- Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Katholische Theologie / Geschichte, Department MemberGoethe University of Frankfurt, Catholic Theology, Faculty Member, and 2 moreadd
- Theology of Religions, Political Theology, Global Ethics, Spanish Civil War, Theology and History of Vatican II, Religious Studies, and 100 moreJürgen Moltmann, Giorgio Agamben, Walter Benjamin, Just War Theory, Segunda República y Guerra Civil Española, GUERRA CIVIL ESPAÑOLA, Intellectual History, Theology, Religion and Politics, Constantine, Politics and Religion, History of Religion, Storia del cristianesimo, Storia della chiesa, Simone Weil, Erik Peterson, Human Rights, Church History, Modernism, History of Christianity, Ecclesiology, Theological Hermeneutics, Interreligious Dialogue, Catholic Church History, Second Vatican Council, History and Theology, medieval Bible, Nicolas of Lyra, Religion, Classical Archaeology, Ancient Religion, Religious Conversion, Italian Politics, History of concepts, Darwin, Philosophical Naturalism, Human nature, Natura Umana, Is Ought Gap, Ernesto Buonaiuti, Hans Kung, Anti-Semitism, Unamuno, Miguel de Unamuno, Religious Modernism, Catholic Reform, Religion & Politics, Franciscan Studies, Nicholas of Lyra, John Wyclif, John Wansbrough, Jan Assmann, Peter Sloterdijk, Warburg Institute, Marc Bloch, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Pier Cesare Bori, Kirchengeschichte, Sigmund Freud, Begriffsgeschichte, Jacques Maritain, Emmanuel Mounier, Luigi Sturzo, Nikolai Berdyaev, Nikolai Berdiaev, Nicolas de Lyre, Roger Bacon, Jane O. Newman, Papal Encyclicals, Friedrich Heer, Catholic Modernism, Modernism (Roman Catholicism), Histoire Franco-allemande, Philosophy Of Religion, Hans Küng, the theology of Hans Küng, Roger Aubert, Sociology of Religion; Religion and Politics, Steve Bruce, Politics of Religion, Ernest Renan, Concordia, Friedrich Schlegel, Roberto Esposito, Guerra Civile Spagnola, Cristoforo Colombo, Cristóbal Colón, Antisemitism (Prejudice), Antisemitism, Antisemitism/Racisms, Antisémitisme, Antisemitismus, Vergangenheitsbewältigung, Concilium, Wissenschaftsmanagement, Conferencias Episcopales, diario ya, IGLESIA Y TRANSICIÓN ESPAÑOLA, Nicolaus Cusanus, Gianfranco ravasi, and Jörg Rupkeedit
- I have been publishing and lecturing in religious and Church history, politics of religions, philosophy and theology ... moreI have been publishing and lecturing in religious and Church history, politics of religions, philosophy and theology at different universities (such as Frankfurt, Bielefeld and Bologna), in different countries and languages since 1999.
In 2009 I moved to Germany in order to be part of a research team – and then also to lead – an externally-funded project on the problem of the moral legitimation of violence during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) through to its completion in 2017.
My latest and most significant achievement has been the German Habilitation (and Privatdozent Dr., 2015) in History of Religions at the University of Frankfurt. As book this was published in February 2018 (Das „Ende des konstantinischen Zeitalters“ und die Modelle aus der Geschichte für Eine „neue Christenheit“. Eine religionsgeschichtliche Untersuchung).
In the meantime I have developed various seminars and lectured (postgraduate and undergraduate level) in several universities.
