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IN THE OCCASION OF THE EX NIHILO ZERO CONFERENCE
PATRONS AND MENTORS OF THE ACADEMY
IN THE OCCASION OF THE LAUNCH EVENT
PATRONS
European Parliament
European Commission
Commissione Nazionale Italiana per l'UNESCO
Assemblée parlementaire de la Méditerranée
Camera dei deputati
Italian Ministry for Education, University and Research
Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Consiglio Nazionale Forense
Bologna Municipality
Emilia Romagna Region
Assemblea legislativa dell'Emilia Romagna
PATRONS
European Parliament
Unesco UniTwin
Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Italian Ministry for Education, University and Research
Bologna Municipality
Emilia Romagna Region
PARTICIPANTS TO THE LAUNCH EVENT
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Francesco Ubertini, Rector of the University of Bologna, Italy
Giuseppe Versaldi, Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, State of Vatican City
Patrizio Bianchi, Regione Emilia Romagna, Italy
Massimo Inguscio, President of the CNR, Italy
Carlos Moedas, European Commisioner for Innovation and Research
Jan Figel’, Special Envoy of the European Commission for Religious Freedom
Stefano Manservisi, DG Devco, European Commission
Annette Schavan, Former Federal Minister of Education and Research, Germany
Igor Kitaev, UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe
Kishan Manocha, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Martina Larkin, World Economic Forum, Geneva
Alberto Melloni, Secretary of FSCIRE, Italy
PARTICIPANTS TO THE LAUNCH EVENT
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Francesco Ubertini, Rector of the University of Bologna, Italy
Giuseppe Versaldi, Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, State of Vatican City
Patrizio Bianchi, Regione Emilia Romagna, Italy
Massimo Inguscio, President of the CNR, Italy
Carlos Moedas, European Commisioner for Innovation and Research
Jan Figel’, Special Envoy of the European Commission for Religious Freedom
Stefano Manservisi, DG Devco, European Commission
Annette Schavan, Former Federal Minister of Education and Research, Germany
Igor Kitaev, UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe
Kishan Manocha, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Martina Larkin, World Economic Forum, Geneva
Alberto Melloni, Secretary of FSCIRE, Italy
OUR LATEST NEWS
Giuseppe Alberigo Award 2019
March 4, 2019
Fscire and Emilia-Romagna Region, together with the European Academy of Religion, are glad to announce the second edition of the Alberigo Award.
Giuseppe Alberigo (1926-2007) was an historian of great magnitude who was able to combine exceptional, exemplary rigour in research and a unique timeliness in the intellectual and theological debate of his time, thereby offering a precious contribution to sowing the seeds of criticism in generations of scholars internationally.
In memory of his fervour and wealth of critical studies, the Region of Emilia-Romagna and the Fondazione per le scienze religiose Giovanni XXIII, to which Alberigo dedicated 54 years of his life, will confere a sum of € 30,000 (Senior Award, € 20,000; Junior Award € 10,000), which will reward scholars engaged in a field of religious science, whether historical, exegetical, theological or other, without any form of limitation concerning the type of study.
Candidacies must be presented by the authors themselves and/or third parties – scholars, centres, journals, editors, associations, academies or departments – provided that they be registered members of the European Academy of Religion (EuARe), by sending a paper or digital copy of their books published within the last three years, or works that have yet to be published, in any field of religious science. Every candidacy must be accompanied by a brief presentation of the particular aspects of the volume or paper, the curriculum vitae of its author(s) and the indication of the category of the Award applied for. Candidacies will be received by July 31st, 2019.
The three finalists in each category will be invited to present a lecture at the annual convention of the European Academy of Religion in 2020, when the President of the Emilia-Romagna Region or his delegate will confer the awards in a special ceremony.
Establishment of the network of European Centers on Religion and Politics
June 16, 2019
Over the past three decades, a significant number of centers for "religion and public life" have emerged in European universities. During the third congress of the European Academy of Religion on March 4 2019, the leaders of some of these centers launched the network of European Centers on Religion and Politics.
