Schedule
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Pre-Conference Tour: Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
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Online Welcome and Training Session (Live)
22nd May, 5:00 PM // 17:00 (CET)
Registration Desk Open and Welcome Coffee
Calle del Profesor Aranguren, Faculty of Philology, Building D
Contemporary Views
Asynchronous Session
Spirituality in Times of COVID-19: Impacts of Online Engagement
Siobhan Bygate, Lecturer, Politics and International Relations, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
The Persuasive Power of the Biblical Metanarrative of Fall and Condemnation in Protestant Sermons: Whoever Believes in Him Is Not Condemned
Martin Adam, Associate Professor, English Language and Literature, Masaryk University, Jihomoravský kraj , Czech Republic
Supplementation and Modification of Human Needs Hierarchy: An Islamic Perspective
Yahya Alnahdi, Assistant Professor, School of Management, Arab Open University - Muscat, Al Batinah, Oman
The U.S. Military Chaplaincy Triumphant in Court: The Implications of a Lower Court Case on American Understandings of Religious Freedom
Jessica Sitek, Student, Doctoral Candidate, Temple University, Pennsylvania, United States
Trauma Informed Spiritual Practices
Jesse Eugene Herriott, Student, Ordained Ministry (Unity Minister), Unity Institute and Seminary (UWSI), Missouri, United States
Social Connections
Asynchronous Session
Ibn ‘Arabī’s Doctrine of Sainthood: A Paradigm of Integration in Multi-faith and Multicultural Societies
Bushra Subhan, Student, Post Doctorate, International Research Institute of International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Shamanic Ritual Images: Comprehensive Enhancement of Emotions, Beliefs, and Conscious States
Hang Sun, Student, Doctoral, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Ishikawa, Japan
Eunyoung Kim, Student, PhD, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
Undue Reliance on Presumed Influence: Concerns about the Regulation of Spiritual and Cultural Influence
Craig Allen, Lecturer in Law, Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom
Psychology of Terrorism: An Examination of How the UK Government Used Terrorism as a Political Tool to Pass Legislation Restricting Liberty
Cameron Iqbal, Legal Strategist, Ikbal, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Shifting Contexts
Asynchronous Session
The Art of Robert Campbell: A Liberating Spiritual Praxis
Judith Huacuja, Professor of Art History, Art and Design, University of Dayton, Ohio, United States
Imploring the Aid of Almighty God: An Integration of Theology and Constitution for the Voter Education Curriculum in the Philippines
Brian James Rodriguez, Faculty, School of Arts and Social Sciences, National University Philippines, Metro Manila, Philippines
The Sword and the Sitar: Exploring Violence and Non-Violence in the Bhagavad Gita
Shweta Goyal, Doctoral Researcher, University of Southern Queensland, Queensland, Australia
Answering The Polycrisis Through Covenantal Pluralism
Iqbal Akhtar, Program Director, Templeton Religion Trust, Bahamas
Tri-Kinesis: The Three Movement Theological Anthropology of Dionysius the Areopagite
Noah Karger, Student, PhD, University of Notre Dame, Illinois, United States
Conference Opening
Plenary Session (in English): Tim Jensen
"Nature and the Climate Crisis: Why it Matters for Scholars of Religion"
Workshop
Asynchronous Session
Nurturing Spiritual Life at Work: Fostering Connectivity with Organisational Vision, Values and Purpose through Reflexive Practice
Joan Wright Howie, Student, PhD, University of Divinity, Victoria, Australia
Dynamic Forces
Asynchronous Session
Leaving Religion as a Letting Go Ritual in Narratives about Apostasy
Magdalena Grabowska, Assistant Professor, Institute of Applied Linguistics, Faculty of Languages, University of Gdansk, Poland, Poland
The Freedom of Religion or Belief Nexus with Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Projects in Kenya and Indonesia
Fathima Azmiya Badurdeen, Postdoctoral Researcher, Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society, University of Groningen, Netherlands
On an End-Time Revival Mission: Ghanaian Pentecostal Migrants and Placemaking in Sydney, Australia
Dorcas Dennis, Assistant Professor, Philosophy and Religion, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
Of Mud Mosques, Bazaars and Mirror Mosaics: Spatial Thresholds of Muslimness
Zahra Moeini, Associate Chaplain/Interfaith Advisor, Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life, Middlebury College, Vermont, United States
Arbaeen Walk: Religious Ritual or Representative of Competitive Discourses
Soodeh Mansouri, Student, Graduate, University of California - Santa Barbara, United States
Complex Considerations
Asynchronous Session
Unraveling Communalism in Manipur: The Significance of a Thomas Christian Perspective in Assessing Religious Conflicts and Economic Inequalities
Clara A.B. Joseph, Professor, English and Religious Studies, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
An Empirical Study of the Effectiveness of Interfaith Dialogue for Peacemaking in the Holy Land
Yanqing Cao, Student, M.Div. Candidate, Harvard Divinity School, United States
The Way and the Ladder: Two Models of Spirituality and Their Philosophical Background
Daniel Sorin Farcas, Research and Development Director, Institutul Evanghelic de Studii Religioase, Romania
A Reflection on Leadership and Authority in the Institutions of Belief: A Study through Religious and Political Institutions
Marguerite El Asmar Bou Aoun, Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator, Faculty of Religious Studies / Department of Sciences of Religions, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Navigating the Complex Terrain of Freedom of Religion or Belief in China: An In-depth Assessment
Charles Ho Wang Mak, Lecturer in Law, Robert Gordon University, United Kingdom
Coffee Break
Talking Circle
"2024 Special Focus—Spaces, Movement, Time: Religions at Rest and in Movement"
Talking Circle
"Religious Commonalities and Differences"
Talking Circle
"Religious Community and Socialization"
