Change, Conflict and Accommodation in the Sociology of Language and Religion Framework
A colloquium held at the 16th Sociolinguistics Symposium at the University of Limerick in July 2006
Chaired by Tope Omoniyi
The colloquium was intended to form part of a series of ceremonies on both sides of the Atlantic to celebrate the 80th birthday of Professor Emeritus Joshua A. Fishman (actual birth date July 18th) by taking a critical look at his contribution to scholarship in our discipline. The Sociology of Language and Religion may be described as Joshua’s latest attempt at re-inventing himself to demonstrate that ageing does not impede one’s ability to engage with and contribute to contemporary intellectual and social issues of interest. SLR is only an addition to a string of major themes that run through his extensive and glowing career.
Papers presented:
- Jewish religious multilingualism: Tensions and creativity (Bernard Spolsky, Bar-Ilan University)
- Tyranny nor revolt: A “third way” to dynamic and sustainable language relations (Gregory Paul P. Meyjes, Solidaris Intercultural Services LLC, Washington DC)
- African American Vernacular English, religion and ethnicity (Nkonko M. Kamwangamalu, Howard University)
- Arabic and sociocultural change among the Yoruba (L. Oladipo Salami, Obafemi Awolowo University)
- Authenticating a tradition in transition: Language of Hinduism in the U.S (Rajeshwari V. Pandharipande, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
- Arabic in the Fray: Contesting Sacredness (Yasir Suleiman, University of Edinburgh
- A gendered evangelical identity (Allyson Jule, University of Glamorgan)
Discussant: Joshua Fishman
The Sociology of Language and Religion (SLR) 