Sandu Frunza

PERSONAL INFORMATIONDate of birth: 17 April 1966Marital Status: married with Mihaela FrunzaPersonal Address: Titulescu 18, bl. P8, sc. 2, ap. 42 3400 Cluj, RomaniaPersonal Phone: 40-264-156424, 40-744-698826Office Address: Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of History and Philosophy, Chair of Systematic Philosophy,M. Kogalniceanu St. No 1, 3400 Cluj, RomaniaOffice Telephone: 40-264-405300Office Fax: 40-264-405326E-mail: sfrunza@email.ro sfrunza@yahoo.comEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND1996-2000 Ph.D. Studies in Philosophy of History, Values and Culture at Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania. Thesis topic: Religious Experience in Dumitru Staniloae’s Thought. I have obtained the Ph.D. degree in December 2000 (“Cum Laude”)1988-1993 BA studies at Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of History and Philosophy, specialization in Philosophy and History. BA in Philosophy and History (June 1993)PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE1999 to present – Lecturer at the Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babes-Bolyai University, on disciplines: Philosophy of Religions, History and Philosophy of Religions, Religious Anthropology, Philosophy of Values, Metamorphosis of Religious Imaginary, Religion, Ideology and Interreligious Dialogue1996-1999 – Assistant Professor at the Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babes-Bolyai University, on disciplines: Philosophy of Religions, Ritual and Performance, Hermeneutics.1994-1996 – Assistant at the Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babes-Bolyai University, on disciplines Philosophy of Religions, Hermeneutics of Love, Hermeneutics.1993-1994 – Associated Assistant at the Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babes-Bolyai University, on disciplines Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Philosophy of Religions.1993-1994 – Bookseller at the “Humanitas” Bookshops Society, Bucharest.UNIVERSITY COURSES TAUGHTCourses and seminars within postgraduate programs (MA):Since October 2002 – Religion, Ideology and Interreligious Dialogue – MA Program in Culture and Communication, Faculty of History and Philosophy, BBUSince February 2000 – Paradigms in Modern and Contemporary Jewish Philosophy – MA Program in Judaism of Institute of Jewish Studies and Holocaust Studies “Moshe Carmilly”.1999-2001 – Metamorphoses of the Religious Imaginary. The Symbolical structure of Interreligious Dialogue and Conflicts in Judaism, Christianity and Islam – the MA Program in Humanist Philosophy, Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babes-Bolyai University.1996-1999 Theory of Symbols within the MA Program in Humanist Philosophy, Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babes-Bolyai University.Courses for undergraduate students:Since October 2000 – Jewish Philosophy – at the Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babes-Bolyai University Since 1999 – Philosophy of Religions – at the Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babes-Bolyai UniversitySince 1996 History and Philosophy of Religions at Babes-Bolyai University, department of EthnologySince 1994 – Anthropology of Religions at Babes-Bolyai University, departments of Sociology and Social Assistance (1995-1996)2000-2001 – Course of Jewish Philosophy – at the Program of Optional Courses organized by the Institute of Jewish Studies and Holocaust Studies “Moshe Carmilly”.. 1996-2000 – Religious Anthropology – at the Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babes-Bolyai University1999-2000 – Course of Jewish Thought at the section of Philosophy-Anthropology, Avram-Iancu University.1998-2001 – Philosophy of Values at Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babes-Bolyai University 1995-1999 – Systematic Philosophy at the section of Philosophy-Anthropology, Avram-Iancu University.Seminars for undergraduate students:Philosophy of Religions, Faculty of Letters (1994-1996) and Faculty of History and Philosophy (1993- to present)1996-1999 Ritual and Performance at the Faculty of Letters, Babes-Bolyai University 1994-1998 Hermeneutics at the Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babes-Bolyai