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Beate Bengard

Born in 1978, Beate Bengard is an Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at the Autonomous Faculty of Theology of the University of Geneva and a member of the Romand Institute of Systematic Theology and Ethics (IRSE).

After studying Protestant theology and French literature in Dresden, Leipzig, Lausanne, and Paris, she obtained a joint doctorate from the universities of Strasbourg and Leipzig. Her thesis was awarded the University of Strasbourg Prize.

From 2007 to 2021, she taught systematic theology in Leipzig, Greifswald, and Basel. During her postdoctoral studies, she was a researcher at the Fonds Ricoeur in Paris (2014-2015) and a collaborator on the INTER-RELIGIO project at the University of Basel (2017-2019).

Her research focuses on the theology of religions, ecumenical and interreligious dialogue, philosophy of religions, Christian anthropology, and eschatology. She is the author of numerous articles and book chapters on these topics.

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From Lavigerie to PISAI: The Institutional History of the Missionaries of Africa’s Engagement with Islam

Delivered on 21 May 2026 at the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI) in Rome, this lecture opens the series of conferences marking the institute's centenary (1926-2026). Fr. ...

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Interreligious Dialogue and Ethnic Nationalisms in the Balkans

At the invitation of PISAI (Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies, Rome) and Georgetown University, Ahmet Alibašić, professor of Islamic civilization at the Faculty of Islamic Studies...

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For a Christian Theology of Religions

  • Michel Younès

Faced with contemporary religious diversity, how can Christian theology make sense of the place that other religions occupy in God’s design? Michel Younès examines the three traditional ̶...

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Intercultural Theology

  • Jean Patrick Nkolo Fanga

Because every theology is culturally situated, Christian theology is inevitably multicultural. Yet one step remains to be taken: to become intercultural. Crossing languages, contexts, origins, ages...

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The grammar of sacred violence: A critical discourse analysis of radical Islamist writings

  • Mohamed-Ali Mostfa

This article offers a discursive analysis of two contemporary Islamist texts that present violence not as a deviation from religious normativity, but as its necessary, even redemptive expression. I...

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Islam and Muslims. Doctrines, Schools of Thought, and Current Trends

  • Michel Younès

Publication date: April 16, 2026. Islam, as a historical, religious, and civilizational reality, is difficult to define. It can be perceived as a form of political governance, an expression of fait...

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Islam and Fraternity: Impact and Prospects of the Abu Dhabi Declaration

The volume dedicated to the conference “Islam and Fraternity”, held in Abu Dhabi from February 4 to 7, 2024, under the auspices of the PLURIEL network, in partnership with Trends, a research center...

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Dialogue for a More Livable World: Toward an Ethics of Encounter

  • Mohamed-Ali Mostfa

How can we live in a climate of mistrust, trapped in identity-based withdrawal, and paralyzed by an uncertain future? On what basis can we open new paths to ease suffering—perhaps even reenchant ou...