The Vienna-Qom Circle for Catholic-Shi’a Dialogue on Religion, Philosophy and Political Theory (ViQo Circle) is a group of scholars founded by Sheikh Dr. Taher Amini Golestani of Qom, Iran, and Dr. Christian Machek of Vienna, Austria. The circle brings together Christian and Muslim scholars to exchange ideas and develop friendships. Regular meetings take place every two years— the venue alternating between Iran and Europe.
Welcome
Featured Posts
-
2020 ViQo Conference Schedule: “The Future of Faith in Secular Society”
The 2020 ViQo Conference will take place 3rd-6th September, 2020 in St. Ottilien, Bavaria, Germany. The schedule can be found here.
-
Concepts of Order
by Dr. Christian Machek download pdf Since time religions have given people answers to the essential questions of life – including those that regard living…
-
ViQo Circle 3rd Meeting
The 3rd Meeting of the ViQO Circle was held between 4-14 April 2019 in the Institute for Peace and Religions of Qom, Islamic Republic of…
-
ViQo Conference Proceedings Published
The proceedings of the 2016 ViQo Conference have been edited by Stefan Gugerel, Christian Machek, and Clemens Egger, and published by the Institut für Religion und Frieden,…
