Centre for Religious Studies and Research

Centre for Religious Studies and Research

Sukurta: 17 September 2013

rstc9/1–105 Universiteto, LT–01513 Vilnius
Tel./faks.  268 7189
E-mails: , 
http://www.rstc.vu.lt

Director - Prof. Dr. Rita Šerpytytė

STAFF

Professors: Dr. A. Narbekovas (part-time). Dr. R. Šerpytytė, Dr. T. Sodeika,
Associate professors: Dr. A. K. Pažėraitė, Dr. M. Gutauskas (part-time), Dr. D.  Bacevičiūtė (part-time).
Lecturers: Dr. V. Mackela (part-time), Dr. S. Maslauskaitė (part-time), Dr. D. Razauskas (part-time), Dr. V. Silius (part-time).
Postdoctoral student – Dr. V. Daraškevičiūtė.

RESEARCH AREAS

Religion and Culture

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Religion and everyday life: challenges of the contemporary world
Philosophy of religion
New religious movements
Nihilism and secularization
Religion and visualization
Role of the church in the post-modern transformations

MAIN CONFERENCES ORGANIZED IN 2014

International conference After Ontology?

Conference Intuition or Understanding? Direct Experience and Interpretation in Phenomenology

Conference Jacques Derrida and Religion (with Lithuanian Association of Phenomenology)

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2014

Projects Supported by University Budget

Religion and Culture. Prof. R. Šerpytytė. 2014.

Interdisciplinary Research on Religion.
During the year 2014 one article was published in the national journal and 4 articles in the international collection of articles. The material for publishing in two volumes of the journal Religion and Culture (vol. 14–15, 5 articles) was prepared.

Main publications:

Sodeika, T. 2014. Das Heilige im Zeitalter seiner technischen Reproduzierbarkeit. In Rudolf Otto. Theologie–Religionsphilosophie–Religionsgeschichte, Hrsg. von Jörg Lauster, Peter Schüz, Roderich Barth und Christian Danz. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, p 639–650.

Šerpytytė, R. 2014. Religious Wiederholung: Søren Kierkegaard and Giorgio Agamben. Topos. Journal for Philosophy and Cultural Studie,s no. 1, 53–67, Vilnius: European Humanities University,  http://www.littman.co.uk/cat/polin-25.html

Šerpytytė,  R. 2014. Nihilistinis teisingumas su Ricoeuru ir Derrida.  Problemos, vol. 85, 42–56.

National Research Projects

Research Council of Lithuania.Transformations of Ontology: Nihilism, Ethics, Media (No. MIP-011/2013). Prof. T.  Sodeika. 2013–2015.

The project in 2014 was focused on exploring three directions in relation to the transformations of ontology: 1) analysis of nihilism and ontology of accident; 2) analysis of H. Jonas ethical investigations in relation with phenomenon of technology; 3) analysis of media enabling and forming the participation of the person in reality (ontology of cinema).
On the basis of the project investigations, there were 7 papers at the international conferences presented and 4 articles for publishing prepared.

Main publications:

1. Sodeika, T. 2014. Ontology of Cinema. Athena. Filosofijos studijos, vol. 9, 26–45.

International Research Projects

The international research project ONLENHER – Ontology. Language. Hermeneutics (under the guidance of Dr. Maria Teresa Oñate Zubia). Prof. Rita Šerpytytė is a member of the international group of investigation ONLENHER at the National Distance Education University (UNED) in Spain. http://portal.uned.es/portal/page?_pageid=93,8843313&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&idContenido=5

The project in 2014 was focused on the problems of contemporary hermeneutics. On the basis of the project investigations, there was the meeting-seminar of the projects Transformations of Ontology: Nihilism, Media, Ethics (Vilnius University) and OnLenHer (UNED, Madrid, Spain) organized (Vilnius, 27 April, 2014) and 1 plenary paper at the international conference presented.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies of Luigi Pareyson, Turin (Italy)
University of Turin (Italy)
University of Eastern Piedmont (Italy)
University of Lisbon (Portugal)
National Distance Education University (UNED) (Spain)
The Pontifical University of John Paul II Cracow (Poland)
University of Latvia (Riga)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Prof.  R. Šerpytytė –

Prof. T.  Sodeika –

Prof.  A. Narbekovas –

Assoc. Prof. A. K. Pažėraitė –

  • directress of Lithuanian Jewish Culture Research Centre (in Lithuanian Culture Research Institute, former Culture, Philosophy and Arts Research Institute);
  • board member of the Lithuanian Society for the Study of Religion, http://en.religijotyra.lt/members/.

Assoc. Prof. M. Gutauskas –

  • editorial board member of the journal Religija ir kultūra (Religion and Culture), http://www.rstc.vu.lt;
  • member of the Lithuanian Association of Phenomenology;
  • member of the Lithuanian Society of Philosophers;
  • member of the Catholic Academic Exchange Service (KAAD) in Lithuania, http://kaadbonn.de/stipendien/.

Assoc. Prof. D. Bacevičiūtė –

Dr. S. Maslauskaitė –

  • editorial board member of the journal Religija ir kultūra (Religion and Culture), http://www.rstc.vu.lt;
  • member of the Lithuanian Art Historian Society, http://www.ldid.lt/en/members/;
  • member of the Lithuanian Artists’ Association;
  • member of International Council of Museums (ICOM).

Dr. D.  Razauskas –

Dr. V. Mackela –

Dr. V. Daraškevičiūtė -

  • member of the Lithuanian Society of Philosophers;
  • member of the Lithuanian Association of Aesthetics.