SUVal
Activity Plan
Wien, 26th – 29th October 2008
Kick-off meeting:
Discussion of the topic "Human rights, education, and culture"
- The European cutting edge, wars, and permanent crises
- The Christian notion of time: ante Christum natum – post christum natum
- The destination of time: time in terms of “kairos” (time of salvation)
- Anti-Semitism, Anti-Islamism, clash of cultures
- Exile as a dilemma of the modern age
- Desert wandering, the house, the set table
Tübingen, 12th – 15th March 2009
Meeting of Project Team
- team building activities / agreeing on basic rules for the team work
- clearly defining roles and responsibilities
- agreeing how to handle conflict situations
- recognising and sharing individual expertise
- discussing the tasks and responsibilities stemming from the grant contracts
- discussing management and financial questions
- reviewing work programme as presented in project application and further detailed planning of work until next meeting
- closing of the cooperation contract according to the activity plan (rights, duties, and tasks of the project partners)
Lódz, 18th – 21st June 2009
Topic: "Worn-out paths, religion and the meaning of life"
- Need for meaning in religion, need for meaning in life
- Life in terms of a trip
- The meaning of life
- The ‘absurd’
- Emotions as judgements
Florence, 22nd – 25th October 2009
Topic: "The relationship between religion, reason, and science"
- Questions of methodology: parallels and comparison
- At the bottom of spirituality: hope
- Subjectivity und objectivity in religion
- Revelation, reason, and truth in theological texts
- The wisdom of theological texts
- ‘Being and becoming’, law and freedom
- Homo creatus est: the beginning of humanity Discussion, methods and theory
Witchford, 15th - 18th April 2010
(the meeting was cancelled due to the Iceland volcano )
Topic: "The influence of religions on civilisation and on human socialisation”
- Eros, bliss, death
- Death in terms of deliverance from ‘self’
- Social theories and their implementation
- Holy wars, crusades, persecutions, Dzhihad
- Myths and fantasy: darkness, longing, and hope, day and night
- From darkness to light
- Never-never land, night, awake consciousness
- Ecstasy und anti-ecstasy
- Health and illness
- Exchange of experiences and planning the final development of the educational curriculum
Auvillar, 7th - 11th July 2010
Topic: "Current problems and methods of resolution"
- Religions and environment
- Human enhancement, humiliation, and overcoming of nature
- Parents and children
- Submissiveness to destiny and responsibility
- Feelings of guilt
- Modern heroes
- Exchange of experiences and good/best practices
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