13th International Conference on Religion and Spirituality in Society (20-22 of June 2023)

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, the School of Theology and the Laboratory of Pedagogy and Religious Education invite you to the

13th International Conference on Religion and Spirituality in Society
20-22 of June 2023
Special focus: Religion in the Public Sphere: From the Ancient Years to the Post-Modern Era
Athens, School of Theology +Online
Language: English/Spanish

Call for papers : https://religioninsociety.com/2023-conference/call-for-papers

From the ancient years, religion has been a crucial factor in humans’ culture and personal and social life. Although modernity wanted religion marginalized to private spheres, religious traditions and faith communities are still in the public sphere, and as Habermas indicated they gained ‘unexpected political importance’. In different contexts worldwide different forms of relations between religion, civil society, the private sector, and the state have emerged while religion has its role in education, health care, social or charity institutions, and public services. Religious debates and conflicts as well as terrorism and fundamentalism related to religions appear as well. This year’s conference calls on researchers from religious studies, political science, theology, education, cultural studies, historical studies, philosophy, and law to explore the role of religion in the public sphere, from the ancient years to the postmodern era, the identity construction, the development of narratives, legal, political and human rights issues related to religion and faith, the public image of religious groups, the contribution of religion to culture and education.

THEME 1: INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES         
THEME 2: HUMAN RIGHTS AND POLICY
THEME 3: NARRATIVES AND IDENTITY                    
THEME 4: CULTURE AND EDUCATION

Plenary Speakers
Gert Biesta, Professor of Educational Theory and Pedagogy, Moray House School of Education and Sport, University of Edinburgh, UK

James Walters, Founding Director, Faith Centre and the Religion and Global Society Research Unit, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

Aristotle Papanikolaou, Professor of Theology, Archbishop Demetrios Chair in Orthodox Theology and Culture, Co-founding Director, Orthodox Christian Studies Center, New York, USA

Niki Tsironis, Institute for Historical Research, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Greece, Associate in Byzantine Studies, Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University, Washington D.C.; Adjunct Professor in Byzantine Studies, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, CA

Conference Chair
Marios Koukounaras Liagkis, Associate Professor of Pedagogy and Religious Education, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Organizing Committee
Christos Karagiannis, Associate Professor of Old Testament, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Dimitrios Moschos, Professor of Church History, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Ioanna Stoufi-Poulimenou, Professor of Christian Archeology and Art, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Kostas Kornarakis, Professor of Christian Ethics and Bioethics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Christos Karakolis, Professor of New Testament, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Ioannis Panagiotopoulos, Associate Professor of General Church History, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Kirki Kefalea, Professor of Comparative Religious Literacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Sotirios Despothis, Professor of Interpretation of the New Testament, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Irini Christinaki, Professor of Canon Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Registration https://religioninsociety.com/2023-conference/registration
Local Discounts: Local Presenter  US$ 150, Local Student Presenter US$ 100
More information https://religioninsociety.com/2023-conference