Past Conferences

25. – 26. June 2025: The Concept of Matter and the Concept of Spirit in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Program Videos

• • The Concept of Matter in Judaism: Dr. Tanja Werthmann, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel)
  • The Concept of Matter in Christianity: Prof. Dr. Richard Bell, University of Nottingham (UK)
  • The Concept of Matter in Islam: Prof. Dr. Jon McGinnis, University of Toronto (Canada)
• • The Concept of Spirit in Judaism: Prof. Dr. Elliot R. Wolfson, University of California Santa Barbara (USA)
  • The Concept of Spirit in Christianity: Prof. Dr. Martin Rötting, Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg (Austria)
  • The Concept of Spirit in Islam: Prof. Dr. Mohammad Azadpur, San Francisco State University (USA)

19. – 20. February 2025: The Concept of Religious Leadership and the Concept of Religious Community in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Program    Videos

• • The Concept of Religious Leadership in Judaism: Dr. Nathanael Riemer, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany)
  • The Concept of Religious Leadership in Christianity: Prof. Dr. Justin A. Irving, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville (USA)
  • The Concept of Religious Leadership in Islam: Prof. Dr. Safi Louay, College of Islamic Studies, Hamad bin Khalifa University (Qatar)
• • The Concept of Religious Community in Christianity: Prof. Dr. Kristin Merle, Universität Hamburg (Germany)
  • The Concept of Religious Community in Islam: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fatih Varol, Istanbul University (Turkey)

25. – 27. September 2024: The Concept of Wealth and the Concept of Poverty in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Program    Videos

• • The Concept of Wealth in Judaism: Prof. Dr. Gregg E. Gardner, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  • The Concept of Wealth in Christianity: Prof. Willem Marie Speelman, Tilburg University, Netherlands
  • The Concept of Wealth in Islam: Prof. Dr. Hussam Timani, Christoper Newport University, VA
• • The Concept of Poverty in Judaism: Prof. Dr. Alyssa M. Gray, Hebrew Union College, New York
  • The Concept of Poverty in Christianity: Prof. Vincent DeMeo, International Theological Institute, Trumau, Austria
  • The Concept of Poverty in Islam: Prof. Dr. Amira Mittermaier, University of Toronto

26. – 28. June 2024: The Concept of Prophecy and the Concept of Spiritual Beings in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Program     Report     Videos

• • The Concept of Prophecy in Judaism: Prof. Howard Kreisel, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
  • The Concept of Prophecy in Christianity: Prof. Dr. Marco Frenschkowski, University of Leipzig
  • The Concept of Prophecy in Islam: Prof. Zishan Ghaffar, University of Paderborn
  • The Concept of Spiritual Beings in Judaism: Prof. Mika Ahuvia, University of Washington, Seattle
  • The Concept of Spiritual Beings in Christianity: Prof. Friedrich Reiterer, Paris Londron Universität Salzburg
  • The Concept of Spiritual Beings in Islam: Prof. Stephan Burge, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London

21. – 23. February 2024: The Concept of Prayer and the Concept of Religious Learning in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Program      Videos  

• • The Concept of Prayer in Judaism: Prof. Dr. Judith H. Newman, University of Toronto, Canada
  • The Concept of Prayer in Christianity: Dr. Maria Munkholt Christensen, University Bonn
  • The Concept of Prayer in Islam: Dr. Reza Shah Kazemi, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London
  • The Concept of Religious Learning in Judaism: Dr. Sandra Anusiewicz-Baer, University Potsdam
  • The Concept of Religious Learning in Christianity: Prof. Dr. Marcel Saß, University Marburg
  • The Concept of Religious Learning in Islam: Prof. Dr. Jonathan Berkey, Davidson College, NC

21. – 23. June 2023: The Concept of Authority and the Concept of Modernity  in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Program     Videos     

• • The Concept of Authority in Judaism: Prof. Dr. Lawrence Kaplan, McGill University/CA
  • The Concept of Authority in Christianity: Dr. Jan Wim Buisman, Leiden University
  • The Concept of Authority in Islam: Prof. Dr. Aiyub Palmer, University of Kentucky/USA
  • The Concept of Modernity in Judaism: Prof. Dr. Allan Arkush, Binghamton University/USA
  • The Concept of Modernity in Christianity: Prof. Dr. Vasilios N. Makrides, Universität Erfurt
  • The Concept of Modernity in Islam: Prof. Dr. Armina Omerika, Universität Frankfurt/Main

15. – 17. February 2023: The Concept of Religion and the Concept of Rationality in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Program     Report     Videos     

• • The Concept of Religion in Judaism: Prof. Dr. Oliver Leaman, University of Kentucky/USA
  • The Concept of Religion in Christianity: Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Gregor-Maria Hoff, Paris-Lodron-Universität Salzburg
  • The Concept of Religion in Islam: Dr. Ahab Bdaiwi, Leiden University
  • The Concept of Rationality in Judaism: Prof. Dr. Daniel Frank, Purdue University/USA
  • The Concept of Rationality in Christianity: Maria Elisabeth Höwer, M.Sc., FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg/TU Dresden
  • The Concept of Rationality in Islam: Prof. Dr. Nader El-Bizri, University of Sharjah/VAE

