Review of the seventh edition of my book „Koran und Bibel“
A german review of the book „Koran und Bibel“ by Anna Müller.
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Religious Dialogue in Azerbaijan
Christine and Thomas Schirrmacher have paid a visit to the ministry of religious affairs in Azerbaijan as well as to government organizations having to do with the areas of religion and culture. Additionally, they visited the leaders of the different Muslim confessions as well as leaders of the Jewish community and the leadership of the officially recognized denominations within the country (Orthodox, Catholic, Lutheran), all in an effort to construct a picture of the situation relating to religious freedom and the status of the dialogue conducted between Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. Besides that, they also met with the chairpersons of the most important human rights organizations in the country.
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Baptism of Iranians in German Churches
Till Stoldt hat mich in seinem ausgezeichnet recherchierten Artikel „Vor allem diese Flüchtlinge werden Christen“ über die Taufen von Asylsuchenden in deutschen Kirchen mehrfach kurz interviewt.
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On the grand Idea of Human Rights
(Bonn, 01.10.2015) Human rights: They should serve a unifying function, but instead they unleash intense discussion around the world. The World Evangelical Alliance’s Speaker for Human Rights, Thomas Schirrmacher, has written on the topic of human […]
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Religion and Politics in a free society
(Bonn, 26.03.2015) Since the terror attacks in Paris at the beginning of the year, themes such as integration and Identity, the relation of foundational democratic values with religions, as well as religious fundamentalism and violence, […]
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Based on the number of countries involved, the war between Islamists and the rest of the world has surpassed the scope of World War II.
In Thailand police stations are overrun by Muslim extremists; in Mali the government was temporarily toppled by them; Yemen is, as a result of Islamists, ungovernable. In Syria,Japanese hostages are killed by Islamists, and a […]
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Thesen zum Aufstieg des Christentums von Rodney Stark
Im Harenberg Lexikon der Religionen habe ich 1998 auf S. 24 die hochinteressanten Thesen des Religionssoziologen Rodney Stark von der Princeton University folgendermaßen zusammengefasst: 1. Das Christentum breitete sich in den ersten vier Jahrhunderte fast […]