Talking Circle
"The Politics of Religion"
Lessons from the Past
Asynchronous Session
“A Memorial to After-Ages”: Philanthropy, Spiritual Autobiography, and the Past, Present, and Future in the Work of August Hermann Francke
Darin Lenz, Professor of History and Chair, History, Biola University, California, United States
Surviving the Forgotten Pandemic and the Role of the Catholic Church: A Challenge to AIDS and a Fight for Life Among South Africa's Migrants
Ron Nerio, Research Programs Director, CUNY Office of Research, City University of New York, New York, United States
Sacred Theft and Narrative Construction: Monasteries of Conques and Vézelay in Medieval France
Xinran Li, Student, Master of Divinity, Harvard University, Massachusetts, United States
Aluk Todolo - the Journey of Puang Matua’s Wisdom from the Rest to the Movement
Halim Wiryadinata, Lecturer, Theology, Universitas Kristen Indonesia, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia
Hope Amidst Persecution: A Theological Exploration of Hope within the Indian Christian Community
Anugrah Brij, Student, Postgraduate Degree in Theology, Senate of Serampore College (University), West Bengal, India
Spaces and Spectrums
Asynchronous Session
Virtual Spiritual Communication is a ‘New Normal’: Embodiment, Rituals and the Creation of Digital Sacred Space
Gulsah Gorucu, Student, PhD Candidate, University of the Aegean, Greece
To Be in Place: Towards a Spirituality of Place in the Phenomenology of Edward S. Casey
Phillip Antilla, Student, PhD, Dublin City University, Ireland
Exploration of the Religious Practices and Cultural Integration of the Dai Ethnic Minority in Northern Thailand within the Context of Yi- Kuan-Tao
Lim Pey Huan, Student, PHD, National Cheng Chi University, Taipei, Taiwan
Digital Spirituality
Sonny Zaluchu, Student, Doctoral, Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Baptis Indonesia Semarang, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia
Group-centered Spiritual Groups: A Socio-Rhetorical Analysis of 1 Corinthians 3:5-9
Maddison Frye, Student, Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership, Regent University, Virginia, United States
Action and Reflection
Asynchronous Session
Chinese Folk and Literary Traditions in the Buddhist Monastery Traveling Genre: Racemaking Allegory with Informal Language Modes in The Journey to the West 西游记 and The Monkey and the Monk 獼猴王
Xiao Di Tong, Student, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Massachusetts, United States
Development of New Age Spirituality in the Soviet Latvia Cultural Space and Its Legacy Nowadays
Solveiga Krumina Konkova, Leading Researcher, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
Philippine "Folk" and the Christian Mystical Tradition
Philip Conklin, Student, PhD, University of California, Santa Cruz, California, United States
Sanmao and Religion
Mandy Chan, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, UOW College Hong Kong, Hong Kong
The Flute Player’s Return: Exploring Drumming and Performance in the Ritual Worship of Bagḍwāl Devtā in Garhwal Himalaya
Vineet Gairola, Student, Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Transition Break
Social Ties
Values of Swiss Muslims : A Microscopis Analysis of Data Gained by Participant Observation
Mathieu Cudré Mauroux, PhD Student, Chair of Comparative Religious History and Interreligious Dialogue, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Ethical-legal Dimensions of Religious Death Practice of Samadhimaran in Jainism and Hinduism
Rishabh Gandhi, PhD Scholar, Department of Law and Governance, Vishwakarma University, Maharashtra, India
Clandestine Migration: Embodied Liminality and Restorative Spirituality
Isabel Rodrigues, Professor, Sociology and Anthropology, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Rhode Island, United States
Sacred and Profane Powers in an Afro-Colombian Maroon Community: An Angolan Legacy?
Thomas Desch Obi, Associate Professor, History, City Univeristy of New York, New York, United States
Modern Reflections
The Great Dechurching of America, 2000-2020: The Rise of a Secular Worldview as the New Civil Religion in America?
Derrick Hudson, Director, Graduate Program in Natural Resources and Energy Policy (NREP), Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado, United States
The Protestant Ethic vs. Confucius' Rationalism : Culturally Explaining the Rise of China
Fang Deng, Professor, Sociology, Bridgewater State University, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States
Jewish Identity in Modern Day Cuba: An Interplay of Continuity and Transformation
Jay Sweifach, Professor, Social Work, Yeshiva University, New York, United States
Unraveling the Threads: Case Studies on the Nexus of Terrorism, Political Extremism, and Religion
Maddie Shorman, Student, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin, Texas, United States
Andrew Wong, Student, Master of Theology, Dallas Theological Seminary, Texas, United States
Peaceful Expressions
The Challenge of Secularism to Religion: A South African Christian Perspective
Pieter Verster, Research Associate, Practical and Missional Theology, Faculty of Theology and Religion, Free State, South Africa
Kushiel's Beloved and St. Bernadette's: Religious Practice in Two Online Role-play Communities
Jean-Paul Lafayette DuQuette, Senior Instructor, English Language Centre, University of Macau, Macao
The Otherworldly-secular Conflict and Faith-Based Housing: Menzil Community in Turkey
Abu Bakarr Bah, Presidential Research Professor of Sociology, Sociology Department, Northern Illinois University, Illinois, United States
Osman Aydogan, Research Assistant, Sociology, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey
Shmita Rebalance: Lessons in Rest and Sustainability from Indigenous Judaism’s Sabbatical Practice
David Krantz, National Science Foundation IGERT-SUN Fellow, Arizona State University, United States
Plenary Session (in Spanish): José Ramón Polo Sabau
"Las relaciones entre el Estado y las confesiones religiosas en el Derecho español: Antecedentes y claves de interpretación"
Cultural Complexities
Was Shenoute of Atripe a Creator of Coptic Nationalism?
