Conferences 2026

The Concept of Suffering and the Concept of Happiness

The concept of Suffering…

  • … in Judaism:  Prof. James A. Diamond, University of Waterloo (Canada)
  • … in Christianity: Prof. Dr. Michael Bongardt, University of Siegen (Germany)
  • … in Islam: Dr. Mohammed Ghaly, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (Qatar)

The concept of Happiness…

  • … in Judaism: Kenneth R Seeskin, Professor Emeritus, Northwestern University (USA)
  • … in Christianity: Ellen Charry, Princeton Theological Seminary (USA)
  • … in Islam: Vertr.-Prof. Dr. Raid Al-Daghistani, Paderborner Institute for Islamic Theology (Germany)

The conference took place in Erlangen from 25 to 27 February 2026.

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Here you will find the videos of the lectures on the topics of suffering and happiness.