This new initiative has two major goals. The first one is to improve communication and to foster inter-disciplinary and comparative approaches on the topic of religion and politics across religious traditions political contexts and historical periods among academic institutions in Europe and beyond. The second one is be a platform to disseminate research findings and projects in order to create a fruitful interactions with media and policy-makers working at the interface of religion and politics.
Belief. An essay by Jocelyne Cesari
February 6, 2020
The Immanent Frame publishes interdisciplinary perspectives on religion, secularism, and the public sphere. Founded in October 2007 in conjunction with the Social Science Research Council’s program on Religion and the Public Sphere, The Immanent Frame features invited contributions and original essays and serves as a forum for ongoing exchanges among leading thinkers from the social sciences and humanities.
We are pleased to share the link to one of the latest contributions: an essay on Belief, by Professor Jocelyne Cesari: https://tif.ssrc.org/2020/01/31/belief-cesari/.
EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF RELIGION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF RELIGION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF RELIGION STATUTE
AS APPROVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON JUNE 21, 2017
EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF RELIGION STATUTE
AS APPROVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON JUNE 21, 2017
PARTICIPANTS TO THE LAUNCH EVENT
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Francesco Ubertini, Rector of the University of Bologna, Italy
Giuseppe Versaldi, Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, State of Vatican City
Patrizio Bianchi, Regione Emilia Romagna, Italy
Massimo Inguscio, President of the CNR, Italy
Carlos Moedas, European Commisioner for Innovation and Research
Jan Figel’, Special Envoy of the European Commission for Religious Freedom
Stefano Manservisi, DG Devco, European Commission
Annette Schavan, Former Federal Minister of Education and Research, Germany
Igor Kitaev, UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe
Kishan Manocha, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Martina Larkin, World Economic Forum, Geneva
Alberto Melloni, Secretary of FSCIRE, Italy
PARTICIPANTS TO THE LAUNCH EVENT
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Francesco Ubertini, Rector of the University of Bologna, Italy
Giuseppe Versaldi, Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, State of Vatican City
Patrizio Bianchi, Regione Emilia Romagna, Italy
Massimo Inguscio, President of the CNR, Italy
Carlos Moedas, European Commisioner for Innovation and Research
Jan Figel’, Special Envoy of the European Commission for Religious Freedom
Stefano Manservisi, DG Devco, European Commission
Annette Schavan, Former Federal Minister of Education and Research, Germany
Igor Kitaev, UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe
Kishan Manocha, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Martina Larkin, World Economic Forum, Geneva
Alberto Melloni, Secretary of FSCIRE, Italy
2018 NEWS ARCHIVE
Christian Archaeology Conferences Series (2018-2019)
November 12, 2018
On November 29th, 2018 the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archeology (PIAC) starts its ninth annual series of conferences with a lecture given by professor Caterina Giostra (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore-Milano).
The lecture will take place at the PIAC (via Napoleone III, 1 – Rome) at 5.30 p.m.
Call for Applications. ReIReS Course in Mainz — ReIReS School in Paris
October 26, 2018
The Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG) in Mainz and the École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE) in Paris announce the forthcoming ReIReS Course and School:
ReIReS Digital Humanities Course, 21-23 January, 2019, organized by the IEG in Mainz
Application deadline: December 14, 2018.
http://reires.eu/1685/first-reires-digital-humanities-course-in-mainz/25/#more-1685
ReIReS School on the Use and Study of Special Documents, 17-22 February, 2019, organized by the EPHE in Paris
Application deadline: January 15, 2019
http://reires.eu/1656/announcement-and-invitation-reires-school-in-paris-february-2019/26/
Applications are welcome via the online application form, which you will find on the above mentioned webpages.
Further announcement of the course and school is highly appreciated.
Call for Scholarship. Vatican II – Legacy and Mandate. Intercontinental Commentary: Reception and Orientations for the Life of the Church
September 7, 2018
The Faculty of Theology of the Philosophical-Theological College Vallendar (working place Vallendar) is looking for a Scientific Coordinator in the framework of the international research project Vatican II - Legacy and Mandates Intercontinental Commentary: Reception and Orientations for the Life of the Church (26 hour per week).
