WordcloudIn September 2016, the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education (BMB) established a Special Research Area ‚Interreligiosity’ at the Private University College for Teacher Education Vienna/Krems (KPH). The Research Area is supposed to provide an empirical context-sensitive basis for enhancing interreligious competence in teacher education. It is a cooperation between the KPH Vienna/Krems and the Private University College of Education, Linz (PH Linz).
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23.08.- 26.08.2017 | Contribution to the Conference "Translation - Transgression - Transformation", organized by the European Society of Women in Theological Research" (ESWTR) Within the scope of the international conference of the ESWTR, which takes place in Vienna from August 23th - 26th, 2017, Irmtraud Fischer, University of Graz, and Edith Petschnigg give a talk on the topic "On the need for Christians to seek dialogue with Jews" on August 24th |  | ||
13.09.- | Panel at conference of the German Association for the Scientific Study of Religions (DVRW) in Marburg Together with three colleagues from Germany, Prof. Karsten Lehmann will hold a Panel at this year’s biannial conference of the German Association for the Scientific Stucdy of Religions (DVRW). The Panel will be entitled: „Rekonfiguration religionswissenschaftlicher Grundbegriffe – ein neuer ‚turn’ in der Religionswissenschaft? / Reconfiguration of Basic Terms in the Study of Religions – a new ‚turn‘ in Religious Studies?" |  | ||
31.07.2017 | "Religious Discourses in Western Democracies - Initiative Christian-Jewish Study Week in Dialogue with Islam" | | ||
04.07.2017 | Paper at the 2017-ISSR Conference in Lausanne / CH Prof. Dr. Karsten Lehmann has been invited to be part of ‘Session STS 35 : Secularizations and Counter-Scularizations: Theoretical and Comparative Perspective‘ of this year’s Annual Conference of the International Society for the Sociology of Religion / ISSR. He will present a paper entitled 'Sedimentation of 'the Religious' and 'the Secular', - Human Rights Discourses inside Religiously Affiliated Organizations'. This is the link to the conference programme | |||
22.06.2017 | Fourth and final Meeting of the Diskurs ‚interreligiöse Kompetenz‘ The Special Research Area ‚Interreligiosity‘ is happy to invite you – in cooperation with the Center of Competence ‚interkulturelles, interreligiöses und interkonfessionelles Lernen‘ – to a lecture series on modern classics in the field of ‚interreligious competence‘. The fourth and final date is scheduled for June 22nd, 4:15 to 6:15 pm in room 1.17. Prof. Dr. Erhard Mayerhofer will introduce into Mirjam Schambeck’s concept or ‚interreligious competence‘.
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15.05.2017 | Prof. Karsten Lehmann gives Inaugural Lecture On 15 Mai Professor Karsten Lehmann gives his Inauguratinonal Lecture at the KPH – entitled: Dimensionen religiöser Pluralität in Österreich – Ein Beitrag zu den Debatten um interreligiöse Kompetenz (Dimensions of religious plurality in Austria – A contribution to the discussions on interreligious competence)‘. INVITATION |  | ||
11.05.2017 | Third Meeting of the Diskurs ‚interreligiöse Kompetenz‘ The Special Research Area ‚Interreligiosity‘ is happy to invite you – in cooperation with the Center of Competence ‚interkulturelles, interreligiöses und interkonfessionelles Lernen‘ – to a lecture series on modern classics in the field of ‚interreligious competence‘. The third date is scheduled for May 11th, 4:15 to 6:15 pm in room 1.17. Prof. Dr. Erhard Mayerhofer will introduce into Mirjam Schambeck’s concept or ‚interreligious competence‘.
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| 10.05.2017 | "Traces of Jewish and Muslim life in Graz. A city walk" In the context of the series of events "Vita activa: Successfully learning", organised by the University of Graz, on May, 10th 2017 Edith Petschnigg guides an interreligious tour through the center of Graz. | | ||
20.04.2017 | Second Meeting of the Diskurs ‚interreligiöse Kompetenz‘ The Special Research Area ‚Interreligiosity‘ is happy to invite you – in cooperation with the Center of Competence ‚interkulturelles, interreligiöses und interkonfessionelles Lernen‘ – to a lecture series on modern classics in the field of ‚interreligious competence‘. The second date is scheduled for 20. April, 4:15 to 6:15 pm in room 1.17. Prof. Dr. Karsten Lehmann will introduce into Anne Koch’s concept or ‚interreligious competence‘. | | ||
03.04.2017 | Publication of the Conference Volume: The publication documents in 18 contributions of well-known experts of Jewish-Christian dialogue current developments – especially in the German-speaking area and in Hungary – and reflects contemporary challenges looking to the future. |  | ||
27.03.2017 | Prof. Dr. Lehmann on air In the Ö1 Radio Broadcast 'Logos - Theologie und Leben', Prof. Dr. Karsten Lehmann underlines the significance of the context for our understanding of the relationship between religion and violence.
