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Opportunity to participate in an international one-day event that begins from a shared diagnosis: the widespread perception of living in a time permeated by sombe atmospheres, marked by a progressive dimming of the world’s symbolic luminosity and an increasing sense of fragility.

Researchers from the FBK Center for Religious Studies are participating in several open panels at the 9th Conference of European Academy of Religion (EuARe), “Religion and (In)equalities”, held at the University of Rome LUISS Guido Carli, 30 June - 3 July 2026. We invite you to read the descriptions of the FBK-ISR open panels and submit a paper proposal by 13 March 2026.

On November 19th-21st, 2025 a meeting of the project “Global Faith-Based Healthcare Systems” was held at FBK, hosted by the Center for Religious Studies and Georgetown University, concerning the global impact of AI in medicine and challenges faced by local healthcare systems in Bangladesh, Kenya and India.

After the screening of the film The Sea Inside, organized as part of the "Mortali" series, there will be a discussion and debate on the themes that emerged, with the participation of Lucia Galvagni from FBK-ISR.

Are you a PhD student or a postdoctoral researcher in the fields of religious studies, semiotics, communication sciences, or related disciplines? Are you interested in exploring the intersection of new technologies, language, religion, and processes of conservation/transformation?

Invitation to the event “Casse di risonanza – The Value of Research in the Digital Age”

We are delighted to announce the publication of the thematic issue "The Interplay of Religion and Artificial Intelligence", edited by Boris Rähme and Inken Prohl (Religion, vol. 55, issue 3).

PhD Research on Digital Technologies and Solitude Doctoral Programme in Religious Studies (DREST 41)

Participation grants are available for PhD students and recent postdocs (within 2 years of degree). Grantees will join the Forum as co-discussants, present in the poster session, and take part in the afternoon training activities.

“Le frontiere della speranza: fragilità e resilienza della democrazia,” a book collecting the thoughts on democracy of Charles Taylor, Nikolas Kompridis and Paolo Costa is now available in bookstores. It is the second title in the new ISR “Tridenti” series.