University.1996-1998 Hermeneutics of Love at the Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babes-Bolyai University.1998-1999 Philosophy at the section Tourist and Commercial Management, Christian University Dimitrie Cantemir1993-1994 – Introduction in Philosophy at the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Faculty of TheologyCOURSES THOUGHT ABROAD6-9 March, 2003 - Religious Fundamentalism and the New Conflict of Ideologies 3rd CEP Winter School in Political Science & International Relations GEOPOLITICS OF RELIGIONS. Religions: Stabilizing Factor or Antangonisms’ Generator in International Relations, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.6-7 March, 2003 – Imaginar religios si imaginar politic in contextul afirmarii globale a religiilor, Colegiul Invizibil Moldova.SCHOLARSHIPS AND RESEARCH STAGES15-24 February 2002 - research stage at the Library Central European University, CRC, Budapest, Hungary as CDC grantee.6-12 January 2002 - research stage at the Library Central European University, CRC, Budapest, Hungary as CDC grantee.July 2001 - I participated at the Course Development Workshop at the Curriculum Resource Center, Budapest, Hungary10 – 28 July 2000 – Fellowship at the Summer University, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary. I have participated at the course Ritual and Commandment in Jewish Thought and Philosophy in the Modern Period, directed by Prof. Michael SilberOctober 1999 – January 2000 – research stage at Rothberg International School, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel ACADEMIC ACTIVITY1994 to present: I participated with very good results in the research activity of the Chair of Systematic Philosophy. I received the mention “very well” at all the evaluations of the Chair.I worked on the following research themes:·tIdentity and Religion (2002)·tReason and Faith in Spinoza’s Thought (2001)·tReligious Experience as Axiological Experience (2000)·tAspects of Religious Imagery (1999)·tTheology and Metaphysics in the frame of the Three Ways of Religious Knowledge (1998)·tReligious Experience as Limit Experience (1997)·tValue, Non-value, Anti-value (1996)·tAspects of the Communitarian Personalism (1995)·tRegional Ontologies: Christian Ontology as Ontology of Communication (1994)AWARDS AND GRANTS·t2002 – grantee for the Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies, in the program Grant for Open Access Journals, financed by the Open Society Institute, New York (together with Mihaela Frunza).·t2001-2002 – CDC grantee for the course Metamorphoses of the Religious Imaginary. The Symbolical structure of Interreligious Dialogue and Conflicts in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Curriculum Resource Center and the Higher Education Support Program, Budapest.·t2001-2002 – grantee of the collective grant CNCSIS, Identitati plurale si resemnificarea autonomiei, within the Department of Philosophy, BBU, (project coordinator conf. Dr. Ioan Copoeru)·t1995-1996 – I participated in the research contract of CNCSU within the group project Treatise of Declination with the research project Christian View of Value and Anti-value.ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES·tFebruary – May 2003 – coordinator of Religious Minorities Project·tSince 2002 – Editor, Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies (http://hiphi.ubbcluj.ro/JSRI)·tSince 2001 – coordinator of the Seminar for the Interdisciplinary Research of Religions and Ideologies, (hiphi.ubbcluj.ro/JSRI/sciri), Chair of the Systematic Philosophy, Babes-Bolyai University. ·t2001 – February 2003 – coordinator (together with Prof. Moshe Idel) of the collection Aleph (Jewish Studies) at Dacia Publishing House.·tJanuary 1998 – April 2000 – coordinator of the collection Homo Religiosus, Dacia Publishing House.·t1993-1994 as employee of Humanitas Bookshops Societies, I organized many cultural events, cultural meetings, book presentations.PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPSPresident of SACRI (Academic Society for the Study of Religions and Ideologies), www.sacri.roIoan Lupas Foundation, Cluj, RomaniaAisthesis Foundation, Cluj, RomaniaThe Institute of Jewish Studies and Holocaust Studies “Moshe Carmilly”, Cluj, Romania