Miloš David, Student, PhD, Institute of Eastern Christianity, Hussite Theological Faculty, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
Al-Haram al-Sharif and al-Aqsa Mosque as a Contested Religious Site
Moshe Ma'oz, Professor Emeritus and Senior Fellow, Truman Institute, Hebrew University, HaDarom, Israel
Heretics, Spies, or Useful Idiots?: Confessional Mobility in Anglo-Spanish Relations, 1570-90
Vittoria Feola, Associate Professor, History, University of Padua, PD, Italy
The Isolation of Religious Art from Community
Paul Shockley, Lecturer, Languages, Culture, and Communication, Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas, United States
Raul Prezas, Associate Professor, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Lamar University, Texas, United States
The Recognition of Religious Freedom to For-profit Organisations: Could Europe Follow the United States?
Romain Mertens, Teaching Assistant, Law, Université de Namur, Belgium
The Problem of Theistic Religion’s Supposed Role as a Handmaid of Politics : A Call for Critical Thinking in Dealing with the (Im)migrant Problem
Isidoro Talavera, Philosophy Professor and Lead Faculty, College of Arts and Sciences, Franklin University, Ohio, United States
Shared Radicalism: Black Anglicans in the Early US Republic and Women in the Early Rastafari Movement
Daive Dunkley, Professor and Chair, Black Studies & Peace Studies, University of Missouri-Columbia, Missouri, United States
Secular Nationalism vs. Hindu Nationalism: The Contours of the Critique
Nissim Mannathukkaren, Professor, Dalhousie University, Canada
Family and Friends
Friendship, Difference, and the Common Good
Margaret Gower, Assistant Professor, Religious Studies and Theology, Saint Mary's College, Indiana, United States
Parenting Strategies of Religious Families to Foster Religious Beliefs in a Secular Society
Quinn Galbraith, Sociology and Family Life Research Librarian, BYU, Utah, United States
The Spiritual Power of Immigrant Children: Spirituality in Times of Crisis and Conflict
David Escobar Arcay, Associate Professor, School of Ministry, Palm Beach Atlantic University, Florida, United States
Wilma Robles Melendez, Professor, Early Childhood and Leadership, Fischler College of Education, Nova Southeastern University, Florida, United States
Learning and Values of Purisimians: The Heart of Colegio de la Purisima Concepcion's Diamond Jubilee Celebration
Glenn Bermejo Baes, Vice Rector, Head - Planning and Development, Graduate School Professor, Administration and Faculty, Colegio de la Purisima Concepcion, Capiz, Philippines
Lunch
Cafeteria - Building A
Facing Challenges
Jesus’ Approach in Liberation of the Poor, Luke 4:18-19: A Lesson for Nigerian Leaders
Mary Emilia Aboekwe, Senior Lecturer, Department of Religion and Human Relations, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State, Nigeria., Anambra, Nigeria
Religion's Multifaceted Social Influence on Consumption
Kenneth Lord, Dean, College of Business, Eastern Michigan University, Michigan, United States
Sanjay Putrevu, Dean and Dorn Research Professor, Business, Bentley University, Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth Olson, Student, Doctoral Student, Mississippi State University, Mississippi, United States
Spiritual Care in Times of War: Secular and Religious Approaches in Israel
Sarah Werren, Postdoc Researcher, Sociology and Anthropology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Yerushalayim, Israel
Shiffting Spaces
From Germany to Mount Zion: Christian Students' Sojourn in Jerusalem
Christine Bohlander, Student, PhD Candidate, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom
Spirituality and Violent Crisis Manifested on the Tattooed Body: A Mexican Migrant in Denmark
Maja Balle, PhD Student, Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University Center, København, Denmark
Men Undertaking the Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage: Exploring Religious/Spiritual Components and Life-passage Issues in the Third-age
Russell Hoban, Student, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Spirits and Symbols
Spirits and Social Agency
Sanaa Riaz, Professor, Anthropology, Sociology and Anthropology, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Colorado, United States
The Biblical Snake in Its Ancient Near Eastern Context: The Symbol of Evil, Good Fortune or the Divine
Deborah Gruber, Assistant Professor, Classical Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, CUNY Queens College, New York, United States
Religious Freedom as Understood by the UAE and the New Alliance of Virtue: A Conceptual and Historical Analysis
C Donald Smedley, Senior Research Fellow; Director, Center for Track Two Diplomacy and Religious Freedom, Rivendell Institute at Yale University, Connecticut, United States
Historical Views
“Estamos Rodeados de Precipicios en lo Físico y lo Moral” : The Bourbon Reforms in the Spanish Realms and the Institution of a New Type of Catholic Masculinity (1746-1792)
Alfonso Gómez-Rossi, Teacher, Education, Instituto Universitario Boulanger/UMIS, Puebla, Mexico
The Abbey of Saint-André as a Center for Global Chinese Catholic Networks (1927-1949)
Jin Lu, Professor, English and World Languages, Purdue University Northwest, Indiana, United States
Church Politics in Mid-Victorian Britain: The London Union on Church Matters, 1848-1865