The position, with the possibility of its own scientific research, is initially limited to three years and will be remunerated based on TV-L.
The project is an international commentary on the documents of the Second Vatican Council. This commentary is based on close collaboration of scientists from all continents. It is based on studies on hermeneutics, on the texts of the Council and on the reception of the Council, which are obtained from five continental study groups.
This work is an open process, the concrete realization and dynamics of which take place in the cooperation between commentators and study groups. The project is headed by Prof. Dr. med. Joachim Schmiedl (Vallendar) in cooperation with Prof. Dr. med. Margit Eckholt (Osnabrück), Prof. dr. Peter Hünermann (Tübingen) and Prof. Dr. med. Klaus Vellguth (Vallendar).
Movimenti del potenziale umano. Vie e percorsi di sviluppo personale nella società secolarizzata
August 27, 2018
The Study Center on Freedom of Religion and Belief (LIREC), as part of its "Knowledge Project" (https://lirec.net/attivita/), organizes the conference The movements of human potential. Pathways and paths for personal development in secularized society.
The intent is above all to provide a correct information on organizations whose history and philosophy go back rather far back in time (in particular, to the Enlightenment). The focus will be on movements that, while not identifying with a specific form of religiosity, refer, however, to specific values that are on the border between the spiritual and philosophic dimension.
The conference intends to provide the historical, philosophical, ethical, psychological and sociological references necessary for the understanding of this galaxy of groups, whose diffusion sometimes arouses controversies and debates. The movements of human potential, in fact, are placed within a context characterized by otherness: a typical trait is the development of "alternative" techniques to deal with the problems related to the health of the mind and body, which wants to join or oppose traditional medicine. On this path we often create new habits of community life, ranging from diet to learning: models often arbitrarily stigmatized as fraudulent or harmful that, looking beyond diversity, are rather a useful starting point for reflection on the freedom of consciousness.
The conference, which is held under the patronage of the European Academy of Religion, will take place on Friday, November 9th, 2-6 pm, at the Pontificia Università Salesiana (Piazza dell'Ateneo Salesiano, 1 - Aula 3, Primo piano).
Religions and Identities in the European Migration Crisis
August 23, 2018
The University of Turin (IT) is hosting a conference on the topic of Religions and Identities in the European Migration Crisis on August 30th and September 1st 2018.
Keynote speakers of the Conference will be:
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Jim Beckford, University of Warwick
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Pieter Bevelander, Malmö University
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Jocelyn Cesari, University of Birmingham
Call for Applications. ReIReS Transnational Access to Special Collections and Archival Documents
July 12, 2018
The EU funded project “Research Infrastructure on Religious Studies” (ReIReS) offer scholarships for researchers from the member states of the EU and from the countries associated to Horizon 2020 on historical religious studies at fourteen facilities located in European research centers and universities in Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, and Italy.
All these centers and libraries grant access to collections of manuscripts, documents and rare books and represent relevant collections of Christian, Jewish and Muslim documents and books which allow studies concerning religious studies and inter-religious and inter-confessional dialogue throughout history.
Scholars can apply for a transnational access scholarship to consult each of these special collections and libraries (excluding those belonging to the user country) in order to develop innovative and groundbreaking investigations in historical religious studies.
Applications are welcome before August 19, 2019. Scholars, experts in historical religious studies or curators of special collections and archives are encouraged to apply.
More information about the call are available at this address: https://reires.eu/2253/call-for-applications-reires-scholarships-for-transnational-access/07/
Dual Religious Belonging in Hinduism and Christianity
June 20, 2018
The University of Cambridge (UK) is hosting a conference on the topic of Dual Religious Belonging in Hinduism and Christianity on July 3 and 4 2018 in the Faculty of Divinity.
There is still time to register as an audience member for this interactive and dialogue-focused conference.
