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Design for the construction of a new mosque in Cologne; Copyright: picture-alliance/ dpa

New Mosques in Germany – A Sign of Progress towards Integration

„Building mosques is an important step towards integrating Islam in Germany,“ states the „Provisional Report of the Study and Discussion Groups“ of the German Conference on Islam, issued in March 2008.More ...
Cover `Gewals als Gottesdienst´; Copyright: C. H. Beck Verlag

Religious Violence in the Age of Globalization

Apparently violence and religion are entering into an unholy alliance with each other more and more often. Hans G. Kippenberg, an expert in comparative religion, investigates the interplay of sociopolitical conflicts and religious convictions in the age of globalization.More ...
Yavuz Sultan Selim Mosque in Mannheim; Copyright: picture-alliance/ dpa

"A Central Human Right is at Issue here"

A conversation with Konrad Hilpert, Professor of Moral Theology at the University of Munich, on freedom of religion in an altered religious landscape and the need to restructure the relationship between state and religion. Interview: Matthias Drobinski. More ...
31. Protestant Church Convention in Cologne; Copyright: picture-alliance/ dpa

What Effects is the Globalization of Religions having on German Society?

The globalization of the religions has highlighted religion in the public and media in new ways. By Detlef PollackMore ...
There is a file of teaching materials with the word Allah written in Arabic on the front lying on a table in a classroom in Hanover. Teacher Tünay Özrecber is teaching Islam to a third-grade class at the Salzmannstrasse elementary school. Whilst some of the Länder are still arguing about whether to introduce the subject or not, it has already been taught in Lower Saxony for a year and a half. Copyright: picture-alliance/ dpa/dpaweb

Classes in Islamic Religion and Studies at German Schools

Trial lessons are being held in many of Germany's Länder. But "Islamic Religion" is still not being provided as a standard part of the curriculum in Germany.
By Lamya KaddorMore ...
Professor Richard Schröder; Copyright: Nationaler Ethikrat

Religion and Violence

A religiously motivated willingness to make use of violence is confronting the world with challenges that were unknown before September 11, 2001. Politics seems to depend on a discourse encompassing all aspects of society to be able to provide solutions. Goethe.de spoke with Professor Richard Schröder of the Nationaler Ethikrat (i.e. National Council on Ethics) on the the potential for violence in religions. Volker Maria Neumann conducted the interviewMore ...
Sign in front of the Fatih mosque in Essen showing times of christian church servives. Copyright: picture-alliance/ dpa

Religions and Globalisation

The integration of non-Christian religious communities, not only Muslims, requires a readjustment of the relationship between religion and politics in Germany and in the European Union. By Claus LeggewieMore ...