Michael Turner, Roy Carroll Distinguished Professor, History Department, Appalachian State University, North Carolina, United States
Case Study Evening: National Museum of Anthropology
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Online Talking Circle
Online Only
Conference Dinner - La Posada De la Villa
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Registration Desk Open
Calle del Profesor Aranguren, Faculty of Philology, Building D
Daily Update
Plenary Session (in English): Santiago Manzarbeitia Valle
"Spiritual Meaning and Function of Medieval Mural Painting: Catechesis, Liturgy and Peregrinatio"
Coffee Break
Transition Break
Narrative Nuance
Inhabiting the Ruins of the Past: Willa Cather's "Death Comes for the Archbishop" and the Appropriation of Roman Catholicism
Kelly Van Andel, Lecturer, Religious Studies, University of New Mexico, New Mexico, United States
Biblical Narratives in the Handmaid’s Tale
Bina Nir, A lecturer , Department of Multidisciplinary Studies, The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, Israel
Fostering Community Cohesion: The Role of Recognition in Religious Discourse
Gerard Ryan, Director, Master of Divinity and Master in Theological Studies Degrees and Assistant Professor of Political Theology , Theology, Regis College, Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Social Inquiry
Religious Trauma: A Phenomenological Inquiry into Impacts on Millennials
Sarah Farrell, Student, PhD student, Our Lady of the Lake University, United States
Transitions and Changes in the Spirituality of Migrants: A Case Study with Rural Youth from Peru
Juan Dejo Bendezú, Vicepresident of Research, Philosophy & Theology, University Antonio Ruiz de Montoya, Lima, Peru
Mariana Dupuy, Teacher, Humanities, Universidad Antonio Ruiz de Montoya, Lima, Peru
Respecting, Ensuring and Promoting Migrants’ Right to Religious Freedom so as to Achieve Their Social Integration?: The Cases of Italy and Spain
Núria Reguart-Segarra, Lecturer in Law and Religion, Faculty of Law and Economic Sciences, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Spain
Cultural Challenges
Mindfulness and Its Relation to Self-Transformation and Evolving Inspiration in Society
Shimo Sraman, Buddhist Monk, Buddhist Monastics, Wat Mai Amataros Buddhist Monastery, Bangkok, Thailand
Shimul Roy, Buddhist Monk, Buddhist Studies, Lumbeni Buddha Vihar, Madhya Pradesh, India
Ratan Barua Sramon, Student, Buddhist Studies, Mahamakut Buddhist University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Spiritual Spaces and the Politics of Social Exclusion : The Red Tent Case Study
Polona Sitar, Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of Primorska, Slovenia
Who Owns the Money That She Earns?: Spousal Financial Abuse and the Contradictory Role of Religious Narratives among Bangladeshi Migrant Muslim Women in Australia
Farjana Mahbuba, Student, PhD, Australian Catholic University, New South Wales, Australia
Innovation Showcases
GodLight: Intersections between Science and Spirituality
Robert Barthelemy, Director/President, Collaboration Studies, Collaborative Innovation Institute, Ohio, United States
Navigating Self-spirituality through Movement : An Exploration of Yoga as an Approach for Inner and Outer Peace
Sarah Green, Director, Consultancy and Research , Dr Sarah Green Consultancy and Research , United Kingdom
Mastering the Time Dimension: Integrated Framework for the Bubble of Now - "The Present Moment"
Susheel Kamotra, Founder and CEO, Project Management, Mezbahn Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Transition Break
Community Exploration
Religion and Politics in Brazil Today
Manuela Löwenthal Lopes, PhD Reserach, Antropology, FAPESP-Brasil, Bayern, Germany
Surviving the Forgotten Pandemic and the Role of the Catholic Church: A Challenge to AIDS and a Fight for Life among South Africa's Migrants
Jean Halley, Professor of Sociology, Sociology and Anthropology, College of Staten Island and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, United States
Ron Nerio, Research Programs Director, CUNY Office of Research, City University of New York, New York, United States
Workshop
Methodology in Religious and Cultural Field Research : How to Do a Field Study among Shamans, Healers-diviners and Religious Leaders
Agnieszka Podolecka, Programme Coordinator, Fundraising, UNICEF, Poland
Workshop
When Birth and Death Entwine: Rituals around Pregnancy Losses at the Royal Victoria Birthing Center Celebrated by Spiritual Care Professionals
Nathalie Tremblay, Spiritual Care Professional, Psychosocial Service, Montreal Children Hospital - affiliated to McGill University, Quebec, Canada
Ἅγιος Λόγος, Divine Word: Philosophic Identity Construction in Late Second Temple Judaism
Lauren Mayes, Student, MA, McGill University, QC, Canada
Metaphorical Conceptualization of Inner Peace in Islamic and Christian Literature: A Comparative Analysis
Lorena Bort Mir, Associate Professor, Applied Linguistics, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
Susan Ghaffaryan, Univeristy of Religions and Denominations, Iran
Views and Values
Religion - Four Paradigmatic Views
Kavous Ardalan, Professor of Finance, School of Management, Marist College, New York, United States
Jewish and Islamic Medieval Interpretations of the Masculine Grammatical Gender and Its Inclusive Value
