On 23rd and 24th May a Seminar will take place, within the scope of the Chair of Biblical, Jewish and Christian Studies, entitled "Envision Together the Subject of the Feminine (From a Jewish and Christian Approach)".

This seminar will be led by Prof. Tova Forti of Ben-Gurion University of Negev (Beersheba - Israel) and Prof. Luisa Almendra (CITER - Portuguese Catholic University) who will make a presentation of the Jewish and Christian perspective of the feminine in the Jewish Scriptures, opening a space for reading and dialogue on the theme with the participants.

The seminar is open to the entire academic community and to the general public interested in deepening how Judaism and Christianity read the theme of the feminine in the Jewish Scriptures (OT); and how the possibility of a diversity and complementarity of readings enriches and deepens the debate.

On 11 March, the Universidade Católica Portuguesa is hosting a special event to celebrate the life and legacy of Manuel Sérgio, Portugal's most influential sports philosopher. The philosopher who never gave up thinking about sports humanism will be honoured at a session attended by the Secretary of State for Sport, Pedro Dias, and the President of UCP, Isabel Capeloa Gil.

The session is the result of a collaborative project between the Portuguese Institute of Sport and Youth (IPDJ) and the Manuel Sérgio Chair - Sport, Ethics and Transcendence (UCP-CITER).

The event starts at 4pm and will feature a screening of the documentary ‘Manuel Sérgio: Biography and Dictionary of Ethics and Sport’, curated by the writer Gonçalo M. Tavares. Afterwards, journalist Paulo Sérgio will moderate a round table bringing together Gonçalo M. Tavares (Professor, author), José Carlos Lima (Coordinator of the National Plan for Ethics in Sport) and Alfredo Teixeira (Coordinator of the Manuel Sérgio Chair). The panel discussion includes the presentation of the latest volume in the Chair's collection, entitled ‘Sport, Freedom and Democracy’, published by UCP Editora.

This will be a privileged opportunity to celebrate Manuel Sérgio's innovative vision, which has inspired athletes, coaches, politicians and researchers over the last few decades.

Free entry, subject to registration.

REGISTRATION PROGRAMME

The Research Centre for Theology and Religious Studies, Universidade Católica, is organising the II International and Interdisciplinary Symposium on Theology and Religious Studies from 25 to 27 January 2023.

The event takes place in online format.
 

Register by sending an email to alexvboas@ucp.pt

The UCP Bookshop is hosting the debate "Natural and Artificial: what boundaries?", with the participation of Carlos Fiolhais, Physicist and Alexandre Palma, Theologian, on 26 June at 18h00.

This debate, an initiative of CITER - Centre for Research in Theology and Studies of Religion with CRC - Centre for Christian Reflection, will be moderated and commented on by Maria José Roxo, Geographer.

Among the multiple characteristics of contemporary culture, in its global and local articulations, the process of digitalisation is undoubtedly one of the most prominent. As expected, the impact of this feature is clearly transversal, affecting all dimensions of culture at different levels, from the simplest to the most complex, directly, or indirectly.

Since religion, in its most diverse configurations, is also, among other things, a cultural phenomenon, it could not escape the impact of the digital, in all its registers. The academic study of the plural experiences and manifestations of religion finds an immense field of work, much of which remains to be explored.

In this sense, the ninth edition of the Luso-Brazilian Symposium on Religious Studies, to be held from 21 to 23 January 2025, in a hybrid mode (on-site and online), aims to bring together contributions that come close to this perspective of study, encouraging research on this unavoidable component of contemporary life.

Participation is free.                                                                                         

On-site sessions will take place at the Lisbon Campus of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

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Together with the Centre for Studies in Religious History (UCP-CEHR), CITER is co-organising the annual colloquium of the network of researchers "Religion in Multiple Modernities" (ReliMM) on 3 July at 2.30pm.

Bringing together researchers who study religion and religions in the context of multiple modernities, this network aims to contribute to the development of an interdisciplinary environment, facilitating the creation of contexts for circulation, exchange and co-operation. This community is organised on the basis of a collaborative project that brings together various research units, represented by coordinating researchers.

The Colloquium, which is free to attend, is open to anyone interested in the thematic areas presented.

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On 12 March, from 2.30pm to 6.30pm, the Christian Reflection Centre (CRC) is holding a meeting entitled "Migrants and the Host Society: Dialogues on Culture, Politics and Spirituality", as part of the Jubilee for Migrants.

This meeting aims to promote an in-depth reflection on human mobility and the role of Catholics in this context, seeking to overcome polarised discourses and contribute to a more welcoming and integrated society.

The programme includes three dialogue panels bringing together researchers, political actors, migrants, community leaders and Catholics with experience in the field. Among the participants are Universidade Católica Portuguesa researchers Alex Villas Boas (CITER-UCP) and Linda Koncz (CECC/CITER-UCP), who will contribute to the debate on the integration of migrants.