Dagens avsnitt av R&T spelades in inför publik på CTR, kvällen den 21:e september 2023, och är höstterminens första delen av samtalsserien "Religion och Existens." Tillsammans med samtalsledarna forskarna Frida Mannerfelt och Svante Lundgren stod Anita Goldman i centrum som kvällens hedersgäst. Goldman är sedan flera decennier verksam som författare, journalist, debattör och kolumnist, och har genom åren varit en viktig samhällsröst i Sverige. Hennes texter handlar ofta om kvinnors roll i...

In this episode of the Conversations Series, a final discussion takes place with the renowned award-winning sociologist Professor Liah Greenfeld. With a host Tornike Metreveli, Liah Greenfeld discusses key arguments from Greenfeld's  book, "The Spirit of Capitalism." Greenfeld delves into a central question once explored by Max Weber: What truly drives sustained economic growth? Tracing the economic consciousness across nations such as England, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Japan, and the...

Dagens avsnitt är ett föredrag och ämnespresentation från konferensen "Att vägleda till studier inom humaniora, teologi och samhällsvetenskap," som hölls på LUX, år 2018. Föredraget finns att se här: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6KUFe2hoFM&ab_channel=HT-fakulteternavidLundsuniversitet ----------------------------------------------  "Religion och Teologi" produceras av Joel Kuhlin,  för Centrum för Teologi & Religionsvetenskap. För kritik eller kommentarer till avsnittet, skriv...

Detta avsnitt av R&T är en återpublicering av Stephan Borgehammars, professor i praktisk teologi vid Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap, föredraget "Framtiden förr: medeltida tidshantering och tanken på världens ände." Föredraget, som ursprungligen hölls på de så kallade "Ht-dagarna" vid Lunds universitet 2017, undersöker medeltida tidshantering och tanken på världens ände Föredraget använder bilder och texter förknippade med adventstiden för att ge inblickar i hur medeltidens...

This is the twenty-second episode of the Conversations Series, and in this second episode in the ongoing triology of conversations with the renowned award-winning sociologist Professor Liah Greenfeld, Greenfeld unravels the dark side of the American dream. We dare to question if the very essence of the ambition-driven culture, built on limitless self-fulfillment, could actually be causing a wave of mental distress. Tornike Metreveli’s second episode with the esteemed scholar in modernity and...

This is the twenty-first episode of the Conversations Series, and the inaugural, associate Professorship lecture (aka "docent-lecture") of the host of the Religion in Praxis Conversations Series himself, Dr. Tornike Metreveli, under the title "Timeless Traditions, Changing Times: A Sociological Voyage through Orthodox Christianity." The duality of faith as both sanctuary and storm is a paradox, one that resonates powerfully within the context of Orthodox Christianity. This exploration...

This is the twentieth episode of the Conversations Series, and in this  episode a triology of conversations with the renowned award-winning sociologist Professor Liah Greenfeld is introduced, where we apply theories on nationalism and modernity to the Russion invasion of Ukraine.  First, we probe Russia's national identity and consciousness, seeking to understand how its historical and cultural roots may shape its ambition to 'reclaim' territories perceived as inherently Russian. This...

Valborg Lindgärde tilldelades 2023 års Anders Nygrenpris, ett pris som delas vart tredje år ut av teologiska fakulteten vid Lunds universitet. Lindgärde föreläste i samband med överlämnandet på temat "'Ty skyndar iag mig tijt...' – Om att läsa, lära och närvara i en bibelberättelse." Anders Nygrenpriset är inrättat av Stiftelsen Birgit och Sven Håkan Ohlsson till minne av Anders Nygren, inflytelserik professor i systematiskt teologi vid Teologiska fakulteten i Lund...

At the annual doctoral conferment ceremony on 26 May, 2023, Lund University conferred more than 200 doctors. One of them was the Faculty of Theology's honorary doctor, Professor Christine Hayes. This is a recording of her honorary doctoral lecture, held at LUX in Lund on 25 May. The title of the lecture is, "Radical Rabbis and Other Serendipities". Christine Hayes is an American academic and scholar of Jewish studies, currently serving as the Sterling Professor of Religious Studies in...

Den 25:e maj 2023 gav författare Johannes Anyuru en föreläsning vid CTR med rubriken "Den andra tomma graven - Jesus i Islam", med anledning av tilldelning av hedersdoktorat vid Lunds universitet och den teologiska fakulteten. Föreläsningen går även att se här: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8psp-_yCIZo&t=11s&ab_channel=Religion%26Teologi ---------------------------------------------- "Religion och Teologi" produceras av Joel Kuhlin,  för Centrum för Teologi &...

This is the nineteenth episode of the Conversations Series. Ignoring White House warnings, Russia's surprising invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 left the world in shock. The war, initiated by Putin, has seen an unexpected resistance from Ukrainians, the West's unity, and Russia's growing isolation.  Harvard historian Professor Serhii Plokhy provides a comprehensive analysis of the conflict's origins and its likely future impacts. Although the full-scale conflict began with the 2014...

How could a jar of potato salad ultimately result in 15,345 lives being saved from the Nazi death machine at the very end of the Second World War? On the 25th of April, 2023, the departments of History and CTR organized an event under the rubric "A Jar of Potato Salad Can Save lives: The Legacy of the White Bus Rescue Actions in March-May 1945." Two invited guest-presenters, Richard Ohlsson (President, Better Futures Foundation), Roger A. Ritvo (Distinguished Professor, Auburn University,...