María Ángeles Gallego, Tenured Scientist, Jewish and Muslim Studies, CSIC, Spain
Lunch
Cafeteria - Building A
Transition Break
Analysis and Implications
Dislocation and Disorientation in the Worship of Dionysus
Luke Gorton, Senior Lecturer, Religious Studies, University of New Mexico, New Mexico, United States
A Theological Investigation into Zomi Search for the Lost Paradise: A Southeast Asian Pentecostal Reflection
Rev Thang San Mung, Student, Ph.D., Oral Roberts University, Oklahoma, United States
Translating Religious and Secularist Worldviews in the Public Sphere
Salah Basalamah, Chair and Associate Professor, School of Translation and Interpretation, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Bullfighting and Mysticism: A Few Notes Towards the Transmutation of the Soul
Jiri Mesic, Assistant Professor, Departament of English and German Philology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
Global Growth
From Brazil to the World: Transnational Lusophone Megachurches
Andrew Johnson, Professor, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Metro State University, Minnesota, United States
Cults as Religious Foundation: An Object Oriented Practices Approach to Aztec-Catholic Contact
Laura Ammon, Associate Professor of Religion, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies , Appalachian State University , North Carolina, United States
Cheryl Claassen, Research Professor, Anthropology, Appalachian State University, North Carolina, United States
Exploring Philanthropy in Yemen from the Perspective of Expatriates and Local Charitable Organizations
Sumaia Al Kohlani, Associate Professor, Government and Society, United Arab Emirates University, Abū Z̧aby [Abu Dhabi], United Arab Emirates
Zen Buddhism and Social Theory in the United States
Siddhesh Mukerji, Senior Lecturer, Social, Therapeutic, and Community Studies, Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom
Crossing Boundaries
Crossing the Boundaries of the Secular State: Indigenous Spirituality in Political Discourse in Mexico during AMLO‘s Presidency (2018-2024)
Marta Wójtowicz Wcisło, Assistant Professor, Institute of Iberian and Ibero-American Studies, Faculty of Modern Languages, University of Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
Embodying Islamic Spirituality: An Ethnographic Study of Muslim Women’s Expressions and Experiences of the Mevlevi Sufi Tariqa in London, England
Samar Mashadi, Student, PhD, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada
Catholic Religious Tourism in the Iberian Peninsula : World Young Day Case Study
Claudia Ribeiro Pereira Nunes, Student, PhD, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
The Power of Cultural Humility as a Remedy for Ritual Desecration
Raul Prezas, Associate Professor, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Lamar University, Texas, United States
Paul Shockley, Lecturer, Languages, Culture, and Communication, Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas, United States
Traditions and Trajectories
Buddhist-Christian Engagement In Post-War Korea: Arguments of Mobility
Patrick Laude, Professor, Theology and Religious Studies, Georgetown University, Ad Dawhah, Qatar
Slavery, the Last Parables, and the Loss of Compassion for the Truly Disadvantaged
Mary Marcel, Associate Professor, Experience Design, Bentley University, Massachusetts, United States
Doping, Sports, and American Protestant Morality: Side-stepping the Ritual of Confession
Annie Blazer, Associate Professor, Religious Studies, William & Mary, Virginia, United States
The Triune Moira as a Philosophical Concept in Dmitrii Merezhkovskii’s Works
Vladislav Ronzhin, Student, Doctorate, Universidad de Granada, Spain
Transforming Traditions
Enforced Homogeneity and the Politics of Sanatana: Construction of a Popular Hindu Identity in Contemporary India
Daisy Barman, Assistant Professor, Sociology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management, Bangalore, India, Karnataka, India
The Female Convert: 'Outcaste' by the Community
Ivy Imogene Hansdak, Associate Professor, Department of English, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
Unmasking the Deviance Undercurrent: The Anatomy of Sexual Depravity in Pastoral Contexts
Mashudu Muthivhi, Lecturer, Human Sciences, University of Venda, Limpopo, South Africa
Bhakti Belonging: An Ethnography of a South Asian Diasporic Community
Katie Khatereh Taher, Student, M.A. School of Religious Studies, McGill University, Quebec, Canada
Transition Break
Closing Reception
Cafeteria - Building A
Tour pre-congreso: Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial
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Sesión de bienvenida online (en directo)
17:00 (hora de Madrid)
Aspectos sociológicos y culturales
Sesión asincrónica de acceso permanente
La ecologia de la comunicación para la salvación en el catolicismo
Luiz Guilherme Leite Amaral, Student, PhD Student, Universidade de Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil
El papel de la religiosidad en la generación de procesos de exclusión social: El caso mexicano
Javier Garcia Justicia, DECANO DE LA FACULTAD DE EDUCACIÓN Y HUMANIDADES, UNIVERSIDAD DE MONTERREY, Nuevo León, Mexico
La objeción de conciencia: Salvaguarda de la libertad ideológica y religiosa
