Hon. Valerio Onida and Professor Alberto Melloni on behalf of the Foundation for Religious Studies, together with the Rector of the University of Bologna Francesco Ubertini and the Minister for Education, University and Research Stefania Giannini, are pleased to invite you to join the launch event of the European Academy of Religion in Bologna, on December 5th 2016, under the patronage of the European Parliament.

Scholars, Representatives of Scientific Societies and Academies, Research Centers and Political Authorities are invited to the meeting, which will be honored by the presence and the keynote addresses of Commissioner Carlos Moedas and Professor Romano Prodi.

Several thousand scholars from Europe and the Mediterranean Countries participate in the Fall in the Annual Convention of the American Academy of Religion: they are esteemed scholars, working in the fields of law, history, philosophy, archeology, psychology, sociology, etc., concerning the religious experience in its variety and diachronic extension. Beginning in December, they will have another opportunity to learn together closer to home.

More details are here.