Please register your interest at https://dualreligiousbelonginghc.eventbrite.ca and email Nadya Pohranand Daniel Soars at HCstudies@divinity.cam.ac.uk for more information.
Confirmed speakers: Mario Aguilar, Elisabeth Arweck, Michael Barnes SJ, Ankur Barua, Swami Chidbrahmananda, Gavin D'Costa, Martin Ganeri OP, Jeffery Long, Nadya Pohran, Reid Locklin, Daniel Soars, Peter Tyler; with panel responses by: Douglas Hedley, Reid Locklin, Porsiana Beatrice, Muthuraj Swamy.
For those of you who are interested in the conference material but cannot physically join us, there is the possibility that audio recordings will be made available after the event; please email the above address to express your interest.
Colloquium: Raimon Panikkar and the East
June 7, 2018
The CIRPIT (Centro Interculturale dedicato a Raimon Panikkar) promotes the international colloquium Raimon Panikkar and the East. The Colloquium will take place on Saturday, June 16th, in Florence at the Fondazione Spadolini (Pian dei Giullari, 139).
Call for applications. Theology Scholarships (MPhil and PhD), Trinity College Dublin (Ireland)
May 10, 2018
The academic mission of the Loyola Institute, Trinity College Dublin is to engage in teaching and research at the creative intersection of theology, Church and society. In this perspective, we are offering a Ph.D. scholarship which will fully cover Trinity universities fees, plus an annual award of 12,000 € for maintenance, for a period of three years.
Possible research questions include, but are not limited to:
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A theological vision of human freedom;
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The writings of Rowan Williams as a source of a theology for the secular;
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Church and media in contemporary societies;
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Fake news, post-truth and the pursuit of truth;
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The Gospel and social media;
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The Catholic Church as a corporate citizen within pluralist or secular societies;
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The Church and engagement with contemporary political culture;
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The revival of interest in natural law;
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A theological vision of redeemed reality that includes the economic, social, and political.
The scholarship is being made available thanks to generous private funding.
For further information, and details of other scholarship opportunities at M.Phil and Doctoral level, please see scholarship page here.
Any questions please contact Fáinche Ryan at faryan@tcd.ie
Call for Papers. The Ahmadiyya in Scholarly Perspective
May 2, 2018
The European Observatory of Religion and Secularism (Laïcité) in partnership with the Faculty of Comparative Study of Religion and Humanism (FVG), LIREC (Rome), CLIMAS (Bordeaux), and CESNUR (Turin) is organizing a conference on the Ahmadis and Ahmadiyya to be held in Antwerp, May 23-24, 2019.
Paper proposals will be received until March 30th, 2019.
The Conference is advertised by the Center for Studies on Freedom of Religion, Belief and Conscience (LIREC) and follows the successful panel held at the EuARe First Annual Conference last March, The Ahmadiyya Muslim Movement: "Love for all, Hatred for none". An Islam of peace suppressed and persecuted in the Islamic World (here the full video: https://vimeo.com/259636669).
ReIReS officially launched in Bologna
April 14, 2018
The Horizon 2020 funded project “Research Infrustructure on Religious Studies” (ReIReS) held its kick-off meeting in Bologna, March 7-8, 2018. Participants from 12 European institutions from 7 countries met to discuss the project’s organization, to learn how they can best collaborate using each other’s competences, as well as to gain insight into the further development of the project.
ReIReS starting community consists of twelve institutions (including EuARe members) whose aim is to create a unique and groundbreaking research infrastructure on religious studies within the European Research Area and to improve the access of scholars from all over the world to the data, information and sources concerning the study of the historical and cultural influence of the plural religious heritage in the European history. Dealing with the need for an appropriate comprehension of a complex and multicultural society, ReIReS consortium works towards the improvement of the integrated services of the partners. It aims to establish a distributed RI with a sustainable plan of activities, including offering access to a wide range of high-level data and tools for advancing knowledge and innovation in the understanding of inter-religious society.
All information about the project are available here: http://reires.eu/.
Press releases in Dutch, Polish, German, and Italian language are also available.