The 4nd International Conference

“Philosophy of Religion in the East and West”

The modern post-secular turn, proclaimed by Jürgen Habermas and, to some extent, several other researchers (including Franz Rosenzweig, Peter Berger, Charles Taylor, Jose Casanova, Giorgio Agamben, and others), not only actualizes the problem of the relationship between religious and secular, but also expands the understanding of the philosophy of religion. Secularization processes have not led to the “death” of religion, but rather to a renewed understanding of its value and role, and as a result, the importance of studying religious paradigms and thought. More and more researchers are showing interest in Christianity, Islam, and other religious traditions.
In our time, the multicultural world leads us to a new level of scientific discussion about interfaith and interreligious dialogue, promoting the search for new, adequate forms of this dialogue. This is why there is a pressing need for analyzing different traditions of understanding religion, i.e. in the philosophy of religion. The aim of our conference is to create a common intellectual space for dialogue between traditions of philosophy of religion in the West and East.
We believe that this will contribute to enriching the practice of philosophy and expanding contemporary debates in this discourse. We hope that this project will not only benefit new academic research in the field of religious studies, but also new socio-cultural ties.

• Orthodox Church of Kazakhstan
• Almaty Orthodox Theological Seminary
• Faculty of Philosophy of the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow

1. Secularization and Desecularization in the Past and Present: Philosophical and Theological Approaches.
2. Philosophy of Religion, Religious Philosophy, Philosophical Theology, and Theology: Correlations and Interconnections.
3. Philosophy of Religion, Religious Philosophy, Philosophical Theology, and Theology in Western Europe and the USA: History and Contemporary Issues.
4. Philosophy of Religion, Religious Philosophy, Philosophical Theology, and Theology in Central, Southern, and Eastern Europe: History and Contemporary Issues.
5. Philosophy of Religion, Religious Philosophy, Philosophical Theology, and Theology in the East - Central Asia, the Middle and Far East: History and Contemporary Issues.
6. Philosophy of Religion, Religious Philosophy, Philosophical Theology, and Theology in Christian, Islamic, Buddhist, and other Religious Traditions: Experience of the East and West.

• 27 April is the arrival day for conference participants;
• 28 April is the first day of the conference;
• 29–30 April are the section working days of the conference;1 May is the closing day of the conference and excursion program;
• 2 May is the departure day for conference participants.

Venue
Cultural and Administrative Center of the Orthodox Church of Kazakhstan, Almaty Orthodox Theological Seminary (Kazakhstan)
Almaty, Ashimbaeva St. 26.

• Prof. Sr Teresa Obolevitch (The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, Poland)
• Pbr. Evgeny Ivanov (Almaty Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kazakhstan)
• Artem Solovev (Almaty Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kazakhstan)

• Artem Solovev (Almaty Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kazakhstan)
  e-mail seminaryconf@yahoo.com

Please complete this Application Form before December 31, 2025.
By January 31, 2026 we will announce the final list of accepted applications.

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