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Conference “New proposals in interreligious studies” (Lyon, 22 April 2026)
On Wednesday 22 April 2026, from 5 to 6 p.m., the Faculty of Theology at UCLy (Catholic University of Lyon) will host a session devoted to new proposals in interreligious studies. The meeting will feature t...
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Michel Younès: “Shedding academic light on societal issues is one of Pluriel’s core missions”
Interview. On the occasion of the publication of L’islam et les musulmans. Doctrines, écoles et tendances actuelles (Cerf, 2026), Michel Younès, Professor of Theology at the Université catholique de Lyon an...
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Conference “The Theology of Religions Reinventing and Transforming Itself” (Paris, 8–9 June 2026)
Faced with growing religious diversity and the transformations of the contemporary world, how should we rethink the theology of religions today? On 8 and 9 June 2026, the Faculty of Theology of the Institut...
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Watch the Congress Videos
Photos and videos. Pluriel held its fifth international congress in Córdoba from 10 to 14 February 2026 on the theme “Ethics and Aesthetics in the Islamic Heritage”. Following the inaugural evening in the p...
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Christian–Muslim Dialogue in Focus: symposium of the Higher Education for Social Transformation research group in Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria. From October 29–31, 2024, the Faculty of Theology at the University of Innsbruck hosted the Kircher Network’s Higher Education for Social Transformation (HEST) workshop on Christia...
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100 Years of the PISAI: Call for Papers for the International Congress in Rome, 11–12 December 2026
PISAI, Rome. The year 2026 marks the centenary of the foundation of the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI), a training, study, and research institute dedicated to religious dialogue...
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Call for Papers: The Abu Dhabi Declaration and New Forms of Citizenship
Call for Papers. The Research Center on Religions, Law and Economies in the Mediterranean Area (REDESM) at the University of Insubria, in collaboration with the PLURIEL network and the Anawati Chair at the ...
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Amir Dziri: “Over the past decade, the Swiss Center for Islam and Society has strengthened its academic standing”
Fribourg, Switzerland. To mark the Swiss Center for Islam and Society’s tenth anniversary, its co-director Amir Dziri gave an interview to Pluriel.
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Pluriel Signs Partnership Agreement with Cordoba Cathedral Chapter for 2026 Congress
Cordoba, Spain – Pluriel’s General Coordinator Michel Younès signed a partnership agreement with the Cordoba Cathedral Chapter on Monday, November 11, 2024, establishing them as the principal partner ...
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Videos: Rewatch the Congress Introductory Webinar
Videos. On Thursday 16 October 2025, Pluriel hosted its Introductory Webinar, “Ethics and Aesthetics in Islamic Heritage: Continuities, Transformations and Reinventions in Muslim Societies,” as ...
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Call for Papers — “Of Priests and Sufis: Revisiting Catholic Scholarship on Islamic Mysticism” (IDEO, Cairo, 6–7 June 2026)
International conference at the Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies (IDEO), Cairo, 6–7 June 2026, within the MSCA Horizon Europe project SEMENSUF – Seminal Sufism in Motion. Coordinated by the Catholic...
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Islamic Studies Research Grants: Call for Applications for Students and Early-career Researchers
The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs is launching a call for applications for mobility fellowships in Islamic studies. These fellowships will enable second-year Master’s students, PhD candidat...
07/05/25
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Webinar. An Anglican Perspective on Interfaith Marriages in England
As part of the Kircher Online Lectures, a public webinar will be held on Tuesday, May 7th at 4 PM (Central European Time). Entitled “Intimate Diversity: An Anglican perspective on interfaith marriage ...
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Recruitment: Associate Professor Position in Modern and Contemporary Islamic Political and Religious Thought at ENS Lyon
The École Normale Supérieure de Lyon is opening a position for an Associate Professor (M/F) specialized in “Political and Religious Thought in Modern and Contemporary Islam” as part of its 2025 ...
01/04/25
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The Abu Dhabi Declaration on Human Fraternity: A Counter-Model for Interreligious Dialogue?
Lyon, France. On Tuesday, April 1st 2025 at 6:30 PM, the Catholic University of Lyon welcomes Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco, Archbishop of Algiers, for a conference entitled “The Abu Dhabi Declaration on H...
to 24/06/25 to 26/06/25
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International Conference “Muslim Chaplaincy. Practice, Research and Recognition”
Switzerland. The Swiss Centre for Islam and Society is organizing an international conference titled “Muslim Chaplaincy: Practices, Research and Recognition” from June 24-26, 2025, at the Univer...
14/02/25
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Marian devotion in Christianity and Islam
On Friday, February 14, 2025, from 10 AM to 6 PM, the Catholic Institute of Paris is hosting a study day dedicated to Mary, a figure shared between Christians and Muslims. In a world where interfaith dialog...
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Diego Sarrió Cucarella, member of Pluriel and specialist in Islamic-Christian dialogue, appointed bishop in Algeria
Saturday, January 25, 2025. Pope Francis has appointed Father Diego Ramón Sarrió Cucarella as the new bishop of the Diocese of Laghouat-Ghardaïa in Algeria on January 25, 2025. President of the Pontifical I...
