Messianisms and International Politics
PROGRAM
08:45 AM | Participants registration
09:00 AM | Opening remarks and introduction
- Damiano Palano, ASERI Director, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
- H.E. Msgr Mario Delpini, Archbishop of Milan
- Claudia Sorlini, Vice-President of the Cariplo Foundation
- Cristiana Mele, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
- Alessandro Banfi, Director of Communication, Oasis International Foundation
09:45 AM | Session I
- Chair: Michele Brignone, Oasis International Foundation
09:45 AM | H.B. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem (video address)
10:00 AM | When the Nation Becomes Sacred: Religion, Nationalism, and the Politics of Redemption
- Jocelyne Cesari, University of Birmingham and Georgetown University
10:30 AM | Discussion
10:50 AM | Coffee Break
11:15 AM | Session II
- Chair: Paolo Maggiolini, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
11:15 AM | Reading the Gospel in Washington? The Misuse of Christian References in Contemporary U.S. Foreign Policy
- Blandine Chelini-Pont, University Aix-Marseille
11:45 AM | The State as Redemption: Religious Zionism and Redemptive Politics in Israel
- Shlomo Fischer, The Jewish People Policy Institute
12:15 PM | Discussion
12:45 PM | Lunch
2:30 PM | Session III
- Chair: Giorgia Perletta, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
2:30 PM | What Remains of the Islamic Revolution? Religion, Politics, and Society in Iran
- Farhad Khosrokhavar, Emeritus Director of Studies, EHESS, Paris
03:00 PM | A Caliphate for the End Times: The Apocalyptic Thought of the Islamic State
- Aymen Tamimi, Independent scholar
3:30 PM | Discussion
16:00 | Coffee Break
04:15 PM | Session IV
- Chair: Claudio Fontana, Oasis International Foundation
04:15 PM | Jerusalem, Capital of Expectations: Religious Messianisms and Political Conflict
- Martino Diez, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore – Oasis International Foundation
04:45 PM | Hamas: Between Pragmatic Politics and Eschatological Imaginaries
- Michele Brignone, Oasis International Foundation
05:15 PM | Discussion and final remarks
Free participation (In presence or online) upon registration.
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