1. Can spirituality transform our world?
Fourth International Conference of the
British Association for the Study of Spirituality
Can spirituality transform our world?
New frontiers in understanding and exploring contemporary spiritualities
Monday 23 May – Thursday 26 May 2016
Chancellors Hotel & Conference Centre
Manchester, UK

2. TUESDAY
24 MAY 2016

3. TUESDAY 24 MAY 2016
8:30 – 9:30
Meditation

4. ‘Spiritual but not religious’: encapsulating the mood
TUESDAY 24 MAY 2016
9:30 – 10:30
‘Spiritual but not religious’:
encapsulating the mood
or counter-cultural?
Chair: Prof. Chris Clarke

5. If SBNR people are not religious what difference do they make?
TUESDAY 24 MAY 2016
9:30 – 10:30
If SBNR people are not religious what difference do they make?
Prof. Graham Harvey

6. TUESDAY 24 MAY 2016
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break

7. THEME 1: RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY AND SECULARISATION
TUESDAY 24 MAY 2016
11:00 – 12:30
THEME 1:
RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY AND SECULARISATION
Parallel sessions (oral papers)

8. Stands – Displays – Posters
TUESDAY 24 MAY 2016
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
Stands – Displays – Posters

9. TUESDAY 24 MAY 2016
13:30 – 14:30
Workshops

10. ‘To be spiritual is to be happy’: experienced truth or elaborate hoax?
TUESDAY 24 MAY 2016
14:30 – 15:30
‘To be spiritual is to be happy’: experienced truth or elaborate hoax?
Chair: Ven. Arthur Hawes

11. The Epistemology of Spiritual Happiness
TUESDAY 24 MAY 2016
14:30 – 15:30
The Epistemology of Spiritual Happiness
Dr Mike King

12. TUESDAY 24 MAY 2016
15:30 – 16:00
Tea break

13. Parallel sessions (oral papers)
TUESDAY 24 MAY 2016
16:00 – 17:30
THEME 2:
SPIRITUALITY,
HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Parallel sessions (oral papers)

14. TUESDAY 24 MAY 2016
17:30 – 18:00
Network meetings

15. TUESDAY 24 MAY 2016
18:30 – 19:00
Close

16. TUESDAY 24 MAY 2016
19:00
Dinner
Chancellors

17. Can spirituality transform our world?
Fourth International Conference of the
British Association for the Study of Spirituality
Can spirituality transform our world?
New frontiers in understanding and exploring contemporary spiritualities
Monday 23 May – Thursday 26 May 2016
Chancellors Hotel & Conference Centre
Manchester, UK

18. WEDNESDAY
25 MAY 2016

19. WEDNESDAY 25 MAY 2016
8:30 – 9:30
Meditation

20. Chair: Prof. Wilf McSherry
WEDNESDAY 25 MAY 2016
9:30 – 11:00
The spirit of enquiry:
evidence-based or
ways of knowing?
Chair: Prof. Wilf McSherry

21. Spirit and tradition as evidence for environmental sustainability
WEDNESDAY 25 MAY 2016
9:30 – 11:00
More than science:
Spirit and tradition as evidence for environmental sustainability
Prof. Mel Gray

22. WEDNESDAY 25 MAY 2016
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee break

23. SPIRITUALITY RESEARCH, METHODOLOGICAL QUESTIONS AND FORMS OF KNOWLEDGE
WEDNESDAY 25 MAY 2016
11:30 – 13:00
THEME 3:
SPIRITUALITY RESEARCH, METHODOLOGICAL QUESTIONS
AND FORMS OF KNOWLEDGE
Parallel sessions (oral papers)

24. Stands – Displays – Posters
WEDNESDAY 25 MAY 2016
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
Stands – Displays – Posters

25. SPIRITUALITY RESEARCH, METHODOLOGICAL QUESTIONS AND FORMS OF KNOWLEDGE
WEDNESDAY 25 MAY 2016
14:00 – 15:30
THEME 3:
SPIRITUALITY RESEARCH, METHODOLOGICAL QUESTIONS
AND FORMS OF KNOWLEDGE
Parallel sessions (oral papers)

26. WEDNESDAY 25 MAY 2016
15:30 – 16:15
Tea / Close

27. Coaches leave for Quarry Bank Mill
WEDNESDAY 25 MAY 2016
16:15
Coaches leave
for Quarry Bank Mill

28. Can spirituality transform our world?
Fourth International Conference of the
British Association for the Study of Spirituality
Can spirituality transform our world?
New frontiers in understanding and exploring contemporary spiritualities
Monday 23 May – Thursday 26 May 2016
Chancellors Hotel & Conference Centre
Manchester, UK

29. THURSDAY
26 MAY 2016

30. THURSDAY 26 MAY 2016
8:30 – 9:00
Meditation

31. Spiritual care and practice in secular organisations
THURSDAY 26 MAY 2016
9:00 – 10:30
A rose by any other name?
Spiritual care and practice
in secular organisations
Chair: Dr Linda Ross

32. the essence of palliative
THURSDAY 26 MAY 2016
9:00 – 10:30
Compassion:
the essence of palliative
and end-of-life care
Prof. Philip J. Larkin

33. THURSDAY 26 MAY 2016
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break

34. Parallel sessions (oral papers)
THURSDAY 26 MAY 2016
11:00 – 12:30
THEME 4:
DISTINCTIVENESS AND APPROPRIATENESS OF SPIRITUAL CARE IN SECULAR ORGANISATIONS
Parallel sessions (oral papers)

35. Stands – Displays – Posters
THURSDAY 26 MAY 2016
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
Stands – Displays – Posters

36. THURSDAY 26 MAY 2016
13:30 – 14:30
Workshops

37. THURSDAY 26 MAY 2016
14:30 – 15:00
Closing plenary

38. THURSDAY 26 MAY 2016
15:00
Tea & BASS AGM

39. Can spirituality transform our world?
Fourth International Conference of the
British Association for the Study of Spirituality
Can spirituality transform our world?
New frontiers in understanding and exploring contemporary spiritualities
Monday 23 May – Thursday 26 May 2016
Chancellors Hotel & Conference Centre
Manchester, UK