Universitatea Babes-Bolyai, Facultatea de Istorie si Filosofie, Cluj, .

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Nascut(a) in: 1966

Interese: filosofia religiei, dialog interreligios, filosofie evreiasca

Detalii:
Functia actuala: Lector dr. la Catedra de Filosofie Sistema-­tica, Facultatea de Istorie si filosofie, Universitatea „Babes-Bolyai”, Cluj, România

SCOLI ABSOLVITE

1993 Am absolvit Universitatea „Babes-Bolyai”din Cluj, Facultatea de Istorie si Filosofie, Sectia Filosofie, specializarile Filosofie si Istorie

1984 am absolvit Liceul Industrial Minier, profilul mine, petrol, geologie, Baia Mare.

1980 Scoala generala de 10 ani Rodna


SPECIALIZARI, BURSE:

6-12 Ianuarie, 15-24 Februarie 2002 - stagiu de cercetare la Biblioteca Central European University, Budapesta, Ungaria

Iulie 2001 am urmat Course Development Workshop în cadrul Curriculum Resource Center, Central European University. Proiectul meu Metamorfoze ale imaginarului religios (Iudaism, Crestinism, Islam) beneficiaza de un grant în cadrul Course Development Competition.

Iulie 2000 – În cadrul CEU Summer University, Budapest, Hungary, am urmat Cursul Ritual and Commandment in Jewish Thought and Philosophy in the Modern Period.

11 octombrie 1999 – 31 ianuarie 2000 stagiu de specializare în filosofie evreiasca la Rothberg International School, Universitatea Ebraica din Ierusalim, Israel.


ACTIVITATEA UNIVERSITARA
Cursuri si seminarii postuniversitare
Religie, ideologie, dialog interreligios - la Masteratul Cultura si Comunicare, Facultatea de Istorie si Filosofie, UBB (din 2002)

Teorii ale simbolului - seminar la Masteratul de Filosofia Umanului, sectia de Filosofie din 1998

Metamorfoze religioase ale imaginii – curs la Studii aprofundate Filosofia umanului din februarie 2000

Filosofie evreiasca – curs la Masteratul de Iudaism al Institutului de studii iudaice “Moshe Carmilly” din februarie 2000

Cursuri si seminarii universitare

Filosofia religiilor – curs la sectia de Filosofie din 1999

Filosofia religiilor – seminar la sectia de Filosofie din 1993 -

Antropologia religiilor - curs la sectia Sociologie din 1995

Istoria si filosofia religiilor - curs la sectia Etnologie din 1996

Antropologie religioasa - curs si seminar la sectia Filosofie 1996-2000.

Filosofia valorilor - curs si seminar la sectia Filosofie din 1999

CURSURI PREDATE IN STRAINATATE

6-9 Martie, 2003 - Religious Fundamentalism and the New Conflict of Ideologies, la 3rd CEP Winter School in Political Science & International Relations GEOPOLITICS OF RELIGIONS. Religions: Stabilizing Factor or Antangonisms’ Generator in International Relations, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.

6-7 March, 2003 – Imaginar religios si imaginar politic in contextul afirmarii globale a religiilor, Colegiul Invizibil Moldova.

ACTIVITATEA STIINTIFICA
În perioada 1994-2000 : am participat cu rezultate foarte bune la acti­vi­­­ta­tea de cercetare a Catedrei de Filosofie Sistematica. Am lucrat la urmatoarele teme de cercetare: Ontologii regionale: Ontologia crestina ca ontologie a comunicarii (1994), Aspecte ale personalismului comunitar (1995), Valoare, nonvaloare, antivaloare (1996), Experienta religioasa ca experienta limita (1997), Teologic si metafizic în perspectiva celor trei moduri de cunoastere religioasa (1998), Aspecte ale imaginarului religios (1999), Experienta religioasa ca experienta axiologica (2000), Ratiune si credinta în gîndirea lui Spinoza (2001).


1993- 2001 Am publicat 3 volume de au­tor, am coordonat 1 volum, am realizat 4 antologii de texte, 11 publicatii în volume, 9 studii în re­viste universitare si de cultura, peste 30 de articole în reviste culturale. Am sustinut 9 conferinte, prezentari si comunicari stiintifice.

