09.00-09.15 Welcome and Address by Christian Munthe.

09.15-10.15 Brian Palmer: Successful Secularism in Sweden? An Ethnographic Tour.

10.15-10.45 Coffe

10.45-11.45 Linda Woodhead: From Secularism to Post-Secularism?

11.45-12.45 Abdullahi An-Na’im: The Islamic Imperative of a Secular State: Implications for European Muslims.

12.45-14.00 Lunch

14.00-15.00 Paul Weithman: Secularism and Human Rights.

15.00-15.30 Coffe

15.30-16.30 Kent Greenawalt: Varieties of Secularism and the Place of Public Reason.

This day focuses on joint academic and scholarly discussion of fruitful research strategies and topics to be addressed in the future, methodological and other challenges, forms of multidisciplinary cooperation, etc. Short introductions to stimulate ideas and debate are provided by a handful of selected Scandinavian researchers from different fields.

Morning 9-13 (incl. coffee break 30 min.): General Topics

INTRODUCTIONS

Anders Bäckström (Uppsala University):
Some Recent Programmes and Projects Concerning Religion and
Religious Change.

Magnus Hagevi (Växjö University):
Religious Trends in a Post-Secular Society: Secularization and Sacralization.

Ola Sigurdson (University of Gothenburg):
Beyond Secularism? Some Thoughts Concerning the Relationship between Religion and Politics Today.

Lunch: 13-14

Afternoon 14-18 (incl. coffee break 30 min.): Application Topics

INTRODUCTIONS

Lisbet Christoffersen (Roskilde University):
Legal Autonomy for Religious Communities in the Secular Society.

Johan Modée (University College Malmö):
The Role of and Room for Secularity in International Politics.

Christian Munthe (University of Gothenburg):
The Best Interest of Children: A Core Battleground for the Secular Society.