21. – 23. September 2022: The Concept of Mysticism and the Concept of Divine-Human Communication in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Program     Report     Videos  

• • The Concept of Mysticism in Judaism: Prof. Dr. Aaron Hughes, University of Rochester/USA
  • The Concept of Mysticism in Christianity: Prof. Dr. Ann Astell, University of Notre Dame/USA
  • The Concept of Mysticism in Islam: Prof. Dr. Erdal Toprakyaran, University of Tübingen
  • The Concept of Divine-Human Communication in Judaism: Prof. Dr. Aaron Hughes,  University of Rochester/USA
  • The Concept of Divine-Human Communication in Christianity: Prof. Dr. Porphyrios Georgi, University of Balamand/LBN
  • The Concept of Divine-Human Communication in Islam: Dr. Ghassan El Masri, Bavarian Center for Interreligious Discourses, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg

22. – 24. June 2022: The Concept of Emotion and the Concept of Morality in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Program     Report     Videos     

• • The Concept of Emotion in Judaism: Prof. Dr. Alan Mittleman, Jewish Theological Seminary/USA
  • The Concept of Emotion in Christianity: Prof. Dr. John Corrigan, Florida State University
  • The Concept of Emotion in Islam: Prof. Dr. Paul Heck, Georgetown University
  • The Concept of Morality in Judaism: Prof. Dr. Alan Mittleman, Jewish Theological Seminary/USA
  • The Concept of Morality in Christianity: Prof. Dr. Marianne Heimbach-Steins, University of Münster
  • The Concept of Morality in Islam: Prof. Dr. Mutaz Al-Khatib, Hamad Bin Khalifa University/QA

16. – 17. February 2022: The Concept of Protology/Cosmology and the Concept of Eschatology in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Program     Report     Videos 

• • The Concept of Protology/Cosmology in Judaism: Prof. em. Dr. Philip Alexander and Prof. Dr. Daniel Langton, University of Manchester
  • The Concept of Protology/Cosmology in Christianity: Prof. Dr. Dirk Ansorge, Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule Sankt Georgen
  • The Concept of Protology/Cosmology in Islam: Prof. Dr. Mira Sievers, Humboldt University of Berlin
  • The Concept of Eschatology in Judaism: Prof. Dr. Casey Elledge, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter (Minnesota)
  • The Concept of Eschatology in Christianity: Prof. Dr. Judith Wolfe, University of St. Andrews
  • The Concept of Eschatology in Islam: Prof. em. Dr. Todd Lawson, University of Toronto

6. – 7. October 2021: The Concept of Education and the Concept of Family in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Program    Report     Videos

• • The Concept of Education in Judaism: Prof. Dr. Hanan Alexander, University of Haifa
  • The Concept of Education in Christianity: Prof. Dr. Manfred Pirner, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
  • The Concept of Education in Islam: Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Zekirija Sejdini, University of Vienna (now Innsbruck)
  • The Concept of Family in Judaism: Prof. Dr. Michael Berger, Emory College of Arts and Sciences, Atlanta
  • The Concept of Family in Christianity: Prof. Dr. theol. Dr. rer. soc. Joachen Sautermeister, University of Bonn
  • The Concept of Family in Islam: Dr. Pascal Held, FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg

23. – 24. June 2021: The Concept of Sin and the Concept of Redemption in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Program

• • The Concept of Sin in Judaism:  Rabbi David Bashevkin, Yeshiva University, New York
  • The Concept of Sin in Christianity: Prof. Dr. Christoph Böttigheimer, KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
  • The Concept of Sin in Islam: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayman Shabana, Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in Qatar
  • The Concept of Redemption in Judaism: Rabbi Dr. Daniel Goodman, The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, New York
  • The Concept of Redemption in Christianity: Prof. Dr. Tom Greggs, University of Aberdeen
  • The Concept of Redemption in Islam: Dr. Ghassan El Masri, Bavarian Center for Interreligious Discourses, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg

17. – 18. February 2021: The Concept of Will and the Concept of Predestination in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Program     Video

• • The Concept of Will in Judaism: Shalom Sadik, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
  • The Concept of Will in Christianity: Dr. Johannes Grössl, University of Würzburg
  • The Concept of Will in Islam: Prof. Dr. Heidrun Eichner, University of Tübingen
  • The Concept of Predestination in Judaism: Prof. Lenn E. Goodman, Vanderbilt University
  • The Concept of Predestination in Christianity: Prof. Jesse Couenhoven, Villanova University
  • The Concept of Predestination in Islam: Prof. Catarina Belo, The American University of Cairo