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:

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, University of Rochester/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
Due to the Corona pandemic, some of the conferences took place via Zoom. Photo: Waltert

KCID conferences in 2024 and 2025:

  • The Concept of Prayer and the Concept of Religious Learning in Judaism, Christianity and Islam (February 21-23, 2024)
  •  The Concept of Prophecy and the Concept of Spiritual Beings in Judaism, Christianity and Islam (June 26-28, 2024)
  • The Concept of Wealth and the Concept of Poverty in Judaism, Christianity and Islam (September 25-27, 2024)
  • The Concept of Religious Leadership and the Concept of Religious Community in Judaism, Christianity and Islam (February 19-21, 2025)
  • The Concept of Matter and the Concept of Spirit in Judaism, Christianity and Islam (June 25-27, 2025)
  • The Concept of Health and the Concept of Illness in Judaism, Christianity and Islam (October 8-10, 2025)

The last conferences were held:

  • June 22-24, 2022 on “The Concept of Emotion and the Concept of Morality in Judaism, Christianity and Islam” (Program)
  • February 16-17, 2022 on “The Concept of Protology/Cosmology and the Concept of Eschatology in Judaism, Christianity and Islam” (Program)
  • October 6-7, 2021 on “The Concept of Education and the Concept of Family in Judaism, Christianity and Islam” (Program)
  • June 23-24, 2021 on “The Concept of Sin and the Concept of Redemption in Judaism, Christianity and Islam“ (Program)
  • February 17-18, 2021 on “The Concept of Will and the Concept of Predestination in Judaism, Christianity and Islam” (Program)
  • September 23-24, 2020 on „The Concept of Death and the Concept of Life in Judaism, Christianity and Islam” (Programm)
  • June 17-18, 2020 on “The Concept of Environment and the Concept of Economy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam“
  • February 12-14, 2020 on “The Concept of Good and the Concept of Evil in Judaism, Christianity and Islam“ (Programm)
  • September 18-20, 2019 on “The Concept of Violence and the Concept of Just War in Judaism, Christianity and Islam” (Programm)
  • July 26-28, 2019 on “The Concept of Body and the Concept of Soul in Judaism, Christianity and Islam“
  • February 13-15, 2019 on “The Concept of Person and the Concept of Sexuality in Judaism, Christianity and Islam” (Programm)
  • December 12-14, 2018 on “The Concept of History and the Concept of Time in Judaism, Christianity and Islam“ (Programm)
  • April 18-20, 2018 on “The Concept of Scripture and the Concept of Doctrine in Judaism, Christianity and Islam“ (Programm)
  • December 13-15, 2017 on “The Concept of Tolerance and the Concept of Peace in Judaism, Christianity and Islam“ (Programm)
  • September 27-29, 2017  on “The Concept of Faith and the Concept of Truth in Judaism, Christianity and Islam“ (Programm)
  • May 10-12, 2017 on “The Concept of Freedom and the Concept of Justice in Judaism, Christianity and Islam“ (Programm)
  • December 15-16, 2016 on “The Concept of Human Rights in Judaism, Christianity and Islam” (Programm)
  • July 21-22, 2016 on “The Concept of Revelation in Judaism, Christianity and Islam“ (Programm)
  • May 19-20, 2016 on “The Concept of Human Being in Judaism, Christianity and Islam” (Programm)