Benjamin Latouche
Université catholique de Lyon Université catholique de LyonFrance
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Benjamin Latouche

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Born in 1982 in France, Benjamin Latouche is a Catholic priest and researcher, member of the Islamology laboratory at the Center for the Study of Cultures and Religions (CECR) at the Catholic University of Lyon.

After obtaining a Master’s degree in “Social Development Strategies” from Lille in 2006, he continued his theological studies at the Catholic University of Lyon, where he earned a Master’s degree in 2019, as well as a University Diploma in “Religion, Religious Freedom, and Secularism.”

His research primarily focuses on local Islamic authority figures in France, a subject on which he contributed to the collective work “Authority in Islam, What Regulation?” (Peuple Libre, 2023). He is also interested in interreligious dialogue, as evidenced by his work on the Ismerie Mission and his article “The Pursuit of Common Good, a Resource for Islamic-Christian Dialogue” (Chemins de dialogue, 2020).

Alongside his research activities, he is a priest of the Diocese of Valence: he served as parish priest of Saint-Vincent de l’Hermitage from 2021 to 2025, before becoming associate priest of the Notre-Dame des Peuples parish in Valence. He regularly takes part in international conferences, notably at the Pluriel congress “Islam and Fraternity” in Abu Dhabi (2024).

His scientific approach is characterized by a transdisciplinary methodology, combining Christian theology and Islamic-Christian dialogue, with a particular interest in Catholic Social Teaching and questions of secularism.

Disciplines

Islam Studies Theology

Topics

Authority Congress 2024 "Islam and Fraternity" Contemporary Islam Islam in Europe Muslim-Christian Dialogue Secularism

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Islam and Otherness: Contextualizations, Transformations, and Influences

The research group at the Catholic University of Lyon has delved into the question of religious otherness, following their examination of authority and regulation in Islam. Using cross-disciplinary perspectives that involve dogmas, discourse, doctrines and reference texts, the contributions aim to examine, from a specific approach (philosophical, theological, political, religious, anthropological, historical), the plurality of forms, places, and perspectives that allow for considering the normative values that gov…

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