Assistant Professor Lana Batinić at the Family Center Day of FFRZ

On Tuesday, September 23, 2025, the Faculty of Philosophy and Religious Studies marked its Family Center Day, and on this occasion the book Fear of Authenticity: Authenticity as a Response to Existential Anxiety, Anxious States, and Disorders was presented.

The authors of the book are Assoc. Prof. Antun Volenik, Ph.D., Head of the Family Center of the Faculty of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Jesuit and psychotherapist, and Andrija Piskać, who graduated in psychology at our University in 2022, and later earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and religious studies at the Faculty of Philosophy and Religious Studies, where he is employed as an assistant.

After the opening address by the former Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Ivan Šestak, Ph.D., the book was presented by Assist. Prof. Dan Đaković, Ph.D., from the Faculty of Philosophy and Religious Studies, and Assist. Prof. Lana Batinić, Ph.D., from our University’s Department of Psychology. Assistant Professor Batinić also briefly presented the work of the CUC Family Center. Congratulations to our colleagues—we believe this marks the beginning of a fruitful collaboration between our centers.