Call for papers – Albanian Studies Program
Department of Eastern and Central European History and Historical Russistics
Faculty of Humanities, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE BTK), Budapest
is organizing the International Conference:
SAINTS AS PROMOTERS OF GOOD NEIGHBORLINES Case Study: MOTHER TERESA
9-10 June 2022
Keynote lecture: Prof. Dr. Ines MURZAKU, Professor of Religion, Chair and Director of Catholic Studies Department and Program at Seton Hall University and International Federation of Catholic Universities, Head of Catholic Studies International Group.
Saints are often celebrated beyond their national, territorial, political, and even religious borders, becoming living examples of how to love others and how to promote neighborliness, even and especially when such neighborliness seems to be impossible for human nature. Mother Teresa was born and grew up not only in times of turmoil, but also in a region where people who had ethnic, religious, economic, cultural, and educational differences were clashing in the most extreme ways. And yet, the power of a saint is most often shown in these times and places of turmoil, as the saint brings peace. Particularly, devotion to saints who lived in areas of conflict is known to encourage unity and peace. In this conference, we aim to display how Mother Teresa unites the world through her love for humanity. By highlighting as much as possible her uniting and peace-bringing spirit, we would like to explore not only how a person may change the world but also how people unite and interact around the saints, improving their relations with one another.
We welcome proposals for 20-minute papers from researchers from all academic disciplines and at any stage of their career. Postgraduate students and early career researchers are particularly encouraged to submit. Attendance at this conference is free of charge.
Please, send your abstract of no more than 250 words and a short biography to Etleva Lala (lala.etleva@btk.elte.hu) until 22 April 2022. Papers are expected to be published until Oct. 2023, on the 20th anniversary of Mother Teresa’s Beatification.