Understanding Religion
Understanding Religion
Essays in Honour of Hans-Georg Ziebertz
Ulrich Riegel, Stefan Heil, Boris Kalbheim, Alexander Unser (Hrsg.)
Understanding Religion
Empirical Perspectives in Practical Theology
Essays in Honour of Hans-Georg Ziebertz
2019, Research on Religious and Spiritual Education, Band 13, 254 Seiten, ISBN 978-3-8309-4054-8
With contributions of
Francis-Vincent Anthony, Pål Ketil Botvar, Anton A. Bucher, Tobias Faix, Leslie J. Francis, Stefan Heil, Boris Kalbheim, Maria Klingenberg, Elina Kuusisto, Ursula McKenna, Per Pettersson, Ulrich Riegel, Friedrich Schweitzer, Anders Sjöborg, Carl Sterkens, Kirsi Tirri, Alexander Unser, Johannes A. van der Ven, Wolfram Weiße, Joachim Willems
Today, religion is a complex issue. In Western Europe, the so-called ›Christian heritage‹ is challenged by both other religious traditions and secular worldviews. It is therefore essential to understand the complexity of religion in different contexts. This volume addresses four questions in this regard: How can we assess religion and religiosity appropriately? What are important markers of religiosity? How does religion affect recent society? How can religion be taught in modern society? By dealing with these questions, the contributions to this volume offer an insight into the state-of-the-art of research on religion and religiosity within the field of religious education on an international level.