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PATRONS AND MENTORS OF THE ACADEMY
IN THE OCCASION OF THE LAUNCH EVENT
PATRONS
European Parliament
European Commission
Commissione Nazionale Italiana per l'UNESCO
Assemblée parlementaire de la Méditerranée
Camera dei deputati
Italian Ministry for Education, University and Research
Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Consiglio Nazionale Forense
Bologna Municipality
Emilia Romagna Region
Assemblea legislativa dell'Emilia Romagna
PATRONS
European Parliament
Unesco UniTwin
Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Italian Ministry for Education, University and Research
Bologna Municipality
Emilia Romagna Region
PARTICIPANTS TO THE LAUNCH EVENT
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Francesco Ubertini, Rector of the University of Bologna, Italy
Giuseppe Versaldi, Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, State of Vatican City
Patrizio Bianchi, Regione Emilia Romagna, Italy
Massimo Inguscio, President of the CNR, Italy
Carlos Moedas, European Commisioner for Innovation and Research
Jan Figel’, Special Envoy of the European Commission for Religious Freedom
Stefano Manservisi, DG Devco, European Commission
Annette Schavan, Former Federal Minister of Education and Research, Germany
Igor Kitaev, UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe
Kishan Manocha, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Martina Larkin, World Economic Forum, Geneva
Alberto Melloni, Secretary of FSCIRE, Italy
PARTICIPANTS TO THE LAUNCH EVENT
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Francesco Ubertini, Rector of the University of Bologna, Italy
Giuseppe Versaldi, Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, State of Vatican City
Patrizio Bianchi, Regione Emilia Romagna, Italy
Massimo Inguscio, President of the CNR, Italy
Carlos Moedas, European Commisioner for Innovation and Research
Jan Figel’, Special Envoy of the European Commission for Religious Freedom
Stefano Manservisi, DG Devco, European Commission
Annette Schavan, Former Federal Minister of Education and Research, Germany
Igor Kitaev, UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe
Kishan Manocha, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Martina Larkin, World Economic Forum, Geneva
Alberto Melloni, Secretary of FSCIRE, Italy
OUR LATEST NEWS
Giuseppe Alberigo Award 2019
March 4, 2019
Fscire and Emilia-Romagna Region, together with the European Academy of Religion, are glad to announce the second edition of the Alberigo Award.
Giuseppe Alberigo (1926-2007) was an historian of great magnitude who was able to combine exceptional, exemplary rigour in research and a unique timeliness in the intellectual and theological debate of his time, thereby offering a precious contribution to sowing the seeds of criticism in generations of scholars internationally.
In memory of his fervour and wealth of critical studies, the Region of Emilia-Romagna and the Fondazione per le scienze religiose Giovanni XXIII, to which Alberigo dedicated 54 years of his life, will confere a sum of € 30,000 (Senior Award, € 20,000; Junior Award € 10,000), which will reward scholars engaged in a field of religious science, whether historical, exegetical, theological or other, without any form of limitation concerning the type of study.
Candidacies must be presented by the authors themselves and/or third parties – scholars, centres, journals, editors, associations, academies or departments – provided that they be registered members of the European Academy of Religion (EuARe), by sending a paper or digital copy of their books published within the last three years, or works that have yet to be published, in any field of religious science. Every candidacy must be accompanied by a brief presentation of the particular aspects of the volume or paper, the curriculum vitae of its author(s) and the indication of the category of the Award applied for. Candidacies will be received by July 31st, 2019.
The three finalists in each category will be invited to present a lecture at the annual convention of the European Academy of Religion in 2020, when the President of the Emilia-Romagna Region or his delegate will confer the awards in a special ceremony.
Establishment of the network of European Centers on Religion and Politics
June 16, 2019
Over the past three decades, a significant number of centers for "religion and public life" have emerged in European universities. During the third congress of the European Academy of Religion on March 4 2019, the leaders of some of these centers launched the network of European Centers on Religion and Politics.
This new initiative has two major goals. The first one is to improve communication and to foster inter-disciplinary and comparative approaches on the topic of religion and politics across religious traditions political contexts and historical periods among academic institutions in Europe and beyond. The second one is be a platform to disseminate research findings and projects in order to create a fruitful interactions with media and policy-makers working at the interface of religion and politics.