I live in Berlin, I am married and I have twin daughters.edit
Die Habilitationsschrift beschreibt die Geschichte von zwei unterschiedlichen, aber verbundenen Begriffskomplexen. Im ersten Teil wird die „kritische“ Formel „Ende des konstantinischen Zeitalters“ im Werk von Marie-Dominique Chenu OP am... more
Die Habilitationsschrift beschreibt die Geschichte von zwei unterschiedlichen, aber verbundenen Begriffskomplexen. Im ersten Teil wird die „kritische“ Formel „Ende des konstantinischen Zeitalters“ im Werk von Marie-Dominique Chenu OP am Vorabend des Zweiten Vatikanischen Konzils analysiert und danach in ihrer Genealogie erörtert. Im zweiten Teil wird der „konstruktive“ Begriff „Neue Christenheit“ – tief mit der Formel vom "Ende des konstantinischen Zeitalters" verflochten – sowohl in seiner Entstehungs- als auch Wirkungsgeschichte betrachtet.
Research Interests: History of Christianity, History of Religions, Political Theology, Church History, Etienne Gilson, and 13 moreEmmanuel Mounier, Jacques Maritain, Miguel de Unamuno, Church and State, Politische Theologie, Erik Peterson, Ernesto Buonaiuti, Théologie Politique, Marie Dominique Chenu, Sacrum Imperium, Teologia politica, Friedrich Heer, and N. Berdjaev
In this essay the Bolognese historian of religions Pier Cesare Bori said his last words on the topic of Freud’s book Moses and Monotheism, which occupied him for many years. This new edition of the 1997 essay offers along with the text an... more
In this essay the Bolognese historian of religions Pier Cesare Bori said his last words on the topic of Freud’s book Moses and Monotheism, which occupied him for many years. This new edition of the 1997 essay offers along with the text an introduction to contextualise both Freud’s book and Bori’s (several) previous essays. In his last efforts Bori set more clearly the accent on a material (historical) truth.
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A prescindere dal dato storico del Tardoantico, il concetto teologico-politico di un’«era costantiniana» ha rappresentato a lungo un modello di relazioni fra chiesa e potere sovrano, un «ideale» capace di successive riprese in diverse... more
A prescindere dal dato storico del Tardoantico, il concetto teologico-politico di un’«era costantiniana» ha rappresentato a lungo un modello di relazioni fra chiesa e potere sovrano, un «ideale» capace di successive riprese in diverse congiunture storiche, un paradigma che caratterizza un lungo periodo della storia del cristianesimo e della storia politica europea. All’aprirsi dell’ultima stagione conciliare, un celebre medievista domenicano, Marie-Dominique Chenu, ne diagnostica la «Fine». Questo studio procede di qui a ritroso, genealogicamente, al fine di ricostruire i fondamenti teorici della discussione alla vigilia del Vaticano II, attraversando molteplici prospettive, seguendo il trasmettersi di questo concetto da opera in opera, e dunque anche attraverso mutazioni dovute non solo alla formazione teorica e disciplinare degli autori che ne fanno uso, ma al contesto in cui le loro opere sono state composte, fino a trovarne una attestazione archetipa all’inizio del XX secolo. Lungo il corso del Novecento, una costellazione di concetti legati alla «Fine dell’era costantiniana» è stata utilizzata allo scopo di diagnosticare (e nel contempo indurre) la crisi di un regime di cristianità, e conduce sino alla discussione, in Concilio, intorno alla struttura istituzionale stessa della chiesa. Il percorso storico che così si delinea permette la visione d’insieme di un filone di ricerca storica e teologica novecentesca su chiesa e politica, su cristianità e sovranità, e delle molteplici problematiche che il nome di Costantino ha evocato e continua, a tutt’oggi, ad evocare.
