The 2015 International Conference for the Publication of Literature and Religion is set to kick off on July 8 to last for two days at Sogang University in Seoul.

Marking the 20th anniversary of the Korean Society for Literature and Religion, the organizer is to host the conference under the theme of “The Story of Gender and Religion,” inviting 30 academics and experts from 10 different nations including the U.S., Canada and India.

The organizer said the conference would cover a range of topics including the Philippines’s Catholic education and issues on women and religion in the stories of William Shakespeare. 

Naomi Goldenberg, an authority in woman and religious studies and a professor at the University of Ottawa, is scheduled to make a keynote speech with the title of “Reflections on Gender, Religion and Foundational Texts: Understanding the masculinity of sacred scriptures” on the first day. 

“The conference will be an ideal venue where not only researchers but anyone interested in gender and religious issues can share their academic knowledge,” an official from the organizer said. 

(khnews@heraldcorp.com)