GRANTURI

2002 – grant colectiv pentru Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies, in cadrul programului Grant for Open Access Journals, finantat de Open Society Institute, New York

2001-2002 – grant CDC pentru cursul Metamorphoses of the Religious Imaginary. The Symbolical structure of Interreligious Dialogue and Conflicts in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Curriculum Resource Center and the Higher Education Support Program, Budapest.

2001-2002 – grant colectiv CNCSIS, Identitati plurale si resemnificarea autonomiei, departamentul de Filosofie, UBB

Details:
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 17 April 1966
Marital Status: married with Mihaela Frunza
Personal Address: Titulescu 18, bl. P8, sc. 2, ap. 42 3400 Cluj, Romania
Personal Phone: 40-264-156424, 40-744-698826
Office Address: Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of History and Philosophy, Chair of Systematic Philosophy,M. Kogalniceanu St. No 1, 3400 Cluj, Romania
Office Telephone: 40-264-405300
Office Fax: 40-264-405326
E-mail: sfrunza@email.ro sfrunza@yahoo.com

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
1996-2000 Ph.D. Studies in Philosophy of History, Values and Culture at Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania.
Thesis topic: Religious Experience in Dumitru Staniloae’s Thought. I have obtained the Ph.D. degree in December 2000 (“Cum Laude”)

1988-1993 BA studies at Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of History and Philosophy, specialization in Philosophy and History.
BA in Philosophy and History (June 1993)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1999 to present – Lecturer at the Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babes-Bolyai University, on disciplines: Philosophy of Religions, History and Philosophy of Religions, Religious Anthropology, Philosophy of Values, Metamorphosis of Religious Imaginary, Religion, Ideology and Interreligious Dialogue

1996-1999 – Assistant Professor at the Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babes-Bolyai University, on disciplines: Philosophy of Religions, Ritual and Performance, Hermeneutics.

1994-1996 – Assistant at the Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babes-Bolyai University, on disciplines Philosophy of Religions, Hermeneutics of Love, Hermeneutics.

1993-1994 – Associated Assistant at the Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babes-Bolyai University, on disciplines Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Philosophy of Religions.

1993-1994 – Bookseller at the “Humanitas” Bookshops Society, Bucharest.

UNIVERSITY COURSES TAUGHT
Courses and seminars within postgraduate programs (MA):

Since October 2002 – Religion, Ideology and Interreligious Dialogue – MA Program in Culture and Communication, Faculty of History and Philosophy, BBU

Since February 2000 – Paradigms in Modern and Contemporary Jewish Philosophy – MA Program in Judaism of Institute of Jewish Studies and Holocaust Studies “Moshe Carmilly”.

1999-2001 – Metamorphoses of the Religious Imaginary. The Symbolical structure of Interreligious Dialogue and Conflicts in Judaism, Christianity and Islam – the MA Program in Humanist Philosophy, Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babes-Bolyai University.

1996-1999 Theory of Symbols within the MA Program in Humanist Philosophy, Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babes-Bolyai University.

Courses for undergraduate students:
Since October 2000 – Jewish Philosophy – at the Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babes-Bolyai University

Since 1999 – Philosophy of Religions – at the Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babes-Bolyai University

Since 1996 History and Philosophy of Religions at Babes-Bolyai University, department of Ethnology

Since 1994 – Anthropology of Religions at Babes-Bolyai University, departments of Sociology and Social Assistance (1995-1996)

2000-2001 – Course of Jewish Philosophy – at the Program of Optional Courses organized by the Institute of Jewish Studies and Holocaust Studies “Moshe Carmilly”..

1996-2000 – Religious Anthropology – at the Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babes-Bolyai University

1999-2000 – Course of Jewish Thought at the section of Philosophy-Anthropology, Avram-Iancu University.

1998-2001 – Philosophy of Values at Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babes-Bolyai University

1995-1999 – Systematic Philosophy at the section of Philosophy-Anthropology, Avram-Iancu University.

Seminars for undergraduate students:
Philosophy of Religions, Faculty of Letters (1994-1996) and Faculty of History and Philosophy (1993- to present)

1996-1999 Ritual and Performance at the Faculty of Letters, Babes-Bolyai University

1994-1998 Hermeneutics at the Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babes-Bolyai University.

