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In Memoriam: John L. Esposito (1940-2026)
The scholar of Islam John L. Esposito passed away on 15 July 2026 in Philadelphia, at the age of 86. A leading figure in the study of Islam and in the relationship between religion and international affairs...
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Does the term “frérisme” clarify or obscure the public debate?
In an op-ed published on May 13, 2026, in the Quebec daily Le Devoir, Mounia Aït Kabboura, a sociologist of Islam, and sociologist Samir Amghar examine the growing use of the word “frérisme” (Brotherhood-is...
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21/05/26
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“Islam and Muslims”, by Michel Younès
On Thursday 21 May 2026 at 6:30 pm, the Institut Français de Civilisation Musulmane (IFCM) in Lyon will host a lecture by Michel Younès, Professor of Theology and Islamic Studies at the Catholic University ...
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14/05/26
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Conflicts of Knowledge: Four Pluriel Researchers at the 93rd Acfas Congress (Trois-Rivières, 14 May 2026)
Trois-Rivières, Canada, 14 May 2026. Four Pluriel member researchers will take part in the symposium “Conflicts of Knowledge: The Arab World in Academic Narrativities”, held within the 93rd Cong...
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12/05/26
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World religions: understanding, dialogue, action (online webinar, May 12, 2026)
Webinar organized by the Institute of Science and Theology of Religions (ISTR) of the Institut Catholique de Paris (ICP) and Theologicum Online, on Tuesday May 12, 2026, from 6:30 to 7:30 PM (Paris time), o...
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to 08/06/26 to 09/06/26
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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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CALL FOR PAPER
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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to 14/05/26 to 15/05/26
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Conflicts of knowledge: the Arab world in academic narrativities
Update, April 2026: the call for papers closed on 13 February 2026. The final symposium programme is now available: see the programme announcement and Pluriel researchers’ contributions. Call for pape...
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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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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...
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04/11/24
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Webinar “Religions and Public Order: Challenges of Pluralism and Constitutional Identity”
“Public Order of Religions” is the title of the seminar scheduled for Monday 4 November from 2:30 to 4:30 pm at the University of Insubria, in Como (Via Sant’Abbondio 12). The event is org...
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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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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...
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to 18/03/22 to 19/03/22
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“Religions and Nationalisms” — ISTR Symposium
The Institute of Science and Theology of Religions (ISTR) of the Institut catholique de Paris is organising a symposium to understand and analyse the rise of “religious nationalism”. Born in Eur...
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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...
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DEADLINE : 15/09/21
CALL FOR PAPER
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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Yadh Ben Achour
Juriste, spécialiste en théorie politique islamique et droit public
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Jean-Claude Angoula
Prêtre spiritain ; enseignant au Theologicum (Institut catholique de Paris) ; directeur de la revue Spiritus
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Dirk Ansorge
Professeur en théologie dogmatique
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Laurent Basanese
Chef de bureau au Dicastère pour le Dialogue Interreligieux (Saint-Siège) et professeur à l’Université pontificale grégorienne de Rome
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Ambrogio Bongiovanni
Directeur du Centre d’études interreligieuses de l’Université pontificale grégorienne
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Farid Bouchiba
Postdoctorant à l’EPHE au sein du laboratoire GSRL, Groupe Sociétés, Religions, Laïcités (UMR 8582), département d’études arabes de l’université de Lyon 2 (Lumière)
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Patrice Brodeur
Expert en études islamiques et religions abrahamiques comparées
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Pablo López Chaves
Chargé d’enseignement post-doctoral, Département d’histoire contemporaine
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Diego Sarrió Cucarella
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Ahmed el-Basyouni
Doctorant en droit à la Maurer School of Law de l’Indiana University Bloomington (États-Unis)
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José Luis Llaquet de Entrambasaguas
Professeur titulaire de droit ecclésiastique de l’État, Université Loyola Andalousie
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John L. Esposito
Professeur de religion et affaires internationales et d’islamologie
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Jaume Flaquer Garcia
Professeur de dialogue interreligieux, théologie des religions et islamologie
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Mohammed Hashas
