BSA Sociology of Religion Study Group Annual Conference 2026: Healing and Harms

Based on Pro­fes­sor Anna Halafoff’s work, this annu­al con­fer­ence will explore the ris­ing sig­nif­i­cance of spir­i­tu­al­i­ty in Aus­tralia, as well as spir­i­tu­al harm and spir­i­tu­al abuse in trau­­ma-informed, inter­dis­ci­pli­nary ways, gen­er­at­ing solu­tions for address­ing and pre­vent­ing spir­i­tu­al harms and abus­es. Addi­tion­al­ly, Dr Rah­ma­nara Chowd­hury will join as a keynote speak­er, explor­ing ‘Abuse in Mus­lim Con­texts — Heal­ing and Harms in an anti-Mus­lim Cli­mate.