1996-1998 Hermeneutics of Love at the Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babes-Bolyai University.

1998-1999 Philosophy at the section Tourist and Commercial Management, Christian University Dimitrie Cantemir

1993-1994 – Introduction in Philosophy at the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Faculty of Theology

COURSES THOUGHT ABROAD
6-9 March, 2003 - Religious Fundamentalism and the New Conflict of Ideologies 3rd CEP Winter School in Political Science & International Relations GEOPOLITICS OF RELIGIONS. Religions: Stabilizing Factor or Antangonisms’ Generator in International Relations, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.

6-7 March, 2003 – Imaginar religios si imaginar politic in contextul afirmarii globale a religiilor, Colegiul Invizibil Moldova.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND RESEARCH STAGES

15-24 February 2002 - research stage at the Library Central European University, CRC, Budapest, Hungary as CDC grantee.

6-12 January 2002 - research stage at the Library Central European University, CRC, Budapest, Hungary as CDC grantee.

July 2001 - I participated at the Course Development Workshop at the Curriculum Resource Center, Budapest, Hungary

10 – 28 July 2000 – Fellowship at the Summer University, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary. I have participated at the course Ritual and Commandment in Jewish Thought and Philosophy in the Modern Period, directed by Prof. Michael Silber

October 1999 – January 2000 – research stage at Rothberg International School, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

ACADEMIC ACTIVITY

1994 to present: I participated with very good results in the research activity of the Chair of Systematic Philosophy. I received the mention “very well” at all the evaluations of the Chair.
I worked on the following research themes:
· Identity and Religion (2002)
· Reason and Faith in Spinoza’s Thought (2001)
· Religious Experience as Axiological Experience (2000)
· Aspects of Religious Imagery (1999)
· Theology and Metaphysics in the frame of the Three Ways of Religious Knowledge (1998)
· Religious Experience as Limit Experience (1997)
· Value, Non-value, Anti-value (1996)
· Aspects of the Communitarian Personalism (1995)
· Regional Ontologies: Christian Ontology as Ontology of Communication (1994)

AWARDS AND GRANTS
· 2002 – grantee for the Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies, in the program Grant for Open Access Journals, financed by the Open Society Institute, New York (together with Mihaela Frunza).
· 2001-2002 – CDC grantee for the course Metamorphoses of the Religious Imaginary. The Symbolical structure of Interreligious Dialogue and Conflicts in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Curriculum Resource Center and the Higher Education Support Program, Budapest.
· 2001-2002 – grantee of the collective grant CNCSIS, Identitati plurale si resemnificarea autonomiei, within the Department of Philosophy, BBU, (project coordinator conf. Dr. Ioan Copoeru)
· 1995-1996 – I participated in the research contract of CNCSU within the group project Treatise of Declination with the research project Christian View of Value and Anti-value.
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
· February – May 2003 – coordinator of Religious Minorities Project
· Since 2002 – Editor, Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies (http://hiphi.ubbcluj.ro/JSRI)
· Since 2001 – coordinator of the Seminar for the Interdisciplinary Research of Religions and Ideologies, (hiphi.ubbcluj.ro/JSRI/sciri), Chair of the Systematic Philosophy, Babes-Bolyai University.
· 2001 – February 2003 – coordinator (together with Prof. Moshe Idel) of the collection Aleph (Jewish Studies) at Dacia Publishing House.
· January 1998 – April 2000 – coordinator of the collection Homo Religiosus, Dacia Publishing House.
· 1993-1994 as employee of Humanitas Bookshops Societies, I organized many cultural events, cultural meetings, book presentations.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

President of SACRI (Academic Society for the Study of Religions and Ideologies), www.sacri.ro

Ioan Lupas Foundation, Cluj, Romania

Aisthesis Foundation, Cluj, Romania

The Institute of Jewish Studies and Holocaust Studies “Moshe Carmilly”, Cluj, Romania