Just Peace and the Journey towards Reconciliation
Theological Roundtable.
Everybody is hoping for peace and reconciliation. But what does just peace entail and where does the journey towards reconciliation take us?
This roundtable invites for a theologically informed discussion on the themes of peace and reconciliation in the current European context characterized by the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine and with a perspective from the aftermath of the civil war in Yugoslavia.
Programme
| Welcome by dean prof. Carsten Selch Jensen, Theological Faculty, University of Copenhagen, and Emil Hilton Saggau, General Secretary of Danish Council of Churches. |
| Dr. Emil Hilton Saggau, “Fault Lines in the Orthodox World - Geopolitics, Theology, and Diplomacy in Light of the War in Ukraine” |
| Prof. Cyril Hovorun, Professor of Ecclesiology, International Relations and Ecumenism, University College of Stockholm, ”Current developments in peace-procuring process in Ukraine: Theological perspectives” |
| Prof. Branko Sekulic, University Center for Protestant Theology, University of Zagreb: “The Theology of Ethnocultural Empatic Turn: In Spite of Ethnoreligious Phenomenon” |
| Prof. Mika Vähäkangas, Inez and Julius Polin Institute for Theological Research, Åbo Academi University, “Churches as nations’ little helpers? Theological considerations” |
| Prof. Tornike Metreveli, Docent in Sociology of Religions, Center for Theology and Religion, University of Lund, “Sacred Alignments and Political Aftershocks: Rethinking Religious Authority in Times of War”. |
| Q&A from audience. |
Target audience
Researchers and students of theology, European studies, sociology of religion, international relations and ecumenism. The roundtable format means a number of shorter presentations with ample time for discussion and questions, both from other presenters and from audience.
Registration
The event is open for all and free.
For more information contact Jonas Adelin Jørgensen.