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:

  • Association of Social Scientists of Religion of Mercosur – ACSRM-.
  • Latin American Association for the Study of Religions -ALER-.
  • Center for Research and Exchanges on the Diffusion and Inculturation of Christianity (CREDIC)
  • International Society for the Sociology of Religion -ISSR-.

We are classified as A by MinCiencias

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Religious architecture and art​
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Religious diversity​​
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History of indigenous people
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Social history of Christianity
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Religious organizations, representations and expressions
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Religion, armed conflict and peace-building
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Religion, values, health and well-being
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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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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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UIS Central campus 

Edificio de Ciencias Humanas II, piso 7, oficina 5

Phone: +57 (607) 634 4000

Extension: 1190

Email: sagradoyprofano@uis.edu.co

William Elvis Plata Quezada

Coordinator

weplataq@uis.edu.co

Office hours:

Fortnightly on Wednesdays

4:00 p. m. – 6:00 p. m

Do you want more information?

Contact Us

UIS Central campus

Edificio de Ciencias Humanas II, piso 7, oficina 5

Phone: +57 (607) 634 4000

Extension: 1190

Email: sagradoyprofano@uis.edu.co

William Elvis Plata Quezada

Coordinator

weplataq@uis.edu.co

Office hours:

Fortnightly on Wednesdays

4:00 p. m. – 6:00 p. m

Do you want more information?

Contact Us

UIS Central campus

Edificio de Ciencias Humanas II, piso 7, oficina 5

Phone: +57 (607) 634 4000

Extension: 1190

Email: sagradoyprofano@uis.edu.co

William Elvis Plata Quezada

Coordinator

weplataq@uis.edu.co

Office hours

Fortnightly on Wednesdays

4:00 p. m. – 6:00 p. m

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