Tomáš Halík’s book I Want You To Be (Notre Dame University Press 2019 received the Gold Award for Religion Books at Foreword INDIES Book Award winners on June 17, 2020. The award recognizes the best books published in 2019 from small, independent, and university presses. Over 2,100 entries were submitted in 55 categories, with Foreword’s editors […]
Centre for Philosophy, Ethics and Religion and Generali Investments cordially invite you to Generali Investments Public Lecture on Human Values. Eric Nelson (Harvard University) will talk on „The Theology of Liberalism“ When: Thursday 13.2. at 17:30 Where: Room 217, Faculty of Arts, Jana Palacha 2 Abstract: We think of modern liberalism as the novel product of […]
We invite everyone to a lecture by Sir David Cannadine, president of British Academy, entitled “Margaret Thatcher in historical perspective”. On the day of planned “hard Brexit”, Sir Cannadine will talk about Thatcher’s attitude to European integration and her heritage in Britain and across the world. The lecture will take place at the Faculty of […]
We cordially invite everyone to participate on a debate with Mark Thompson, the CEO of New York Times, which we organise together with our colleagues from Vaclav Havel Library. You can register as a participant HERE.
On Monday, 15. 4. our Centre organises a guest lecture of Aristotle Papanikolaou, a distinguished scholar specializing on orthodox Christianity. The lecture will start at 17:00 at Jilská 5. The topic will be Globalizing the Culture Wars: Orthodoxy and Politics in Russia. Everyone is welcome!
At 4pm on Thursday, November 22, Timothy Snyder will deliver a lecture at Faculty of Arts, Charles University (Jana Palacha 2, Prague, room 131. Abstract: Across the globe, the tenets of democracy are under attack and the popularity of illiberal political forces is mounting. How much do these forces have in common? What motivates them, […]
This autumn, Centre for philosophy, ethics and religion organises another series of debates with elite academics and intellectuals on important topics within public sphere. The next debate is on: Central Europe and national identity in the Facebook age Date and venue: November 27, 5pm, Nová scéna Národního divadla, Národní 1, Prague Guests: Michael Ignatieff (filosopher […]
On 28-31 August 2018 our centre co-organized The European Society for Philosophy of Religion Annual Conference, which took place in Prague. The theme of the conference was “Philosophy of Religion in a Pluralistic World”. You can find more information about the conference HERE. The […]
On Wednesday, March 21, our Centre organized a high-profile public debate on political role of universities in New scene of National Theatre The speakers were: Louise Richardson, vice-chancellor of Oxford University Péter Balázs, Director of the Center for European Neighborhood Studies, CEU Stefan Collini, professor of intellectual history at Cambridge University Tomáš Halík, Faculty of […]
The Faculty of Arts, Charles University, honours the memory of Milada Horáková. In memoriam, we express many thanks and admiration for her ability to always meet with her moral principles and democratic views. We will never forget.
The Czech Institute of Egyptology at CUFA, deeply regrets to announce that Prof. Břetislav Vachala passed away on 24 June 2020. In the course of his entire life, he tirelessly acquainted both Czech and international public with the ancient Egyptian civilization and its heritage, and with the results of the international Egyptological research.
There are still more than 12 000 books among the users that need to be returned in the following days. The majority of the loan periods are due by 3 July 2020 but some of them have to be returned sooner. Please, read the most important information and FAQ related to the returning of loans at […]
From 1 July, the CUFA libraries will be in operation during the summer opening hours.
FA Library restores lending of books in a restricted mode from Monday 10 April 2020, updated on 29 May 2020. Please pay attention to the conditions of the service.
[Last updated on 25 June 2020] Dear users, [NEW] The Library requests the students to return their loans earlier than when they are due. Information and FAQ on the returning of loans at CUFA. From 1 July, the CUFA libraries will be in operation during the usual summer opening hours. The summer opening hours of […]
Members of Charles University have trial access to a reference source Encyclopedia of Slavic Languages and Linguistics Online by an international publisher Brill.
Updated on 8 June 2020. Several libraries have opened up their collections and are now free-to-browse during the state of emergency.
This year’s first issue of the journal Linguistica Pragensia has been issued and pays tribute to two eminent persons. After many years, Prof. Libuše Dušková quits her position as the Editor-in-Chief. Her editorial team led this international periodical to a high impact factor in the database Web of Science (2010-2012) and reintegration in the Emerging Sources Citation Index from 2016.
