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Insider Doubt Conference

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"Test Everything": Sceptic and Believer in Ancient Mediterranean Religions

A Jointly Sponsored Conference on "Insider Doubt" in Christianity and Ancient Mediterranean Religions

Veranstaltet vom Lehrstuhl für Alte Geschichte (Prof. Dr. Babett Edelmann-Singer) und dem Lehrstuhl für Exegese und Hermeneutik des Neuen Testaments (Prof. Dr. Tobias Nicklas)

Gef?rdert von der Regensburger Universit?tsstiftung Hans Vielberth und der Lucia und Dr. Otfried Eberz-Stiftung

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Is critical distance towards aspects of one’s own religious tradition a phenomenon of modern times? In this two-part conference, we will deal with different forms of ancient Religion and the question, to what extend scepticism and doubt concerning one’s own religious tradition played a role. The lectures and discussions will take up different questions: When “Insider Doubt” was present, what, specifically, was doubted? In which context was doubt acceptable? How was doubt expressed within a religious community? And what reactions did it provoke? Furthermore, the contributors will focus on the differences between “Insider Doubt” and sceptical attitudes of outsiders or opponents towards a certain religious tradition.

Emphasizing comparative perspectives, the conference spans a timescale from Classical Greece to the Roman Imperial period (5th century B. C. E. – 2nd century C. E.). As the conference includes the participation of representatives of various academic disciplines – ranging from multiple varieties of Early Christianity, Hellenistic Judaism, Religious Studies as well as Ancient History – the organizers expect that an in-depth treatment of “Insider Doubt” will lead to new insights on the nature and function of both doubt and belief in the ancient Mediterranean religious context.


Archived on 13 December 2018 1:33 p.m.


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