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Call for papers for the next Pluriel Congress in Cordoba from February 10th to 14th, 2026
Wednesday, January 15, 2025. The coordination committee of Pluriel announces the holding of its fifth international congress in Córdoba, Spain, on the theme “Ethics and Aesthetics in Islamic Heritage&...
to 12/12/24 to 14/12/24
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Call for papers for Pluriel congress in Cordoba in 2026 about to be unveiled
On December 13 and 14, members of the Pluriel coordination committee met at the Catholic University of Lyon to prepare for the next congress in Cordoba in 2026. A call for papers is due to be published in m...
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“Mediterranean, Religions and Societies”: a pioneering chair to bring the two shores of the Mediterranean closer together
Rome – For the first time in its history, the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI) is pleased to welcome a university chair entitled “Mediterranean, Religions and Societie...
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Towards a Cosmopolitan Ethics in the Muslim World?
Interview. Saudi researcher Abdulrahman Khalid AlKhunayfir, a postdoctoral fellow at the Dominican Institute of Oriental Studies in Cairo, traces his intellectual journey that led him to study the history o...
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Relations with Islam: Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot has passed away
Official. Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, passed away on November 25, 2024, at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome at the age of 72, the Dicastery announce...
17/10/24
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Montreal: “Books in Christian and Muslim Religious Bookstores between Lyon and Montreal: A Quantitative and Qualitative Study of the Offer”
As part of the Jacques Cartier Dialogues 2024 at the University of Montreal, several researchers who are members of Pluriel will participate in a study day on October 17, 2024, focusing on books in Christia...
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Conference “Islam, Authoritarianism and Underdevelopment” in Paris with Ahmed T. Kuru
Presentation and discussion with Ahmed T. Kuru on the occasion of the French translation of his book Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment (Fenêtres editions, 2024), on October 9, 2024, at 6 PM, at ...
25/09/24
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Conference “Christian Thought, Muslim Thought, and Societal Issues” with Michel Younès and Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi
Launch event for the “Theologies in Dialogue” chair on the theme “Christian thought, Muslim thought and societal issues” on Wednesday, September 25 at 6:30 PM at the Carnot campus of...
to 15/07/25 to 23/07/25
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Cairo: Registration Open for 2025 Summer School “Citizenship and Religious Pluralism”
As part of the Anawati Chair “Combating Religious Extremism through Interfaith Dialogue”, the Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies in Cairo, in partnership with the University of Insubria (V...
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The Lebanese historian Georges Corm has passed away
Passing away. Historian Georges Corm, who had given a lecture at the first Pluriel congress, died in Beirut on August 14, 2024. Invited to give a lecture at the first Pluriel congress in Lyon on September 7...
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PLURIEL coordination committee election results
Official. Pluriel unveils the composition of the new coordination committee: Dirk Ansorge – Frankfurt Beate Bengard – Geneva Alessandro Ferrari – Como and Varese Jaime Flaquer Garcia – Granada –...
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Wasim Salman: “Islam in Europe depends on the other side of the Mediterranean”
Interview. On Wednesday, June 5, PISAI announced the appointment of Wasim Salman for a three-year term at the head of the institution, a historical partner of Pluriel. He succeeds Diego Sarrió Cucarella, fo...
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Comparative Theology Europe (CTE) Conference on “The Special Relationships of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as a Challenge for Comparative Theology”
In the American context, most comparative theologians developed their field of research out of the encounter of Christianity and the Eastern religions. In centers of comparative theology in Europe, for exam...
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International Meeting on Comparative Theology “Religion and Temporality” 2024
From August 29 to 30, 2024, the next IMoC conference will be held in Bonn on the theme “Religion and Temporality”. The call for papers is open until April 30 and is addressed to both doctoral st...
11/04/24
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Webinar conference: “The Qur’an and its ancient manuscripts: a paradigm shift” by François Déroche
30/06/24
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European Student Study Week on Islamic-Christian Relations “Bridging Intercultural Societies for Peace in Turbulent Times”
From June 30 to July 6, 2024 in Granada, Spain. Registration form: https://tinyurl.com/499znx4n Information : Maryam Ballout (assistanthest1.kirchernetwork@gmail.com) Director: Jaime Flaquer, member of the ...
07/07/24
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Tenth anniversary of the chair “Catholic Theology in the face of Islam” at the Sankt Georgen PTH College (Frankfurt)
to 26/04/24 to 27/04/24
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“Contemporary Research in Islamic Studies: Issues and Methodologies” Colloquium
07/05/24
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Webinar “The Muslim Difference” with Youshaa Patel (Lafayette College, United States)
“ May 7, 2024 at 4 pm (UTC+1). Presentation and discussion about the book “”The Muslim Difference. Defining the Line between Believers and Unbelievers from Early Islam to the Present”...
03/05/24
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Study day “The emergence of Islam in a Christian context” in Lyon
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The Issues of Human Fraternity in Dialogue: The 4th PLURIEL Congress in Abu Dhabi
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Pope Francis and the challenges of universal fraternity
Dear brothers and sisters! I send my warmest greetings to you who are taking part in this International Congress of pluriel, the University Platform for Research on Islam, in Abu Dhabi, on the occasion of t...
