CIRel - Centre for Religious Studies
Web portal
Regional web portal "Faith-knowledge-peace" (http://veraznanjemir.bos.rs)
Schools and seminars
“Education of the culture of remembrance - the study of the Holocaust in Serbia” in cooperation with International School for Holocaust Studies Yad Vashem, embassy of Israel and Jasenovac Committee of the Serbian Orthodox Church. The program gathered 35 participants and lasted from from 10th until 13th of March 2015.
“Education of the culture of remembrance - the study of the Holocaust in Serbia” from 13th until 16th of May 2014, in cooperation with Konrad Adenauer Foundation, International School for Holocaust Studies Yad Vashem and Jasenovac Committee of the Serbian Orthodox Church. The program that lasted 4 days, gathered 35 participants.
Summer School "Interculutral dialogue in Serbia - a bridge toward inclusive and tolerant communities", Srebrno jezero, September, 2013;
Educational Program "Interculutral dialogue in Serbia - a bridge toward inclusive and tolerant communities", Jagodina, June, 2013;
Educational Program "Interculutral dialogue in Serbia - a bridge toward inclusive and tolerant communities", Zaječar, May, 2013;
Educational Program "Interculutral dialogue in Serbia - a bridge toward inclusive and tolerant communities", Vranje, 2013;
Educational Program "Education through the culture of rememberance - Holocaust studies in Serbia", Belgrade, March, 2013;
Training: Effective policy paper writing, 26 participants, Belgrade, February 2011;
Training: Effective policy paper writing, 26 participants, Belgrade, February 2011;
Regional School “Civil society, Ethnic and Religious Communities of the Balkans - Encounters and Interweaving”, Bečići (Montenegro), 30 participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Serbia, 2010;
Regional School “Religions of the Balkans: Encounters and Interweaving”, Sarajevo, 35 participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Serbia, 2009;
Winter School „Religions of Serbia: Encounters and Interweaving“, Novi Sad, 33 participants from Serbia, 2007;
Summer School „Religions of Serbia: Encounters and Interweaving“, Palic (Subotica), 27 participants from Serbia, 2007;
Regional Follow-up seminar, "Religions of the Balkans: dialogue and reconciliation", Sarajevo, 15 selected participants of the Third Regional Summer School, 2003;
Regional Summer School "Religion of the Balkans: Encounters and Interweaving", Kikinda, Serbia, 21 participant from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia, 2003;
Regional Follow-up Seminar "Religions of the Balkans: Experiences and Perspectives", Budva, Montenegro, 15 selected participants of the Second Regional Summer School, 2003;
Regional Follow-up Seminar "Religions of the Balkans: Dialogue and Reconciliation", Novi Pazar, Serbia, 15 selected participants of the Second Regional Summer School, 2003;
Regional Summer School "Religion of the Balkans: Encounters and Interweaving", Palic (Subotica), Serbia, 30 participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia, 2002;
Regional Follow-up Seminar "Religions of the Balkans: Experiences and Perspectives", Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 15 selected participants of the First Regional Summer School, 2002;
Regional Follow-up Seminar "Religions of the Balkans: Dialogue and Reconciliation", Laktasi, Republic of Srpska, Bosna i Hercegovina, 15 selected participants of the First Regional Summer School, 2001;
Regional Summer School "Religion of the Balkans: Encounters and Interweaving", Palic (Subotica), Serbia, 30 participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia, 2001.
On-line programmes
Follow-up online program of the educational program "Education of the culture of remembrance - the study of the Holocaust in Serbia" , held from 12 - 15 March 2013. The program lasted until mid-March 2014.
“School of the Tolerance - Ethnic and Religious Communities in Contemporary Society”, virtual school for 30 participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia 10 weeks, November 2010 - February 2011; (http://tolerancija6.bos.rs/)
“School of the Tolerance - Ethnic and Religious Communities in the promotion of minority rights”, virtual school for 30 participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia 10 weeks, November 2009 - February 2010; (http://tolerancija5.bos.rs/)
“School of the Tolerance - Ethnic and Religious Communities in the promotion of human rights”, virtual school for 25 participants from Serbia, 10 weeks, September - November 2009; (http://tolerancija4.bos.rs/)
“School of the Tolerance - Ethnic and Religious Communities in the Period of Transition”, virtual school for 30 participants from Serbia, 9 weeks, November 2007 – February 2008; (http://veraznanjemir.bos.rs/tolerancija3/)
“School of the Tolerance - Ethnic and Religious Communities in the Period of Transition”, virtual school for 30 participants from Western Balkans countries, 9 weeks, May – July 2007; (http://veraznanjemir.bos.rs/tolerancija2/)
“School of the Tolerance - Ethnic and Religious Communities in the Period of Transition”, virtual school for 30 participants from”, virtual school for 25 participants from Western Balkans countries, 11 weeks, September – December 2006;
Conferences and Round tables
A one-day workshop-conference for priests, seminarians, religious teachers, NGO activists, as well as students and graduates of social sciences who are involved or have a desire to engage in peace activism religiously motivated. Workshop-Conference was held on 20 March 2014. Lectures were held by His Grace Bishop of Ulpiana, Mr. Jovan Ćulibrk, Marijana Toma from the Humanitarian Law Center, and Dr. Nikola Knezevic, from the Center for the Study of Religion, politics and society at the end a workshop was held, and where the participants gave suggestions for religiously motivated activism. It was led by Ivana Bartulovic.
