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From a Catholic perspective migration is a ‘sign of the times’, which means, that migration has both a theological and a practical meaning. Behind this background, the article discusses, what political tasks the Catholic Church in Europe faces with regard to migration. First, the author describes migration in Europe from a social science perspective. Second, concepts, terms, and narratives used to describe migration in Europe are examined critically. In particular, migration narratives must be problematized from the perspective of a theology of migration. Therefore, in the third step, the author argues that the central task of the Church in Europe is to promote alternative and positive narratives about migration on a Christian-theological basis. Forth, based on exemplary narratives, two concrete tasks are formulated. The article demonstrates that the key quality measures for any theological narrative about migration must be the lives and survival of migrants.
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Empirical research on the practice of interreligious dialogue delivers inspiring results for a practical-theological reflection. The contribution thus discusses the question of what theological and social science research can learn from each other. The author presents four exemplary theses on the Catholic understanding of the nature, aims and methods of interreligious dialogue, and puts them into a mutual dialogue with the empirical results of this study. The results demonstrate that interreligious dialogue only exists within different social and political contexts that should be recognised theologically as “incarnated” forms of dialogue. The diverse social and political functions of interreligious dialogue can be interpreted as dimensions of the evangelizing mission of the Church. In turn, social science research on interreligious dialogue should take “inside” dimensions into academic consideration such as aspects of theological self-understanding, the question of truth or the missionary dimension of interreligious dialogue.
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In the lived practice of interreligious dialogue, it is not ‚religions‘ but concrete people with their respective unique religious biographies, convictions, interests and goals as well as dialogue experiences who are in dialogue with each other. This article offers insights from interreligious practice from the perspective of three protagonists who have been engaged in trilateral dialogue between Jews, Christians and Muslims in Austria for years. In a first step, Yuval Katz-Wilfing, Canan Yasar and Regina Polak describe their understanding of interreligious dialogue from the perspective of their own traditions. In a second step, the authors identify challenges facing interreligious dialogue in Austria. In doing so, it becomes clear how different the theological foundations, the goals and interests of dialogue are and how much the concrete practice of dialogue depends on personal approaches as well as on the respective socio-cultural and political context. The article thus identifies a field of research that should be given increased attention in the future.
Outlines and Challenges for Catholic Theology Today. Documentation of the INSeCT Conferences in Manila 2019 and Vienna 2020
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This volume documents two international conferences held as part of the global theological research program „A Kairos for Catholic Theology: Serving the Church – Serving the World“ of the International Network of Societies for Catholic Theology (INSeCT). The 2019 intercontinental conference in Manila was dedicated to European-Asian dialogue and gathered contributions on peace, justice, democracy and political culture, ecology, family and gender justice. The 2020 European Conference in Vienna was dedicated to the contribution of multicultural and multi-religious experienced Europe to the solution of the current global challenges in church and society.
Outlines and Challenges for Catholic Theology Today. Documentation of the INSeCT Conferences in Manila 2019 and Vienna 2020
This volume documents two international conferences held as part of the global theological research program „A Kairos for Catholic Theology: Serving the Church – Serving the World“ of the International Network of Societies for Catholic Theology (INSeCT). The 2019 intercontinental conference in Manila was dedicated to European-Asian dialogue and gathered contributions on peace, justice, democracy and political culture, ecology, family and gender justice. The 2020 European Conference in Vienna was dedicated to the contribution of multicultural and multi-religious experienced Europe to the solution of the current global challenges in church and society.
Wissenschaftliche Zugänge zur Begegnung der abrahamitischen Religionen
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Der interreligiöse Dialog kann in weltanschaulich pluralen Gesellschaften wesentlich zu einem friedlichen Zusammenleben beitragen. Dabei steht vor allem der trilaterale Dialog zwischen Jüd*innen, Christ*innen und Muslim*innen im Zentrum der Aufmerksamkeit. Freilich verbinden sich mit diesem Dialog höchst heterogene Verständnisse, Interessen und Ziele. Religiöse Menschen verbinden mit dem interreligiösen Dialog andere Vorstellungen als gesellschaftliche oder politische Akteure. In diesem Band widmen sich international renommierte Wissenschaftler*innen dem interreligiösen Dialog aus inter- und transdisziplinärer – d.h. theologischer, historischer, religions-, sozial- und bildungswissenschaftlicher sowie praktischer – Perspektive und loten die Komplexität des Phänomens, die mit ihm verbundenen Probleme, wie z.B. Antisemitismus und Islamfeindlichkeit, sowie dessen Möglichkeiten und Grenzen aus.
Wissenschaftliche Zugänge zur Begegnung der abrahamitischen Religionen
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Der interreligiöse Dialog kann in weltanschaulich pluralen Gesellschaften wesentlich zu einem friedlichen Zusammenleben beitragen. Dabei steht vor allem der trilaterale Dialog zwischen Jüd*innen, Christ*innen und Muslim*innen im Zentrum der Aufmerksamkeit. Freilich verbinden sich mit diesem Dialog höchst heterogene Verständnisse, Interessen und Ziele. Religiöse Menschen verbinden mit dem interreligiösen Dialog andere Vorstellungen als gesellschaftliche oder politische Akteure. In diesem Band widmen sich international renommierte Wissenschaftler*innen dem interreligiösen Dialog aus inter- und transdisziplinärer – d.h. theologischer, historischer, religions-, sozial- und bildungswissenschaftlicher sowie praktischer – Perspektive und loten die Komplexität des Phänomens, die mit ihm verbundenen Probleme, wie z.B. Antisemitismus und Islamfeindlichkeit, sowie dessen Möglichkeiten und Grenzen aus.