RELIGION AND (IN)EQUALITIES:

 

Social inequalities, such as poverty and social exclusion, and the question of how they are created and how they can be mitigated are a key concern of the social sciences. Legal inequalities, discrimination, and gender inequalities are at the heart of many problematics that inform modern societies. Religions have historically contributed to the emergence of inequalities, for example, by promoting a hierarchical view of society, but they have also
worked towards mitigating and reducing inequalities, for example, through the commitment to social welfare systems or charity. EUARE2026 invites contributors to explore the multifaceted relations between religions and problematics of (in)equalities in their contributions, focusing on all possible dimensions of social (in)equalities: economic, educational, gender, geographic, age, etc.

EuARe 2026 “Religions and (in)equalities” cuts across questions of justice and peace, poverty and work, social welfare and sustainability, and economics and globalization from the perspective of religious teachings, histories, actors, and processes.

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The keynote lectures at EuARe 2026 will focus on topics such as:

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• Religions, (in)equalities and economics

• Religions, (in)equalities and politics

• Religions, (in)equalities and gender

• Religions, (in)equalities and law/justice

• Religions and (in)equalities in history

• Religions, (in)equalities and the environment​

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