Institute for Dominican Studies

The Institute promotes the renewal of Thomistic theology and philosophy, by means of interdisciplinary research, conferences, artistic projects and publications, in dialogue with contemporary culture and from an interdisciplinary perspective. 

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Symposium on global Catholicism

The faculty of theology of the University of Fribourg (CH) organises this symposium in collaboration with the Dominican institutions of Manila and Ibada.

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Prix Las Casas

The Institute for the Study of Religions and Interreligious Dialogue (IRD) offers every other year the Bartolomé de Las Casas Prize for a doctoral dissertation, habilitation or equivalent monograph.

Bartolomé de Las Casas (1484-1566), Dominican friar and bishop, considered by the Chilean poet and Nobel Prize winner Gabriela Mistral as a “glory for humanity,” treated in several works, memoirs and letters the questions that arose from the first globalization, in the shadow of European expansion. In his writings, which showed his Christian compassion in the face of humanity’s suffering, Las Cases pleaded for a peaceful form of evangelization, for the unity of the human family, the rights of the Indian peoples, and for the dignity and harmony of religions and cultures.

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The award founded by Jean-Louis Leuba for an excellent ecumenical research work is newly announced

The "Prix Jean-Louis Leuba" is awarded annually for the best work in the field of theology of ecumenism and/or the better knowledge of Christian traditions. Applications have to be submitted until 28 February…

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Prof. Astrid Kaptijn honours Bishop Dimitrios Salachas, who passed away on 16 October 2023

On 16 October 2023, Professor Emeritus of the Law of the Eastern Churches and former Apostolic Exarch of the Greek Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Greece, based in Athens, Mons. Dimitrios Salachas.

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Ecumenical study trip with students and doctoral students to Hungary

From 28 September to 2 October 2023, a group of students and doctoral students accompanied by Prof. Barbara Hallensleben travelled to Hungary. The occasion was the presentation of the German translation…

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Colloquia and study days

The IED organises exchanges and collaborations with other institutions, especially dominican ones, working in the same fields (visiting professors, researchers and dominican students), organises conferences and scientific events at the University of Fribourg and elsewhere.

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Archives Pinckaers

The Pinckaers Archives were created by the Albertinum, the International Dominican Convent in Fribourg to promote and to diffuse the thought and the work of Servais Pinckaers o.p., professor of fundamental moral theology at the University of Fribourg from 1975  to 2000, as well as to help researchers who want to study his work.

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