UK Network for the Anthropology of Christianity (UKNAC)

Aims and Objectives

The UK Network for the Anthropology of Christianity (UKNAC) exists to strengthen connections among anthropologists exploring a broad range of Christian social and religious life. The primary objectives of the network are:

To formalize and strengthen relationships within and among anthropologists of Christianity in the UK
To provide support for postgraduate students interested in the anthropology of Christianity through online support and a biennial student workshop
To create space for anthropologists at all career levels who wish to engage the anthropology of Christianity, either as a specialised focus or as part of a broader research programme
To promote ethnographic and theoretical innovation in the anthropology of Christianity by fostering intellectual community for scholars in the subfield, and by sponsoring new publications

Blowing the shofar at an information session on the Zambian government’s “Prophetic Agenda for National Transformation,” Lusaka 2018.

Procession of the Holy Cross, Santa Cruz Mixtepec, Mexico 2017.

Decorating an altar for Day of the Dead, Santa Cruz Mixtepec, Mexico 2017.

Decorations in the house of a Pentecostal pastor, Kitwe, Zambia 2013.

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If you would like more information on the UKNAC please contact the co-convenors:
Dr Naomi Haynes (Naomi.Haynes(at)ed.ac.uk) Dr Alanna Cant (a.m.cant(at)reading.ac.uk)