Belief. An essay by Jocelyne Cesari
February 6, 2020
The Immanent Frame publishes interdisciplinary perspectives on religion, secularism, and the public sphere. Founded in October 2007 in conjunction with the Social Science Research Council’s program on Religion and the Public Sphere, The Immanent Frame features invited contributions and original essays and serves as a forum for ongoing exchanges among leading thinkers from the social sciences and humanities.
We are pleased to share the link to one of the latest contributions: an essay on Belief, by Professor Jocelyne Cesari: https://tif.ssrc.org/2020/01/31/belief-cesari/.
EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF RELIGION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF RELIGION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF RELIGION STATUTE
AS APPROVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON JUNE 21, 2017
EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF RELIGION STATUTE
AS APPROVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON JUNE 21, 2017
PARTICIPANTS TO THE LAUNCH EVENT
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Francesco Ubertini, Rector of the University of Bologna, Italy
Giuseppe Versaldi, Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, State of Vatican City
Patrizio Bianchi, Regione Emilia Romagna, Italy
Massimo Inguscio, President of the CNR, Italy
Carlos Moedas, European Commisioner for Innovation and Research
Jan Figel’, Special Envoy of the European Commission for Religious Freedom
Stefano Manservisi, DG Devco, European Commission
Annette Schavan, Former Federal Minister of Education and Research, Germany
Igor Kitaev, UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe
Kishan Manocha, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Martina Larkin, World Economic Forum, Geneva
Alberto Melloni, Secretary of FSCIRE, Italy
PARTICIPANTS TO THE LAUNCH EVENT
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Francesco Ubertini, Rector of the University of Bologna, Italy
Giuseppe Versaldi, Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, State of Vatican City
Patrizio Bianchi, Regione Emilia Romagna, Italy
Massimo Inguscio, President of the CNR, Italy
Carlos Moedas, European Commisioner for Innovation and Research
Jan Figel’, Special Envoy of the European Commission for Religious Freedom
Stefano Manservisi, DG Devco, European Commission
Annette Schavan, Former Federal Minister of Education and Research, Germany
Igor Kitaev, UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe
Kishan Manocha, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Martina Larkin, World Economic Forum, Geneva
Alberto Melloni, Secretary of FSCIRE, Italy
European Academy of Religion
EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF RELIGION MEMBERSHIP
OUR LATEST NEWS
Programme Draft
April 13, 2023
The first draft of the 2023 European Academy of Religion annual conference programme is out. Please, visit the conference website to discover all scheduled panels and planned events.
All timings, dates, and locations are still subject to change. The final programme will be published in May.
For general note:
The programme can be searched by CTRL+F or a similar search function. Please, click here for more detailed instructions on how to search the draft programme.
Panel proposers and paper presenters:
If you have submitted a panel change request since 31 March, please, keep in mind that these are under consideration and will not be reflected here until late April. The EuARe 2023 local organising committee will reply to each change request by email from euare2023@st-andrews.ac.uk once a decision has been made. If you are unsure of the panel(s) you are presenting in, please click here to see how to locate your panels or name on the programme.
Membership Campaign 2023
January 1, 2023
Starting today, the EuARe Membership Campaign for 2023 is open. Join us!
Members of the EuARe may be natural and legal persons as well as entities with or without legal personality, public and private, who share the basic inspirations that animate the Association and therefore who are involved in the study, critical analysis, scientific research or public understanding of religion and its interactions with society in Europe and the countries of the Mediterranean basin.
2023 members will benefit from the following:
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Discounted 2023 conference rates (applies to a maximum of 5 people in case of collective membership) – Registration opens in early January. Confirmed 2023 members will receive an invitation letter from St Andrews containing the link to redeem their reduced registration rate. Members shall wait for that invitation and use the link provided in it to register for the conference;
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EuARe patronage on scientific activities (seminars, conferences and other events);
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Possibility to advertise calls for papers, grants, fellowships, and scientific activities on the European Academy of Religion website.
The annual dues are 100 € for collective subjects and 50 € for individuals.
