This call for papers and speakers is issued within the framework of a research project promoted by professors and researchers from the Giustino Fortunato University of Benevento, the University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, the University of Sassari, and the University of Molise, and funded by the San Pio V Institute of Political Studies in Rome.
The research project aims to explore the relationship between education, secularism and religious freedom, considering educational communities as privileged places for observation, experimentation and social inclusion, where legal rules, pedagogical values, cultural identities and religious references intertwine. From this perspective, educational communities are not regarded only as spaces for the transmission of knowledge, but as complex environments for the formation of the person, in which the practical forms of coexistence among cultural pluralism, the institutions’ non-indifference to religious experience, freedom of conscience and recognition of religious affiliations are defined. The research therefore seeks to analyze the relationship between law, society and education, with particular attention to the way in which the religious dimension can contribute to the promotion of paths of growth, responsibility, inclusion and social development. In this perspective, the project aims to examine how constitutional principles affect the organization of educational communities, with reference not only to religious freedom, but also to freedom of teaching, the right to education, the principle of equality and the prohibition of discrimination. The investigation also intends to verify how these principles can guide educational, organizational and relational choices, especially in contexts characterized by growing cultural and religious pluralism. Particular attention will be devoted to the tensions and synergies among the legal, educational and religious dimensions, highlighting the positive potential of dialogue between education and religion, especially when this is translated into paths of listening, mutual recognition, dialogue, education for peace, solidarity and responsible citizenship. A specific in-depth study will be devoted to the comparison of educational models developed in secular and denominational contexts, in order to highlight convergences, divergences, strengths and possible critical issues. Finally, in a context marked by the growing relevance of the digital dimension, the project aims to value educational communities also ascentral places for education in the conscious, critical and responsible use of technologies, also thanks to the contribution of the religious dimension.
Deadline:
- Abstract submission deadline: 15 September 2026
- International study days: 19 and 20 November 2026
- Paper submission deadline for publication: 15 December 2026
Call for papers’ document – English version:
