Dialop Project

27/07/2026

Dialop participated in this year's Annual Conference of the European Academy of Religion in Rome, where we hosted the panel: "𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐞."

The panel featured Declan O'Byrne, Walter Baier, Angelina Giannopoulou, and Isaac Stanley, and was chaired by José Manuel Pureza.

The discussion brought together Christian and Marxist scholars to examine how both traditions understand inequality and exploitation as structural realities, while exploring hope –whether articulated through eschatological promise, or the socialist utopian horizon– as a shared point of dialogue and a source of resistance to injustice. In light of today's global challenges, the panel reflected on the potential of Christian–Marxist dialogue to build common social and political horizons against structural exploitation.

Bringing a radical critique of inequality and exploitation, and presenting the dialogue between Marxist voices and Christianity and theology, to a conference of this kind is one of Dialop's key contributions.

03/07/2026

Transform! Europe is proud to be one of the founding pillars of the Dialop Project and a long-standing supporter of Christian–Marxist dialogue.

📣Today, Dialop members are hosting a panel at the 9th Conference of the European Academy of Religion in Rome.
"𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐞."

The panel presents four contributions by two Christian and two Marxist scholars, representing both the founding and the younger generation of the Dialop network 🤓

🔹 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐎’ 𝐁𝐲𝐫𝐧𝐞 – Christian Hope as Theological Resource and the Dialogue with Marxism

🔹 Walter Baier – Grounds for Hope: A Marxist Engagement with Christian Thought on Peace and the Preferential Option for the Poor

🔹 Angelina Giannopoulou – Messianic Horizons of Marxism: Ernst Bloch in Dialogue with the Theology of Hope

🔹 Isaac Stanley – The Struggle for a Human Economy: Mamadou Dia, Catholic Social Thought, and African Socialism

02/07/2026

At the conference of the European Academy of Religion participating in the panel “RELIGIOUS NATIONALISM THROUGH THE LENS OF NONVIOLENCE” organised by the Interreligious Initiative for Nonviolence Theology (IINT- Pax Christi International ) and Dialop Project.

We are discussing the relationship between religious identity, nationalism, and state power within Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, offering alternatives rooted in theologies and principles of nonviolence. ✊🏻

We examine how nationalist ideologies have influenced these traditions, often through messianic and apocalyptic frameworks, and considers specific manifestations such as religious Zionism (Jewish and Christian), Sunni and Shia Islamism, and other forms of religious nationalism that have justified violence, territorial claims, and state identity.🔥

We trace alternative theological and political interpretations that promote nonviolent resistance, just peace, and transformative engagement and we highlight the potential of dialogue to disrupt cycles of violence and serve genuine peacebuilding, moving beyond superficial "faith-washing." 👥🫂

The Marxist and leftist critiques of nationalism and the nation-state, analyse how concepts of universalism, emancipation, and international solidarity challenge both religious and secular nationalist ideologies, intersecting with broader commitments to peace. These critiques emphasise on how individuals and communities worldwide can build international solidarity and ethical responsibility through dialogue and cooperation, working toward nonviolent solutions to contemporary conflicts.🚩

01/07/2026

📣 Dialop is meeting in Rome for its annual strategic gathering, bringing together members of the Coordination Team and the Scientific Board.
We have been discussing what we have achieved over the past years, the challenges we have faced –especially financial constraints– and the important steps we have managed to take (especially by building local groups of Dialop) despite a time of growing sociopolitical fragmentation.
We are exciting for all new initiatives that are now taking shape 😊 & we will strengthen Dialop as a bridge-builder between religious and secular actors, and among progressive and left forces across Europe.The christian-marxist dialogue will stand against reactionary christianity in all fronts. ✊🏻

29/06/2026

Dialop Project for the dialogue between Christians & Marxists in the Conference of the European Academy of Religion "𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 (𝐢𝐧)𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬" from 30 June to 3 July in Rome!

We organise our very own Christian-Marxist dialogue panel under the topic “𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐞”.

📆 3 July ⏰15:00–17:10
📍 Hall: Pola – A206b, Luiss Guido Carli, Viale Pola 12, Rome

💡Additionally, we participate in two other sessions:
🔸“𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞”, an Author Meets Critique (AMC) session engaging with Joerg Rieger’s book Theology in the Capitalocene, with Conny Hildebrandt and Luisa Sello among the interlocutors.
📆1 July ⏰18:30–19:30
📍Hall : Pola – A108

🔸“𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞”, a panel organised by the Interreligious Initiative for Nonviolence Theology (IINT) and DIALOP. Conny Hildebrandt and José Manuel Pureza will present “𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒍 𝑬𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒇-𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝑨𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒙𝒊𝒔𝒎 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈.”
📆2 July ⏰09:00–12:20
📍Hall : Parenzo – A13 See less

28/05/2026

🎧 We have just started! Join us now live 🎞️🖥️
a dialogue on peace between Christians and Marxists
together with Città Nuova & Transform Europe

Walter Baier is the leader of the Party of the European Left since ...

28/05/2026

Non perdetevi oggi il dialogo tra cristiani e marxisti sul cammino verso la pace, ispirato allo spirito di “Helsinki II”!
🕡 Alle 18:30 CET 🌐 lingue: italiano 🇮🇹 inglese 🇬🇧 tedesco 🇩🇪
📺 Guarda online: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGFLOFTPg6yXKzHsTkfFvY68BXVjYn8w4

Dialop e Città Nuova ti invitano a una riflessione sulle vie d’uscita dai circoli […]