Welcome Letter from the President of the Network. Read here.

in Cooperation with

Liverpool Hope University Great Britain  30th June – 4th July 2011.

Call for papers (doc)

Registration Form’2011 (doc) / For information on payment scroll down.

Information on Speakers

Coming to Liverpool Hope University

Photos (facebookalbum) of Annelie Mackinnon

Publication (EOS) here.

Draft Programme (pdf)

Thursday, 30^th June

3.00 p.m. onwards: Arrivals

6.30 p.m. Evening Meal

8.00 p.m. Welcomes: Dr. Elizabeth Harris (President of the Network)

Introduction to the theme: Revd. Dr. Sybille Fritsch-Oppermann (Management Committee)

Friday, 1^st July

a.m. Hope and the Critique of Hope

Buddhist Perspective: Professor Richard Gombrich (Oxford University)

Christian Perspective: Professor Werner Jeanrond (Glasgow University)

p.m. Open Session: Research Updates from postgraduate research students and established researchers on themes connected with Buddhist-Christian Studies

Evening Open Session: Forum for Practitioners and Activists/ Forum of Possibilities. Short non-academic workshops or presentations on activist projects, meditation initiatives, artistic encounters etc within the field of Buddhist-Christian relations.

Saturday, 2^nd July

a.m: Hope in Pastoral Situations

Buddhist Perspective: Dr. Hiroshi Munehiro Niwano (Rissho Kosei Kai, Japan)

Christian Perspective: Professor Notto Thelle (Oslo University)

p.m. and evening: cultural programme/s and evening meal in Liverpool

Sunday, 3^rd July

a.m. Embodiments of Hope

Christian Perspective: Peggy Morgan (Oxford University)

Buddhist Perspective: Professor Mitsuya Dake (Ryukoku University, Japan)

p.m: Hope and Buddhist Christian Relations: Open Call for Academic Papers

Evening: Hope in Situations of Hopelessness: Engaged Buddhism and Liberation Theology

Engaged Buddhism: Dr. Sallie King (Madison College, USA)

Liberation Theology: Professor Sathi Clarke (Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington DC)

This session that will be open to the public

Monday, 4^th July

a.m. Eschatologies of Hope

Buddhist Perspective: Dr. Justin Ritzinger (Oberlin College, USA)

Christian Perspective: Professor Anthony Kelly (Canberra University)

ENCBS AGM and Concluding Session.

Lunch and Departure

All costs include a registration fee of 50 Euro for students and 100 Euro for all other participants.

For payment via paypal, just click on the link of your prefered payment category. You will then be directed to the paypal service.

To complet the registration, please send the registration form by Email to harrise@hope.ac.uk

1. Full Residential Cost (includes: 4 nights accommodation; all meals, except for Saturday evening; teas/coffees during sessions; a registration fee of 100 Euro): 364.00 Euro; £318.00.

2. Student Residential Cost (includes: 4 nights accommodation; all meals, except for Saturday evening; teas/coffees during sessions; a registration fee of 50 Euro): 245.00 Euro; £214.00.

3. Full Non-Residential Rate (includes: lunch on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday; evening meal on Thursday, Friday, Sunday; teas/coffees during sessions; a registration fee of 100 Euro): 204.00 Euro; £170.00

4. Student Non-Residential Rate (includes: lunch on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday; evening meal on Thursday, Friday, Sunday; teas/coffees during sessions; plus a registration fee of 50 Euro): 154.00 Euro; £134.00

5. Full Twenty Four Hour Rate (includes: dinner, bread and breakfast, lunch and teas/coffees during sessions; a registration fee of 25 Euro): 93.00 Euro; £81.00.

6. Student Twenty Four Hour Rate (includes: dinner, bread and breakfast, lunch and teas/coffees during sessions: a registration fee of 13 Euro): 63.00 Euro; £55.00.

Payment can also be sent to the account of the Network (See details on the registration form).

Further information:

Dr. Elizabeth J. Harris, University of Hope, Liverpool, Great Britain

email: harrise@hope.ac.uk