Professeur auxiliaire, département de sciences politiques, université Luiss de Rome
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Renee Hattar
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Elizabeth Shakman Hurd
Professeur de sciences politiques et titulaire de la Crown chair in Middle East Studies
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Saria Khabsa
Doctorante en théologie fondamentale, Theologicum, ICP
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Mariangela Laviano
Professeur adjoint à l’Institut pontifical d’études arabes et islamiques (PISAI, Rome) et professeur adjoint à l’Université pontificale du Latran (PUL, Rome)
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Adnane Mokrani
Professeur agrégé à l’Université pontificale grégorienne (Rome), chercheur membre de la Fondation Jean XXIII pour les études religieuses (FSCIRE)
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Roberta Collu Moran
Anthropologist, documentary filmmaker
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Jad Moufarrej
Doctorant en théologie comparative à l’Université catholique de Lyon, chargé de mission au CECR
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Jean-Jacques Pérennès
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Emmanuel Pisani
Directeur de l’Institut dominicain d’études orientales (IDEO, Le Caire)
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Mallory Schneuwly Purdie
Researcher in sociology of Muslim practices
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Michaela Quast-Neulinger
Professeure de théologie fondamentale et d’études religieuses à la faculté de théologie catholique d’Innsbruck
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Raja Sakrani
Jurist and Reserach coordinator
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Almudena Soler Sánchez
Docteure en dialogue interreligieux, faculté de théologie de l’Université Loyola (Grenade)
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Guy-Raymond Sarkis
Enseignant-chercheur à l’Université Saint-Joseph et à l’Université La Sagesse au Liban
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Leïla Tauil
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Zohra Aziadé Zemirli
Post-doctorante en droit, Centre Population et développement (CEPED ; IRD/Université de Paris).
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Wael Saleh: “Recognising Without Confining, to Better ‘De-other’ the Public Debate”
- Wael Saleh
In an op-ed published on 20 July 2026 by Le Devoir, Wael Saleh, a member of the scientific committee of Pluriel, puts forward a new concept for contemporary democratic debate: “de-othering” (in ...
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Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas and the Pluriel working group on AI-assisted interreligious dialogue
- Wael Saleh
Text by Wael Saleh, researcher at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and member of the Pluriel coordination committee. The simultaneous appearance of Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, ...
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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 in Saraj...
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For a Christian Theology of Religions
- Michel Younès
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Intercultural Theology
- Jean Patrick Nkolo Fanga
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Islam and Fraternity: Impact and Prospects of the Abu Dhabi Declaration
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Dialogue for a More Livable World: Toward an Ethics of Encounter
- Mohamed-Ali Mostfa
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Inaugural Lecture for the Chair in Mediterranean Studies, Religions and Societies
- Dominique Avon
Lecture given by Professor Dominique Avon on October 13, 2025, at the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI).
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Religious minorities between the Mediterranean shores: a study of the status of religious minorities in the Mediterranean context (REMiMEsO) – Final Report
- Alessandro Ferrari
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The Abu Dhabi Document: A Potential Cornerstone for Islamic-Christian Dialogue in Italian Educational Contexts
- Antonio Cuciniello
In Italy, the migratory phenomenon has also had an impact on the school system, becoming an interesting potential field for intercultural and inter-religious encounters. As regards, for instance, the presen...
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Christian Thought, Muslim Thought and Societal Issues: Launch of the “Theologies in Dialogue” Chair
- Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi
- Michel Younès
On Wednesday, September 25, 2024, this inaugural conference presents a new chair entitled “Theologies in Dialogue” at the Faculty of Theology of the Catholic University of Lyon. The speakers, Mi...
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Cosmopolitanism and minority rights: going beyond the protection of ethnoreligious minorities in the Middle East
- Hélène Rey
This communication challenges traditional approaches to ethnoreligious diversity in the Middle East, arguing that the focus on “protecting minority rights” is inadequate. It demonstrates how the...
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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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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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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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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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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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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...