Perhaps there is a structural relationship between religion and violence. This is merely a hypothesis. What is certain is that in recent times, and practically worldwide, there has been a dizzying increase in violent acts and behaviors—both individual and collective—associated (or potentially associated) with religious faith and activism. But, at the same time, a multiplicity of religious discourses seeking to establish fruitful contexts for interreligious dialogue have been strengthened as never before, aiming to consolidate a global (and ever-evolving) renunciation of violence.

The objectives of this congress are precisely to investigate the relationship between religion, considered both in its broadest sense and in its specific historical manifestations, and different types of violence: symbolic and physical, public and private. The congress will seek to foster reflections from diverse disciplinary fields, aiming to cultivate an awareness of the dynamics and nuances that can arise in such a controversial and fascinating topic.

To achieve this, we have assembled a team of renowned specialists in the subjects to be covered, all with extensive research experience.

Coordinators: Patxi Lanceros and Francisco Díez de Velasco

Dossier: Violence and Religion in the Magazine Minerva

PROGRAM
07.05.07
Michael Maffesoli: Founding violence
Patxi Lancers: Religion and violence: ethics and techniques

08.05.07
Adriano Fabris: Violence in the God of the Bible
Felix Duke: On the essence of the foundation, that is: on violence

09.05.07
Manuel Delgado: The atrocious institutions. Ritual mobs and iconoclastic violence in contemporary Spain
Francisco Diez de Velasco: Senses, violence, religions

10.05.07
Johan Galtung: Globalization of religions: towards religious syncretism?
Round table with Julio TrebollePatxi Lanceros, Francisco Diez de Velasco and Manuel Fraijó.