Workshop for the Academic Study of Religion
From knowledge and understanding to dialogue and tolerance
15+ religious studies schools
More than 15 various religious studies schools were held
20+ conferences
WASR co-organizes international Minsk conferences and Congress of Young Researchers of Religions
50+ public lectures
Including foreign scholars of religions, such as Kenneth Camp (USA), Tim Jensen (Denmark), Jenny Berglund (Sweden), Marco Pasi (Netherlands)
Who Are We?
The Workshop for the Academic Studies of Religion is a professional society that organizes educational and scientific events, conducts research work, and publishes the journal Essays on Religious Studies
Our Projects
We conduct research on various religious traditions and organize various academic and educational events with the participation of national and foreign scholars of religion and representatives of religious traditions
Our Values
Academic approach, objectivity, tolerance for all denominations, academic integrity, interdisciplinary, upholding freedom of conscience, protecting the rights of believers and non-believers
Our Publications
We publish materials from our Religious Studies Schools, the journal Essays on Religious Studies, and the De Religione. We also have prepared thematic issues of journals Philosophical Thought and Practical Philosophy