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