In this episode of R&T, CTR-researcher in Philosophy of Religion, Aaron Goldman, gives a talk entitled "Investigating QAnon as a Quasi-Religious Movement - Donald Trump as a Religious Hero", recorded from the annual "HT-dagarna" or Humanities and Theology days at the Joint Faculties. With reference to classic theories of myth and religion, Goldman investigate QAnon – a decentralized right-wing conspiracy movement which emerged in the United States during Donald Trump’s presidency – as a...

In this episode, Professor Yonatan Adler (Ariel University) summarizes the findings of his latest book, "The Origins of Judaism—An Archaeological-Historical Reappraisal,"  presentin archaeological discoveries and ancient texts which may revolutionize our understanding of the beginnings of Judaism.  ---------------------------------------------- Religion and Theology is produced by Joel Kuhlin for the Center for Theology and Religious Studies. If you have comments or critique of this episode,...

In the eighteenth part of the conversations series, we ask: "How has the relationship between religion, populism, and right-wing identity politicsevolved in recent years, and what are the key factors driving this change? How secularization, globalization, individualization, and rapid ethnic change have acted as demand-side developments, leading to the formation of this identity cleavages between cosmopolitans and communitarians?" In this episode, we meet with Dr. Tobias Cremer to discuss his...

I detta avsnitt får vi den sista delen i en kort serie av fördrag & samtal, arrangerade fredagen den 31 mars, mellan tidskriften "Signum" och Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap vid Lunds universitet. Föredraget "Blaise Pascal – fortfarande aktuell jubilar" framfördes av Svante Nordin, professor i idé- och lärdomshistoria.  ---------------------------------------------- "Religion och Teologi" produceras av Joel Kuhlin,  för Centrum för Teologi & Religionsvetenskap. För kritik...

Efter Ulf Jonssons inledande föredrag, från förra avsnittet, där nyutkomna boken Gud och andra orsaker. Hur en ny teori om orsak och verkan kan förändra vår världsbild (Fri Tanke förlag) presenterades, introducerar detta avsnitt ett panelsamtal, av moderator Stephan Borgehammar, med Jakob Löndahl, universitetslektor i aerosolteknologi Svante Nordin, professor i idé- och lärdomshistoria Johannes Persson, professor i teoretisk filosofi Ulf Jonsson, professor i...

Detta är ett inledande avsnitt i en kort serie avsnitt, med utgångspunkt från Ulf Jonsson, professor i religionsfilosofi vid Newmaninstitutet (Uppsala), som presenterar sin nyutkomna bok (Fri Tanke förlag) Gud och andra orsaker. Hur en ny teori om orsak och verkan kan förändra vår världsbild. I efterföljande avsnitt återfinns även ett panelsamtal samt ett föredrag om Pascal av professor emeritus i idé & lärdomshistoria vid Lunds universitet: Svante Nordin.  Innehåll för avsnitt ett &...

This is the seventeenth episode of the Religion in Praxis Conversations Series, and we here ask: "Have a group of citizens can come together to create change and challenge the status quo?" The 2013-14 Euromaidan protests in Ukraine serve as a powerful example of just that. Through in-depth ethnographic research, Emily Channell-Justice explores the concept of "self-organization" that emerged from these demonstrations and civil unrest. In her book, "Without the State," she reveals how this idea...

This is the sixteenth episode of the Religion in Praxis Conversations Series, in which we ask: "Is religion central or irrelevant, positive or negative in world politics today?" So much political commentary and analysis focuses on these issues. But these are the wrong questions to be asking, argues Erin K. Wilson. Designed for practitioners, policymakers, and newcomers to the topic of religion and global politics, the book Religion and World Politics Connecting Theory with Practice provides a...

This is the fourth episode from the concluding conference on the research project "Integration and Tradition: the Making of the Syriac Orthodox Church in Sweden." In this episode, a panel of speakers adress the question "How can the results from the project be of relevance outside academia?" Participants are Dr. Broula Barnohro Oussi (development manager at the Swedish Red Cross), Professor, Aho Shemunkasho (Director of MA studies in Syriac Theology, University of Salzburg) and Habiibah...

Detta avsnitt av R&T är en återpublicering av Magdalena Nordins föredrag "Är Sverige verkligen sekulariserat? Konflikter i hur vi mäter religion." I detta föredrag, som ursprungligen hölls på de så kallade "Ht-dagarna" vid Lunds universitet 2016, undersöker Nordin konflikter i hur forskare mäter religion, i dagens Sverige. Frågan om sekularisering aktualiseras med hjälp av en problematisering av vad som avses med att Sverige framhålls ofta som ett av världens mest sekulariserade länder....

This is the third episode from the concluding conference on the research project "Integration and Tradition: the Making of the Syriac Orthodox Church in Sweden." In this episode, Dr. Magdalena Nordin (Gothenburg University) presents a paper on the topic "Family and the transmission of traditions in the Syriac Orthodox Church in Sweden" and  Dr. Astrid Krabbe Trolle (Roskilde University) offers a response.  ---------------------------------------------- Music for the R&T is generously...

In this episode of the Praxis in Religion Conversation Series, Tornike Metreveli discusses with Professor Tamara Grdzelidze, a former Ambassador of Georgia to the Holy See, how ecclesiastical borders related to national boundaries and what connections exist between Orthodoxy and national identity. Orthodox Christianity is reviewed for its capacity for a complex and multifaceted relationship with political power throughout its history. In some cases, Orthodox Christianity has influenced...

This is the second episode from the concluding conference on the research project "Integration and Tradition: the Making of the Syriac Orthodox Church in Sweden." In this episode, Dr. Henrik Johnsén (Stockholm university/Lund University) dicusees results in the form of a presentation on "Hierarchy, democracy and religious tradition – the emergence of Syriac-Orthodox congregation organization in Sweden." And afterwards,  Dr. Andreas Schmoller (Katholische Privat-Universität, Linz) offers some...