Thessalonique 2009 : EuReSiS : Teaching and Research on State and Religions in the Scope of the EU

Un réseau international, soutenu par la Commission Européenne, en vue de développer de nouvelles coopérations interdisciplinaires dans les enseignements universitaires concernés par la régulation du fait religieux.

 

Meeting of the Steering Committee

25-28 June 2009, Thessaloniki

 

Teaching and Research on State and Religions in the Scope of the EU : an elearning process going on.

 

EuReSIS NET aims to contribute to the creation of a European educational system which prepares student to respect the religious diversity, to reject prejudices, to feel the necessity of a peaceful social cohabitation in the European religious mosaic. Through a multidisciplinary, interreligious, interconfessional educational approach, the EuReSIS Network tries to improve the quality of Religion and State studies in Europe by mapping, analyzing the current situation and developing new methods of studying, understanding and teaching. The harmonization of courses, the adoption of Tuning methodology, the facilitation of student and staff mobility, the cooperation between universities and society are specific objectives.

 

 

 

7-10 May 2008, Louvain-la-Neuve

Thursday May 8th : Public Meeting of Experts
With the support of the European Commission and the Faculty of theology (UCL)

The purpose of the Louvain-la-Neuve meeting was threefold :

  • Contributing to an already began mapping of european master courses and teaching experiences on Religion State and Societies Interaction
  • Preparing a targeted teaching cooperation through European Universities by providing E-learning-process, web based and video courses
  • Contributing to a future “European Institute for Religion and State Studies”

Three main steps for the meeting : an interdisciplinary approach

  • through networking experiences,
  • european law teaching, and
  • pedagogical interactions between a legal perspective and other disciplines.

9h30 I. Discovering Some Convergences between National Laws and Societies : The Role of Formal and Informal Networks : what about a teaching perspective?

  • Eurel : Mme Anne-Laure Zwilling, CNRS-PRISME-SDRE, Strasbourg
  • The Church-State European Consortium : Prof. Dr. Rik Torfs, Leuven
  • Consortium Canon Law and Culture : Prof. Dr. Jean-Paul Durand, ICP-Paris
  • Euresis : Prof. Dr. Nikos Maghioros, Thessaloniki
  • Informal Relations between National Administrations : Dr. Michaela Moravcicova, Bratislava and Mr Henri de Cordes, CIAOSN-Bruxelles
  • Gratianus/Socrates : Prof. Dr. Brigitte Basdevant-Gaudemet, Paris XI.

11h00 II. Taking into account the EU within the existing Society and Religions Courses  : EU Law and EU Identity as a common field for every master’s program or interdisciplinary exchange                         

  • Italy  : Prof. Dr. NN
  • Spain : Prof. Dr. Rafael Palomino, Madrid
  • Germany : Prof. Dr. Gerhard Robbers, Trier
  • France  : Dr. Emmanuel Tawil, Paris II
  • Belgium : Prof. Dr. Louis-Léon Christians, UCL
  • UK-Ireland : Prof. Dr. Javier Oliva, Bangor

12h30 : Debate and Prospective for an European Cooperation

13h30 : Lunch

14h30 III. Round Table : Cross-fertilization between legal and non legal approaches in an euro-pedagogical perspective Non-Juridical Approaches – interactions with comparative theologies and ethical teachings

  • Protestant Theology : Prof. Dr. Pia Soltoft, Copenhagen
  • Orthodox Theology : Prof. N. Papagergiu, Thessaloniki
  • Catholic Theology : Prof. H. Deroitte, UCL 
  • Sociology : Prof. Dr. Sabour, Finland
  • Anthropology : Prof. Dr. Olivier Servais, UCL

15h30 Coffee

  • Psychology of Religion : Prof. Dr. Vassilis Sarroglou, UCL
  • History : Prof. Dr. Blandine Chelini-Pont, Lidems, Aix-en-Provence
  • Political Sciences : Prof. Dr. François Foret, ULB, Bruxelles
  • Multicultural Studies : Prof. Dr. Patrick De Pooter, Gent, Antwerpen
  • Pedagogy and new technologies : Prof. Dr. Marcel Lebrun, UCL
  • Religious Studies and University Library : Ms Geneviève Bricoult, UCL

16h30 Debate : Practical prospective for an European Cooperation

18h00 : End