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Public theology, religious diversity, and interreligious learning : contributing to the common good through religious education / edited by Manfred L. Pirner, Johannes Lähnemann, Werner Haussmann, and Susanne Schwarz ; in connection with Peter Bubmann, Florian Höhne, Andreas Nehring, Henrik Simojoki, and Thomas Wabel.

Contributor(s): Pirner, Manfred L [editor.] | Lähnemann, Johannes [editor.] | Haussmann, Werner, 1960- [editor.] | Schwarz, Susanne, Dr. phil [editor.]
Material type: TextTextSeries: Routledge research in religion and education: Publisher: New York, NY : Routledge, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: vii, 218 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781138583924; 1138583928Subject(s): Public theology | Common good | Education -- Religious aspectsLOC classification: BT83.63 | .P86 2018Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction / Manfred L. Pirner -- Contributions of religions to the common good in pluralistic societies from a Christian perspective?: some critical remarks / Dirk J. Smit -- The contribution of religions to the common good in pluralistic societies: a Jewish perspective, exemplified by the concept of Tikkun Olam / Sabrina Worch -- The contribution of religions to the common good in pluralistic societies: an Islamic perspective / Abdullah Sahin -- Islamic contributions to the universal conception of the common good in multiconfessional societies: hermeneutical foundations / Mohammed Nekroumi -- Towards enlightenment: Buddhism's contribution to the common good through establishing contemplative culture / Heesoon Bai -- The contributions of religions to the common good : philosophical perspectives / Manfred L. Pirner -- Contributions of religions to the common good in a pluralistic society: an empirical answer from a sociological perspective / Gert Pickel and Annette Schnabel -- Monotheism-curse or blessing? / Jan Assmann -- Public theology and interreligious dialogue / Heinrich Bedford-Strohm -- Public theology or religious studies?: deliberations on the basis of multifaith religious education / L. Philip Barnes -- Public religious pedagogy and interreligious learning / Bernd Schröder -- The public church and public religious education as forms of 'Protestant presence': confessional and interreligious perspectives / Thomas Schlag -- Islamic education in Europe : an opportunity for equal rights or a way to control Islam? / Jenny Berglund -- The contribution of public religious education to promoting peace: perspectives from Israel / Zehavit Gross -- The contribution of interreligious NGOs and interfaith initiatives to public education / Johannes Lähnemann -- The spirituality of mindfulness: a religious contribution to public education / Werner Haussmann.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Manfred L. Pirner -- Contributions of religions to the common good in pluralistic societies from a Christian perspective?: some critical remarks / Dirk J. Smit -- The contribution of religions to the common good in pluralistic societies: a Jewish perspective, exemplified by the concept of Tikkun Olam / Sabrina Worch -- The contribution of religions to the common good in pluralistic societies: an Islamic perspective / Abdullah Sahin -- Islamic contributions to the universal conception of the common good in multiconfessional societies: hermeneutical foundations / Mohammed Nekroumi -- Towards enlightenment: Buddhism's contribution to the common good through establishing contemplative culture / Heesoon Bai -- The contributions of religions to the common good : philosophical perspectives / Manfred L. Pirner -- Contributions of religions to the common good in a pluralistic society: an empirical answer from a sociological perspective / Gert Pickel and Annette Schnabel -- Monotheism-curse or blessing? / Jan Assmann -- Public theology and interreligious dialogue / Heinrich Bedford-Strohm -- Public theology or religious studies?: deliberations on the basis of multifaith religious education / L. Philip Barnes -- Public religious pedagogy and interreligious learning / Bernd Schröder -- The public church and public religious education as forms of 'Protestant presence': confessional and interreligious perspectives / Thomas Schlag -- Islamic education in Europe : an opportunity for equal rights or a way to control Islam? / Jenny Berglund -- The contribution of public religious education to promoting peace: perspectives from Israel / Zehavit Gross -- The contribution of interreligious NGOs and interfaith initiatives to public education / Johannes Lähnemann -- The spirituality of mindfulness: a religious contribution to public education / Werner Haussmann.

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