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24.03.2017 | 15th Seminar „Interkulturalität und Mehrsprachigkeit in der schulischen Praxis“ - „Interculturality and plurilingualism in educational practice" Dr.in Edda Strutzenberger-Reiter and Dr.in Eva Kepplinger will run a workshop: „Diversity at School – Handling religious Diversity in a pedagogical setting: A Research Projekt of the KPH Wien/Krems, IRPA and University of Vienna” | | ||
21.03.2017 | “Religious Diversity in School Development: Perspectives of Religious Pedagogy”: Dr. Edda Strutzenberger-Reiter will give a lecture on March 21st at 6.00 p.m. in the context of a “Forum lebens.werte.schule”. |  | ||
19.03.2017 | Barbara Weiß’ radio-transmission ‚Religion als Ursache von Konflikten / Religion as a Cause of Conflict‘ inter alia (BAYERN 2, 19.03.2017) features Prof. Dr. Karsten Lehmann as one of the experts in the field. Lehmann will be ‘on air’ between 8:00 and 8:30 a.m. | |||
16.03.2017 | Lecture Series: ,Interreligious Competence` The Special Research Area ‚Interreligiosity‘ is happy to invite you – in cooperation with the Center of Competence ‚interkulturelles, interreligiöses und interkonfessionelles Lernen‘ – to a lecture series on modern classics in the field of ‚interreligious competence‘. The first date is scheduled for 16 March 2017, 4:15 to 6:15 pm in room 1.17. Prof. Dr. Alfred Garcia Sobreira-Majer will introduce into Joachim Willem’s concept or ‚interreligious competence‘. Please find additional information on the first meeting here. And these are the links to the meetings on April 20, May 11 and June 22. | | ||
10.03.2017 | Prof. Dr. Karsten Lehmann presents a paper at this year’s Dürnstein Symposium In his paper – entitled ‚Zum ambivalenten Verhältnis von Religionen und Gewalt / On the ambivalent relationship between religions and violence’ – Karsten Lehmann will provide a short survey on most recent Religious Studies-approaches to the study of religions and violence. Following this paper, there will be a plenary discussion between Wolfgang Palaver, Nikita Dhawan, Philippe Buc und Karsten Lehmann. |  | ||
08.03.2017 | Dr. Edith Petschnigg gives a specialist lecture at the network meeting "Christian-Jewish Dialogue in Lower Saxony" At the network meeting "Christian-Jewish Dialogue in Lower Saxony" on March 8th 2017 in Hannover Edith Petschnigg gives a specialist lecture on the topic "How can Jewish-Christian Dialogue successfully be done? Case examples and attempts to create a set of criteria". Petschnigg presents results of her PhD thesis "'What unites us, is the Bible'. History and Biblical Reception of Jewish-Christian Grassroots Initiatives in Germany and Austria after 1945" and illustrates a set of criteria for the success of Jewish-Christian dialogue. |  | ||
27.02.2017 | In preparation of the 2017 Dürnstein Symposium ‘Gesellschaft, Staat, Gewalt / Society, State and Violence’, Prof. Dr. Karsten Lehmann takes part in a live radio transmission on Radio Orange 94.0 You can follow the transmission on 27.02.2017 from 10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m., or listen to it from the archive. |  | ||
01.01.2017 | Prof. Dr. Karsten Lehmann got appointed ‚Senior Research Fellow‘ at the Religious Studies Department of Vienna University. In the context of this cooperation Karsten Lehmann wants to contribute to more in-depth research on the present-day religious scene. In cooperation with Prof. Dr. Wolfram Reiss he is -inter alia – planning a conference on religious plurality in Austria. |  | ||
17.12.2016 | Cooperation with University of Kentucky - preparatory meeting In preparation of a research project on ‚Local Religious Plurality in Vienna, Austria‘, Prof. Dr. Karsten Lehmann met his colleague Prof. Dr. Stan Brunn from the University of Kentucky. The Geographer Stan Brunn is highly interested in future cooperation concerning the mapping of religious plurality. |  | ||
25.11.2016 | Book presentation: „Religion in der Schulentwicklung. Eine empirische Studie.“ – “Religion in school development. An empirical study.“ On Friday, Nov 25, 2016, Edda Strutzenberger-Reiter presented her dissertation published by kohlhammer edition. In her research she looks for the impact of religion and religious diversity on processes of school development at schools. After her keynote there was an intense discussion going on, especially on the role and function of Religion teachers within school development. |  | ||
23.11.2016 | Prof. Dr. Karsten Lehmann gives post-doctoral lecture at Bayreuth University Topic of the lecture: ‚Shifting borders between the religious and the secular field‘ |  | ||
| 02.11.2016 | Contribution to the "Religion and the Public Sphere"-Blog of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) entitled: "Public presence as loss of power: Religious NGOs from Church diplomacy to civil society activism" Author: Prof. Dr. Karsten Lehmann Link |  | ||
| First Research Workshop ‚Interreligiosity‘ on the project „Vielfalt erforschen / Researching Diversity" Presenter: Dr.in Edda Strutzenberger-Reiter Download Flyer |  | |||
| 01.09.2016 | Establishment of the Special Research Focus ‘Interreligiosity’ at the KPH Wien/Krems (in cooperation with the PH Linz) |  | ||
| Publication of the Edited Volume Einheit und Differenz in der Religionswissenschaft / Unity and Diversity in the Academic Study of Religions edited by Karsten Lehmann and Ansgar Jödicke Link |  | |||
| Publication of the PhD-Thesis Religion in der Schulentwicklung / Religion in School Development by Edda Strutzenberger-Reiter Link |  | |||
| Publication of the Edited Volume Der “jüdisch-christliche” Dialog veränderte die Theologie / The impact of ‚Jewish-Christian’ Dialogue on Theology by Edith Petschnigg and Irmtraud Fischer Link |  | |||
| Publication of the Post-Doctoral Thesis Religious NGOs in International Relations by Karsten Lehmann Link |  |