African-descended communities across the globe are suffering effects of political, economic and social inequities whose consequences include alarming levels of disease, unemployment, incarceration, and systemic violence. What institutional, cultural, public policy, and faith-centered responses can be mobilized in response to this state of affairs?

The 2015 Transatlantic Roundtable on religion and race aims to focus on the role of faith based organisations, leaders, community activists and others in confronting key issues impacting groups where racial disparities and/ or racial/religious conflict are a key feature of community life.  Historical and contemporary examples of faith based engagement and activism in the context of dealing with disparities and conflict across Africa and the African Diaspora are welcome.  We invite proposals outlining “best-practices” and practical dimensions as well as conceptual and applied scholarly papers that explore these or related themes.

Please submit 150-250 word abstracts by Jan. 30, 2015 to Dr. William Ackah  (Univ. of London) w.ackah@bbk.ac.uk  or Dr. R. Drew Smith (Pittsburgh Theological Seminary) rsmith@pts.edu.

For further details go to www.religionandrace.org