Clara María Arranz Hierro, Directora, ARRANZ HIERRO Abogados, Spain
El Camino del Santo Grial acaba en Valencia (no en Alejandreta)
Rosanna Mestre-Pérez, Associate professor, Audiovisual Communication- Dpt. Theory of Languages and Communication Sciences, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
Ana Mafé García, PRESIDENTA, ASOCIACIÓN CULTURAL EL CAMINO DEL SANTO GRIAL, Valencia, Spain
Aspectos del cristianismo
Sesión asincrónica de acceso permanente
Cristianismo en el Magreb: las Tabaqat de Abu l-´Arab
María Crego Gomez, Profesora Contratada Doctora, Filología y Traducción, Pablo de Olavide University, Sevilla, Spain
Las peregrinaciones Guadalupanas : La propuestas de los obispos mexicanos de mediados del siglo XIX
Marta Eugenia Garcia Ugarte, Investigador titular C de tiempo completo definitivo, Estudios sociales, Instituto de Investigaciones sociales. UNAM, Distrito Federal, Mexico
El marianismo y su critica a las ideologías modernas y postmodernas : Las apariciones marianas como guerrillas de encantamiento
Alfredo Poggi, Associate Professor, Modern Languages Department, University of North Georgia, Georgia, United States
La propuesta de Miguel Fisac ante el debate de la iconografía religiosa en el siglo XX
Carmen Pardo De Santayana, PhD student (IPF), Departamento de Investigación, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid, Spain
Mesa de inscripción abierta y Café de bienvenida
Calle del Profesor Aranguren, Facultad de Filología - Edificio D
Razón, crítica y fe
Sesión asincrónica de acceso permanente
Holbach y la construcción de una sociedad posreligiosa
Encarnación Ruiz Callejón, Profesora Titular , Departamento de Filosofía II, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
La libertad religiosa en Galdós
Pablo Núñez Díaz, Profesor-tutor, Departamento de Literatura Española y Teoría de la Literatura, UNED Asturias, Asturias, Spain
Incidencia del sistema preventivo en los encuentros del área razón y fe
Santiago Quishpe, Docente e Investigador - revisor, Educación, Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Pichincha, Ecuador
La racionalización del sufrimiento: Una aproximación epistémica al problema evidencial del mal en el mundo
Rafael Miranda, Académico Jornada Completa, Filosofía, Facultad de Ciencias Religiosas y Filosóficas, Universidad Católica del Maule, Maule, Chile
Inauguración del Congreso
Aspectos filosóficos e interpretativos
Sesión asincrónica de acceso permanente
La evolución de la doctrina filosófica del espiritismo: La verdadera naturaleza del espiritismo y el estado que guarda en la actualidad
Maritza Eridania Espejel Pineda, Profesora, Centro de Relaciones Internacionales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Iglesias y Comunidades Activas: Rehabilitación de centros de culto en clave de género
Karen Antonella Andrade Bracero, Student, Last year of Master's program in Urban Planning, Universidad de Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador
Viviana Castrillón
Donación, revelación, amor: Estudio para una fenomenología de la fe en el pensamiento de Jean Luc Marion
María Del Carmen Ramírez Villeda, Docente/Investigador , departamento de investigación , Universidad de La Salle Puelba, México , Puebla, Mexico
Ce n'est pas une feuille, c'est un palimpseste: Una aproximación a la Síndone desde el análisis de contenido de casos que reflejan su dimensión comunicadora en el siglo XXI
Diolinda Ramírez-Gutiérrez, Investigadora predoctoral, Instituto Universitario de investigación social y turismo, Universidad de Laguna, Spain
Caminos espirituales
Sesión asincrónica de acceso permanente
Religiosidad nativa de América del norte en el siglo XXI: La propuesta de Sherman Alexie
Laura Alonso Gallo, Full Professor, Department of English and Foreign Languages, Barry University, Florida, United States
El Yoga de Patanjali y la Contemplación de Teología Mística de San Juan de la Cruz: Un diálogo entre oriente y occidente
Gustavo Gomes Zuma, Student, doctorando, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
La religión india vista por Guido Gozzano: La realidad, la ficción y la interpretación
Fernando Cid Lucas, Lector de Español, Ateneo Linguistico de la Universidad de Macerata (Italia)., Universitá di Macerata, Macerata, Italy
El ejercicio espiritual como estilo de vida : La mirada desde lo alto y el ideal ascético en la espiritualidad
Sergio Adrián Palacio Tamayo, Student, Doctor en humanidades , Universidad Eafit, Colombia
Adiciones tardías
Sesión asincrónica de acceso permanente
Sesión plenaria (en inglés): Tim Jensen
"Nature and the Climate Crisis: Why it Matters for Scholars of Religion"
Pausa para café
Pausa
Mesa redonda
"Tema destacado 2024—Espacios, viajes, experiencias: Las religiones en reposo y en movimiento"
Sesión plenaria (en español): José Ramón Polo Sabau
"Las relaciones entre el Estado y las confesiones religiosas en el Derecho español: Antecedentes y claves de interpretación"
Almuerzo
Cafetería - Edificio A
Pausa
Religión en la Antigüedad Tardía
Los orígenes del sacrificio de animales en Grecia: Continuidad y pervivencia de una experiencia ritual
Juan Piquero, Lecturer, Departamento de Filología Clásica, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Madrid, Spain
Negociaciones rituales y articulación de una identidad religiosa en disidencia: Las comunidades cristianas en el Imperio sasánida
