10/07/2025 14:00
- 16:15
HALL: Seminar Room 04
Proponent:
Bargár P.,
Noble T.
Chair:
Bargár P.,
Noble T.
Speaker:
Demiri L.,
Maikranz E.,
Noble I.,
Noble T.
This is a closed panel which seeks to explore the various ways in which cultural specificities and religious diversity feed into our understanding of what it means to be human in relation to God/the divine, other people, and the world. Featuring speakers who belong to various religious traditions, schools of thought, and academic specializations, the panel will focus on several particular areas. First, it will critically analyze the conflict between the (Christian) West and the (Christian) East, civilizations that were once decisively shaped and ruled by Christianity, significantly influenced by Judaism, and coexisting with and struggling against Islam - and have for a longer or shorter period been learning to navigate their way through a secular age. Second, the panel will engage in interreligious ways of doing theological anthropology. Particular attention will be given to the Abrahamic faiths and their specific convergences and divergences. Finally, the panel will practice a hermeneutics of scriptural, spiritual, theological, and literary texts, images, myths, rituals, and works of culture to inquire into how various religio-cultural contexts can contribute to understanding human personhood and dignity and the pursuit of the common goods; to overcoming the abuse of power and the destructive consequences of conflicts; to discovering viable models of addressing conflictual interpretations and the potential for transformation; to discerning between good and evil and strengthening resilience, trust, and solidarity.