
UCSIA provides a platform for the exchange of scientific findings in the field of religion, culture and society and their mutual relationships. UCSIA distinguishes the following themes.
By focusing on religion, UCSIA stays true to its roots: the Christian tradition in general and the Jesuit tradition in particular. This implies that we look at our own world with an open and positive attitude, that we are well aware of the fact that private matters must be examined in order to discern something about the ‘universal’. Solid knowledge of religions and life philosophies is essential, not only to participate in the public debate, but also to underpin our own spirituality. Another important topic for UCSIA is the interaction between life philosophies and natural science. Although man cannot be reduced to biochemistry, neurology, psychology or sociology, these disciplines help us to understand religious experiences. UCSIA strives to further explore these topics on the crossroads of natural science, morality and meaning.
Projects
UCSIA Summer School
At our annual summer school on religion, culture and society, young scholars and PhD students attend class with international experts and present their own research.
UCSIA-IJS Chair
encourages the study of Judaism's and Hebraism's history from the perspective of Jewish-Christian dialogue in order to interpret its place in the contemporary European culture.
Events
Passion:
Histories of the Heart
exhibit & city walk
14 February - 30 June 2021
Behind the scenes of 'Passion: Histories of the Heart'
webinar
29 April 2021
Sublime and Subtle? The Antwerp Cathedral, 500 Years in Search of Language
webinar
14 May 2021
Islamic Religious Education in Europe
online book launch
18 May 2021
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News
Planetary Theology and Climate Change
What is the role of ‘man’, ‘government’ and ‘the political’ in the context of climate change? Prof. Peter Scott draws from popular culture and from planetary and political theology in this webinar.Watch the webinar...
Ouverture à la diversité religieuse
On Wednesday 21 April from 7.00 – 9.45 p.m. UTC+2, inTOUCH organizes, together with Chapelle pour l’Europe and UCSIA an online book launch of Ouverture à la diversité religieuse, the first French publication by the Spanish Jesuit Javier Melloni. The book calls on religious traditions to open up to diversity within their own traditions.
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