10/01/24
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Panel: 5 years of the “Document on the Fraternity of All People”: Opportunities, limits and perspectives for a religiously plural world
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Michel Younès: “An absolutist reading of the Koran sometimes reflects on the Christian way of understanding Muslims”.
26/10/23
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Christian Theological Engagement with Islam: a Study Day at PISAI
This hybrid event seeks to promote Christian theological reflection on Islam by offering opportunity for discussion of some of the many essays in this field recently published in the 2022 volume of PISAI’s ...
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Laurent Basanese: ‘Fraternity must overcome many stages and prejudices’
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Student scholarships to attend the conference in Abu Dhabi
As part of its 4th international Congress on Islam and Fraternity in Abu Dhabi, the scientific committee of PLURIEL is offering scholarships to students who wish to attend the congress. Each awarded scholar...
27/10/23
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27 October 2023 at 3pm: “The challenges of universal fraternity” webinar
The webinar, designed as an introduction to the conference theme, can be accessed via Zoom with simultaneous translation in French, English and Arabic.
to 06/07/23 to 08/07/23
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Justice / International Meeting on Comparative Theology
The International Meeting on Comparative Theology is an annual conference aimed at connecting PhD students and young researchers working in the field of Comparative Theology all around the world. Since 2016...
DEADLINE : 30/01/23
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Justice / Call for papers
International Meeting on Comparative Theology University of Bonn6-8 July, 2023 The International Meeting on Comparative Theology is an annual conference aimed at connecting PhD students and young resea...
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Innsbruck / Michaela Quast-Neulinger appointed full professor in fundamental theology and religious studies
Pluriel congratulates Michaela Quast-Neulinger on her new professorship. Michaela has been very involved in the development of our platform since its inception and is a member of the coordination committee....
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Rome / Opening of the Forum of the Center for interreligious studies
The Centre for Interreligious Studies of the Pontifical Gregorian University, directed by Ambrogio Bongiovanni, is offering a programme of public lectures organised along two lines: Christianity and As...
to 23/02/23 to 25/02/23
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PLURIEL Coordination and Scientific Comittee
The annual face-to-face meeting of the members of the PLURIEL Coordination and Scientific Committee will be hosted by the Dominican Institute of Oriental Studies, in Cairo, from 23 to 25 February 2023. The ...
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Emmanuel Pisani: “The thought of al-Ghazali provides a basis for freedom of conscience”
Interview. On the occasion of the publication of his thesis about Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali, which won the Mohamed Arkoun Prize in 2016, Emmanuel Pisani, director of the Dominican Institute of Oriental Studies i...
to 02/02/24 to 06/02/24
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Islam & fraternity – 4th PLURIEL international congress
From February 2nd to 6th, in Abu Dhabi. In partnership with TRENDS Research and Advisory. The congress theme will be : Islam et fraternité : impact et perspectives du Document sur la fraternité humaine Intr...
to 28/11/22 to 30/11/22
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Radicalisation leading to violence in the name of Islam: for a France-Quebec referential | EJC 2022
The 34th Entretiens Jacques Cartier will take place in Quebec from 28 to 30 November 2022. A group of Canadian and French researchers will hold a one-day conference on the theme of radicalisation studies. A...
13/09/22
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Muslim spiritual guidance in the interfaith and secular context
Conference organised by the Swiss Center for Islam & Society Muslim chaplaincy in public institutions in Switzerland was born in response to a concrete need. On the one hand, it is situated at the thres...
to 02/12/22 to 04/12/22
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Defining Islamic Comparative Theology / Conference
This conference aims to be a first step to programmatically and conceptionally explore the possibility of a genuinely Islamic Comparative Theology. Organized by the Centre for Comparative Theology and Cultu...
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Photo report: exploring the Lebanese religious diversity
Muslim diversity, Christian diversity: the program of the PLURIEL congress in Beirut from May 23 to 28 included many meetings to discover the religious plurality of Lebanon. Raphaël Georgy/Pluriel
20/06/22
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REDESM Doctorales
Centre de recherche REDESM / Research Centre REDESMwww.redesm.org Séminaires en ligne pour les doctorants / Phd Candidates Seminars Édition 2022 1/ Droits et sociétés – Law and Societies Date: 9 mai 2022, 1...
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Replay / Congress ‘Islam & Otherness’ in Beirut
Here is the playlist gathering all the lectures and talks of the congress. (Click on the icon in the upper right player to display the list). Watch the playlist in Youtube Direct links to lectures and talks...
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Synthesis of the congress ‘Islam & Otherness’
Synthèse du frère Emmanuel Pisani donnée le 25 mai 2022 à l’issue du 3è Congrès international de Pluriel « Islam et altérité » à Beyrouth Dans sa conférence inaugurale, Raja Sakrani a d’emblée posé la thèse...