Aitor Boada Benito, Investigador Contratado, Departamento de Filología Clásica, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
Zatclas, el nigromante sacerdote: La magia nigromántica entre la realidad y la ficción
Pablo Molina Del Jesus, Student, Historia, Universidad de Granada, Jaén, Spain
Símbolos y espacios
Montessori, el niño y Dios: El Atrio, espacio privilegiado para acercarse al Misterio
Guzmán Pérez Montiel, Profesor colaborador asociado, Facultad de Teología Moral, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid, Spain
El Serapeum de Menfis: El desarrollo del santuario en el Egipto ptolemaico
Alejandra Izquierdo Perales, Profesora de Egipcio Clásico, Facultad de Literatura Cristiana y Clásica San Justino, Universidad Eclesiástica San Dámaso, Madrid, Spain
Contemplar el infierno: El drama espiritual de la angustia
Rafael Fernández Hart, Student, Doctorate, Universidad Antonio Ruiz de Montoya, Lima, Peru
Alejandro Magno: Psicoanálisis y sincretismos del viaje del héroe a la India contemplado desde las figuras del ciclo del héroe de Campbell
Ciro Alejandro Soto Calvo, Student, Máster en filosofía y cultura moderna, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
El viaje de Arculfo: A través del “Islam Invisible” del 680
José Soto Chica, Investigador, Centro de Estudios Bizantinos, Neogriegos y Chipriotas, Universidad de Granada
Rebeldía espiritual y religiones nómadas: Moriscos marroquíes en el s.XXI
Isabel Aspe Montoya, Head of History & Geography Department (official)., History & Geography, IES Federico Baraibar. Basque Government., Álava, Spain
Nueva creación y renovación en San Pablo: Perspectivas filosóficas y teológicas contemporáneas
Lorenzo Pompeo, PhD Student, Humanities, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
«Cristo en el Cáliz» - de Jerusalén a Bulgaria: Imágenes del «sacramento de los sacramentos» en algunas iglesias búlgaras, traídas por los peregrinos a Tierra Santa (s. XIX)
Vladislava Spasova Ilieva, Antropóloga y Dra. en Ciencias de las Religiones, Instituto de Etnología y Estudios Folclóricos con Museo Etnográfico, sección Estudios comparativos folclóricos , Academia Búlgara de las Ciencias, Sofia, Bulgaria
Actividad de campo: Museo Nacional de Antropología
El autobús sale del edificio D a las 16:30
Mesa redonda online
Sólo online 17:00 (hora de Madrid, España)
Cena del Congreso: La Posada De la Villa
No incluido en la cuota de inscripción. Solicite su plaza desde el apartado "Special Events"
Mesa de inscripción abierta
Facultad de Filología - Edificio D
Sesión plenaria (en inglés): Santiago Manzarbeitia Valle
"Spiritual Meaning and Function of Medieval Mural Painting: Catechesis, Liturgy and Peregrinatio"
Pausa para café
Pausa
Aplicaciones de la espiritualidad
Arte y religiosidad popular cristiana
Francisco Bueno Pimenta, Profesor Contratado Doctor, Humanidades, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Spain
Gema Sáez Rodríguez, Profesora Titular, Ciencias del Deporte, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (Madrid-Spain), Madrid, Spain
Amalia Faná Del Valle Villar, Vicedecana de Formación Integral, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid, Spain
Relación entre psicología y espiritualidad en el deporte : Impacto en la salud mental y el sentido de la persona
Elena Arderius Sánchez, Directora del Centro de Acompañamiento en Psicología y Nutrición. Profesora del Grado de Nutrición., Vicerrectorado Formación Integral. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud., Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid, Spain
Gema Sáez Rodríguez, Profesora Titular, Ciencias del Deporte, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (Madrid-Spain), Madrid, Spain
Integración de la espiritualidad agustiniana en la psicología del deportista: Una pastoral deportiva adaptada
Gema Sáez Rodríguez, Profesora Titular, Ciencias del Deporte, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (Madrid-Spain), Madrid, Spain
Francisco Bueno Pimenta, Profesor Contratado Doctor, Humanidades, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Spain
Elena Arderius Sánchez, Directora del Centro de Acompañamiento en Psicología y Nutrición. Profesora del Grado de Nutrición., Vicerrectorado Formación Integral. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud., Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid, Spain
Tiempos y espacios sagrados
El espacio religioso hitita: Desarrollo del espacio ritual en el Imperio Hitita y sus estados sucesores
Rodrigo García Beni, Student, MA Classical Studies, Universidad Complutense de Madrid/Universidad Autónoma de Madrid/Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
Tiempo eje y religión: El debate y el estado de la cuestión
Javier Ruiz Calderón, Associate Professor, Philosophy, Universidad Pontificia Comillas (Madrid), Madrid, Spain
El alma en tránsito: Representaciones sobre las postrimerías en Nueva España
Berta Gilabert Hidalgo, Profesora de Carrera, Historia, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Discursos religiosos
Pablo y Lucas - Predicar, viajar y narrar: Un mirada nueva a los viajes de Pablo de Tarso en Hechos de los Apóstoles
José Rafael Reyes González, Student, PhD., Catholic University of Valencia (Spain), Valencia, Spain
Los aparatos teóricos como método de análisis en la conversión religiosa
