Press Releases
October - December 2023
October
- [12.10.2023] “The digitalization of religion – barely studied before” New annual theme at the Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics” on religion in digital worlds – Virtual prayers, online confessionals, fatwas on the web: research on new forms of religious belonging – Digital Humanities expand religious research – Programme from 24 October with workshop reports, webquests, panels, and lecture and film series
- [13.10.2023] What we can learn today from peace agreements in the past. Scholars discuss peace issues in the past and present – From the Peace of Westphalia 375 years ago to the current situation in Israel and Ukraine – Symposium “Winning the peace from 1648 to today” in Münster
- [18.10.2023] “The Peace of Westphalia shows that violence can never solve conflicts” International experts invited to the Westphalian Peace Summit in Münster on 24 October – Guests such as Nobel Peace Prize laureate Leymah Roberta Gbowee to discuss questions of global peace – Highlight of the anniversary year “375 Years of the Peace of Westphalia” – Event organized by the Westphalia Initiative Foundation, the North Westphalia Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the City of Münster and the Cluster of Excellence – Speaker Michael Seewald: “Peace and conflict research is needed now more than ever in view of war in Europe”
November
- [03.11.2023] "New insights thanks to digital research methods" Workshop reports from the Digital Humanities provide insights into research projects at the Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics” – Series of events in the annual theme for 2023/24 on “The Digitalization of Religion” – Lectures by researchers such as Hubert Wolf, Holger Strutwolf, Lutz Doering, Ines Weinrich, and Felicity Jensz – Webquest invites those interested to do their own research
- [07.11.2023] Body images and body practices in the religions of the world. Interdisciplinary conference at the Cluster of Excellence will illuminate the relationship between religion and the body – In preparation for the exhibition “Religion and the body: From antiquity to the present” in Münster in 2024/25 – Keynote lecture on 13 November by the theologian and historian Christoph Markschies
- [22.11.2023] Research on political Islamism and nationalism Conference in Münster on 29-30 November 2023 – Cooperation between the Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics” and the “Islam and Politics” research centre at the University of Münster, and the Federal Ministry of the Interior – With a panel on antisemitism, nationalism and Islamism – Khorchide: “Scholars have long overlooked the fusion of Islamism and nationalism”