DEADLINE : 23/01/23
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Islam and Fraternity – Call for paper for the 4th PLURIEL congress
Scheduled to take place from 2 to 6 February 2024 in Abu Dhabi, in partnership with TRENDS Research and Advisory, PLURIEL’s 4th International Congress will focus on : Islam and fraternity: impact and ...
to 16/06/22 to 01/01/70
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‘Religion and Health’ – International meeting on comparative theology
At the Faculty of Theology of the University of Paderborn, from May 16th to 18th, 2022. A cooperation between the Center of Comparative Theology (ZeKK/Paderborn) and the newly founded Center of Comparative ...
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Replay / Conference “Religious authority in Islam”
Since 2019, the Pluriel group from Lyon group has brought together 14 researchers around the question of the legitimisation of religious authority in Islam. The closing conference of this research project w...
DEADLINE : 15/03/22
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Call for papers / Religion and Health
International Meeting on Comparative Theology Theological Faculty Paderborn June 16-18th, 2022. In partnership with Bonn University Health, healing and religious believes are linked in various ways. Sufferi...
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Se Comprendre (1956-2013) available online
PISAI is pleased to announce the online publication of the complete collection of Se Comprendre, a bulletin launched by the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) in France in 1956. The bulletin had the ini...
to 30/05/22 to 31/05/22
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International Conference On the Future of Islamic-theological Studies
The Swiss Centre for Islam and Society (University of Fribourg) is organising a conference in Zurich on 9 and 10 February 30 and 31 May 2022 on the theme “On the Future of a Young Discipline – I...
to 02/12/21 to 03/12/21
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International conference “Religion, State, and Law”
Les 2 et 3 décembre 2021, l’Université de Graz accueille le colloque international “Religion, État et droit : Défis nationaux, transnationaux et internationaux”. Il est organisée par la Fa...
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‘Islamophobia’ in Spain ?
The Bridge Initiative is a project led by Georgetown University that focuses on the problem of ‘Islamophobia’ in the world. Its ‘Islamophobia Resource Center’ (IRC) is a tool for academics and researchers, ...
to 23/05/22 to 27/05/22
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‘Islam & Otherness’ – 3rd PLURIEL International Congress
The 3rd international congress of PLURIEL, on the theme “Islam and Otherness” will take place in Beirut from Monday 23 May to Friday 27 May 2022. The final programme is available and the registr...
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Andrea Mandonico awarded for his book on Charles de Foucauld
The book ““Mio Dio, come sei buono. La vita e il messaggio di Charles de Foucauld” by Father Andrea Mandonico wins the Ambassadors to the Holy See Literary Award 2021 This literary prize, born in 2019...
to 19/11/21 to 20/11/21
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Conference ‘Islam and Otherness. What Islamic theology of religious pluralism?’
Conference organised by the Institut Supérieur de Théologie des Religions – ISTR – of the Theologicum (Faculty of Theology and Religious Sciences of the Institut Catholique de Paris). This confe...
to 18/11/21 to 19/11/21
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Conference / Religious authority in Islam
Conference organised by the Centre d’études des cultures et des religions (UCLy, Lyon) on 18 and 19 November 2021 Presentation Being a repository of authority or being recognised as a place of authori...
DEADLINE : 01/11/21
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[Postponed] IFCU Symposium / Preparing for the COVID-19 World
Postponed to an unspecified date Symposium organized by the International federation of catholic Universities.–> Postponed to an unspecified date. The covid 19 pandemic has been a major crisis of w...
to 24/09/21 to 19/10/21
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PriMED Webinars : Religion, Law and Economy in the Mediterranean Space
The PriMED Project, in partnership with the Research Centre “Religion, Law and Economics in the Mediterranean Space” (REDESM, University of Insubria) are organising a new online conference progr...
14/10/21
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Conference / Radicalisation leading to violence in the name of Islam
EPISTEMOLOGICAL, METHODOLOGICAL AND ETHICAL APPROACHES AND ISSUES Initiated within the framework of the Entretiens Jacques Cartier in 2019, a collaboration between the Centre for the Study of Cultures and R...
to 16/10/21 to 17/10/21
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Conference / The Cairo Edition of the Qurʾān, 1924
Organized by the Dominican Insitute for Oriental Studies (IDEO, Cairo) Presentation This conference offers an historical reflection on the Cairo edition of the Qurʾān made under the authority of al-Azhar co...
DEADLINE : 15/09/21
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Religions and Freedom of speech
Conference organized by Lyon catholic University on May, 9th and 10th, 2022 Présentation Le 16 octobre 2020, Samuel Paty professeur de l’Éducation Nationale, perdait la vie sous les coups d’...
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Switzerland / Launch of the project “Muslim organisations as social actors. 3”
The Swiss Centre for Islam and Society, an inter-faculty research and training centre at the University of Fribourg, is launching the third phase of its “OMAS” project under the direction of Pro...
to 16/09/21 to 18/09/21
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International conference “The itinerant prophets. Rewritings, appropriations and metamorphoses of prophetic figures in Islamic sources”
At Institut du Monde Arabe and Sorbonne Université, Paris Bringing together scholars of Islam studies, literature and history, ‘The Itinerant Prophets’ aims to shed new light on the place prophe...
