If you are interested in the theme “Religious Discourse, Social Cohesion and Conflict From Religious Studies to Inter-religious Studies”, please join CRCS&ICRS Wednesday Forum. The discussion will be held on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at the Graduate School of Gadjah Mada University, third floor, room 306, at 13:00 to 15:00. The key speaker will be Prof. Frans Wijsen.
Prof. Frans Wijsen studied theology in Heerlen and Nijmegen, where he obtained his Ph.D. in 1992. From 1984 till 1988 he conducted fieldwork in Tanzania. In 1988 he was appointed lecturer in science of religion and mission at the University for Theology and Pastorate in Heerlen. In 1992 he joined the Faculty of Theology in Nijmegen. Presently, Frans Wijsen is Professor of World Christianity and Interreligious Relations in the Faculty of Religious Studies, Professor of Missions Studies in the Faculty of Theology, and Director of the Nijmegen Institute for Mission Studies
