11: The European Ethos and the Sacred
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Hauptschule
Seminar
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in deutscher SpracheEven in secular and enlightened Europe, traces of the sacred are to be found everywhere. Is this simply anachronism or is it in fact a buried truth, which has been suppressed in contemporary Europe? Indeed, if the sacred has been indelible, we could ask whether it can contribute to human liberty in a humane society, a fundamental aspect of the European project. But what is the relationship between the sacred and living a good life? Given the background of the European Enlightenment, is it essential to build morality on a foundation which is free from ideological preconceptions? Or is the opposite necessary – making it impossible to seek the moral good without a conception of the divine?
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DDr. Kurt APPEL
Professor, Department of Systematic Theology, University of Vienna
| 2000 | Ph.D in Philosophy, University of Vienna |
| 2002 | Ph.D in Theology, Faculty of Catholic Theology, University of Vienna |
| 2005 | Habilitation in Theology, Faculty of Catholic Theology, University of Vienna |
| since 2010 | Guest Professor, Facoltà teologica dell´Italia Settentrionale, Milan |
| Spokesperson, Interdisciplinary Research-Platform, "Religion and Transformation in Contemporary Society", University of Vienna | |
| since 2011 | Professor Fundamental Theology, University of Vienna |
Dr. Claudia PAGANINI
Professor, Institute for Christian Philosophy, University of Innsbruck
| 1997 | Christian Philosophy and Catholic Theology, University of Innsbruck; University of Vienna |
| 2001 | MA, Catholic Theology |
| Several professional Activities in Social fields, Student Representative, Section Culture, Christian-Islamic Dialogue | |
| Speaker, Faculty of Theology's Representatives, Austrian Students' Association | |
| 2002 | MA, Christian Philosophy |
| 2005 | Doctorate, Christian Philosophy |
| 2006-2007 | News service, Press Agency of the Province of Tyrol |
| 2007-2009 | Free Journalist and Author of Non-Fiction Books on Special Issues |
| 2010-2011 | Temporary Replacement, Institute for Christian Philosophy, University of Innsbruck |
| 2011-2015 | Erika-Cremer-Scholarship Holder, University of Innsbruck |
| since 2015 | Assistant Professor, Institute for Christian Phylosophy, University of Innsbruck |