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The videos of the webinar ‘Islam and Otherness – Focus Lebanon’ are available
The opening webinar of the 3rd international congress of the PLURIEL network was held on 13 April 2021 on the theme “Islam and Otherness with a focus on the Lebanese experience. The replay has been or...
to 14/04/21 to 26/05/21
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Webinars on the prevention of religious radicalisation
The Research Centre “Religions, Rights and Economy in the Mediterranean Area” (REDESM), based at the Università degli Studi dell’Insubria in cooperation with the PriMED project to prevent ...
06/05/21
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REPLAY / The Visit of Pope Francis to Iraq : Its Significance for Religious Relations
Videoconference organised by the Berkeley Center for Religions, Peace and World Affairs, Georgetown University. May 6, from 12pm to 1.30pm EST (6pm to 7.30 pm Paris Time) Watch replay : https://berkleycente...
DEADLINE : 31/08/21
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The Qur’an in History. The History of the Qur’an. From Canonization to Critique and Semantic Hermeneutics
A special issue of Religions (ISSN 2077-1444), with Marco Demichelis as guest editor. Extract of the presentation: The Issue would like to explore the correlation between the Qur’an, the word of God that th...
DEADLINE : 30/06/21
CALL FOR PAPER
Islamic Theologies of Disasters: Between Science, Religion and Messianism
Call for Papers for MIDEO 38 (2023) The Covid-19 (kūfīd-19) pandemic broke out around October-November 2019 in China. In addition to having become a global public health problem, it quickly became “a to...
DEADLINE : 26/03/21
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Itinerant Prophets
The International Colloquium « Itinerant Prophets – Rewritings, Appropriations and Metamorphoses of Prophetic Figures in the Religious, Literary and Historiographical Texts of Pre-modern Islam » will take p...
13/04/21
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Webinar ‘Islam & Otherness – Focus Lebanon’ April 13th, 2021
To open the 3rd International Congress of PLURIEL, which will exceptionally extend over two years, we are offering a one-afternoon webinar on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. The jurist Raja...
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PLURIEL elects its new coordination committee
The leaders of the 14 PLURIEL research groups gathered online in a general assembly on Friday 15 January, and elected the new coordination committee. The following members were elected for a three-year term...
to 16/08/21 to 20/08/21
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Summer school : Divine Simplicity and Divine Action. Discussing the Divine Attributes in Muslim-Christian Dialogue.
It has been a major question in traditional theological thinking how the Divine Attributes are to be understood. Recent debates in analytical philosophy have allowed new approaches that, however, are often ...
DEADLINE : 12/03/21
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Call for Papers “Friendship”
Conference on Comparative Theology 2021, June 10th-11th
to 09/08/21 to 13/08/21
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Summer School 2020: Justice and Mercy. Discussing the Divine Attributes in Muslim-Christian Dialogue.
Organised by the University of Paderborn, Germany; and part of the project “Building bridges between traditional thought and analytical philosophy – Rethinking Divine Attributes in Islam and Christianity” w...
23/02/21
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Cross-pedagogies: Hindu and Muslim masters in Indo-Persian medical culture
The Institute for the Study of Islam and Societies in the Muslim World (EHESS, Paris) is organising an online conference (in French) by Fabrizio Speziale (EHESS, CEIAS) on Tuesday 23 February from 18:30 to ...
16/12/20
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Webinar : Religions and secularism: the challenge of intransigence
Wednesday December 16th, 6.30PM (online) In a context marked by extremism, radicalism, separatism and communitarianism, French society is experiencing an intensification of identity-based and militant withd...
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“The word of God and the language of men” rewarded
P. Tobias SPECKER S.J., holder of the chair of Catholic theology in the light of Islam at the Jesuit Faculty of Philosophy and Theology “Sankt Georgen” in Frankfurt, is the first winner of the &...
23/11/20
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Islam in Italy: the Roman case of Jamaat al-Tabligh
The Center for Interreligious Studies of the Pontifical Gregorian University is pleased to announce the next Forum addressing Islam-Christianity, entitled: “Islam in Italy: the Roman case of Jamaat al...
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Launch of a website about Islam in Switzerland
In conclusion of the project “Muslim organizations as social actors”(OMAS), the Swiss Center for Islam and Society (CSIS, University of Friborg) designed the website Islamandsociety.ch. It provides the gene...
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Report of the conference “Reciting in the Early Islamic Empire (7ᵗʰ‒9ᵗʰ centuries)”
Report of the 3rd conference of the Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies, which took place online from October 16 to 18, 2020
DEADLINE : 28/02/21
CALL FOR PAPER
Christianity in Iraq at the turn of Islam: History & Archaeology
Call launched by Les Presses de l’Ifpo following an international round table organized on 4 and 5 May 2019 at the University of Salahaddin (Erbil, Iraq) which highlighted the interest of a collective...
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An HDR on “Christian approaches to Islam
On 16 September, Mr Michel Younès defended his Habilitation to direct research at the École pratique des hautes études. The title of his work was: "Christian approaches to Islam".
to 06/11/20 to 07/11/20
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Conference ‘Islam in school’
Conference oragnized by the by the Swiss Center for Islam and Society at the University of Fribourg.