Abgesehen von seiner Bedeutung als historisches Faktum der Spätantike hat das konstantinische Zeitalter als theologisch-politisches Konzept lange Zeit ein Modell für die Beziehung zwischen Kirche und souveräner Macht verkörpert, ein 'Ideal', das in verschiedenen historischen Verbindungen neu aufgenommen werden konnte, ein Paradigma, das eine lange Phase der Geschichte des Christentums und der politischen Geschichte Europas charakterisiert. Als die letzte Konzilsphase eröffnet wurde, diagnostizierte der berühmte Mediävist Marie-Dominique Chenu OP, dessen 'Ende'. Die vorliegende Studie geht von hier aus in der Genealogie chronologisch rückwärts vor und rekonstruiert die theoretischen Grundlagen der Diskussion am Vorabend des Zweiten Vatikanums, wobei zahlreiche methodologische Perspektiven betrachtet werden. Zudem wird die Weitergabe dieses Konzepts von Werk zu Werk und also auch über Veränderungen hinweg nachverfolgt, die nicht nur durch die theoretische und disziplinäre Bildung der Autoren bedingt sind, welche davon Gebrauch machten, sondern auch durch den Kontext, in dem ihre Werke verfasst wurden. Ziel ist es, einen archetypischen Anhaltspunkt dafür zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts zu finden. Im Verlauf des Jahrhunderts wurde eine Konstellation von Konzepten, die mit dem 'Ende des konstantinischen Zeitalters' verbunden sind, verwendet, um die Krise eines Systems der Christenheit zu diagnostizieren (und sie auch gleichzeitig herbeizuführen). Diese führen bis hin zu einer Diskussion im Konzil um die institutionelle Struktur der Kirche selbst. Der historische Verlauf, der hier aufgezeigt wird, gestattet einen Gesamtblick auf diese Strömung der historischen und theologischen Forschung, die sich mit Kirche und Politik, Christenheit und Staatshoheit sowie mit den zahlreichen Auseinandersetzungen befasst, die der Name Konstantins hervorgerufen hat und bis heute weiterhin hervorruft.
Abgesehen von seiner Bedeutung als historisches Faktum der Spätantike hat das konstantinische Zeitalter als theologisch-politisches Konzept lange Zeit ein Modell für die Beziehung zwischen Kirche und souveräner Macht verkörpert, ein 'Ideal', das in verschiedenen historischen Verbindungen neu aufgenommen werden konnte, ein Paradigma, das eine lange Phase der Geschichte des Christentums und der politischen Geschichte Europas charakterisiert. Als die letzte Konzilsphase eröffnet wurde, diagnostizierte der berühmte Mediävist Marie-Dominique Chenu OP, dessen 'Ende'. Die vorliegende Studie geht von hier aus in der Genealogie chronologisch rückwärts vor und rekonstruiert die theoretischen Grundlagen der Diskussion am Vorabend des Zweiten Vatikanums, wobei zahlreiche methodologische Perspektiven betrachtet werden. Zudem wird die Weitergabe dieses Konzepts von Werk zu Werk und also auch über Veränderungen hinweg nachverfolgt, die nicht nur durch die theoretische und disziplinäre Bildung der Autoren bedingt sind, welche davon Gebrauch machten, sondern auch durch den Kontext, in dem ihre Werke verfasst wurden. Ziel ist es, einen archetypischen Anhaltspunkt dafür zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts zu finden. Im Verlauf des Jahrhunderts wurde eine Konstellation von Konzepten, die mit dem 'Ende des konstantinischen Zeitalters' verbunden sind, verwendet, um die Krise eines Systems der Christenheit zu diagnostizieren (und sie auch gleichzeitig herbeizuführen). Diese führen bis hin zu einer Diskussion im Konzil um die institutionelle Struktur der Kirche selbst. Der historische Verlauf, der hier aufgezeigt wird, gestattet einen Gesamtblick auf diese Strömung der historischen und theologischen Forschung, die sich mit Kirche und Politik, Christenheit und Staatshoheit sowie mit den zahlreichen Auseinandersetzungen befasst, die der Name Konstantins hervorgerufen hat und bis heute weiterhin hervorruft.
