Renaissance of the Religion?

In Cologne the plan to build a mosque has not only provoked demonstrations and counter demonstrations, but books on the issue have been published and there have been all kinds of public debate in the press. On the other hand Germany’s biggest mosque was opened in Marxloh, Duisburg, in October 2008 – with no fuss at all.More ...

„I only believe what I see“ was the title of a project by the Protestant Students’ Association of the Technical University of Braunschweig to illuminate the occasionally problematic relationship between religion and science.More ...

One hears a lot these days about a renaissance of religion, and much about religious fanatics, too. In his most recent essay, Gottes Eifer. Vom Kampf der drei Monotheismen (i.e. the zealous God: on the struggle of the three monotheisms), Peter Sloterdijk, a philosopher and cultural commentator, explores the questions about the sources of the strength of the belief in one God, and what effects it has on its adherents.More ...

What influence does religion have on the way young people shape their lives? By Michael BirgdenMore ...

It is a risky undertaking for a scientist or scholar to talk about the future. (…) One prognosis about the future of religion stood almost unchallenged in academia and in public opinion until a few years ago. By Hans JoasMore ...

Under the roof of the publishing house Suhrkamp Verlag in Frankfurt-am-Main, a new publishing house for world religions has been set up: Verlag der Weltreligionen. The launch programme indicates an enlightened project, namely religion as world literature. The first volumes are already available.More ...

A conversation with a theologian on the reemergence, crisis and mutual competition of the religions, secularization and resacralization, as well as changes in the religious landscape both in Germany and world-wide. An Interview by: Matthias DrobinskiMore ...

What happens when we pray, meditate, or engage in other religious activities? Neuroscientists are using imaging techniques to shed light on what our grey cells get up to in such cases. Does God exist only in our minds? By Ulrich KraftMore ...