The Central European University
Nationalism Studies Program
cordially invites you to a lecture by
Kristina Stoeckl
University of Innsbruck
Religion, Culture and Migration:
Lessons from Orthodox Christianity in the West
This presentation will discuss the topic of religion and culture through the lens of one specific migrant group, i.e. Orthodox Christians in Western Europe and the United States. In recent debates, religion, culture and migration have usually been associated with Islam, but as a matter of fact the challenges of the experience of migration for religions and cultures are transversal and similar for all confessions. The Orthodox case thus can serve as an example through which to access the more general issues that are at stake: what does it mean to move from a religious majority to a religious minority context? To what extent are religion and culture interrelated and what happens if the two are disconnected? What challenges in terms of religious leadership and religious representation are new in a migration context and what typical responses can we expect?
Tuesday, 8 December at 6.00 p.m.
Monument Building, Popper Room
Kristina Stoeckl is senior post-doc and leader of the Post-Secular Conflicts project at the University of Innsbruck. She is also visiting professor at Central European University, International Relations Department.