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Revista Brasileira de História das Religiões, Vol. 8, Num. 23, Septiembre/Diciembre, 2015. (ISSN 1983-2850)
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Research Interests: Political Theology, History and Theology, Carl Schmitt, Emmanuel Mounier, Maritain, and 12 moreConstantine, Jacques Maritain, La Nouvelle Théologie, Constantine the Great, Roman Empire, Early Christianity, Constantine the Great, Erik Peterson, Costantino il Grande, Ernesto Buonaiuti, Marie Dominique Chenu, Constantinian Age, Der Monotheismus als politisches Problem, and Friedrich Heer
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After offering a short survey of the history of the concept of Concord/Eintracht in the german area and in the modern age (ca. 1550-1800), the article focuses on the political models proposed, respectively, in the early romanticism by... more
After offering a short survey of the history of the concept of Concord/Eintracht in the german area and in the modern age (ca. 1550-1800), the article focuses on the political models proposed, respectively, in the early romanticism by Novalis (Christianity or Europe, 1799) and at in the later romanticism by F. Schlegel (Concordia 1820). Both models are conservative, monarchical-corporative and catholic, but a closer examination and comparison reveals important differences, first and foremost on the political meaning of the idealised Middle Ages.
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1. Premessa. Fra i compiti di una storia della Chiesa e della teologia – 2. Wrocław-Marburgo, 1917. Das Heilige di Rudolf Otto – 3. Safenwil (Canton Argovia), 1919. Der Römerbrief di Karl Barth – 4. Marburgo, 1921. La Geschichte der... more
1. Premessa. Fra i compiti di una storia della Chiesa e della teologia – 2. Wrocław-Marburgo, 1917. Das Heilige di Rudolf Otto – 3. Safenwil (Canton Argovia), 1919. Der Römerbrief di Karl Barth – 4. Marburgo, 1921. La Geschichte der synoptischen Tradition di Rudolf Bultmann – 5. Conclusioni.
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This paper is part of the D9 project (The Vatican and the Legitimization of the Physical Violence, Case Study of the Spanish Civil War) of the Cluster of excellence ‘Religion and Politics’ at the University of Münster. The bases of this... more
This paper is part of the D9 project (The Vatican and the Legitimization of the Physical Violence, Case Study of the Spanish Civil War) of the Cluster of excellence ‘Religion and Politics’ at the University of Münster. The bases of this study are the sources of the Vatican Archives. An analysis of how Pius XI made his o icial statement with regard to the standpoint of the Church in the Spanish Civil War on the 14th September 1936 has already been carried out (Zamagni 2013, Friede, Martyrium, Chris- tenheit). A short synopsis of his statement is given in order to understand the di erence of reasoning of the legitimization of the Spanish Civil War by the Spanish Bishops. This paper proves that the Holy See’s argumentation of the ‘Just War Theory’ was not taken into consideration by the Spanish Clergy. The legitimization of the war was provided by the bishops through the doctrine of the tyrannicide. Conclusively, in the common interest of supporting General Franco’s upheaval against the Republic, the Spanish bishops deemed a change of discoursive strategy as necessary in justifying the war.
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The paper aims to set the reception of the Encyclical Mit brennender Sorge in the larger context of the declarations and the activities of the catholic Church towards Spain during the Civil War (1936-1939). This official doctrinal... more
The paper aims to set the reception of the Encyclical Mit brennender Sorge in the larger context of the declarations and the activities of the catholic Church towards Spain during the Civil War (1936-1939). This official doctrinal document and its reception in Spain can help to show – and assess – the attitude not only of the Vatican, but also of the Spanish Church in some of her main authorities, towards Germany, Nazism, Francisco Franco and the Falange Española in the first months of war (before the bombing of Gernika in April 1937).
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The purpose of this paper is to provide an analysis of the Russian Philosopher Nikolaj A. Berdjaev’s main works during his time in Berlin from 1922 to 1924. Different editions, translations and articles of Berdjaev’s researches were... more
The purpose of this paper is to provide an analysis of the Russian Philosopher Nikolaj A. Berdjaev’s main works during his time in Berlin from 1922 to 1924. Different editions, translations and articles of Berdjaev’s researches were examined in order to understand his conception of personalism and the human being as made in the image of God. Particular attention was paid to the essays of Berdjaev that were later collected as a book called „Das neue Mittelalter“. International literature from scholars who have written about Berdjaev was consulted in order to form an objective assessment of his theories and expose his central idea of the person being free also in matters of faith as created in the image of God. As a conclusion, this paper indicates that his concepts and ideas can be found and seen later on in the Declaration Dignitatis Humanae, approved by the Second Vatican Council 50 years ago.
