One Failure After Another. ‘Imagining the Americas’[1] at the Oscars 2026
The Oscar-winning film One Battle after Another by Paul Thomas Anderson demonstrates over the course of 162 minutes a failed attempt to articulate the meaning of political and ideological turmoil, the revival of democracy, and the significance of revolution and transformation, both through its screenplay and cinematic language. An analysis by Milja Radovic
Wildern in den Texten von Michel de Certeau (Teil 3)
Nachdem Certeau die beklemmende „Schrift-Wirtschaft“ und die „Junggesellenmaschinen“ analysiert hat, die uns wie Zahnräder einspannen wollen, zeigt er nun den Fluchtweg auf. Er rehabilitiert den Leser (und den Nutzer) als jemanden, der niemals ganz kontrolliert werden kann. – Dritter Teil des Essays von Christian Macha
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Wildern in den Texten von Michel de Certeau (Teil 2)
Certeau überträgt vier Begriffe aus der Sprachwissenschaft auf das menschliche Handeln: realisieren, aneignen, postulieren und Zeitlichkeit. Für de Certeau ist „etwas benutzen“ (wie eine Bank oder ein Textbuch) genau dasselbe wie „einen Satz sprechen“ – Zweiter Teil des Essays von Christian Macha
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Wildern in den Texten von Michel de Certeau (Teil 1)
Schon mehrfach ist im RaT-Blog der Name Michel de Certeau erwähnt worden. Certeau war einer der Lieblingsdenker von Papst Franziskus. Eines seiner Hauptwerke ist die Kunst des Handelns, die im Jahr 1980 im französischen Original mit dem Titel L’Invention du Quotidien erschienen ist. – Erster Teil des Essays von Christian Macha
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Moses the Black – Film Review
After Man of God (2021) Yelena Popovic returns with the world premiere of Moses the Black (2026): Popovic does not stop to surprise the audience and remains faithful to her authorial approach and multi-layered storytelling. A film review by Milja Radovic.
From Historiography to Theography: Thinking with Michel de Certeau
What follows is written under the banner of gratitude to a thinker, Michel de Certeau (1925-1986), who demonstrated the critical and constructive capacities of thought, at home walking the boundaries of academic disciplines and everyday practices. To express this gratitude, I want to focus on a few pages of de Certeau’s The Writing of History, that specifically deal with writing, chronology and construction in the practice of history. Written by John McCarthy, with an introduction by Isabella Bruckner.
On New Ways of Thinking about the Church (Part III)
In what follows, I reduce Jesus’ teaching to a schema of four descriptors that organize its qualities. In each case I highlight Jesus’ expansive teaching by alluding to a Gospel story and develop its characteristics through a Jewish interpretation stimulated by Heschel. The four qualities could be subdivided and multiplied to carry further interpretive nuances. They are illustrative and not exhaustive. The important point here consists in recognizing that Jesus was Jewish – and that what he represented in his preaching deserves unique attention on the part of the churches of his disciples… Part III of „On New Ways of Thinking about the Church“ by Roger Haight SJ , introduced by Andreas Telser.
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Who is Afraid of Gender? Reflections on Power, Identity, and Democratic Futures
On December 4-5, the historic Benedictine monastery of Melk opened its doors to a gathering of the 9th Religionspolitologische Forum that felt both urgent and necessary. Under the ceilings where monks have pursued learning for centuries, eight scholars from across Europe and beyond converged to examine a question that grows more pressing by the day: how has “gender” become a weapon in the hands of those seeking to dismantle democratic institutions? A report by Katerina Koci.
Die Natur des Entwurfes: Überlegungen aus einem Hölderlin Entwürfe-Workshop
Von 24. bis 26. September 2025 fand an der Universität Wien ein transdisziplinärer Workshop zu den Entwürfen des Homburger Foliohefts unter dem Titel „Ein seidnes Maas, des Entwurfes nemlich“. Hölderlin lesen: Entwürfe aus dem Homburger Folioheft statt. Der Workshop wurde im Rahmen des FWF-Projekts Gott in Anmuth in Kooperation mit der Hölderlin-Gesellschaft und dem Forschungszentrum „Religion and Transformation“ organisiert und von Hölderlin Expert*innen von verschiedenen Universitäten und aus verschiedenen Disziplinen begleitet. Ein Bericht von Marco Fiorletta
On New Ways of Thinking about the Church (Part II)
Most Christians have a general idea of how the church developed. The New Testament provides the main entrée into that process, but it does not paint an exact picture of how the church took form in response to the preaching of Jesus and his execution… Part II of „On New Ways of Thinking about the Church“ by Roger Haight SJ , introduced by Andreas Telser.
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