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 [...]

englischDue to German unification and the immigration of Jews from the Soviet Union, the Jewish communities in Germany have been in a situation of upheaval and reorganization since 1990. The book presents the tense developments that took place on the religious, social, and organizational levels. [...]

englischThe Catholic Church in Germany is facing great challenges. The loss of pastors, declining membership and lack of participation in church activities increase organizational insecurity and put pressure on the dioceses, while at the same time the still increasing church tax revenues stabilize [...]

Der Band knüpft an die 1995 (als Bd. 1 der Reihe) erschienene Aufsatzsammlung „Religionssoziologie um 1900“ an. Ebenso wie sein Vorgänger behandelt der Band anhand von Fallstudien ausgewählte Probleme der Geschichte der Religionssoziologie, darunter das Verhältnis der Religionssoziologie zu [...]

englischNizari Ismailis are one of most active Muslim communities in academic education and knowledge production in the fields of Islamic studies and humanities. For this purpose, the community runs two academic institutions based in London: The Institute of Ismaili Studies and the Institute for the [...]

englischTranscendence and science – in everyday speech the two terms signify a clear contradiction. In this book, however, they are set in a new relation. From a historical perspective, transcendence has not only been applied to theological, but also to epistemological questions. Transcendence [...]

englischBecause of the right-wing party AfD and the Pegida-movement, the Islam-critical scene in Germany has received much attention in recent years. But many campaigners have been politically active for a much longer time. The survey traces the developments since 9/11 and lets active opponents of [...]

Die 1997 erstmals erschienene Studie setzt sich empirisch-soziologisch mit der kirchlichen und standesamtlichen Hochzeit auseinander und geht der Frage nach, warum sich viele Partner gleich zweimal das Jawort geben. Welche Bedeutung haben die standesamtliche und die kirchliche Trauung zur [...]

englischThroughout the history of religions, their holy texts and norms have been sources of images of men in societies around the world and have presented forms of masculinity that have found expression in religious acts and rituals. This volume examines how this reciprocal influence has shifted [...]

Wie jedes Lebensereignis wird auch die Erfahrung von Schwangerschaft, Geburt und neuem Leben von den Betroffenen immer aufs Neue gedeutet, wobei soziale Deutungsmuster herangezogen werden. Die Vorstellung von Geburt wird heute von einer Logik dominiert, die das Kind als "Projekt" der Eltern versteht [...]