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The author takes Judaism, and in it the book of Exodus, as a necessary background to understand the thought of Michael Walzer. The passage on the Golden Calf was of crucial importance also in the religious experience of the New York... more
The author takes Judaism, and in it the book of Exodus, as a necessary background to understand the thought of Michael Walzer. The passage on the Golden Calf was of crucial importance also in the religious experience of the New York philosopher as a young man. Zamagni quotes Sigmund Freud to ask: is it a true story? Walzer writes several times he is not interested in this particular aspect. But the plurality of the (also legal) sources of the Bible, the constitutive plurality of God’s names, does not jeopardise the reiterability of the model of the Exodus as a _plural_ political paradigm, on the contrary. The society is originated in that decisive (and violent) passage by the covenant, and going back would mean to go back to the Egyptians’ pots or even worse, to the worship of the Golden Calf.
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The article deals with the perception of Silvio Berlusconi and Italy on German sources: in the historiographical literature, in essays and handbooks and on weekly and daily press for the most recent times. The attempt is to grasp, through... more
The article deals with the perception of Silvio Berlusconi and Italy on German sources: in the historiographical literature, in essays and handbooks and on weekly and daily press for the most recent times. The attempt is to grasp, through a careful study of these sources in their formal and intellectual differences, a shared and settled german public opinion on Italy's last twenty years. Since this has much to do with stereotypes, in the conclusion a short discussion can be found, on some recurrent clichés regarding Italy: clowns, circus, buffoonery and the jester.
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The short paper aims to remember the teaching of the late historian of religions of Bologna Pier Cesare Bori. His debated Risala of 2007 is closely compared to another important essay of 1995, where he at first formulated four key points... more
The short paper aims to remember the teaching of the late historian of religions of Bologna Pier Cesare Bori. His debated Risala of 2007 is closely compared to another important essay of 1995, where he at first formulated four key points on monotheisms. In conclusion, one brief remark is made on Jan Assmann’s theses about the political theology of monotheisms.
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The article deals with a theologico-political critical concept, the «end of the Constantin-ian era», in connection with two commemorations, the 1700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan and the 50th of the Second Vatican Council, and an... more
The article deals with a theologico-political critical concept, the «end of the Constantin-ian era», in connection with two commemorations, the 1700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan and the 50th of the Second Vatican Council, and an event, that of pope Ratzinger’s resignation. In 1961, the dominican friar Marie-Dominique Chenu revitalised that concept to contribute to the discussion on the council; nevertheless, the genealogy of that concept was deeper and meaningful in the history of theological concepts of the 20th century.
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The paper presents the results of the research of Mario Liverani and Jan Assmann on the biblical book of the Exodus. Positive history based on evidence is the perspective of Liverani, an archaeologist. Assmann (also an archaeologist) in... more
The paper presents the results of the research of Mario Liverani and Jan Assmann on the biblical book of the Exodus. Positive history based on evidence is the perspective of Liverani, an archaeologist. Assmann (also an archaeologist) in Herrschaft und Heil dwells on the “universal” meaning of the idea of the Covenant between the Nation and its God. The result is a strongly demythologized reading of the Exodus, bent to question some more general bases of Political theology.
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Judith Schepers, Streitbare Brüder. Ein parallelbiographischer Zugriff auf Modernismuskontroverse und Antimodernisteneid am Beispiel von Franz und Konstantin Wieland, Ferdinand Schöningh, Paderborn 2016, 403 pp., isbn 9783506777904.
