Legal thinking in the dialogue: Ring lecture at the University of Paderborn starts!

Legal thinking in the dialogue: Ring lecture at the University of Paderborn starts!

For the current winter semester, the University of Paderborn has organized an interdisciplinary ring lecture entitled "Legal Finding in Talk". As the University Paderborn , the lecture series is organized by the Seminar for Jewish Studies, the Paderborn Institute for Islamic Theology (PIIT) and the Center for Comparative Theology and Cultural Studies (ZEKK). The aim of these events is to explore historical developments and central legal concepts in religious and secular legal areas.

The series of seminars was carried out in cooperation with the Society for Jewish-Christian Cooperation Paderborn e.V. (GCJZ). The organizers are Prof. Dr. Elisa Klapheck and Jun.-Prof. Dr. Idris Nassery. At the upcoming event, which takes place on Tuesday, January 21st, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in room L2.201, Dr. Stephan Kokew gave a lecture. His topic: "Beyond Dhimma. Or why you should deal with Islamic tolerance concepts today."

content focus of the lecture series

In the lecture series, central topics are dealt with that offer exciting insights into the areas of human dignity, tolerance and religious law in the modern state. Interested parties have the opportunity to deal with Islamic and Jewish law and to illuminate the relationship with the rule of law and democracy. The Zekk , as an interdisciplinary research institution, promotes the cooperation between different theologies and cultural sciences.

Overall, the ZEKK offers a variety of offers that benefit both students and the public. For example, students can demonstrate the proportion of comparative theology of religions as part of the two-fold Bachelor. In addition, there is the opportunity in the two-subject master's degree in "Culture and Society" to choose different areas of priorities in the theologies in dialogue.

funding and social context

The implementation of the lecture lecture is supported by MRK NRW, by means of combating anti -Semitism. This series is part of a more comprehensive program for language and action ability in dealing with anti-Semitism and Islam hostility, which was organized in cooperation with the equality office and the central study advice.

A broader context of the interreligious discussion also becomes clear in the citrs . An international kick -off conference took place there in June, on which scientists: inside from various disciplines about the interdependencies and interdependencies of various religious traditions discussed. The central question: How do religions develop in a networked world society? These considerations are of great importance for understanding current topics related to tolerance and pluralism.

These initiatives at the University of Paderborn and, moreover, show the growing interest in interreligious dialogue and dealing with fundamental legal and social issues in a constantly changing world.