Marguerite ASMAR (EL) BOU AOUN
Enseignant Cadré - Maître de conférence - PhD
Faculty of Religious Sciences (FSR)()
(+961) 1 421 000 ext 5802 marguerite.elasmar@usj.edu.lb
Committed to promoting collaboration with both national international researchers highly eager to participate in innovative projects. As a philosopher of religion, I love implementing multidisciplinary approaches to investigate religious concepts. I have a deep commitment to utilizing my project management expertise to ensure successful outcomes.
+ Degrees
• PhD in Philosophy of religion
• PhD in Religious Studies
• Bachelor in Philosophy
• Master in Religious Studies - Practical Theology
• Bachelor in Religious Studies
+ Teaching experience at USJ
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Belief in the face of sciences br /
Philosophy of belief
The theologies of belief
Analytical research communication
Methodological basis of scientific research
Domaine textes sacrés
Introduction to the concept of religion
Zotero, word... other research digital tools
+ Professionnal experience outside USJ
+ Expertise field
Art, Humanities, Religious Sciences
+ Research topics
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Philosophy of religionbr />Religious phenomenon
Religious concepts
To Believe
The Need to Believe
Religious Beliefs
Leadership
Authority
Freedom of religion belief
+ Publications and communications
Publications:br /br />
- « Le besoin de croire », 2023, Éditions L’Harmattan: Paris, 2023, 268 p.
- « اشكالية الاعتقاد وأزمة السلطة », Al-Machriq Journal, vol. 98, no 2, juin 2024, p. 9-25
- « Recension philosophique, Religion et Liberté de P. Capelle-Dumont et Y. Courtel » in Proche-Orient Chrétien, n.66, vol.3-4, Jan. 2017, USJ: Beirut, pp. 425-430
- « Le Laïc, signe de L’Église dans le monde : Étude des textes du Synode pour le Liban », preprint, July 2004
Some conferences:
- Belief Dynamics: Philosophical Perspectives on Religion, Society, Individual Psychology, Culture, religion, the body round table, Larnaca, Cyprus, June 2024
- Understanding Belief Epistemology for Freedom of Belief, Second International Congress on Freedom of Religion Belief, Blanquerna, Ramon Llull University, Barcelona, Spain, June 2024
- A reflection on leadership authority in the institutions of Belief. A study through religious political institutions, 14th International conference on religion society, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain, May 2024
- Philosophers the need to believe, Theology Religion Studies Seminar, League of European Research Universities, Saint John’s College, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, September 2019
- Light Religion other contributions, Nagoya International Interdisciplinary Doctoral School Light, frontier, time diversity, University of Nagoya, Nagoya, Japan, August 2017
+ Useful links
+ Awards and recognition
• Third prize national winner - “ma thèse en 180 secondes” (3 minutes thesis competition)
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