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 […]
We are pleased to invite all international Bachelor´s, Master´s and Doctoral degree programmes students beginning their studies at Charles University in the academic year 2020/2021 to our Welcome Day. Registration is required.
Information on the restricted opening hours of libraries. The closure of Celetná Library due to a reconstruction.
Due to the current high occurrence rates of COVID-19, we ask you to prefer contactless returning of the books to libraries via book drop boxes.
Dear users, please pay attention to the information on the change of library opening hours: On Thursday 17 September, the Historical Cabinet will exceptionally close at 5 pm due to a holding of an event opened to the public. More information here CU FA Library
As the representatives of the faculty, whose students played an important role in the Velvet Revolution, we condemn the violent response of the state against Belarusian students and other protesters.
On Tuesday 2 September in the green study room of Jan Palach Library, a new long-term photography exhibition PRAG BRUTAL has been launched. The exhibition of 12 analogue and digital photographs revolves around the theme of Prague Brutalist architecture from the 60s until the start of the 90s of the 20th century.
Information about the change of opening hours of the Historical Cabinet and the Department of Aesthetics Library.
The Institute of Immunology and Microbiology at the First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, in cooperation with General University Hospital tests students and employees of Charles University and their close relatives on the presence of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
Finds from the Czech archaeological campaigns in Abusir together with numerous other artefacts of unprecedented historical and artistic value have finally arrived in Prague. Starting 31 August 2020, they will be on display at the National Museum as part of a large exhibition titled Kings of the Sun. The exhibition is co-organized by Czech Institute of Egyptology.