Mr. John Dettoni, president of Chrysalis Ministries gave a special lecture "Biblical perspectives on leadership – both positive and negative?" to the students of XXI generation of the Department of Advanced Undergraduate Studies (DAUS) and its alumni members, on Thursday, 24th April 2014. Chrysalis Ministries is an international, non-governmental organization for leader and teacher development.
Ambassador of Israel to the Republic of Serbia H. E. Yossif Levy delivered a special lecture to the students on 13th May 2013. in the premises of BOS named "How Israeli citizens build their identities, coming from so many cultures and states?"
Colonel Shaul Shay, lecturer at Bar Illan University and senior research fellow of the International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism delivered a special lecture to the students on 27th October 2012 named "Middle East between democratization and islamization"
Conference "Balkan and Middle East", Belgrade, October, 2012
Conference "Balkan and Middle East", Patriarchate of Pec, October, 2012
CIRel representative took part in 8th Regional Central and Eastern European Conference of European Society of Women in Theological Research (ESWTR), with the topic “A theological approach to the suffering and hopes of women”. The Conference was held in period from 2nd to 7th of September in Monastery of Trstenik, Split, Croatia.
Representative of CIRel attended from 1st to 19th of July 2012 the International Seminar for Educators “Teaching about the Shoah and Antisemitism” at the International School for Holocaust Studies Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Professor Tomasso Dell'Erra of Tuscia University of Viterbo, Italy, held a special lecture "The Vatican and the racial laws in Italy", at the invitation of the Center for Religious Studies of the Belgrade Open School. The lecture was held on 15th of June 2012, in the Belgrade Open School.
CIRel and CePIT representatives participated on 18th and 19th May 2012 at the International Conference “Media, Religion and Violence in the Post-Conflict Society”, which took place in Dom Omladine in Belgrade, in organization of Centre for Studies of Religion, Politics and Society.
H.E. Ambassador Douglas Davidson delivered a special lecture on "Education on the Holocaust and prevention of serious crimes against humanity" in BOS on Thursday, 10th of May, 2012.
The representative of the Center for Religious Studies of the Belgrade Open School was in the working visit to the United States in a period of 17th to 29th of April 2012, where she had a series of activities aimed at improving the work of the Belgrade Open School and its international links and activities.
Special Lecture "Arab spring" of professor Raphael Israeli was held in Belgrade Open School on 3rd of February 2012.Izraeli's lecture, lasting two and a half hours, was attended by numerous guests, students, alumni BOS and the representatives of media.
On Thursday, December 15th 2011, Centre for Religious Studies of the Belgrade Open School and publisher MostArt organized a panel discussion regarding the publishing of the book “Church and the media challenges”, written by Marijana Ajzenkol.
Belgrade Open School celebrated its 18th birthday with its lecturers, students and associates at a reception at Dom Vojske Srbije on 10th November 2011. Since its foundation in 1993, Belgrade Open School has actively contributed to the overall development of the society through additional education and training of the agents of social changes, as well as the professional support to institutions and research and development of public policies, with the aim of creating a modern society based on democratic values.
The discussion on the topic "Religion and Identity and the Challenges of (post)modern society" was held on Wednesday 22nd of June 2011, in BOS premises.The fifth panel discussion, under the project “Facing the Future”, was organized by the Centre for Religious Studies (CIRel).
Successfully conducted Regional Conference ""Civil society and religious communities for strengthening the position of ethnic minorities"organized in Subotica 22nd to 25th March 2011 by Centre for Religious Studies of the Belgrade Open School in partnership with Theological-Catechetical Institute of Roman Catholic Diocese of Subotica, gathered representatives of civil society organizations, religious and ethnic communities, local authorities, media, university professors and teachers adopted the Declaration of Subotica.
Regional conference “Civil Society and Religious Communities for Strengthening the Position of Ethnic Minorities” was held in Osijek April 13th -16th 2010 in association with Nansen Dialogue Centre from Osijek as part of “STAREL - Awaiting the European Union: the Stabilisation of Intra-Ethnic and Inter-Religious Relations in the Western Balkans” project funded by the European Union. The conference attended over 40 representatives of civil society, religious communities, ethnic majorities and minorities, local authorities, journalists, teachers and professors, including religious teachers, peace activists, and local political activists divided into four groups, discussing the role of civil society and religious communities in strengthening the position of ethnic minorities on a local level.
In 2000, CIRel initiated the practice of promotion modern, multi-confessional, multicultural, democratic society by organising public round tables, presenting religious life and advocating further development of tolerance and joint life for peace building on the territory of former Yugoslavia.
The Conference “Churches and Religious Communities and Civil Society for Empowerment of Human Rights and Democracy in Serbia“ is conducted in Vrnjačka Banja from 25th to 28th March 2009 in the partnership with the Christian Cultural Centre, within the Project “Strengthening Religious and Human Rights for Democratic Serbia”, supported by the Delegation of European Commission in Serbia trough the Programme “European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights“ (EIDHR).
Promotion of the book "Women, Religion, Politics" of Islamic theologian Ms Zilka Spahic Siljak in International Press Centre of TANJUG (Serbian press agency) 25th November 2008, supported by the Fondation Konrad Adenauer
