Conference Program – 23-26 March

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Wednesday – 23. March

Location: University Main Building; Am Hof 1, 53113, Bonn

  • 13:00 – 15:00 – Registration (Aula)
  • 15:00 – 15:45 – Conference Opening (Aula)
    – Anne Hege Grung, President of ESITIS’ board and words of welcome from
    University representatives
  • 15:45 – 16:00 – Short break
  • 16:00 – 18:00 – Conference Keynote: “Sacred Protest” (Aula)
    – Prof. Dr. Abdullahi Anmed An-Na‘im
  • 18:00 Reception (Festsaal / Festival Hall)

Thursday – 24. March

Location: University Main Building; Am Hof 1, 53113, Bonn

  • 9:00 – 10:30 – Plenary 1: Modes & Contexts of Protest (Aula)
    – Prof. Dr. Carola Roloff
    – Prof. Dr. Martijn von Zomeren
  • 10:30 – 11:00 – Coffee Break (Festsaal / Festival Hall)
  • 11:00 – 12:30 – Plenary Session II: Power & Authority in Religious Protest (Aula)
    – Prof. Dr. Tom Zwart
  • Lunch
  • 14:00 – 16:00 – Papers Session I
    For a complete listing of panels, speakers, paper titles, and rooms, see “Panel &
    Paper Abstracts” on page XX.
  • 16:00 – 16:30 – Coffee break (Festsaal / Festival Hall)
  • 16:30 – 18:00 – Plenary Session III: Horizontal Solidarity & Interreligious Protest
    (Aula)
    – Prof. Dr. Claudio Carvalhaes
  • 18:00 – 18:30 – Coffee Break (Festsaal / Festival Hall)
  • 18:30 – 19:30 – ESITIS General Assembly (Aula)

Friday – 25. March

Location: University Main Building; Am Hof 1, 53113, Bonn

  • 9:00 – 10:30 – Plenary Session IV: The Scholar, the Activist & the Scholar-Activist
    (Aula)
    – Prof. Dr. Vincent Lloyd
  • 10:30 – 11:00 – Coffee break (Festsaal / Festival Hall)
  • 11:00 – 13:00 – Papers Session II
  • Lunch
  • 14:00-18:00 Getting out in Bonn and Cologne
    With questions or to register, send an email to gnet@uni-bonn.de
    • Religion in Bonn city tour (Meeting Point: Arkadenhof / Courtyard); Advance registration required; free with donation requested
    • In the steps of Dorothee Sölle (Meeting Point: Arkadenhof / Courtyard); Advance registration required
    • Fridays for Future in Bonn has planned a large demonstration on Friday the 25. Conference participants may also be interested in joining this event. For information, visit: https://fridaysforfuture.org/march25/

Saturday – 26. March

Location: University Main Building, Am Hof 1, 53113, Bonn

  • 9:00 – 10:30 – Plenary Session V: Keeping Hope Alive: Religion as a Form of
    Protest in a Disintegrating World
    – Prof. Dr. Nayla Tabbara
  • 10:30 – 11:00 – Coffee Break (Festsaal / Festival Hall)
  • 11:00 – 12:00 – Closing Panel (Aula)