"The Axial Age and its Consequences for Subsequent History and the Present"

Conference July, 3-5 2008 in Erfurt


Program

Thursday, July 3rd

11:00-11:15 a.m.    
Welcome speech: Hans Joas, Robert N. Bellah

11:15 a.m.-1:00 p.m.    
Presentations: Merlin Donald, Gananath Obeyesekere

2:00-3:40 p.m.    
Presentations: Charles Taylor, Hans Joas

4:00-5:40 p.m.    
Presentations: Jürgen Habermas, Jose Casanova

7:00-9:00 p.m.
Evening Lecture: Robert N. Bellah

Friday, July 4th

9:00-10:40 a.m.    
Presentations: David Martin, Manussos Marangudakis

11:00-12:40 a.m.    
Presentations: Shmuel N. Eisenstadt, Matthias Jung

2:00-3:40 p.m.    
Presentations: W.G. Runciman, Steven Tipton

4:00-5:40 p.m.    
Presentations: Mohammed Nafissi, Ann Swidler

6:00-7:40 p.m.    
Presentations: Richard Madsen, William M. Sullivan

Saturday, July 5th

9:00-10:40 a.m.    
Presentations: Jan Assmann, Björn Wittrock

11:00-12:40 a.m.    
Presentations: Heiner Roetz, Johann Arnason

2:30-3:30 p.m.    
The work of Robert N. Bellah. Granting of a honorary doctorate to Robert N. Bellah: Hans Joas

3:30-5:00 p.m.
   
Reception


Programm (pdf-file)
 
Schedule with supplementary information (pdf)