Submit your master thesis to the Anders Bäckström Prize 2024! Professor emeritus in the Sociology of Religion Anders Bäckström (Uppsala University) has founded a fund to support research on diaconia, Christian social practice, welfare and religion, and in particular young researchers in this field. The Anders Bäckström Fund is placed at the University of Uppsala.…
The bi-annual CODE Forum 2024 took place in Prague by the kind invitation of Jabok College. It brings researchers, practitioners and teachers together around approaches which relate community development and diakonia. It is a space for the exchange and development of research and practice. The emphasis is on sharing experience and the development of ideas…
Understanding Practice as Research November 22nd, 2024, 9.00–12.00 (CET) / 10.00–13.00 (EET) / 8.00 – 11.00 (UK) In the international diaconia webinar series we are exploring how everyday diaconal practice with people may become a space of dynamic inquiry which is supportive of innovative change with people. This webinar will introduce the forthcoming interdiac publication…
The 10th Conference for Research in Diaconia and Christian Social Practice (ReDi) on April 1 to 4, 2025 is approaching. The theme of the conference is Diaconia and Christian Social Practice: Challenging Contexts and Emerging Trends. The conference will take place at the Andrew Murray Centre for Spirituality in Wellington, South Africa. We invite contributions…
A DOTAC Seminar Series on DIAKONIA Perspectives on the Diakonia of All Believers is coming every Monday in May. May 1: Deacon Darryl W. Stephens, PhD May 8: Deaconess Norma Dollaga May 15: Pästeur Parfait Ekoume May 22: Man-Hei Yip, PhD May 29: Deacon Mary Elizabeth Moore, PhD Session Process Welcome, Opening, and…
We are happy to welcome two new board members to ReDi! In the annual general meeting that took place on 14 September 2022, Matthew Ross who represents the World Council of Churches (WCC), and Godwin Ampony, who represents the United Evangelical Mission (UEM), were elected as new members of the executive board. They are replacing…
The 9th Conference for Research in Diaconia and Christian Social Practice (ReDi) on 31 May to 2 June 2023 is approaching. The theme of the conference is Contested spaces of diaconia. Seeking justice, safety and well-being. More information can be found here. The conference will take place at VID Specialized University in Oslo. Digital…
The YMCA University of Applied Sciences in Kassel (Germany) has published a call for a visiting lecturer. A visiting professor or lecturer engages in teaching as part of the on-campus study programs at YU (and on-campus teaching phases of our online-based study program, if applicable). YU suggest assuming responsibility for courses in the fields…
Dear members of ReDi, We would like to invite you on the due date according to our statutes, to the Annual General Meeting of our association, taking place on 14 September 2022, 15:00-16:00 (CET) Please note that in case the meeting does not reach quorum (33% of the total number of votes), a…
The CODE Forum invites you to participate in the 2022 research conference! The event will take place on September 28th and 29th at the main campus of Diak (Kyläsaarenkuja 2, Helsinki, Finland). The CODE Forum brings researchers and practitioners together around approaches which relate community development and diakonia. It is a space for the exchange and development of research…
The University of Easter Finland is organising a webinar on 8th – 9th December 2021. Please find info below: What do the patristic sources say about deacons? How have the Protestant authorities been read? What kind of argumentation has been used to define contemporary praxes? These questions are the focus in our upcoming webinar…
As quorum was not reached at the General Assembly of ReDi on 29 September, a second invitation is sent out to members. In this second meeting, quorum will not be required. The new date is 8 November from 16:00-17:00 CET. The agenda is available here.
Dear members of ReDi. We would like to invite you on the due date according to our statutes, to the General Assembly of our association on September 29th 2021 from 15:00 to 16:00 (CEST). Please find the draft Agenda here.
Interdiac has released three new research publications which are all available for download: ‘Ecclesiology and the Theology of Diaconia and Christian Social Practice – Case Studies from Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia’ The first publication of the interdiac Research series, “Ecclesiology and the Theology of Diaconia and Christian Social Practice – Case…
The annual general meeting of ReDi, September 17th, at 3.15 pm, will elect a new chair person and and new members (three to five persons) of the executive board for 2020 and 2021. This will be the first election of an executive board in the Belgian organisation, which means we are not bound by who…
Dear members of ReDi. We would like to invite you on the due date according to our statutes, to the General Assembly of our association on September 17th 2020 from 15:15 to 16:15 (CET) Please note that the invitation is for members who have confirmed the transfer of their membership from the Finnish entity to the Belgian…
Dear members of ReDi, We would like to invite you on the due date according to our statutes, to the General Assembly of our association on September 8th 2020 from 9:00 to 10:00 CET. In accordance with the decision taken in the preceding year, the main issue on the agenda will be the move of…
Recently, the ReDi Executive Board was happy to accept the request of the CODE Forum to become a thematic network of ReDi.The CODE Forum brings together researchers and practitioners in the field of community development and Diakonia. It is a multidisciplinary network with broad international participation. CODE Forum seeks to support research that explores the…
During its last Executive Board Meeting, ReDi was very pleased to accept the request of interdiac Research Platform to become a regional network of ReDi for Central and Eastern Europe. It is the second network to join the association formally. The decision builds on the close relations within the already existing network with the aim…
The 8th International ReDi conference that was initially meant to take place in Oslo, Norway, has been replaced by a one-day digital conference on 17 September 2020. The pandemic has turned many lives upside down and ruled out most of conference planning in 2020. At the same time, the need for two components of the conference…
