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Informationen zum Autor Manfred L. Pirner is Professor! Holder of the Chair of Religious Education! and Director of the Research Unit for Public Religion and Education (RUPRE) at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg! Germany.Johannes Lähnemann is emeritus Professor of Religious Education at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg! Germany! and Chairman of the Peace Education Standing Commission of Religions for Peace (RfP). Werner Haussmann is senior lecturer at the Chair of Religious Education at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg! Germany! and Deputy-Director of the Research Unit for Public Religion and Education (RUPRE).Susanne Schwarz is senior researcher at the Chair of Religious Education at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg! Germany! and Coordinator of the Research Unit for Public Religion and Education (RUPRE). Zusammenfassung Public Theology, Religious Diversity and Interreligious Learning describes the relationship of Christian Public Theology to other religions and their ways of contributing to the common good and promotes mutual learning processes in public education to strengthen the public role and responsibility of religions in pluralistic societies Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Introduction Manfred L. Pirner Part A. Public Theology from Diverse Religious and Non-religious Perspectives 2 Contributions of Religions to the Common Good in Pluralistic Societies from a Christian Perspective? Some Critical Remarks Dirk J. Smit 3 The Contribution of Religions to the Common Good in Pluralistic Societies: A Jewish Perspective, Exemplified by the Concept of Tikkun Olam Sabrina Worch 4 The Contribution of Religions to the Common Good in Pluralistic Societies: An Islamic Perspective Abdullah Sahin 5 Islamic Contributions to the Universal Conception of the Common Good in Multi-confessional Societies: Hermeneutical Foundations Mohammed Nekroumi 6 Towards Enlightenment: Buddhism’s Contribution to Common Good through Establishing Contemplative Culture Heesoon Bai 7 The Contributions of Religions to the Common Good: Philosophical Perspectives Manfred L. Pirner 8 Contributions of Religions to the Common Good in a Pluralistic Society: an Empirical Answer from a Sociological Perspective Gert Pickel & Annette Schnabel 9 Monotheism – Curse or Blessing? Jan Assmann Part B. The Challenge of Interreligious Dialogue and Learning 10 Public Theology and Interreligious Dialogue. Heinrich Bedford-Strohm 11 Public Theology or Religious Studies? Deliberations on the Basis of Multifaith Religious Education L. Philip Barnes 12 Public Religious Pedagogy and Interreligious Learning Bernd Schröder 13 The Public Church and Public Religious Education as Forms of ‘Protestant Presence’ – Confessional and Interreligious Perspectives Thomas Schlag 14 Islamic Education in Europe: An Opportunity for Equal Rights or a Way to Control Islam? Jenny Berglund 15 The Contribution of Public Religious Education to Promoting Peace: Perspectives from Israel Zehavit Gross 16 The Contribution of Interreligious NGOs and Interfaith Initiatives to Public Education Johannes Lähnemann 17 The Spirituality of Mindfulness – a Religious Contribution to Public Education Werner Haussmann ...
