Best practices ARCHIVE

The Journal is edited by a joint venture undertaken by Munich School of Philosophy, the Faculty for Catholic Theology at the University of Innsbruck, and the Sankt Georgen, Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology, Frankfurt. As an online journal with an accompanying print edition, the new...

Applications are invited from those interested in theology and medieval history. If the successful applicant is lacking expertise in either of these areas, they will be asked to complete appropriate modules from the MPhil in Christian Theology, and/or from the MPhil in Medieval Studies. The...

Showing solidarity with our friends from Lebanon Decades of corruption and entanglement in the Middle East's geopolitical conflicts, which increasingly revolve around natural resources in the Mediterranean, are crippling Lebanon. "We are held, hostage. Our entire democracy is crumbling,"...

In 1985, he obtained a Licentiate in Contemporary History from the University of Freiburg (CH) with a dissertation on "Catholiques face au totalitariansme. Une partie de la presse catholique romande face au comunisme et au nationalsocialisme (1936-1941)". In 1997, Fr Imperatori obtained his...

Russian literature is filled with the experience of death. But is it true that it is "depressive", "hopeless", or "dark"? Starting from the fact that Easter is the main feast for Russian Christians, Dr Lipke will examine which role the resurrection plays for some of the greatest Russian writers...

On February 9th, the Loyola University Andalusia welcomed 100 international students from 21 countries who have chosen the university for a study abroad experience this Spring semester. Loyola University has also received students from other Jesuit universities in Spain through the CRUE-SICUE...

This academic year, the University of Deusto hosts more than 200 Bachelor's and Master's degree students from 25 countries, most of them (150) through the Virtual Campus. The Campus offers 16 courses in online and hybrid formats. The students come from universities all over Europe and other...

Following the University Chancellor's Office's recommendations, the Swedish Government has decided to grant the Newman Institute degree rights for a master program in theology. In its explanatory memorandum, the Swedish authority emphasizes that the Newman Institute "has become a...

As part of the meeting's preparation, the Kircher Council collected data on academic collaboration (current programs, teaching and research resources, strongest academic areas, etc.) and possible projects that the institutions would be interested in participating in. The deans agreed to start...

Inspired by the words of St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Francis argues that a more just and fraternal world can only be built if we rethink our relationships, both personal and among nations. In this section, we present a selection of the reflections of Jesuit universities and centres on the...

Last November 25th, the International Association of Jesuit Universities (IAJU), and its six higher education regional networks held the inaugural webinar of the IAJU global project "Best Practices in Jesuit Higher Education", coordinated by the Kircher Network. A panel of experts from around...

On November 17th , the HEST’s cluster on Christian-Muslim relations organized a webinar on “Comparative Theology as an Instrument for Solving Problems: Reflections from an Islamic Perspective”. The keynote speaker was Prof. Rana Alsoufi from the Goethe University (Frankfurt). This webinar...

One year after its creation, the Kircher Network held its General Assembly. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the presidents and deans gathered virtually to discuss the most critical issues to continue developing the network. The Assembly discussed the report of the Kircher Council on the progress...

The International Association of Jesuit Universities (IAJU) is organizing the global webinar “The Challenges of the COVID-19 Era for Jesuit Higher Education". The disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic have posed significant challenges for nearly every aspect of a Jesuit institution...

The Loyola University of Andalusia announced that as of September 1, 2020, the Faculty of Theology of Granada has become a faculty of the Loyola University as a Faculty of Theology, in order to strengthen and expand the scientific scope of theological knowledge, as well as to incorporate new...

The Faculty of Theology of the Pontifical Gregorian University launched the course Theology at the test of covid-19. Dialogues with science to encourage a frank and unbiased dialogue between science and the "science of faith". The course will address these questions through a comparison between...