, Research Adjunct, Department of the History of Ideas, University of Aarhus, j_garsdal@yahoo.com
Geertz, Njal, Graduate student, Department of Prehistoric Archaeology, University of Aarhus, njg1974@msn.com
Geertz, Rita, Ph.D., Department of the Study of Religion, University of Aarhus, rgeertz@privat.dk
Golchin, Maryam, External Lecturer, Aarhus School of Business, ignitemg@mail.dk
Gramberg, Christian, Retired, Aarhus.
Gullin, Britta, Assistant Professor, Department of Teacher Education and Religious Studies, Umea University, Sweden, britta.gullin@educ.umu.se
Hansen, Kenneth, Adjunct, Institute of Communication, Journalistics and Datalogy, RoskildeUniversityCenter, keha@ruc.dk
Hansen, Mads Aamand, Graduate student, Department of the Study of Religion, University of Aarhus, houseofbain5quick@gmail.com
Hesselberg, Line, Graduate student, Department of Psychology, University of Aarhus, linehesselberg@hotmail.com
Ive, Poul, Student, Theology, University of Aarhus, poul_ive@hotmail.com
Jensen, Sara Kyed, Student, Department of the Study of Religion, University of Aarhus, sarakyed@gmail.com
Jensen, Simon Boas, Graduate student, Department of the Study of Religion, University of Aarhus
Jensen, Tim, Associate Professor, Center for the Study of Religion, South Denmark University Odense, t.jensen@filos.sdu.dk
Kirschstein, Wolfgang, Graduate student, Philosophy, Fernuniversität i Hagen, Germany, wolfgang@kirschstein.com
Kjølby, Annette, Doctoral candidate, Carsten Niebuhr Section, University of Copenhagen, kjoelby@hum.ku.dk
Klausen, Bodil, Lecturer, Gedved Seminarium & Vitus Bering Denmark - CVU, Gedved, bok@vitusbering.dk
Kaasbøl, Else Marie, Lecturer, Aarhus Day and Evening Seminary, emk-lysbro@tdcadsl.dk
Lange, Jacob, Student, Center for the Study of Religion, Southern Denmark University Odense, jacoblange62@hotmail.com
Müller, Ingrid, Cand.Mag., Department of the Study of Religion, University of Aarhus, imyller@bolignet-aarhus.dk
Murken, Sebastian, Dr., Psychology of Religion Research Group, Universität Trier am St. Franziska-Stift, Bad Kreuznach, Deutschland, smurken@mainz-online.de
Namini, Sussan, Dipl.-Psych., Psychology of Religion Research Group, Universität Trier am St. Franziska-Stift, Bad Kreuznach, Deutschland, namini@uni-trier.de
Nørmark, Dennis, Eksternal Lecturer, Department of Anthropology and Ethnography, University of Aarhus, dennisnormark@mail1.stofanet.dk
Pade, Mikkel, Assistent, Centre for Multireligious Studies, University of Aarhus, mp@teo.au.dk
Paden, Natasha, Burlington, VT, USA, william.paden@uvm.edu
Pachis, Panayotis, Professor, Department of Religion, Faculty of Theology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, pachisp@otenet.gr
Patzwaldt, Petra, Graduate student, Department of Psychology, University of Aarhus, ojitos@web.dk
Pedersen, Anne, Graduate student, Department of the Study of Religion, University of Aarhus, anne.pedersen1@post.au.dk
Pedersen, Kirstine Helbo, Doctoral candidate, Department of Church History, University of Aarhus, kp@teo.au.dk
Petersen, Anders Klostergaard, Associate Professor, Department of the Study of Religion, University of Aarhus, akp@teo.au.dk
Saler, Joyce, Waltham MA, USA, b4saler@aol.com
Schleicher, Marianne, Research Adjunct, Department of Old and New Testament, University of Aarhus, ms@teo.au.dk
Stødkilde-Jørgensen, Hans, Associate Professor, The MR Research Centre, University of Aarhus, SkejbyUniversityHospital, hsj@mr.au.dk
Sørensen, Gry Sjøqvist, Graduate student, Department of the Study of Religion, University of Aarhus, gry_denmark@hotmail.com
Tønnesvang, Jan, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Aarhus, jan@psy.au.dk
Tybjerg, Tove, Associate Professor, Department of History of Religions, University of Copenhagen, tybjerg@hum.ku.dk
Warburton, David Alan, Researcher, Department of the Study of Religion, University of Aarhus, dw@teo.au.dk : “One version of the origins of religion based on analysis of the archaeological evidence”, abstract
Westh, Peter, Doctoral candidate, Department of History of Religions, University of Copenhagen, pwesth@hum.ku.dk : “Anthropomorphism in god concepts: Cautionary tales from the Ancient Near East”, abstract
Winther, Ulla April Petrea, Graduate student, Carsten Niebuhr Section, University of Copenhagen, winther@stud.ku.dk
Xygalatas, Dimitris, Doctoral candidate, Institute of Cognition and Culture, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, xygalatas@gmail.com
Ørnbøl, Helene, Cand.mag., Department of the Study of Religion, University of Aarhus, heleneoe@gmail.com
Østergaard, Jesper, Graduate student, Department of the Study of Religion, University of Aarhus, jesper.oe@gmail.com
Østergaard, Tinne Stubbe, Graduate student, Department of the Study of Religion, University of Aarhus, bnaa0005564@bolignet-aarhus.dk