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Research Interests: Latin American and Caribbean History, Francisco de Vitoria, Conquista de América, Escuela de Salamanca, Bartolome de las Casas, and 7 moreSpanish conquest of the Americas, Derecho Natural, fray Bartolome de Las Casas, History of Spanish Conquista, Seconda Scolastica, School of Salamanca, and Historia De La Conquista
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The aim of the talk is to show, in three frames, some directions of the continental theology during Benedict XV’s papacy (1914-1922) and its endeavours. Three authors and three books were chosen, which resulted as a watershed each in its... more
The aim of the talk is to show, in three frames, some directions of the continental theology during Benedict XV’s papacy (1914-1922) and its endeavours. Three authors and three books were chosen, which resulted as a watershed each in its discipline. In 1917, The Idea of the Holy, by Rudolf Otto (1969-1937) was published. Not only his most famous book, but one of the most influencial of the comparative religious studies. A couple of years later, in 1919, the eminent calvinist theologian Karl Barth publishes his Epistle to the Romans, a book that closed the era of the liberal theology in favour of a dialectical theology. The last book, History of the Synoptic Tradition (1921) was itself a turning point for modern exegesis. One last, general question will then be asked: is some common pattern to be seen in these three books? Where was the continental theology going?
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This speech aims to be the description and the critical assessment of a research method in which history of religions is understood through history of concepts. The history of religious concepts allows a certain philological objectivity... more
This speech aims to be the description and the critical assessment of a research method in which history of religions is understood through history of concepts. The history of religious concepts allows a certain philological objectivity (i.e. avoiding full-arbitrary or rhetorical reconstructions) and offers the possibility to follow the genesis and mutations of words and syntagmas through times and places: religious concepts are in themselves transcultural and diachronic vehicles. An article written by the French theologian Marie-Dominique Chenu on The End of the Constantinian Era was the starting point for the development of this research method. What did he mean by the syntagma The End of the Constantinian Era? Where did this idea evolve from and most importantly, why had it such a powerful effect on the Second Vatican Council? The example of Chenu will prove how a concept can have the ability to influence and modify reality: effecting matters and affairs, determining behavior of individuals, and showing a critical potential towards socio-political structures.
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The paper aims to set the reception of the Encyclical Mit brennender Sorge in the larger context of the activities of the catholic Church towards Spain during the Civil War ( 1936-1939 ). That official doctrinal document and its reception... more
The paper aims to set the reception of the Encyclical Mit brennender Sorge in the larger context of the activities of the catholic Church towards Spain during the Civil War ( 1936-1939 ). That official doctrinal document and its reception in Spain could help here to show – and assess – the attitude not only of the Vatican, but also of the Spanish Church in some of her personalities, towards Germany, Nazism, Francisco Franco and the Falange Española in the first months of war ( before Gernika ).
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This paper is grounded within the project D9 (The Vatican and the Legitimization of the Physical Violence in the case-study of the Spanish Civil War) of the Cluster of excellence “Religion and Politics” at the University of Münster. An... more
This paper is grounded within the project D9 (The Vatican and the Legitimization of the Physical Violence in the case-study of the Spanish Civil War) of the Cluster of excellence “Religion and Politics” at the University of Münster. An analysis of how Pius XI made his official statement with regard to the Spanish Civil War on the 14th September 1936 has already been carried out (Zamagni 2013, Friede, Martyrium, Christenheit). As such, this paper focuses on the next step, i.e. the assessment, on the basis of the sources of the Vatican Archives, of the reception of this statement in Spain – where evidently theologico-political stances already existed – and how it was reflected in and affected discourses as well activities of the Spanish clergy.
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In this article, Michael Walzer compares six different ideas of peace found in different books of the Hebrew Bible. The six ideas of peace show important moral as well as political differences. Peace is interpreted respectively: as... more
In this article, Michael Walzer compares six different ideas of peace found in different books of the Hebrew Bible. The six ideas of peace show important moral as well as political differences. Peace is interpreted respectively: as subjection to an overwhelming force; as a period of “rest” between wars; as made possible by deterrence; or, more positively, as founded on mutual benefit; or as a messianic future. Beautiful as it may be, this last idea of peace has the defect of not being practically possible, though it may move people to do practical things that they did not imagine they could do. The last idea considered here is that of “many peoples”, with their disagreements and conflicts, “going up” to the mountain of the Lord for enlightenment and judgment. This vision is defended here because of its realism. It suggests the idea of pluralism (“many peoples”) as a permanent feature of human life and international society.