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A new director for the Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies
A new director at IDEO, Cairo
to 07/05/20 to 08/05/20
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[Covid-19 – Annulé] Acteurs religieux dans le monde arabe actuel : rôles, prises de position, rapports de force, impacts et enjeux
Le 88ème Congrès ACFAS n'aura pas lieu.
09/10/19
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Religious Traditions in the Face of the Crisis of Liberal System. The Case of Islam. (Milano, October 9th, 2019)
Conference organized by the department of religious science of Università Cattolica di Milano
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Launch of a new research group in Rome
The Centro Studi Interreligiosi della Gregoriana and PISAI launch a research group on the theme of Fraternity.
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Proceedings of the first PLURIEL Congress
Publication of the proceedings of the Congress : Islam in plural. Thought, faith and society
Publication
Conversaciones transformadoras. Una metodología para el diálogo islamo-cristiano en el campo del pensamiento social religioso
Inaugural Speech of the Academic year at the Faculty of Theology of Granada, Spain
Religion and temporality (Bonn, Germany)
Religion and temporality intersect in profound ways, shaping individuals, societies, and the course of history. From the cyclical rhythms of ritual and sacred time to the eschatological visions of the futur...
Islam and Otherness: Contextualizations, Transformations, and Influences
From a cross-section of dogmas, discourses, doctrines and reference texts, the contributions aim to examine, from a specific angle of approach (philosophical, theological, political, religious, anthropologi...
For a new Mediterranean. Space for dialogue and prophecies of peace
Following the research work on the Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Common Coexistence signed by Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of al-Azhar Ahmad al-Tayyeb in Abu Dhabi on 4 February 2019, ...
For a preventive Islamic de-radicalization. The Re-Configuration of the Humanities within an inter-religious approach. (Milan)
Research group held by the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan. The return to the humanities is not only necessary, but crucial for the promotion of a de-radicalising approach to both societi...
Comparative study on religious freedom across the two Mediterranean shores (Como and Varese)
The Research Centre “Religion, Law and Economy in the Mediterranean Area” (“Religioni, Diritti ed Economie nello Spazio Mediterraneo” – REDESM), established within the University of Insubria, aims to foster...
HIWAR – Building bridges with Islam (Madrid)
Project HIWAR was conceived on the grounds of a group of researchers from the Universidad Pontificia Comillas that had the committed dedication to converse, get closer to and build bridges with Islam. Makin...
Religion – Violence – Communication – World Order (Innsbruck)
RGKW (Religion-Gewalt-Kommunikation-Weltordnung) is an interdisciplinary centre of research based at the Faculty of Catholic Theology (Innsbruck). It conducts fundamental research in the field of religion-c...
Theology of Prophecy in Dialogue (Bonn) (closed)
Research group of the University of Paderborn. The Qur’anic approach to prophecy challenges Jewish and Christian perspectives for a variety of reasons. The Qur’an seems to have some concrete features of pr...
Islamic-theological studies with a focus on “Islam and society” (Fribourg)
The Swiss Centre “Islam and Society” runs a doctoral programme “Islam and Society: Islamic-theological studies” designed to study specific, multidisciplinary themes and to support do...
The document on Human Fraternity: theological, philosophical and social reflections and developments (Rome)
Study on the theme of fraternity from the Abu Dhabi Document on HUMAN FRATERNITY FOR WORLD PEACE AND LIVING TOGETHETR, signed by Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar on February 4, 2019
Theological perception of the other and cross-views in a plural religious context (Beirut)
Comparative study of university curricula on religious pluralism and dialogue in Lebanon
Islam and Otherness (Paris)
In the global context of identity tensions, migratory flows, depreciation of the image of the Muslim world and its association to Daesh and al-Qaeda’s terrorist attacks, the Institute of Science and Theolog...
Authority and Regulation in Islam (Lyon)
After a research programme on religious, Islamic and Biblical fundamentalism, and a deconstructivist approach to fundamentalism, we thought it was important to approach the notion of authority in link with ...
Epistemological and methodological issues in studies on violence in the name of Islam (Montreal)
This group aims to provide food for thought on the following questions: Are the available conceptual and epistemological methods and tools adequate enough to decipher the specific and complex discourses, pr...
HEST Cluster: Christian-Muslim Relations (Europe)
Higher Education for Social Transformation (HEST) programme aims to bring Higher Education institutions and Social Centres of the Society of Jesus in Europe together so that they can contribute to the real ...
Dynamics of Islamic radicalization in Europe: prevention and educational policies (Closed)
Since the “Arab Springs” breakout in 2011, Islamist radicalization in Europe progressively grew as ISIS spread violence and chaos in Iraq, Syria and Libya. The so-called “Islamic State” brought a new vision...
Islam : Economy, Society and Politics (Closed)
The team will research about the vision that Islam has on: Economy, Sociology and Political System. The main objective is to achieve a better knowledge of these realities to promote mutual understanding. Th...
Project 200 : An historical contextualization of 200 authors from the Arab Muslim heritage (Closed)
The project is to report systematically on 200 former Arab authors (belonging to the first 10 centuries of the Hegira ) their lists of works (lost, written or edited ) and the relationships that these works...
