We invite you to a webinar on “Reflections on Non-Belief: Typology or Spectrum” by Prof. Grace Davie (University of Exeter). Grace Davie is a professor of sociology at the University of Exeter, the United Kingdom. Her research interests lie in the sociology of religion, with a particular emphasis on patterns of religion in Europe. She […]
Czech Christian Academy and The Center for Philosophy, Ethics and Religion, Faculty of Arts, Charles University invite you to a webinar on History of Ethical Growth Prof. Charles Taylor (McGill University) Charles Taylor is a Canadian philosopher and professor emeritus at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. He is best known for his groundbreaking contributions to political philosophy, […]
The Centre invites to to an online international conference on liberal education and the role of universities. The conference can be followed via this link: https://cesnet.zoom.us/j/99399694480 The full programme is available HERE.
Ken Booth (Aberystwyth University), Richard Beardsworth (University of Leeds), Benoit Pelopidas (SciencesPo) and Sanne Cornelia Verschuren (Brown University) discuss the aftermath of the global pandemic in the sphere of IR. Jan Růžička acts as a chair.
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.
A little over two months ago, Charles University launched its new discovery service UKAŽ facilitating the simultaneous and smooth search of printed, digitised and electronic resources. The system was a complete redesign and streamlining of its forerunner, integrating the catalogues of more than 60 CU libraries.
On an international conference “The Role of Christians in the Process of European Integration” in Krakow, Prof Halík received Bishop Pieronek’s Award for his outstanding stances and achievements in connecting Christian and European values.
The Faculty of Arts, Charles University, commemorates the Velvet Revolution by symbolically lighting up the building in nám. Jana Palacha in the colours of the Czech tricolour. Many others important buildings have lit up in the commemoration on 17 November at 17:11.
His work reflects the history of almost the entire discipline. Professor Leopold Pospíšil, an expert in the anthropology of law, professor emeritus of Yale University and former lecturer at Faculty of Arts, Charles University, passed away on 25 October 2021 aged 98 in New Haven, USA.
The Centre for the Study of the Holocaust and Jewish Literature was established in 2010 at the Department of Czech and Comparative Literature at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University. It aims to study literature related to the Shoah/the Holocaust and Jewish cultures in the Czech Lands and Central Europe.
One of the two winners of the popular stand-up comedy show held annually at Charles University was a doctoral student of history, Jakub Mazanec, from the Faculty of Arts whose outstanding performance wowed not only the audience but the expert panel of judges at the multi-functional Kampus Hybernská.
On Wednesday 20 October, the Mathesius Awards and Martin Hilský Awards for 2020 and 2021 were presented by representatives of the Department of Anglophone Literatures and Cultures and the Department of English Language and ELT Methodology.
The main entrance will be closed due to a film project and will be opened again on Sunday, 24 October, at 5 am. The building will be accessible through the back entrance in Valentinská street.
With great grief, we inform that on Monday, 11 October 2021, a long-term teacher of Mongolian studies and researcher of Mongolian philology, docent Jugder Luvsandorj, passed away aged 82 years.
