The Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture was founded in 1976 and incorporated into Nanzan University in 1979. Through its symposia, colloquia, research projects, and a wide array of publications, the community of scholars that make up the Institute is dedicated to promoting dialogue among religions, philosophies, and cultures East and West. Its ample facilities and resource materials continue to attract scholars young and old from within Japan and around the world.

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"The Dialogue between Science and Religion": A research project

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Log of Events for the 2014 Academic Year

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Colloquium

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Topic:「多国籍化する現代日本のカトリック教会と〈多文化共生〉」(in Japanese)
Speaker 1:「カトリックによる在日外国人支援活動の展開」（白波瀬達也・関西学院大学社会学部助教）
Speaker 2:「ベトナム難民の日本定住とカトリック教会」（高橋典史・東洋大学社会学部准教授）
Speaker 3:「在日ブラジル人とカトリック教会の関係について」（星野壮・大正大学文学部非常勤講師）
Time: 17 October 2014, 5:00–7:00
Place: Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture, 2F Reading Room. （Details）

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40th Anniversary International Symposium

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Topic: 「多国籍化する現代日本のカトリック教会と〈多文化共生〉」(in Japanese)
Time: 8 November 2014, 1:00–
Place: Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture, 1F Meeting Room. Details
Theme: "The Formation of a Research Center: Focus and Prospects"
Keynote Speaker :Aoyama Gen (Professor Emeritus, Nanzan University), "Rememberances of Vatican II from Rome and Nemi and the Subsequent Direction of the Church"
Speaker 2:Yamanaka Hiroshi (Tsukuba University), "Religions of Japan"
Speaker 3:Gereon Kopf (Luther College, USA), "International Cooperation"
Speaker 4:Ōtani Eiichi (Bukkyo University), "Training Scholars"