Cultivating a joined-up field of spirituality studies through theory and practice

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Journal for the Study of Spirituality Pub Date : 2021-07-03 DOI:10.1080/20440243.2021.1978137

Cheryl Hunt

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The British Association for the Study of Spirituality (BASS) was planning to host its Sixth International Conference, Spirituality in Research, Professional Practice and Education, in the beautiful city of York, UK, in June 2020; it was to include a celebration of the tenth anniversary of the publication of the Journal for the Study of Spirituality (JSS). Sadly, the Covid-19 pandemic cut across those plans, like so many others around the globe, and the conference was rescheduled to take place in June this year. However, in December 2020, BASS formally changed its name to become the International Network for the Study of Spirituality (INSS) and, by January 2021, the continuing disruption of the pandemic and restrictions on travel meant that a face-to-face conference would remain impossible. The sixth BASS conference therefore became not only the first to be hosted by INSS but the first of the whole series to be held online (on 7/8 June 2021). These changes required most members of the INSS Executive to embark on a steep learning curve as they came to terms with the simultaneous development of a new website, the use of online communication technologies, and programming an event to accommodate participation from across the world’s time-zones. BASS/INSS conferences, as the website notes,

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通过理论和实践培养一个灵性研究的联合领域

英国灵性研究协会(BASS)计划于2020年6月在英国美丽的约克市举办第六届“研究、专业实践和教育中的灵性”国际会议;它将包括庆祝《灵性研究杂志》(JSS)出版十周年。不幸的是，与全球许多其他计划一样，Covid-19大流行打乱了这些计划，会议被重新安排在今年6月举行。然而，在2020年12月，BASS正式更名为国际灵性研究网络(INSS)，到2021年1月，疫情的持续中断和旅行限制意味着面对面的会议仍然不可能。因此，第六届BASS会议不仅是第一次由INSS主办，而且是整个系列中第一次在线举行(2021年6月7日至8日)。这些变化要求INSS执行部门的大多数成员走上一条陡峭的学习曲线，因为他们要同时开发一个新网站，使用在线通信技术，并安排一个活动，以适应来自世界各地时区的参与。正如网站所指出的那样，BASS/INSS会议

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期刊介绍： Journal for the Study of Spirituality is a peer-reviewed journal which creates a unique interdisciplinary, inter-professional and cross-cultural forum where researchers, scholars and others engaged in the study and practices of spirituality can share and debate the research, knowledge, wisdom and insight associated with spirituality and contemporary spirituality studies. The British Association for the Study of Spirituality (BASS) organises a biennial international conference and welcomes enquiries about membership from those interested in the study of spirituality in the UK and worldwide. The journal is concerned with what spirituality means, and how it is expressed, in individuals’ lives and communities and in professional practice settings; and with the impact and implications of spirituality in, and on, social policy, organizational practices and personal and professional development. The journal recognises that spirituality and spiritual values can be expressed and studied in secular contexts, including in scientific and professional practice settings, as well as within faith and wisdom traditions. Thus, Journal for the Study of Spirituality particularly welcomes contributions that: identify new agendas for research into spirituality within and across subject disciplines and professions; explore different epistemological and methodological approaches to the study of spirituality; introduce comparative perspectives and insights drawn from different cultures and/or professional practice settings; aim to apply and develop sustained reflection, investigation and critique in relation to spirituality and spiritual practices; critically examine the values and presuppositions underpinning different forms of spirituality and spiritual practices; incorporate different forms of writing and expressions of spirituality.