englischBetween the age of confessionalization and the comprehensive edicts of tolerance of the late 18th century lies a period in which research emphasises the role of the confession in very different ways. The concept of tolerance existed in the intellectual history, but the regulations of the [...]

englischThis study examines late 20th century depictions of embryonic development derived from the Quran, which are referred to as a scientific miracle of the Qur'an. This approach of harmonizing religious and scientific knowledge has so far only been evaluated as a marginal phenomenon. Using the [...]

englischThe complex Gnostic teachings of antiquity and their revival and remythification in neo-Gnostic and occultist groups at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century form the core of this two-volume publication. The "Gnostic Mystery School" of the pastor E. C. H. Peithmann is [...]

englischAlthough humans are biologically omnivores, there is no community that makes full use of all the food available to it. Something is always not eaten. This anthology sheds light on why we don't eat what we don't eat from the perspectives of neuro-, nutritional-, social science and religious [...]

englischThe subject Islamic theology, which was founded eleven years ago, was politically expected to train imams who promote integration. The author empirically investigates how students of Islamic theology deal with these expectations. The book shows that the actors' attributions of meaning is [...]