Events

Europe faces a demographic crisis that marginalizes youth, reducing their political weight and future stability. Between digitalization and job precariousness, new generations seek well-being and meaning. Fostering local participation and trust networks is key to developing their potential.

The author reflects on the success of History of Solitude (2021), a work treating the theme as a multifaceted historical object. Critics praised his ability to bridge eras—from Aristotle to social media—transcending disciplinary silos by blending scientific rigor with high-quality public outreach.

The seminar arguments that contemporary loneliness stems largely not from a lack of belonging, but rather from its reconfiguration in predominantly identificatory terms, and discusses the importance of reintroducing micro-social rituals capable of rebuilding reliable bonds in fragmented contexts.

Does mystical experience belong exclusively to the individual self? Or does it primarily involve a collective dimension? Starting from the reflections of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Simone Weil, I will show a third, impersonal way, which lies beyond the tension between solipsism and community.

Overseeing the historical moment, Vincenzo Sorrentino will talk about the role of compassion in politics. While acknowledging that the political sphere is a battlefield, it still matters to reflect on the value of compassion as a, not only ethical, means in the fight against unjust suffering.

Umberto Curi will give a talk based on his book Parlare con Dio: un’indagine fra filosofia e teologia (2024). How much room is there for reason in our ways of relating to God, and how much space is there for God in our incessant search for reasons?

"Preserving meaning" defines an essential operation of culture. It gathers time into form, it extends memory into transmission, it shapes continuity through vigilance.

In an important 1981 essay on the theologico-political, Claude Lefort asserted that the advent of democracy had brought about a «désintrication» between the religious and the political. What, then, is the role of religion in Lefortian democratic society? How does Lefort contribute to the secularization debate?

The lecture focuses on the famous Dead Sea Scrolls and the people who wrote and copied them. Particular attention will be given to recent developments in which diverse methods from artificial intelligence, the sciences, and the humanities are used.

This presentation discusses intersections between Japanese and Italian conservation theories and their relevance to the conservation of contemporary art, where issues of authenticity, variability, and material change challenge traditional frameworks.

On the tenth anniversary of the event, Paolo Costa (FBK, Trento) will deliver the annual Davide Zordan Lecture. His talk will start from the dark times that we are living in today to see how to get through them.

The meeting of the ‘Global Faith-Based Healthcare Systems’ project will be held in Trento, at the Bruno Kessler Foundation. The project has been developed in partnership between Georgetown University and the Bruno Kessler Foundation’s Centre for Religious Sciences.