At the initiative of a Lebanese journalist, Kinda Marie Elias, Prof. Marek Cieslik (Dean of the Faculté des Sciences Religieuses, Université Saint-Joseph, Beirut), Prof. Michel Fédou sj (Centre Sèvres – Facultés jésuites de Paris) and Prof. Lorenzo Perrone (Alma Mater Studiorum – Universita di Bologna) are organizing a symposium on Origen in Lebanon.
The general theme is: « Origen in Lebanon. The Interpretation of the Foundational Texts: A Challenge for the Inter-religious Dialogue ».
The symposium will take place in Beirut at the Faculté des Sciences Religieuses of the Université St.-Joseph on the 23rd-24th of March 2020. On the 25th there will be an excursion to Tyre to lay a commemorative plaque of Origen and the participation to the interreligious festival of the Annonciation, which is celebrated in Lebanon both by Christians and Muslims.
A call for proposals is attached. Younger scholars are especially encouraged to apply (twenty-five grants will be awarded). The deadline for proposals is the 31st of August 2019. Please see the attached PDF for more details.
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