Catholic Theology in dialogue with Islam (Frankfurt)
Catholic theology in Europe is increasingly confronted with the questions and criticisms of Muslim intellectuals who, in particular, point out the convergences between the two religions. The research projec...
Islam and society in contemporary Spain (Granada)
Because the presence of Muslim communities in Spain is relatively recent, and because there is not a long tradition of theological study of Islam, we want to start our dialogue with the Islamic tradition by...
Qur’anic Approaches to Jesus Christ in the Perspective of Comparative Theology (Closed)
The project will therefore scrutinize whether it is feasible, from a particularly Christian perspective, to recognize the Quranic appreciations of Jesus of Nazareth as a form of Christology, which could pos...
Islam in Europe (Closed)
The project aims at studying the legal statute of the Islamic communities in the EU countries.
Jocelyne Adjizian-Gerard
Doctor in geography, researcher on religious space – Saint Joseph University, Beirut.
Stefano Allievi
Professor of Sociology and Social Pluralism and Cultural Conflict, University of Padua
Guillaume Chatagny
José Luis Llaquet de Entrambasaguas
Doctor in law and associate professor
Nour Farra Haddad
Lecturer in religious anthropology and researcher at Saint Joseph University in Beirut
Roberta Collu Moran
Anthropologist, documentary filmmaker
Thom Sicking
Director of the Centre for the Study and Interpretation of Religious Fact (CEDIFR)
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La gestion démocratique du pluralisme religieux et culturel : Que faire ?
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‘Inimitable’ Koran ?
Interview with Pr. Tobias Specker, professor of Catholic Theology in the light of Islam at Sankt Georgen Graduate school of Philosophy and Theology, Frankfurt, Germany, about his book : Gottes Wort und mens...
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The Mihna. Deconstruction and reconsideration of the Mu’tazilite role in the “Inquisition
Abstract The Miḥna has usually been attributed to the Mu‘tazilite theological school as expression of something unusual, a bid‘ah (Islamic innovation) related to a rationalist group of theologians that trie...
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El islam en Europa occidental. Panorama socio-histórico y modelos de “integración”
Summary This article starts unfolding a brief outline of the history of the relations between Islam and Europe from four geographical view points and four ages: Spain (VIII century), Central Europe (XIV c.)...
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A comparative approach to the concepts of the common good and “maslaha”
Conference of Gonzalo VILLAGRAN, at the Second International Congress of PLURIEL in ROME Abstract Recently, Afifi Al-Akiti and Joshua Horden proposed the development of a new field of study called “A Compar...
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Azharis, Representations of Christianity, and the Vagaries of Islamic-Christian Dialogue (1930s-2020s)
Dominique Avon, Director of Studies at the École pratique des hautes études, traces the evolution of the discourse of the ulama of al-Azhar on Christianity since the 1930s. Confronted with the colonial Euro...
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Proche Orient Chrétien N°67 – Al Azhar Declaration (2017)
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New researches on the Qur’an and the origins of islam (French)
Speaker : Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi Moderator : P. Diego Sarrió Cucarella Introduction : P. Laurent Basanese S.J. Conference organized by the Pontifical Gregorian University of Rome, 28 February 2019
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The right of religious freedom between the two shores of the Mediterranean: dynamics and perspectives (Italian)
Speaker: Prof. Alessandro Ferrari Moderator: P. Laurent Basanese, S.J. Pontificia Universita Gregoriana, November 19th, 2018 Original title : “È diritto di libertà religiosa tra le due sponde del Medi...
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The document on human fraternity: a new horizon for Islamic-Christian dialogue? (Italian)
Lecturers : Adnane Mokrani, P. Laurent Basanese S.J. Moderator: Valentino Cottini Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, April 8th, 2019 This conference marks the launch of the research group co-dire...
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Fighting for the Cause of God: Vice or Virtue? Views of ŠIHĀB AL–DĪN AL–QARĀFĪ (d. 1285)
Original title : “Se battre pour la cause de Dieu : vice ou vertu ? Vues de ŠIHĀB AL–DĪN AL–QARĀFĪ (m. 1285)” ABSTRACT: This article discusses the views of the Cairene jurist Šihāb al–Dīn al–Qar...
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PISAI from Tunis to Rome 1964-2014
Lecture given at the Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI) in Rome, 22 January 2015.
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University degree “Religion, freedom of religion, secularization (laïcité)”
University degree jointly delivered by the University of Lyon 3 and the Catholic University of Lyon, in partnership with the French Institute of Muslim Civilization and the Conseil Régional du Culte Musulma...
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University Certificate in Islamic-Christian Initial Culture
This course aims to identify the basic principles of Christian and Islamic beliefs and the means of expressing them, as well as the historical aspects and developments that these two religions have undergon...
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Certificate in Christian-Muslim Dialogue
People who have completed this training will be able to work in organisations that work for interreligious dialogue. They will be able to assist in the organisation of interreligious activities in cultural,...
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Master’s degree in culture and society, ‘Theologies in Dialogue’
It is already possible to study Islamic theology at the University of Paderborn as part of the two-subject bachelor’s degree “Comparative Theology of Religions”. The Master’s courses offered by the Un...