The International Society for Research and Study of Diaconia and Christian Social Practice (ReDi) and VID specialised University will be hosting the 8th ReDi Conference under the theme “Diakonia as Gamechanger”. The development of society on both global and local level is increasingly described in terms of crisis. Climate change is becoming more perceptible and…
Our institutional member Eurodiaconia, a Brussels-based federation of 51 social and health care service providers in Europe is looking for project partners. Recently, the European Commission has published a call for proposals under the research programme Horizon2020 called “Addressing Radicalisation through Social Inclusion” with the application deadline in March 2020. Eurodiaconia works on this…
ReDi is both happy and sad to announce that our board member Prof. Dr. Beate Hofmann is leaving the executive board of the association representing the Institute for Diaconic Science and Management (IDM), Germany. She has recently been elected to become the first female Bishop of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck (Germany). The executive board…
The 8th International ReDi Conference will take place on 16-18 September 2020 in Oslo, Norway. It will be hosted by VID Specialized University and focus on the theme of “Organising and leading service in contexts of change and diversity. Diaconal perspectives on innovation”. The Call for Sessions will come up during September 2019 and…
At its annual conference on 1 June 2019 in Greiswald (Germany) the “Netzwerk Diakoniewissenschaft” (German Network of Diaconal Sciences) voted to join ReDi as a regional network. It is the first network to join the association formally. The decision builds on the close relations within the already existing network with the aim to further increase…
Eurodiaconia is a dynamic, Europe wide community of organisations founded in the Christian faith and working in the tradition of Diaconia, who are committed to a Europe of solidarity, equality and justice. As the leading network of Diaconia in Europe, Eurodiaconia connects organisations, institutions and churches providing social and health services and education on a…
The upcoming special edition of Diaconia – Journal for the Study of Christian Social Practice aims to focus on the theory and practice of diaconal community development. Articles are welcome which explore this emerging field from various perspectives, including studies of specific initiatives, empirical, theological and contextual studies in relation to the field as well…
Professor emeritus in the Sociology of Religion Anders Bäckström (Uppsala University) has founded a fund to support research on Diaconia, Christian social practice, welfare and religion, and in particular young researchers in this field. The Anders Bäckström Fund is placed at Diakonhjemmet foundation in Oslo/Norway. The board of the Anders Bäckström Fund announces this…
The Institute for Diaconic Science and Management in Bielefeld, Germany invites PhD students to participate in the second international conference for PhD students in diaconic science, which will take place from 11-12 October 2019 at the Institute for the Study of Diaconia (Diakoniewissenschaftliches Institut/DWI) at Heidelberg University (programme below). In different European countries universities…
The School of Theology (University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu) plans the next international and ecumenical conference on patristic understandings of diakonia. It is the fourth edition of such a conference. The topic is ‘What did deacons do?’. Our purpose is to continue the work that has already begun with a symposium in the fall of…
During the three-day conference (12.-14. September 2018) – titled “Beyond services towards justice” – nearly 90 participants discussed the contribution that theology can bring to the development of social justice and Diaconia from both national and global perspectives. The conference also looked at the themes of the economics of solidarity, welfare and gender as well…
About a month before the opening of ReDi Conference in Berlin with the theme “Beyond Servides Towards Justice” on 12-14 September 2018, we are happy to present the updated and detailed program. As you can see there are several workshops and thematic paper sessions that are offered at the same time, please also have a…
The Seventh Biannual Conference takes place from 12- 14 September 2018 in Berlin in the headquarters of Diakonie Deutschland. The theme of the Conference is “Beyond Services Towards Justice” (please have a look at the conference programme). If you want to register for this important event, the deadline to do so has been extended until 20.…
The deadline for submitting papers, workshops and posters for the 7th bi-annual research conference of ReDi in Berlin from 12-14 September has been extended. The new deadline is 15 June 2018. The conference theme is “Beyond Services – Towards Justice” with subthemes on “Globalisation and Justice from a Theological Perspective”, “Economics of Solidarity”, “Welfare, Gender and…
The Seventh Biannual ReDi Conference will take place from 12-14 September 2018 in Berlin hosted by Diakonie Deutschland, the Institute for the Study of Christian Social Services at the University of Heidelberg, Eurodiaconia and ReDi. The conference theme is “Beyond Services – Towards Justice”. The subthemes of the conference address topics like “Globalisation and Justice…
Interdiac is a research and educational platform in the field of diaconia and Christian Social Practice in Eastern and Central Europe. This important platform celebrates its 10th anniversary in October this year. Everybody is invited to participate in the conference in the form of a “convivial” conference in Ukraine with the theme “Diversity-Conviviality-Unity” at 8-12…
VID Specialized University in Norway announces a PhD position in the field of diaconal studies. The call is international and open for proposals from all over the world. The proposed projects could both focus on congregational and on institutional diaconia. The holder of the position is also meant to contribute to innovation in the field…
ReDi is proud to be a co-host of the first African academic conference with focus on diaconia on 3-5th July 2018 in Stellenbosch, South Africa. ReDi hosts this conference together with the University of Stellenbosch, the University of the Western Cape and the Huguenot College. The conference invites African and international academics and practitioners to…