2nd World Conference for Religious Dialogue and Cooperation
June 19-22, 2024 Strumica, North Macedonia (Hotel Sirius)
RELIGION AND POLITICS: IS SECULARIZATION A MYTH OR REALITY?
The human awareness of social appertaining has deep biological and social roots. The alienated individual, on his own, is of no significance and is not a human in the real sense of the word, unless he becomes a member of any group, reaches a social position and his own place within the system of relationships. In contrast to the political parties, which are a relatively new phenomenon, the religiosity represents a universal social phenomenon. Hardly any civilization of significance does not have a certain religious component incorporated within itself or has not been based on it….
The deadline for submission of abstracts is May 1, 2024.
PhD. Zoran Matevski
Letter of the President
After the exceptional success achieved at the First World Conferences for Religious Dialogue and Cooperation (from a scientific and organizational point of view), the Centre for Intercultural Studies and Research at the Faculty of Philosophy in Skopje organize the Second World Conference for Religious Dialogue and Cooperation. This conference will be attended by eminent professors and researchers in the field of religion and culture who will be representatives of the largest number of countries from all continents of the world. We expect around 100 participants from all regions of the world to participate in the Second World Conference for Religious Dialogue and Cooperation. The latest research results in the field of intercultural and religious dialogue and cooperation in the world will be presented at the Conference. We expect answers to the following questions:
Preliminary program
19.06.2024
Opening of the Conference
18.00 – 19.00 SPEECHES
19.00 – 19.30 INTRODUCTORY PRESENTATION
19.30 WELCOME RECEPTION
20.06.2024
08.00 – 09.00 Registration of participants
09.00 – 11.00 Working session, I (Plenary)
11.30 – 13.30 Working session II (Plenary)
13.30 – 14.30 Lunch
14.30 – 16.30 Working session III (Plenary)
17.00 Visit to the Smolar waterfalls and the Dojran lake with a traditional Macedonian dinner in Dojran
21.06.2024
09.00 – 11.00 Working Session IV (Plenary)
11.30 – 13.30 Working session V (Plenary)
13.30 – 14.30 Lunch
14.30 – 16.00 Working session VI (Plenary)
16.00 Visit to the Orthodox monasteries in Vodoča and Veljusa, as well as Catholic and Protestant religious communities in the
Strumica region. Dinner in a traditional Macedonian restaurant
22.06.2024
09.00 – 11.00 Working session VII (Plenary)
11.30 – 13.00 Working session VII (Plenary)
13.00 – 13.30 Ceremonial closing of the Conference
20.00 Gala Dinne
Key dates
Submission of paper proposals (abstracts): May 1, 2024
The final date of the registration for the Conference: May 15, 2024
Final program: June 10, 2024
Submission of full papers: December 1, 2024
Registration Fee: 200€
Registration fee includes:
Transport from the airport in Skopje to Hotel Sirius in Strumica, and vice versa
Conference printed materials (program, book of abstracts, certificates for participation in the Conference)
Publication of the final papers in the Journal: Religious Dialogue and Cooperation
Participation in Opening Ceremony of the Conference and welcome reception cocktail
Participation in working sessions with coffee breaks
Visit to the Orthodox monasteries in Vodoča and Veljusa and dinner in a traditional Macedonian restaurant
Visit to the Catholic Church in Strumica; The Evangelical Methodist Church in Koleshino;
Smolar waterfall and dinner in a traditional Macedonian restaurant
Gala dinner
For the method of paying the registration fee, please contact:
Accommodation and Transport
The cost of travel and accommodation have to be covered by the conference participants.
For the participants of the Conference, Hotel Sirius ( http://hotel-sirius.com.mk/en-GB/) offers reduced prices for accommodation with included meals.
HB (breakfast and lunch): 49 euros per person per day in a double room and 63 euros per day in a single room
You can make a reservation at the following address: sirius.strumica@gmail.com
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