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Bachelor’s Programme Islamic Religious Education
The Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Islamic Religious Education offers basic education in Islamic theology and teaching religious education. Graduates of this programme are well versed in applying research r...
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Master’s Degree Programme in Islamic Religious Education
The Master’s Degree Programme in Islamic Religious Education offers a thorough education in Islamic theology and teaching religious education. Graduates are qualified for work in the field of education and ...
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Study program “Islam and Christian-Muslim Encounters”
The Sankt Georgen University of Applied Sciences offers students of Catholic theology and philosophy as well as guest and second students an introduction to Islam with a view to Christian-Muslim encounters....
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Religion, liberté religieuse, laïcité
Le CECR abrite un laboratoire de recherche en islamologie. Actuellement, ce dernier travaille sur le fondamentalisme religieux pour faire apparaître les mécanismes de construction et de déconstruction de ce...
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Master in Theology, specialization Proclamation, Dialogue and Contemporary Cultures (Canonical Licence)
Within the framework of the Centre for the Study of Cultures and Religions, this Master’s degree in theology offers an interdisciplinary and ecumenical approach to evangelisation in Europe, in the con...
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University degree ‘Religions and Medias’
The role of the media is not only to report the news, but rather to help form and direct public opinion, create issues, communicate and dialogue between individuals, groups and peoples. This training comes ...
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Canonical Licence in Theology, specialising in Religions, Dialogue and Mission
This course of study aims to provide the basis for applied theological research, the foundations and tools for theological reflection on mission, religions and dialogue, with a first experience of the encou...
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The management of the religious fact in companies and organizations
This training is aimed at managers, in order to enable them to master the legal framework of religion and to adopt a managerial posture adapted to the situations encountered. 2 consecutive days on June 24 a...
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Judaïsme, Christianisme, Islam : interactions des doctrines et des pratiques
Ce DU permet dans un contexte de tension religieuse, la connaissance de l’autre, de l’histoire tissée au cours des siècles qui doit permettre de découvrir que les identités culturelles des juifs...
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Master in Christian-Muslim relations
In September 2007, the Institute of Islamic-Christian Studies at Saint Joseph University in Beirut opened a “Master in Islamic-Christian Relations” in Arabic. In September 2011, this course is d...
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University Diploma Interculturality, Secularism, Religions
The training “Interculturality, secularity, religions”, created in 2008 within the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences of the Institut Catholique de Paris, in partnership with the Central Of...
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University Diploma Religious facts – Religion, religions
Understanding the religious phenomenon is one of the major keys to understanding cultures and the complexity of the world. It appears more and more as an antidote to religious fundamentalism as well as to t...
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Bachelor in comparative theology of religions
Dealing with religions and their claims to truth is more urgent today than ever. A peaceful coexistence of the religions will only become a reality if the religions are taken seriously in their validity cla...
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Master ‘Islam and Society”
The Swiss Centre for Islam and Society (CSIS) at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Fribourg is offering a Master’s degree course “Islam and Society” as a main subject...
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in Arabic and Islamic Studies
The Doctorate, subject to the applicant having obtained the Master (Licentiate) in Arabic and Islamic Studies with the grade of Summa cum Laude or an equivalent qualification, requires a minimum of three ye...
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Bachelor in Islamic-Christian Studies
Given the growing importance of interfaith dialogue as an entry point for achieving peace and promoting the values of coexistence in many societies, particularly in Lebanon and the Arab world, the Institute...
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Diploma in Arabic and Islamic Studies
Diploma obtained at the end of the first year of the Licence It offers students an in-depth study of the Arabic language, Islam Studies and data relating to Islamic-Christian dialogue. https://fr.pisai.it/f...
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Licenciate in Arabic Studies and Islamic Studies
The conviction which motivates PISAI is that the Christian task to meet face to face with Muslims should be based not solely on subjective good will but also on an objective, scientifically grounded knowled...
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Doctorate in Arabic and Islamic Studies
The Doctorate requires a minimum of three years to complete. Applicants must hold a Licentiate in Arabic and Islamic Studies at the rank of Summa cum Laude or an equivalent qualification. Admission is gover...
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Diploma in Interreligious Studies
The Gregorian Center for Interreligious Studies offers, for the 2020/2021 academic year, a path in two semesters for the achievement of the Diploma in Interreligious Studies. It will be possible to deepen t...
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Master in Middle-Eastern Studies
The Master in Middle Eastern Studies – MIMES is tailored for graduates of various disciplines and backgrounds, who are interested in obtaining a better knowledge of the Middle East region, taking into...
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Certificate in Shia Theology
The Certificate in Shi’a Theology is obtained by attending four courses on topics of the Shi’a faith as well as a final thesis, which deals with Shi’a positions in a comparative manner. Th...
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University Diploma “World Religions. History and theology”
This course, which leads to a university diploma from the ICP, to be followed over one or two years, is an opportunity to specialise in a specific question in the field of world religions: theology of missi...
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Certificate of advanced studies (CAS) Preventing Extremism. Ideologies, religions and violence(s)
Target group People working in education, prisons, security, social work and anyone interested in becoming a contact person for issues related to extremism in their professional environment. Content The phe...