Highlights from Day Two of the International Conference: ”The Dynamics of Secularism, (Anti)Clericalism, Theology, and Science in Southeastern and Central Europe”
The second day of the international conference “The Dynamics of Secularism, (Anti)Clericalism, Theology, and Science in Southeastern and Central Europe”, organised by the Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of Montenegro, took place on 29 September 2024 in the coastal town of Petrovac. The day began with a keynote lecture by Professor Marco Ventura, […]
The Montenegrin translation of Saul Newman’s Political Theology: A Critical Introduction
On September 28th, in Petrovac, Montenegro, the Institute of Advanced Studies was honored to present the first Montenegrin translation of Saul Newman’s seminal book Political Theology: A Critical Introduction (1st ed.), translated by Anton Markoč, hosting the author and the translator who presented the book in a lively exchange. Political Theology aims to explain the persistence of religious concepts […]
Highlights from Day One of the International Conference: ”The Dynamics of Secularism, (Anti)Clericalism, Theology, and Science in Southeastern and Central Europe”
The first day of the international conference “The Dynamics of Secularism, (Anti)Clericalism, Theology, and Science in Southeastern and Central Europe”, organised by the Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of Montenegro, took place on 28 September 2024 in the coastal town of Petrovac, Montenegro. The event opened with a keynote lecture by Hugh McLeod, […]
Hugh McLeod at the University of Montenegro
Hugh McLeod, Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Birmingham, delivered a lecture titled “New Paths to Salvation in Modern Europe: A Religion of Sport?” during the conference The Dynamics of Secularism, (Anti)Clericalism, Theology, and Science in Southeastern and Central Europe, organized by the Institute for Advanced Studies (INS) at the University of Montenegro […]
Translation of Two Seminal Works Within the Framework of Our Project
As part of the project “Beyond the Anticlerical Paradigm: Rethinking Secularism in Contemporary Montenegro,” supported by the University of Oxford, the Institute for Advanced Studies of the University of Montenegro has translated two seminal works in the humanities into Montenegrin/Serbian/Bosnian/Croatian. The first translated book, Political Theology: A Critical Introduction by British professor and political theorist […]
Grace Davie at the University of Montenegro
The eminent British sociologist of religion, Grace Davie, Professor Emerita at the University of Exeter, delivered a lecture titled ”Religion in Modern Europe: A Continually Changing Context” at the University of Montenegro on 16th September. In her presentation, Davie provided an overview of secularisation trends in Western European countries, with a particular emphasis on the phenomenon […]
Vuk Uskoković’s Study Stay at the University of Siena
Our team member, Vuk Uskoković, successfully completed a one-month study stay at the University of Siena in July 2024. This visit was part of our project, ‘Beyond the Anticlerical Paradigm: Rethinking Secularism in Contemporary Montenegro’, supported by the University of Oxford. During his time in Siena, Vuk not only presented the goals of our project […]
Promising Study Visit to the University of Amsterdam
Last week, our research assistants and project team members, Feđa Pavlović and Nikola Zečević, visited the University of Amsterdam as part of the project ‘Beyond the Anticlerical Paradigm: Rethinking Secularism in Contemporary Montenegro’, supported by the University of Oxford. During the visit, they engaged in productive discussions with Dr. H.J. (Jacqueline) Borsje and Dr. C. […]
Bojan Baća’s Latest Research within Our Project Published in Südosteuropa Mitteilungen
The first published piece within our sub-project supported by the University of Oxford’s “New Horizons for Science and Religion in Central and Eastern Europe,” funded by the John Templeton Foundation, is a new article by our research fellow Bojan Baća, now featured in “Südosteuropa Mitteilungen” (volume 64, issue 2/3). The article titled “Defiant Civil Society: […]
Nikola Zečević’s Research Stay at LMU Munich
Our research assistant, Nikola Zečević, had a productive one-month study stay at the Voegelin Centre for Politics, Culture, and Religion at LMU Munich’s Geschwister-Scholl Institute for Political Science in June and July. This visit was part of our project, ‘Beyond the Anticlerical Paradigm: Rethinking Secularism in Contemporary Montenegro’. During his stay, Nikola took part in […]
