Earlier Sessions of ISREV

Session XVIII 2012 Turku Christian Institute, Turku, Finland. ‘
’Respecting History and Remembrance in Religious Education Research’

Session XVII 2010 Saint Paul University, Ottawa, Canada. ‘Religious Education and Freedom of Religion and Belief’

Session XVI 2008 Ankara University, Turkey. ‘Religious Education and the Theology of Religions:
The Relationship between the Self-understanding of Religion and Religious Education Today’

Session XV 2006 Driebergen, The Netherlands. ‘Religious Education in a World of Religious Diversity’

Session XIV 2004 Villanova University, Philadelphia, USA. ‘Religion and the War on Terror:
the role of education in religion and values’

No earlier Session details are on the website, except for some details of the first Session in 1978, on the History page.

List of all Sessions back to 1978

Session	Year	Place	President	Local Chair
XVIII	2012	Turku, Finland	Professor Gloria Durka	Prof. Arto Kallioniemi
XVII	2010	Ottawa, Canada	Professor Gloria Durka	Dr. Myrtle Power

Session	Year	Place	Convenor
XVI	2008	Ankara, Turkey	Professor Mualla Selçuk
XV	2006	Driebergen, Netherlands	Dr. Wilna Meijer
XIV	2004	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Dr. Roseanne McDougall
XIII	2002	Kristiansand, Norway	Ms. Elisabet Haakedal
XII	2000	Kiryat Anavim, Israel	Dr. Yaacov Katz
XI	1998	Carmarthen, Wales	Rev. Professor Leslie Francis
X	1996	Los Angeles, California	Professor Charles Melchert
IX	1994	Goslar, Germany	Dr. Manfred Kwiran
VIII	1992	Banff, Alberta, Canada	Dr. Ric Laplante
VII	1990	Humlebaek, Denmark	Professor Knud Bugge
VI	1988	Stony Point, New York	Dr. Paul Bumbar
V	1986	Dublin, Ireland	Mr. Andrew McGrady
IV	1984	Kemptville, Ontario	Rev. Canon Bill Gilbert
III	1982	Driebergen, Netherlands	Dr. Foeke Kuiper
II	1980	Schenectady, New York	Dr. John Peatling
I	1978	Birmingham, England	Dr. John Hull