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International Viadrina Summer University "Religion and Modernity - The
Societal Determination of Religion and its Cultural Potential"
Date: 18 June - 06 July 2007
Venue: European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder), GERMANY
Congress Language: English
Deadline of application: 1 April
Some grants available
(see also attached flyer/poster)
The third Viadrina Summer University will address the role of religion in
modern societies. We will study the impact of modernity on religion and,
vice versa, the influence religion exerts on modern life worlds. Pivotal to
this approach is the assumption that religion is not only constantly
challenged and changed by processes of modernization, such as pluralization,
individualization, or functional differentiation. Rather it must also be
considered as one of societies driving forces to modernization. The
interaction of religion and modernization is expressed in the relationship
between religion and democracy, religion and the rule of law, religion and
education, religion and art, religion and nationalism, as well as in the
role of Islam in modern societies.
With the Summer University, the European University’s Faculty of Social and
Cultural Sciences offers a contribution for international graduate
education. In the Viadrina’s tradition of international and
interdisciplinary research, instructors from a variety of academic fields
(sociologists, political scientists, historians, and linguists) and
universities (Warsaw, Montreal, UW Milwaukee, UT at Austin, Paris, London,
Manchester, Leipzig, Frankfurt (Oder)) will work together on Religion and
Modernity. The Summer University is a further contribution to the Viadrina’s
task of crossing European borders. Students will be given the chance to
cross borders as an everyday life experience: live in Poland, study in
Germany. Social activities include daytrips to the city of Berlin (approx.
100 KM west of Frankfurt (Oder)). Deadline for applications is
April 1. All courses will be taught in English. Some grants are available.
For further details about the programme, the venue, fees, grants, and
contact information see the attached file, or visit
http://www2.kuwi.euv-frankfurt-o.de/de/studium/summeruniversity/index.html
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