Public Lectures

This page gives you the detail of CISMOR lectures. We report on the past public lectures to return the results of our research to society.

As for closed meetings or workshops, click here for more information. At the international workshop, a specific theme is discussed and studied in-depth with invited researchers from all over the world. Through these workshops, we hope to form a global network of researchers for the interdisciplinary study of monotheistic religions.

Date Title Speaker
2006/12/26
The Future of Relations between Sunnis and Shiites in Light of the “New Middle East”
2006/12/11
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its Roll for Peace and Stability in the Middle East Faisal Hassan Trad
(Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Japan )
2006/12/09
Various Aspects in Jewish Studies: Surrounding Cultures and Dialogues
2006/11/04
2006/11/05
The Self-Understanding of ‘Europe’ and Abrahamic Religions
2006/07/08
Israel: Democracy and Religion; Israel-Japan Relations Eli Cohen (Israeli Ambassador to Japan)
2006/06/24
Joing Workshop
2006/06/17
The Roots of Conflict in the Middle East Prof. Azzam Tamimi (Director, Institute of Islamic Political Thought)
2006/06/10
Ancient Egyptian Literature and the Bible Prof. Hiroya Katsuhiro (Kobe Shoin Women's Univ. )
2006/06/04
CISMOR The Japanese Association for the Study of Religion and Society Symposium (open for the public)
2006/03/18
What Can Archaeology Contribute to the Question of the Historicity of the Bible? Prof. Amihai Mazar (Hebrew University)
2006/03/17
The Search for David and Solomon – A Current Archaeological Perspective Prof. Amihai Mazar (Hebrew University)
2006/03/15
Recommendations for Monotheism from Japanese Religions Tetsuo Yamaori (Emeritus professor, International Research Center for Japanese Studies)
2006/03/04
Joint Symposium “Salvation and Messianic Movement in Monotheistic Religions: Contemporary Implications”
2006/02/25
Efforts of the Arabic Islamic Institute in Teaching Arabic Language for 24 Years, and E-learning Dr. Mohammed Bin Hasaan Azzir
(Director, The Arabic Islamic Institute in Tokyo)
2006/01/14
Dialogue for Heavens’ Sake: Historical and Theological Axes of Christian-Jewish Relations in the Netherlands Eric Ottenheijm (University of Utrecht)