Speaker Schedule for EuARe Interfaith Panel
Dr Peter Admirand's panel at the 2024 European Academy of Religion Conference in Palermo, Italy has now been finalized. Details are below.
Date of Panel: 20 May 2024
Time: 08:30 - 13:15
Room: FONDAZIONE SICILIA - SALA DEI 99 (Palermo, Italy)
Panel title: INTERFAITH DIALOGUE AS A THEOLOGICAL, ETHICAL AND SPIRITUAL PARADIGM SHIFT
Session A: 08:30 – 9:30
Speaker 1: Rocío Cortés Rodriguez (Pontifical Catholic University of Chile), “The Intersection of Medieval Theology and Modern Discourse: Apophaticism and Interfaith Dialogue.”
Speaker 2: Wael Abu-'Uksa (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem), “Visions of Tolerance: The Controversial Theology of Khristufurus Jibara (1835-1901)”
Speaker 3: Aden Cotterill (Cambridge University), “Pluralistic Robust Realism: Examining Plurality in Charles Taylor to Construct a New Interreligious Paradigm.”
Coffee break
09:30 - 09:45
Session B: 09:45-10:45
Speaker 4: Peter Admirand (Dublin City University), “Catholic Theology, Silence, the Shoah, and the War in Israel-Palestine”
Speaker 5: Pavol Bargár (Protestant Theological Faculty of Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic), “Hope and Resilience: "A Time for Recommitment" and New Paths in Jewish-Christian Dialogue
Speaker 6: Hahil Avci (Georgetown University), “Christian-Muslim Relations after the "A Common Word" Initiative of 2007: Towards a Muslim Self-Understanding in Relation to Christianity.”
Coffee break
10:45 - 11:00
Session C: 11:00-12:00
Speaker 7: Theresa Beilschmidt (Global Ethic Foundation), “Councils of Religions - The Pivotal Role of Religious Actors for Social Cohesion.”
Speaker 8: William (Bill) French (Loyola University Chicago), “Ecological Concerns and a Global Ethics of Responsibility.”
Speaker 9: Nataly Pavlyk (National Academy of Sciences Ukraine), “The Value of the Body in Spiritual Practices: Jainism, Hesychasm, and Hasidism.”
Coffee break
12:00 - 12:15
Session D: 12:15-1:15 (including final discussion)
Speaker 10: Ibrahim Aslandur (Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen), “Exploring Sacred Texts Across Religions: Theory and Practice for Interfaith Encounters.”
Speaker 11: Ana-Magdalena Petraru (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi), “Interfaith Dialogue and Ethics in a Romanian Orthodox Setting: The Case of the Theological English Classroom.”
Final Discussion / Comments / Questions for all speakers