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Call for Papers Theme: Religious Studies and Global Peace Type: 2nd International Symposium Institution: Turkey Imam Hatips Vakıf (TIMAV) Location: Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Date: 19.–21.5.2016 Deadline: 29.1.2016 __________________________________________________ Our world needs peace and harmony today more than ever. The intensity of bloody clashes that are raging almost daily, due to political, ethnic, religious, and sectarian conflicts, continues to claim the lives of numerous innocent people across the globe. In the face of such catastrophic tragedies and losses, humanity seems to have lost the course of its direction and is desperate for finding solutions in order to restore peace in the world. It goes without saying that the role of religious principles and moral values in shaping the minds of people is immeasurable. And education, especially religious and moral education, plays a decisive part in the process of formation and development of human mind and personality. In other words, man’s conduct in life and his relations with his fellow citizens and all other beings are generally governed by the moral values and principles of the religion to which he adheres. This being the case, then, we should reflect on the roots of those values and principles and re-examine into their sources. What is the most appropriate method for understanding and interpreting the Scriptures today? What is the soundest and most effective method in deriving principles from those Scriptures and relating them to the life of an individual and society? In what way and how can these religious principles and moral values be taught in educational institutions? These are crucial and challenging questions. Given that religion encompasses the entire life of man and also influences him in every respect from his feelings to reasoning, one cannot deny the power and role of religion in contributing to the solutions of global problems. Therefore, there is an urgent need for underscoring the positive aspects of religion and bringing out its guiding principles and values for the wellbeing of society. At the same time, one should look into possible causes of the manipulation of those principles by certain people who misuse them for their ill-motives or to justify their violence. This is one of the goals of this symposium. The Symposium will be shaped on the themes of “religious studies”, “global peace” and “religion and global peace”. The report will be prepared and discussed in the session in accordance with the framework of this theme and related topics. Accordingly, both religious research and global peace can be dealt in their respective context. On the other hand, the symposium will not only contribute to peace researchers but also to researchers from all fields who study global religion.) - Understanding of the Basic Religious Texts in Modern Era - Hermeneutic and Sacred Texts (Interpretation of the Scriptures) - Religion and Social issues - Religion and Pluralism - Religious Researches on Social Problems - Religion and Political researches - Religion and Education - Religion and Environment - Religion and Art - Religion and Literature - Training Religious Scholor - Creation of Peace Culture - Peace in the Religions - Religion and Philosophy - Religion, Science and Technology - Religion and Law - Peace during the Process of Urbanization - Gender and Peace - Religion and Health - The Proposed Solutions to Religious Wars - Cultural Memory and Peace - Mythology, Religion and Peace - Sufism and Peace - Modernism, Religion and Peace - Historically Government Relations and Peace - Peace and Conflict from the Ideological Perspective - Peace Culture and Literature - Contemporary Religious Groups and Peace - Religious Education and Peace Culture Deadline for Abstract Submission: 29 January 2016 For further information please visit the conference website: http://udakb.timav.com.tr Contact: Prof. Dr. Muhiddin Okumuslar Turkiye Imam Hatipliler Vakfi Şükran Mahallesi Sırçalımedrese Caddesi No:3 Meram / Konya Turkey Phone: +90 (332) 350 07 96 Fax: +90 (332) 353 03 47 Email: bi...@timav.org.tr Web: http://udakb.timav.com.tr __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
