Conference Series KCID
Similarly to the previous work of the institutional predecessor of our research center, the research unit Key Concepts in Interreligious Discourses (KCID), BaFID organizes conferences with internationally renowned scholars three times a year. Each conference consists of two parts that focus on two essential, related concepts in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Selected reports and recordings of these conferences are published online.
These KCID conferences are scheduled for 2022 and 2023:
June 22-24, 2022: The Concept of Emotion and the Concept of Morality in Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Lectures
- Emotion:
Prof. Dr. Joel Hecker, Professor of Jewish Mysticism, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, Wyncote, PA/USA, on Judaism
Prof. Dr. John Corrigan, Florida State University/USA, on Christianity
Prof. Dr. Paul Heck, Georgetown University/USA, on Islam - Morality:
Prof. Dr. Alan Mittleman, Jewish Theological Seminary/USA, on Judaism
Prof. Dr. Marianne Heimbach-Steins, University of Munster, on Christianity
Prof. Dr. Mutaz Al-Khatib, Hamad Bin Khalifa University/QA, on Islam
September 21-23, 2022: The Concept of Mysticism and the Concept of Divine-Human Communication in Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Lectures
- Mysticism:
Prof. em. Moshe Idel, Hebrew University Jerusalem/IL, on Judaism
Prof. Dr. Ann Astell, University of Notre Dame/USA, on Christianity
Prof. Dr. Erdal Toprakyaran, University of Tübingen, on Islam - Divine-Human Communication:
Prof. Dr. Aaron Hughes, Indiana University Bloomington/USA, on Judaism
Prof. Dr. Porphyrios Georgi, University of Balamand/LBN, on Christianity
Dr. Ghassan El Masri, BaFID/FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg, on Islam
February 15-17, 2023: The Concept of Religion and the Concept of Rationality in Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Lectures
- Religion:
Prof. Dr. Oliver Leaman, University of Kentucky/USA, on Judaism
Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Gregor-Maria Hoff, University of Salzburg, on Christianity
Prof. Dr. Moncef Ben Abdeljelil, University of Sousse/TUN, on Islam - Rationality:
Prof. Dr. Yitzhak Melamed, Johns Hopkins University/USA, on Judaism
Dr. Dr. Martin Breul, University of Erfurt, on Christianity
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Rudolph, University of Zurich, on Islam
June 21-23, 2023: The Concept of Authority and the Concept of Modernity in Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Lectures
- Authority:
Prof. Dr. Lawrence Kaplan, McGill University/CA, on Judaism
Prof. Dr. Christoph Seibert, University of Hamburg, on Christianity
Prof. Dr. Vincent Cornell, Emory University/USA, on Islam - Modernity:
Prof. Dr. Allan Arkush, Binghamton University/USA, on Judaism
Prof. Dr. Vasilios N. Makrides, University of Erfurt, on Christianity
Prof. Dr. Armina Omerika, University of Frankfurt/Main, on Islam
October 11-13, 2023: The Concept of Suffering and the Concept of Happiness in Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Lectures
- Suffering:
Prof. Dr. Robert Gibbs, University of Toronto/CA, on Judaism
Prof. Dr. Christopher Southgate, University of Exeter/UK, on Christianity
Prof. Dr. Mohammed Ghaly, Hamad bin Khalifa University/QAT, on Islam - Happiness:
Prof. em. Dr. Kenneth Seeskin, Northwestern University/USA, on Judaism
Prof. em. Dr. Paul J. Wadell, St. Norbert College/USA, on Christianity
Dr. Raid al-Daghistani, University of Munster, on Islam

The last conferences were held from February 16th to 17th, 2022 on “The Concept of Protology/Cosmology and the Concept of Eschatology in Judaism, Christianity and Islam” (Program), from October 6th to 7th, 2021 on “The Concept of Education and the Concept of Family in Judaism, Christianity and Islam” (Program), from June 23th to 24th, 2021 on “The Concept of Sin and the Concept of Redemption in Judaism, Christianity and Islam“ (Program) and from February 17th to 18th, 2021 on “The Concept of Will and the Concept of Predestination in Judaism, Christianity and Islam” (Program).