englischSocial sphere orientation and context sensitivity are central themes in the discussion about the future of the Church. In this debate, reference is often made to the advantages of Fresh X, which promises a new approach to the Church’s community relations involving exactly these two features. [...]

englischThe fifth ‘Freiwilligensurvey’ provides information about 20 years of civic engagement in Germany. In addition, it sets new content priorities with questions on both political culture and the field of refugees and migration. In this book, special analyses by the ‘Sozialwissenschaftliches [...]

englischPetra-Angela Ahrens' study examines the reasons for and occasions and paths to leaving both the Protestant and Catholic churches. In a nationwide quantitative study, a total of 1,500 former Protestant and Catholic church members were interviewed about their leaving the church. The study was [...]