Comparative Theology & Social Work

International Meeting on Comparative Theology 2025

Paderborn University, September 16 & 17

O-Building, Rooms: O 2, O 1.252 & O 1.258

About the International Meeting on Comparative Theology (IMoC)

The International Meeting on Comparative Theology is an annual conference aimed at connecting PhD students and young researchers working in the field of Comparative Theology. Since 2016, it provides an interdisciplinary space for the exchange of ideas between researchers in theologies and other disciplines. It is convened by the Center for Comparative Theology and Cultural Studies (ZeKK) at the University of Paderborn and the Center for Comparative Theology and Social Issues (CTSI) at the University of Bonn in a joint venture with the Faculty of Theology in Paderborn (THF) and this year also with the Paderborn Institute for Islamic Theology (PIIT). 

The conference is part of the 'Islamic Theological Colloquia' format of the Academy for Islam in Research and Society (AIWG) at Goethe University Frankfurt.

This year’s theme, "Comparative Theology and Social Work," explores the intersection of religion, social work, social justice, and social (in)equality. The conference will foster interdisciplinary dialogue among scholars, addressing how religious traditions, theological principles, and interfaith collaboration can contribute to social engagement and justice work.

Conference organizers

Sarah Lebock (ZeKK, Paderborn University)
Gülbahar Erdem (PIIT, Paderborn University)
Tarik Eroğlu (PIIT, Paderborn University)

This year's speakers

Fatma Aydınlı (Erlangen-Nürnberg)
Gülbahar Erdem (Paderborn)
Tarik Eroğlu (Paderborn)
Hend Grine (Bonn)
Abdullah Günel (Amsterdam)
Sarah Lebock (Paderborn)
Serkan Mustafa Özaltan (Münster)
Consuelo Panichi (Rome)
Samuel Ramapuram (Frankfurt)
Ihtsham Ravi (Utrecht)
Marie Luise Schlierkamp (Paderborn)

Further information and Conference Schedule

Conference Schedule

Further information to the AIWG - ITS-Kolloquium

Contact Us

We look forward to seeing you! If you have any questions, please contact us.
Guests who are not part of the program are very welcome. If you are interested in attending our conference as a guest, please register with us so that we can arrange the catering. 

Please register by the first of September by sending an email to Tarik Eroğlu (imoc2025@kw.uni-paderborn.de).