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In recent years episodes of violence and extremism have escalated across Europe, with an increase in juvenile participation. Such a trend demonstrates the importance to create more effective youth policies that can minimise and prevent... more
In recent years episodes of violence and extremism have escalated across Europe, with an increase in juvenile participation. Such a trend demonstrates the importance to create more effective youth policies that can minimise and prevent the risk of radicalisation and enhance young people's social inclusion. To achieve such an important goal, 8 EU member states are leading a 3-year Erasmus+ funded project " The Youth Empowerment and Innovation Project " (YEIP), which gives rise to this one-day conference. YEIP is trying to design a positive policy prevention framework for tackling and preventing marginalisation and violent radicalisation among young people in different European States. A key factor is the direct participation of young people in the construction and testing of innovative policy intervention models, founded on the principles of the Good Lives Model (GLM) and positive psychology.
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La Cooperativa sociale ANZIANI E NON SOLO, in partenariato con la Regione Liguria, supportati dal CRID – Centro di Ricerca Interdipartimentale su Discriminazioni e vulnerabilità dell'Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia-e dal... more
La Cooperativa sociale ANZIANI E NON SOLO, in partenariato con la Regione Liguria, supportati dal CRID – Centro di Ricerca Interdipartimentale su Discriminazioni e vulnerabilità dell'Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia-e dal Ministero per il lavoro e le politiche sociali-Direzione Generale dell'immigrazione e delle politiche di integrazione-sta conducendo un'innovativa ricerca europea di durata triennale in materia di pre-venzione della radicalizzazione tra i giovani. Il progetto dal titolo The Youth Empowerment and Innovation Project (YEIP), finanziato dall'Unione Eu-ropea tramite il programma Erasmus+, ha come obiettivo quello di creare e sperimentare un modello di politiche di prevenzione finalizzato a contrastare e prevenire tra i giovani fenomeni di marginalizzazione e radicalizzazione violenta, attraverso l'ausilio degli strumenti del Good Lives Model e della psicologia positiva. La psicologia positiva e il Good Lives Model adottano un paradigma basato sui punti di forza della persona e sulla valorizzazione di ciò che rende " la vita meritevole di essere vissuta ". Aiutando le persone a sviluppare progetti di vita significativi, queste sarebbero meno portate a commettere reato. Dunque, invece che trattare i giovani come un " rischio " , queste misure si focalizzeranno sui loro talenti e punti di forza, aiutandoli a svilup-pare identità positive. YEIP coinvolge 20 organizzazioni, inclusi 4 Ministeri, vari enti pubblici a livello regionale, università e ONG, ap-partenenti a 8 paesi europei: UK, Grecia, Cipro, Italia, Portogallo, Polonia, Svezia e Romania. Ente coordinatore del partenariato è l'Istituto Internazionale IARS di Londra (www.iars.org.uk). Durante i tre anni di progetto è prevista la partecipazione diretta di ragazzi e ragazze che lavoreranno assieme a ricercatori ed enti pubblici al fine di creare e sperimentare strategie efficaci volte a prevenire il rischio che i loro coetanei vengano attratti da forme di estremismo violento. I risultati pratici del progetto verranno poi convogliati nelle politiche nazionali e regionali grazie al coinvolgimen-to di autorità pubbliche rilevanti. Le organizzazioni partecipanti sono infatti il frutto di attente scelte strategiche al fine di supportare la natura interconnessa della tematica ed assicurare cooperazione e scambio tra i differenti enti europei. Per maggiori informazioni sul progetto YEIP, è possibile consultare il sito internet www.yeip.org o contattare i referenti italiani all'indirizzo email YEIP@anzianienonsolo.it