European Academy of Religion

20/10/2026

✅ Is your panel ready in every detail?

If your participants and papers are fully agreed upon, a Closed Panel may be the right format for .

Your proposal must include:
▪️ One chair.
▪️ At least two speakers presenting papers.
▪️ Participants from at least two different institutions.

A Closed Panel is finalised at submission: after acceptance, no modifications or additions can be made.

Still hoping to include further papers? Consider an Open Panel, which welcomes additional proposals during the Call for Papers.

📩 Submit your proposal by 18 December 2026.
🔗 Download the guidelines and access the submission form through our website.

19/10/2026

⏱️ What can happen in one hour?

Two presentations of 20 minutes, followed by 20 minutes of questions.
Or three presentations of 15 minutes, followed by 15 minutes of discussion.

At , the programme will be organised in one-hour slots. Different arrangements are possible, provided each slot leaves sufficient time for both presentations and discussion.

As you plan your panel, think about the exchange you want to create: how much time will participants need to ask questions, respond and connect their ideas?
Make room for the conversation.

📩 Submit your proposal by 18 December 2026.
Download the guidelines from our website.

16/10/2026

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When disputes over religion reach the courts, their impact can extend far beyond an individual case. What does this mean for democracy?

Svenja Ahlhaus and Iman Al Nassre explore this question in an interview from the Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics” at the Universität Münster - Münster University, our host institution for .

An invitation to reflect on religion, law and political change.

Read the interview👉

Disputes over symbols such as the cross or the headscarf, the protection of religious minorities, or sexual and reproductive autonomy – conflicts over religion often end up in court, and not just in Germany. At the Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics”, political scientists Svenja Ahlh...

14/10/2026

📚Some books deserve a room full of questions.
An Author Meets Critique session at brings a significant, recently published work into a scholarly conversation, with the author responding to academic commentators.

Have you read a book that you would like to discuss with its author? Or published a work that could spark a fruitful exchange?

An AMC lasts one hour. The author’s participation must be agreed upon before submission, and the session must include at least one chair and two academic commentators from at least two different institutions.

Bring the book. Bring the questions.

🗓️ Submit your AMC proposal by 18 December 2026.
🔗 Download the guidelines from our website.

13/10/2026

📨 A colleague beyond your institution? Start there.

Perhaps you exchanged ideas after a presentation. Perhaps you have been following each other’s research for years. Perhaps you have been meaning to work together.

could be the occasion to send that message.

Every panel proposal must involve participants from at least two different institutions. Bring your perspectives together and turn a shared question into a panel.

Who would you like to work with in Münster?
📩 Submit your proposal by 18 December 2026.
Download the guidelines from our website.

12/10/2026

🌱 Make room for the next generation.

Whose research should more people hear about?
As you prepare your panel for , consider involving young scholars. Their questions, approaches and emerging research can bring fresh perspectives to the discussion.

A doctoral researcher you met at a conference. A colleague beginning a new project. Someone whose work made you think differently.
An invitation could be the beginning of a valuable collaboration.

📩 Submit your proposal by 18 December 2026.
Download the guidelines from our website.

09/10/2026

📍 For our community in Italy!

How can religious diversity and historical knowledge inform teaching? FSCIRE’s programme explores this question through courses for teachers.
The opening roundtable in Palermo will discuss Italy’s civic memory and religious diversity, drawing on Camminare il silenzio, edited by Marianna Napolitano.

📅 22 October 2026, from 3 pm
📍 Biblioteca G. La Pira, Palermo
🗣️ Event in Italian
Find the details and registration link in FSCIRE’s post below. 👇

22 ottobre 2026 | Palermo, via degli Schioppettieri 25

07/10/2026

Good research grows through conversation — and so do academic communities.

At , we want to bring those communities closer together. We warmly invite scholarly societies and associations working in the study of religion and related disciplines to join us as 'Affiliate Academic Societies'.

What could we do together?
▪️ Make room for your activities at the EuARe Annual Conference, with programme slots for up to one conference day.
▪️ Introduce your society to our wider community through a presence on the EuARe website, including your logo and website link.
▪️ Share your calls for papers, grants, fellowships and other scholarly initiatives, subject to editorial approval.

This partnership grows through active participation: affiliated societies are expected to propose one or more panels each year for the Annual Conference, bringing their questions, perspectives and conversations to our shared programme.

Affiliation involves no financial commitments for either partner; standard conference registration conditions apply.

We look forward to getting to know your community and building lasting collaborations together! Learn more and apply on the EuARe website.

06/10/2026

🤝 An Open Panel at starts with at least two agreed papers and leaves room for further contributions from external scholars.

It is an opportunity to bring new research into your discussion, discover colleagues working on related questions and build connections across institutions.

When preparing your proposal, indicate how many additional papers you would like to accept. The Call for Papers within open panels runs from 3 November 2026 to 21 February 2027.
Who might join the conversation?

📩 Submit your panel proposal by 18 December 2026.
Download the guidelines from our website.

05/10/2026

🧭 Your idea. Which panel format?

You have a research question and colleagues ready to join you. Which format suits your plans for ?
▪️ Closed Panel: your group and contributions are fully arranged at submission.
▪️ Open Panel: you have at least two agreed papers and want to welcome further contributions during the Call for Papers.
▪️ Author Meets Critique: you want to discuss a recently published work with its author and academic commentators.

Think about how you want the conversation to develop, then choose your format.
📩 Submit your proposal by 18 December 2026.

Download the guidelines from our website