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The long-held belief in the secularization thesis and the subsequent expectation that religion would gradually lose its societal relevance in public and scientific discourse led to religion being treated rather as a side issue. This has changed fundamentally in the wake of growing religious pluralization. In this respect, both the destructive potential of religion as well as initiatives designed to promote understanding between people of different religions and worldviews play a significant role. In view of these ambivalences, a need has arisen for clarification in the area of societal as well as scientific discourse. The planned conference will debate the challenges of religious pluralization and the contribution to be made by interreligious dialogue in five thematic areas - theology, politics/civil society, education, Communication/media and contexts. The aim of the conference is to describe innovative scientific approaches and broad political and social scopes of action for addressing religious plurality.
PROGRAM
The program for the Herrenhausen Conference on "Religious Pluralisation - A Challenge for Modern Societies" can be found in the download area and on our website. All speakers and chairs have confirmed their participation.
Session 1: Religion and Dialogue in Different Contexts
Public Lecture: Toward a New Paradigm for Religion in a Pluralist Age
Session 2: Community Building and Policymaking in European Perspectives
Session 3: Contribution of Religious Education to Dialogue and Integration
Session 4: The Relevance of Interreligious Dialogue in the Public Sphere
Forum on Dialogical Theology
Session 5: Interreligious Communication and the Role of Media
Perspectives of Further Research in the Field of Interreligious Dynamics
REGISTRATION
If you would like to attend the conference, please register by clicking on our website: https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en/events/calendar-of-events/details-of-events... There are no fees for attendance but registration is essential.
LANGUAGE
The conference language is English.
VENUE
The conference is held at Herrenhausen Palace, a new conference center in Hanover, Germany.
Information on participating / attending:
If you would like to attend the conference, please register by clicking on our website. There are no fees for attendance but registration is essential.
Date:
10/04/2016 13:30 - 10/06/2016 18:00
Registration deadline:
09/30/2016
Event venue:
Herrenhausen Palace
Herrenhäuser Str. 5
30419 Hannover
Niedersachsen
Germany
Target group:
Scientists and scholars, Students
Email address:
Relevance:
international
Subject areas:
Cultural sciences, Religion, Social studies
Types of events:
Conference / symposium / (annual) conference
Entry:
07/01/2016
Sender/author:
Jens Rehländer
Department:
Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event54783
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