Invitation to an RVP Project on

Re-Learning to Be Human for Global Times:

Challenges and Opportunities

 

A research team formed by a set of Slovakian scholars from many Slovak Universities will work on the issue of “Sacred Values: Incarnation and Excarnation” under the general theme “Re-Learning to be Human for Global Times: Challenges and Opportunities”.

 

The research team led by Michal Valčo will explore and investigate how the ontological reality of the incarnation of the eternal Logos in the person in relation to the engagement of the materiality of human culture and the physicality of human embodiment; what are the implications of the current paradigm shift towards a "Culture of Excarnation" for human relationality; and how traditional understanding of the divine with the emphasis on renewing the work of the Spirit might become an integrative vision (and tool) for living in a creative tension with the two complementary foci - incarnation and excarnation.

 

The research team will consist of theologians, philosophers, sociologists, religious scholars, literature scholars, etc. and will explore the topic relative to the specific Slovak context.  See  Time Table.

 

List of Slovak Team Members

 

Principal Investigator and Team Leader:

 

Prof. Michal Valčo, PhD., MDiv.

Faculty of Arts, Constantine the Philosopher Univresity in Nitra, Slovakia

Chair of the Department of Religious Studies

Specialization: Philosophy of Religion; Christian Ethics

 

Research Team Members:

 

Dr. Jaroslav Coranič, PhD.

Greek Catholic Theological Faculty, University of Prešov in Prešov, Slovakia

Vice-Dean for Education and Accreditation

Specialization: Church History; Ecumenical Theology

 

Prof. Dr. Pavol Dancák, PhD.

Greek Catholic Theological Faculty, University of Prešov, Slovakia

Specialization: Philosophy; Philosophy of Religion

 

Prof. Dr. Dalimír Hajko, DrSc.

Faculty of Humanities, University of Žilina in Žilina, Slovakia

Specialization: Culturology; History of philosophy

 

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Martin Hetényi, PhD.

Institute for Research of Constantine and Methodius' Cultural Heritage

Faculty of Arts, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovakia

Vice-Dean for Scientific Development

Specialization: Church History (Cyrillo-Methodian Legacy)

 

Prof. Dr. Helena Hrehová, PhD.

Faculty of Arts, University of Trnava

Chair of Department of Ethics and Moral Philosophy 

 

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jarmila Jurová, PhD.

Faculty of Arts, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovakia

Vice-Dean for Internal Forms of Study

Specialization: Social Ethics; Social and Political Philosophy; Ethics of Economy

Dr. Adrian Kacian, PhD., MDiv.

Faculty of Humanities, University of Žilina in Žilina, Slovakia

Specialization: New Testament Studies

 

Prof. ThDr. Kamil Kardis, PhD.

Greek Catholic Theological Faculty, University of Prešov, Slovakia

Specialization: Sociology; Sociology of Religion

 

Prof. Dr. Peter Kondrla, PhD.

 Faculty of Arts, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovakia

Chair of the Department of Religious Studies

Specialization: Philosophy; Philosophy of Religion, Philosophical Ethics

 

Prof. Dr. Peter Kónya, PhD.

Faculty of Philosophy, University of Prešov, Slovakia

Rector of the University

Specialization: Church history

 

Annamária Kónyová, PhD.

Faculty of Philosophy, University of Prešov, Slovakia

Specialization: Church history

 

Prof. Dr. Roman Králik, ThD.

Faculty of Arts, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovakia

Chair of General and Applied Ethics

Specialization: Philosophy of Religion, Christian Ethics

 

Prof. ThDr. Gabriel Paľa, PhD.

Greek Catholic Theological Faculty, University of Prešov, Slovakia

Vice-dean for Doctoral Study and Development

Specialization: Religion and Media; Ethical aspects of Media

 

Dr. Martina Pavlíková

Faculty of Arts, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovakia

Chair of General and Applied Ethics

Specialization: Philosophy of Religion, Literary Science

 

Prof. ThDr.  Marek Petro, PhD.

Greek Catholic Theological Faculty, University of Prešov, Slovakia

Vice-dean for Science, Research, and Public Relations

Specialization: Christian Ethics

 

Prof. Dr. Zlatica Plašienková, PhD.

Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia

Specialization: Philosophical Anthropology; History of Ethics; Environmental Ethics; Bioethics; Teilhardism

 

Prof. ThDr. Daniel Slivka, PhD.

Greek Catholic Theological Faculty, University of Prešov, Slovakia

Specialization: Religious studies; Religion and Culture interactions

 

Mons. Prof. Dr. Peter Šturák, PhD.

Greek Catholic Theological Faculty, University of Prešov, Slovakia

Dean of the Faculty

Specialization: Church History