Pacific School of Religion

PSR faculty member Andrea Bieler will be leading an international conference, "After Violence: The Potential of Religion in Dealing with Violence-related Trauma," with colleague Hans-Martin Gutmann of Hamburg Divinity School.

After Violence: The Potential of Religion in Dealing with Violence-related Trauma

Interdisciplinary Symposium of the Institute of Practical Theology at Hamburg University and the Pacific School of Religion at Berkeley, California.

Registration (deadline: 1st of October 2010)
via Fax: +49 40 42838 7057
via e-mail to: christian[dot]bingel[at]uni-hamburg[dot]de
or via mail:
Hamburg University
Department of Practical Theology
Mr. Christian Bingel
Sedanstr. 19
D-20146 Hamburg
Germany

Registration Fee
30.-- Euro (w/o accommodation), payable upon arrival on Dec. 2.

Venue: Warburg Haus, Heilwigstr. 116, 20249 Hamburg, Germany www.warburg-haus.de

The conference will be held in English.
Contact and further Information: Ms. Sharma, Tel. +49 40/42838 -3797

Hosts:

• Andrea Bieler, Berkeley
• Hans-Martin Gutmann, Hamburg
• Christian Bingel, Hamburg 

The conference presents an opportunity for the exchange of ideas and dialogue among experts in the field. It is not directed towards a wider audience but rather meant as a think-tank to gather insights from different contexts and back-grounds and to further develop the understanding of underlying theoretical concepts.

Speakers and Presenters:

• Theo Ahrens, PhD, Hamburg University
• Andrea Bieler, PhD, Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley
• Fernando Enns, PhD, Hamburg University
• Rev. Sabine Förster, Academy of Mission, Hamburg
• Siobhán Garrigan, PhD, Exeter University
• Hans-Martin Gutmann, PhD, Hamburg University
• Jean-Pierre Karegeye, PhD, Macalester College, St. Paul and Interdisciplinary Genocide Studies Center, Kigali
• Ulrike Link-Wieczorek, PhD, Oldenburg University
• Tinyiko Maluleke, PhD, University of South Africa, Pretoria
• Brigitte Sion, PhD, New York University
• Stefan von Twardowski, Hamburg University
• Werner Kahl, PhD, Academy of Mission, Hamburg

Conference Outline:

Thursday, 2nd December 2010

3pm Arrival, Afternoon Tea, Devotion

4pm After Violence – Introduction Andrea Bieler, Hans-Martin Gutmann

4.30pm Focus: Reciprocity

• Retaliation and Getting Even Theo Ahrens

• The Fascination of Violence – on the Time Structure of Intervention Hans-Martin Gutmann

6pm Dinner

7pm Focus: Rwanda

• Genocide in Rwanda: A New Paradigm for African Theology Jean-Pierre Karegeye

8.30pm Closing

Friday, 3rd December 2010

9.30am Morning Tea

10am Focus: Remembrance

• Remembering Violence- Practical Theological Reflections Andrea Bieler

10am Focus: South and West Africa

• Dealing with Violence after Apartheid and after 9/11 Tinyiko Maluleke

11.30 am – Coffee Break –

12pm Focus: South and West Africa

• Jesus Power - Spiritual Violence in West-African Neopentecostal Ministries Werner Kahl

• Surviving Violence:Insights from an African War- and Post War Situation Sabine Förster

2 pm Lunch

3 pm Informal Discussion

5pm Focus: Mourning

• Forgetting without Forgiving: The State of the Peace in Ireland, North and South Siobhán Garrigan

• After Genocide and Mass Murder: Rituals of Mourning and Memorialization Brigitte Sion

7pm Dinner Reception

Saturday, 4th December 2010

9.30am Morning Tea

10am Focus: Reconciliation

• The Church as an Ambassador of Reconcilia-tion and the ‚Decade to Overcome Violence, 2001-2010’ Ulrike Link-Wieczorek, Fernando Enns, Stefan von Twardowski

11.30am – Coffee Break –

12pm Closing Discussion

• Going further – Perspectives and Ideas Andrea Bieler, Hans-Martin Gutmann

2 pm Blessing

2.30 pm Departure