How do we survive our death?
What is the conference about?
Biological death amounts to the end of the human organism. Nevertheless many people believe in life after death. The Judeo-Christian tradition believes that the human person lives on after death because God acts to make it happen. Biological death means a transformation but not the end of personal existence.
Hope in resurrection is a matter of faith. This does not mean, however, that we cannot strive to elucidate its content. The aim of the conference is to clarify the presuppositions of the belief in life after death: What of our earthly existence continues to live? Which features of the human person are indispensable for surviving death? How can we talk about personal identity on the evidence of death? What does resurrection of the person mean? Our conference is meant to provide a panel for discussing these questions.
Everyone is welcome to join us! Early registrations are appreciated!
Application for the conference will be closed on Saturday, July 12th.
The conference takes place in Innsbruck (opening of the conference on Monday, July 28th) and Obergurgl.
Obergurgl, the conference centre of the University of Innsbruck, is approximately 100km away from Innsbruck. Located at an altitude of nearly 2000meters in the midst of a UNESCO biosphere reserve it provides a stimulating setting for an academic conference.
A shuttle bus from Innsbruck to Obergurgl will be organized on Monday, July 28th and Friday August 1st (10€ per person/ride).
Public transport is available as well (see map).
The preliminary program of the conference, fees for board & lodging and details about the registration process are found here:
Conference poster
Preliminary program (Last update 2008-04-24)
Fees & Registration
Who prefers to stay outside the conference centre can look for rooms directly in Obergurgl (the conference center is in 10 to 15 min walking distance from Obergurgl) at: http://www.oetztal.com/main/EN/SO/index.html
Interested and qualified students can apply for a grant.