PANEL: After Christianity?
21/05/2024 08:30 - 13:15
HALL: FATESI - STURZO

Proponent: Guanzini I., Koci M.

Chair: Guanzini I., Guanzini I., Koci M.

Speaker: Bruckner I., Guanzini I., Koci M., Lazic T., Muchova A., Mulder S., Rettenbacher S.

What future awaits Christianity in the coming centuries, and how can we navigate the unpredictable terrain that follows the end of traditional structures? Inspired by current philosophical perspectives and criticism, this panel intends to explore the postmodern "aftermath" of Christianity, rejecting a linear sequence and emphasizing the need to understand and adapt to a radically new spiritual, cultural and intellectual landscape. Christianity is no longer a universally accepted reference point; however, it remains operative in a pluralized and fragmented world. Christianity remains influential as a conceptual archive, cultural tradition, intellectual stimulus as well as critical voice in current philosophical, social, and political debates. We invite papers interpreting the contemporary situation and interrogating the possibilities of Christian theological, philosophical, and spiritual discourse in a culture that is not-Christian, but at the same time, not yet entirely non-Christian.