For more details about the EuARe membership, please visit the dedicated page, where you will find some Frequently Asked Questions, and read about the rights and duties of the EuARe members in Article 7 of our Statute.
Extended Deadlines
December 6, 2022
The #EuARe2023 deadline for open call panel submission has been extended until January 6, 2023, at midnight (23.59, GMT+1).
Open panels include a topic and a convenor and invite submissions from panellists.
As indicated on our Call for Proposals, the panel convenor must submit a title, abstract, and the names of at least three agreed panellists (chairs or speakers), of which the convenor may be one. Following acceptance of the panel by the EuARe Executive Committee, open panels are advertised on the EuARe website and social media outlets and may be publicized further by their convenors. Individuals wishing to join an open panel must submit their paper abstracts directly to the panel convenor following the instructions provided in the panel description.
Click here to submit your proposal.
Call for Papers
November 14, 2022
The #EuARe2023 Call for Papers opens today!
If you wish to offer your contribution at the EuARe without organising a panel yourself, you might consider applying for one of the EuARe Open Panels.
Open panels include a topic and a convenor, and invite submissions from panellists. New panels are published weekly on the EuARe website. Individuals wishing to join an open panel must submit their paper abstracts directly to the panel convenor, following the instructions provided in the panel description.
The deadline for submitting your paper for an open panel is January 29, 2023.
EuARe EC. Offices assignment
October 24, 2022
The EuARe EC for 2022-2026 met on October 14 to start planning actions and strategies for the next four years.
On that occasion, the EC elected the new President, Vice-President, Secretary General, and Treasurer of the EuARe.
The offices were assigned as follows:
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Herman Selderhuis, President
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Hans-Peter Grosshans, Vice President
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Karla Boersma, Secretary General
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Francesca Cadeddu, Treasurer
While we congratulate them on their election, we invite you to visit our updated Who we are page to know more about our Executive Committee.
#EuARe2023. Call for Proposals
October 3, 2022
The European Academy of Religion is pleased to announce its sixth Annual Conference, which will take place at the University of St Andrews (Scotland, UK) June 19-23, 2023. The conference will be hosted by the St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology and Australian Catholic University.
The theme for this year’s gathering is Religion from the Inside, with keynote lectures planned by Prof. Jean-Luc Marion, Dr Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg, Prof. Diwakar Acharya, and Dr John Makransky.
Scholars, students, practitioners, and other interested parties are encouraged to participate in the conference by organizing and proposing panels.
The Call for Proposals is now open.
Registration opens in early January 2023.
We remind you that a valid 2023 membership will be necessary in order to register for the conference at a discounted price.
Future EuARe Conferences. A Call for Hosting Institutions
October 3, 2022
EuARe is launching a call for hosting institutions for 2024, 2025, and 2026 Annual Conferences.
Organising a conference like ours, which can count on wide participation and a high number of proposed panels and activities, can be a great challenge but also an important opportunity to serve the whole scientific community and give visibility to a specific scholarly environment, be it local, national or international in its breadth.
We want to make our experience more fruitful and impactful for you all and we look forward to receiving proposals from Institutions, Associations and other Entities willing to organise our future conferences.
The application must include:
1. Name of the proposing Institution and names and professional profiles of the persons involved in the organization of the conference
2. Proposed overarching topic of the conference
3. Proposed dates, considering local and European academic calendars
4. A description of the proposed venue: history, facilities, number and typologies of rooms available and their equipment, accommodations available
Applications must be sent in a text file with a pdf format, not exceeding 15 pages (including images). The deadline for proposal submission for the year 2024 is November 30, 2022.
Read the call in full here.
#EuARe2022. Renewal of the Executive Committee: Elections Results
June 22, 2022
The composition of the 2022-2026 EuARe Executive Committee, as elected on Tuesday, June 22nd by the General Assembly of the European Academy of Religion is as follows:
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Karla Boersma
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Francesca Cadeddu
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Jocelyne Cesari
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Alessandro Ferrari
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Hans-Peter Grosshans
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Pantelis Kalaitzidis
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Peter Petkoff
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Herman Selderhuis
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Kristina Stoeckl