TALKING ABOUT GOD, TALKING WITH GOD: PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY IN DIALOGUE
FBK Aula Piccola
Fondazione Bruno Kessler - Polo delle Scienze Umane e sociali
Aula Piccola
FBK Aula Piccola
Fondazione Bruno Kessler - Polo delle Scienze Umane e sociali
Aula Piccola
According to a shared view, philosophy and theology are in a relationship of structural opposition. While philosophy reflects on the world regardless of revelation, theology has no other purpose than to conform to faith, and more specifically to the Christian faith. If this were true, philosophy and theology would have very little to say to each other and would confront each other for the sole purpose of asserting their own worldview, using arguments as means of demarcation and dissuasion. But can the discourse on God be understood otherwise, so that it is not necessarily opposed to philosophy? Could it not be that debating God and with God, while accepting the inevitable incompleteness of both authentic faith and the urge for making sense of everything, is still the condition for being able to talk about what really matters in our lives, while remaining silent about the rest?
UMBERTO CURI
University of Padova
Cycle of Seminars: “Solitude and Communion in Religion and Ethics“
Scientific coordination: Massimo Leone, FBK-ISR
The event, organized by FBK’s Center for Religious Studies, will be held in Italian.
The event will be in-person in the FBK Aula Piccola, while seats last, and online.
Registration by January 9, 2026 at 12:00 a.m. is required so as to arrange the connection.
Speakers
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Umberto Curi is professor emeritus of the History of philosophy at the University of Padua. A visiting professor in Boston and Los Angeles, he has lectured at some thirty European and American universities. Among his books: "Polemos. Filosofia come guerra" (2000), "Meglio non essere nati" (2009, Premio Capalbio, Premium Classicum Clavarense), "Via di qua. Imparare a morire"(2011), "L'apparire del bello" (2013), "La porta stretta. Come diventare maggiorenni" (2015, Premio Cilento), "Filosofia del Don Giovanni. Alle origini di un mito moderno" (2018), "Il colore dell’inferno. La pena tra vendetta e giustizia" (2019), "Fedeli al sogno" (2021). Nel 2024 è uscito il suo ultimo libro: "Parlare con Dio".
Registration
Registration to this event is mandatory.
Registration closed on 09/01/2026.
Contacts
Organizers
The initiative was also realized thanks to the contribution of "Direzione generale Educazione, ricerca e istituti culturali" of the Ministry of Culture.