Czech Association for the Study of Religions

The Czech Association for the Study of Religions (Česká společnost pro religionistiku, ČSR) is a Czech scholarly association dedicated to the promotion of religious studies as an independent academic discipline. It was founded in 1990 as the Society for the Study of Religions (Společnost pro studium náboženství, SSN) and was initially led by Jan Heller. In the same year it was admitted to the International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR) in Rome. After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, the organization was renamed the Czech Society for the Study of Religions (Česká společnost pro studium náboženství, ČSSN), and Břetislav Horyna succeeded Jan Heller as its head. In 2006 the organization adopted its current name, Czech Association for the Study of Religions, and it is based at the Department for the Study of Religions of the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University in Brno. David Václavík was elected chairman in 2008. The association organizes conferences and lectures, publishes the peer-reviewed journal Religio – A Journal for the Study of Religions twice a year, and issues bulletins about its activities. It is a member of the IAHR and the European Association for the Study of Religions (EASR). It has organized or co-organized four international conferences: two special IAHR conferences in Brno (1994 and 1999), the eighth annual conference of the EASR in Brno (2008), and a conference of the International Study of Religion in Eastern and Central Europe Association in Brno (2010). The highest body of the association is the general assembly of members, which elects the committee members and approves changes to the statutes.

The Czech Association for the Study of Religions was founded in 1990 as the Society for the Study of Religions (Společnost pro studium náboženství, SSN), with Jan Heller as its first head. In the same year, it was admitted as a member of the International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR) in Rome, and it held its first conference to assess the possibilities of the scientific study of religion in Czechoslovakia. After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, the organization was renamed the Czech Society for the Study of Religions (Česká společnost pro studium náboženství, ČSSN), and Břetislav Horyna replaced Jan Heller as its head. In 2006, the organization adopted its current name, Czech Association for the Study of Religions (Česká společnost pro religionistiku), and it is based at the Department for the Study of Religions of the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University in Brno. In 2008, David Václavík was elected chairman. The association has organized or co-organized four international conferences: two special IAHR conferences in Brno (1994 and 1999), the eighth annual conference of the European Association for the Study of Religions (EASR) in Brno (2008), and a conference of the International Study of Religion in Eastern and Central Europe Association in Brno (2010). It publishes the journal Religio – A Journal for the Study of Religions twice a year, along with bulletins about its activities. It is a member of the IAHR and the EASR.

• 2010

  Co-organized a conference of the International Study of Religion in Eastern and Central Europe Association in Brno.

• 2008

  David Václavík elected chairman; association hosted the 8th annual EASR conference in Brno.

• 2006

  Adopted the current name Czech Association for the Study of Religions (Česká společnost pro religionistiku).

• 1999

  Co-organized a second special IAHR conference in Brno.

• 1994

  Co-organized a special IAHR conference in Brno.

• 1993

  After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, renamed Czech Society for the Study of Religions (ČSSN); Břetislav Horyna became head.

• 1990

  Founded as the Society for the Study of Religions (Společnost pro studium náboženství, SSN) with Jan Heller as head.

• 1990

  Admitted as a member of the International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR) in Rome.

• 1990

  Held its first conference to assess the possibilities of the scientific study of religion in Czechoslovakia.

Independent scholarly association for the promotion of religious studies in the Czech Republic and international cooperation.

• Religio – A Journal for the Study of Religions

  Peer-reviewed academic journal published twice a year.

• Bulletins

  Informational bulletins about the association's activities.

1. 1Česká společnost pro religionistiku – official websitecasr.cz
2. 2Czech Association for the Study of Religions – Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Česká společnost pro religionistiku – Czech Wikipediacs.wikipedia.org