Dulce Angélica Márquez Mendoza, Student, Maestría, Instituto de Investigaciones Histórico Sociales, Veracruz, Mexico
Reflexiones sobre el mesianismo milenarista: A propósito de la serie de Netflix "Al Massih"
Saul Manuel Albor Guzmán, DOCENTE E INVESTIGADOR DE TIEMPO COMPLETO, DE ESTUDIOS CULTURALES, DEMOGRAFICOS Y CULTURALES, UNIVERSIDAD DE GUANAJUATO. México, Guanajuato, Mexico
Aspectos sociales y culturales
La importancia de la Educación Religiosa Escolar en la escuela colombiana: De la obligatoriedad a la libertad religiosa
Edwin Giovanni Becerra Duitama, Docente de Educación Religiosa - Colegio Nacionalizado La Presentación - Duitama (Boyacá-Colombia), Candidato a Doctor - Universidad Metropolitana de Educación, Ciencia y Tecnología - UMECIT (Panamá), Colombia
Marketing sensorial: Un análisis de estrategias para el turismo religioso
Carmen Castrejon Mata, Profesora- Investigadora, Departamento de Finanzas y Administración, UNIVERSIDAD DE GUANAJUATO, Guanajuato, Mexico
Sandra Karime Pérez Castrejón, Student, Doctoranda, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
Efrain Zurita, Student, PhD in business and management, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Tabasco, Mexico
Ayuno religioso y salud: Tradiciones, actualidad e implicaciones sociales en las confesiones religiosas con notorio arraigo en España
David Cobos Sanchiz, Profesor titular , Educación y Psicología Social , Universidad Pablo de Olavide , Sevilla, Spain
María José Parejo, Profesora Titular , Derecho Público, Universidad Pablo de Olavide , Sevilla, Spain
Pausa
Teología e ideología
Teologías de la desinformación
Miguel Palomo, Profesor Ayudante Doctor, Lógica y Filosofía Teórica, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Derecho y religión
¿Es posible una aproximación jurídica a un concepto contextual de religión y creencias?
Eugenia Relaño Pastor, Permanent Professor, International law, Ecclessiastical Law and Philosophy of law, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
La laicidad defensiva de Quebec: La politización de los símbolos religiosos
Christian J. Backenköhler Casajús, Investigador, Departamento de Derecho Internacional, Eclesiástico y Filosofía del Derecho, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Religiones afroamericanas
Género y poder en la hermandad religiosa cubana Sociedad Abakuá
Dayma Crespo Zaporta Dayma, Student, Maestra en Estudios de Arte, Universidad Iberoamericana CDMX, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Introducción al orishaísmo como modalidad de turismo espiritual: Un espacio de enriquecimiento cultural sin estereotipos
Adonis Díaz Fernández, Spanish Instructor III, Modern Languages & Linguistics, The University of the West Indies, Tunapuna-Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago
Almuerzo
Cafetería - Edificio A
Pausa
Análisis de las religiones
La búsqueda del camino interior en la peregrinación del Camino del Santo Grial: Aproximación desde la perspectiva turística y audiovisual
Laura Reyes Pradas, Sales assistant, Sales, Lapland Welcome, Finland
Etnografía del rito gitano: Flamenco, cante jondo y duende divino
Azahara Valverde Alonso, Student, Filosofía y Ciencia Política - Máster en Gestión del Bienestar, URJC, Madrid, Spain
El Retorno del Rey: Esperanzas mesiánicas en las culturas eslavas e ibéricas
Enrique Santos Marinas, Associate Professor, Department of German Philology and Slavic Philology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Svetlana Maliavina, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
Prácticas cristianas y monaquismo
Homilía y dominio de sí: Cesáreo de Arlés (s. VI) y la educación moral de los jóvenes
Marcelo Aguirre Durán, Profesor titular ordinario, Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades, Universidad de los Andes, Chile
El concepto de peregrinaje en la literatura cristiana primitiva: El caso de Antonio de Koma, Martin de Tours y Benito de Nursia
Rodrigo Álvarez Gutiérrez, Profesor adjunto, Facultad de Teología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile
La reforma monástica de Abraham de Kaškar: Florecimiento y expansión del monacato sirio-oriental
David Hernández Jiménez, Student, PhD student in Literary Tradition, Written Culture & Digital Humanities (USAL), University of Salamanca, Cáceres, Spain
La inspiración en la cofia de las Hijas de la Caridad para la construcción de una iglesia: La Parroquia de San José Obrero de Félix Candela en San Nicolás de los Garza (Nuevo León)
Rodrigo Ledesma Gómez, Doctor. Profesor Titular Investigador de Tiempo Completo, Humanidades, Universidad de Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Derecho, política y espiritualidad
¿Vuelve la Teología-Política?: Religión y política en la ciudad secular
Javier López De Goicoechea, Profesor contratado doctor, Derecho Internacional, Eclesiástico y Filosofía del Derecho, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
Derecho y espiritualidad: Una conexión necesaria
Rafael Domingo Oslé, Alvaro d'Ors Professor of Law, Institute of Culture and Society, University of Navarra, Madrid, Spain
Ofensas a los sentimientos religiosos en el Derecho internacional
Alberto José Ferrari Puerta, Investigador predoctoral FPU , Departamento de Derecho Internacional, Eclesiástico y Filosofía del Derecho , Universidad Complutense de Madrid , Madrid, Spain
