Professor emeritus in the Sociology of Religion Anders Bäckström (Uppsala University) has founded a fund to support research on diaconia, Christian social practice, welfare and religion, and in particular young researchers in this field. The Anders Bäckström Fund is placed at Diakonhjemmet foundation in Oslo/Norway. The board of the Anders Bäckström Fund announces this year…
The International Society for Research and Study of Diaconia and Christian Social Practice (ReDi) and VID specialised University will be hosting the 8th ReDi Conference under the theme “Diakonia as Gamechanger”. The development of society on both global and local level is increasingly described in terms of crisis. Climate change is becoming more perceptible and…
The 8th International ReDi Conference will take place on 16-18 September 2020 in Oslo, Norway. It will be hosted by VID Specialized University and focus on the theme of “Organising and leading service in contexts of change and diversity. Diaconal perspectives on innovation”. The Call for Sessions will come up during September 2019 and…
During the three-day conference (12.-14. September 2018) – titled “Beyond services towards justice” – nearly 90 participants discussed the contribution that theology can bring to the development of social justice and Diaconia from both national and global perspectives. The conference also looked at the themes of the economics of solidarity, welfare and gender as well…
About a month before the opening of ReDi Conference in Berlin with the theme “Beyond Servides Towards Justice” on 12-14 September 2018, we are happy to present the updated and detailed program. As you can see there are several workshops and thematic paper sessions that are offered at the same time, please also have a…
The Seventh Biannual Conference takes place from 12- 14 September 2018 in Berlin in the headquarters of Diakonie Deutschland. The theme of the Conference is “Beyond Services Towards Justice” (please have a look at the conference programme). If you want to register for this important event, the deadline to do so has been extended until 20.…
The deadline for submitting papers, workshops and posters for the 7th bi-annual research conference of ReDi in Berlin from 12-14 September has been extended. The new deadline is 15 June 2018. The conference theme is “Beyond Services – Towards Justice” with subthemes on “Globalisation and Justice from a Theological Perspective”, “Economics of Solidarity”, “Welfare, Gender and…
The Seventh Biannual ReDi Conference will take place from 12-14 September 2018 in Berlin hosted by Diakonie Deutschland, the Institute for the Study of Christian Social Services at the University of Heidelberg, Eurodiaconia and ReDi. The conference theme is “Beyond Services – Towards Justice”. The subthemes of the conference address topics like “Globalisation and Justice…