RESEARCH GROUP
Sacred and Profane. Group of Studies on Religion and Society
Human Sciences Faculty
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Minciencias Classification: A
This research group is endorsed by the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) and recognized and classified by Colciencias (now Minciencias). It gathers researchers from different disciplines, specializing in the profound study of religious facts in Colombia and Latin America. In that sense, it conducts scientific research and disseminates the results through different media to the academic public and the community in general. It is interested in the training of new researchers through research groups and the direction of undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degree projects. The group works from an inter and transdisciplinary perspective and promotes interreligious dialogue between academia and religious organizations.
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The researchers of Sacred and Profane integrate the main networks of social studies of religion in Latin America:
- Asociación de Cientistas Sociales de la Religión del Mercosur – ACSRM-.
- Latin American Association for the Study of Religions -ALER-.
- Centre de Recherche et d’Echanges sur la Diffusion et l’Inculturation du Christianisme -CREDIC-.
- International Society for the Sociology of Religion -ISSR-.
We are classified as A by MinCiencias
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OUR
Research lines
EXTENSION
Services
- Consultancies for research on the religious reality of the country.
- Consultancies for the construction of public policies on religious freedom.
- Specialized diplomas on religious issues.
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about our group
ACADEMIC
Production
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Catholicism, social change and the search for peace in Colombia. History and Memory
Book | 2022 | UIS Editions
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Resisting violence, building from faith. The case of El Garzal, in Magdalena Medio, Colombia.
Book | 2018 |UIS Editions
AGREEMENTS
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The UIS has established different agreements with national and international entities in order to have a greater impact on their training, teaching, research and related processes in the articulation of the public university with the different social actors.
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