Michael Langlois

The University of Strasbourg’s Faculty of Protestant Theology organizes, in collaboration with our colleagues from the University of Heidelberg, a conference on French philosopher Paul Ricœur.

This conference takes place on 13–14 May 2011 in Strasbourg; here is the complete program: Read the rest of this entry »

The Laboratory of Studies on Monotheisms / Institute of Augustinian Studies (CNRS / EPHE) and the Research Group on Religious Non-Conformisms of the XVIth and XVIIth Centuries and on the History of Protestantisms (University of Strasbourg) organize their Fifth Day of Biblical Exegesis on the following theme :

The Exegesis of Isaiah 8:1-8
Thursday, April 7, 2011 from 10 AM to 4:45 PM

I will be the first speaker of this meeting, with a conference entitled “The Hebrew Text of Isaiah 8:1-8: Problems and Stakes.” Other conferences will follow on various topics such as the Septuagint Greek translation, medieval commentaries, Jewish medieval and modern exegesis, and Protestant readings. This meeting will take place at the University Palace in Strasbourg. Here is the full program: Read the rest of this entry »

This the theme of a major european conference that will take place at the University of Strasbourg on January 28-30, 2011 and which will accompany the “Psalms in Dialog – Himmelwärts” exhibition (January 28 to February 24), for which I have been sollicited.

On this occasion, I have prepared a new translation and commentary of Psalm 1, the theme of a sixteenth-century grisaille painting. I have tried to be faithful both to the text and the rhythm of this beautiful psalm, which you can (re)discover here:

Psalm 1 – Psalms in Dialog

For more information on the conference, please have a look at the program.

The performance of Lysistrata (by Aristophanes) in Strasbourg on the occasion of the last Interdisciplinary Days was such a huge success that a new performance is programmed on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 7:00 PM at Münsterhof (9 Jews Street).

Entrance is free. If you pay attention, you’ll see me on stage… See you next Tuesday!

The Institute of Near Eastern Studies of the College of France and our CNRS team (UMR 7192) organize, with the collaboration of the Asiatic Society, a meeting with the following theme:

Fault and Punishment in Oriental Civilizations

This meeting will take place on June 21-22, 2010 at the College of France. Here is the full program: Read the rest of this entry »