Conferences BaFID
As the research centre Key Concepts in Interreligious Discourses (KCID), BaFID’s institutional predecessor, BaFID organised English-language conferences three times a year with internationally renowned academics. Each conference consists of two sessions dedicated to two central, related concepts in Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Outlook for 2026:
The Concept of Happiness and the Concept of Suffering in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (25.- 27. February 2026)
The Concept of Suffering in Judaism: Prof. James A. Diamond, University of Waterloo (Canada)
The Concept of Suffering in Christianity: Prof. Dr. Michael Bongardt, Universität Siegen (Germany)
The Concept of Suffering in Islam: Dr. Mohammed Ghaly, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (Qatar)
The Concept of Happiness in Judaism: Kenneth R Seeskin, Professor Emeritus, Northwestern University (USA)
The Concept of Happiness in Christianity: Ellen Charry, Princeton Theological Seminary (USA)
The Concept of Happiness in Islam: Vertr.-Prof. Dr. Raid Al-Daghistani, Paderborn Institut for Islamic Theology (Germany)
The Concept of Health and the Concept of Illness in Judaism, Christianity and Islam (23. – 25. September 2026)