The absurd and the sacred: Camus and the religions of the world
September 25 All day
The Chilean Society of Religious Sciences, the Institute of Religious Sciences and Philosophy of the Catholic University of the North and the Popular Autonomous University of the State of Puebla invite you to participate in the online seminar “The Absurd and the Sacred: Camus and the Religions of the World”, an academic meeting space dedicated to exploring the multiple intersections between the philosophy of the absurd and the study of the religious phenomenon.
Albert Camus's thought does not constitute an indifferent negation of religion, but rather a radical philosophical challenge to the ways in which human beings have responded, throughout history and in the most diverse cultures, to the experience of meaninglessness, finitude, and death. In works such as *The Myth of Sisyphus* and *The Rebel*, Camus articulates a position that rejects both passive nihilism and any "leap" toward consoling transcendence. This refusal to find solace opens a fertile space for dialogue: every religious tradition, every myth, and every ritual practice has developed its own responses to the very questions posed by the absurd.
This seminar proposes a dialogue between the philosophy of the absurd, and particularly the work of Camus, and the study of religious phenomena from the perspectives of philosophy, history, and literature. We aim to contribute to a field that, within the Spanish-speaking academic world, remains largely unexplored.
