Online Debate: Religion and Politics

On 12 December 2025, the DVRW working-group 'religion and politics' invites you to an online discussion with Prof. Dr. Helmut Zander (University of Fribourg, Switzerland). The focus will be on Zander's most recent publication with DeGruyter: Religion und Politik in Christentum und Islam, Überlegungen zu kulturellen Grammatiken, Pfaddispositionen und Wahrscheinlichkeiten (Religion and Politics in Christianity and Islam, Reflections on Cultural Grammars, Path Dispositions and Probabilities).

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Professor Helmut Zander's opus magnum on cultural grammars of the relationship between religion and politics (published in 2025) is one of the most ambitious and comprehensive contemporary contributions to the respective discussions in Religious Studies. The online meeting wants to facilitate an intensive exchange between the author and the participants.

Prof. Dr Karsten Lehmann has been among of the spokespersons for the AK Religionen und Politik (Working Group on Religions and Politics) for over 10 years.

If you are interested in attending the online meeting, please register with: ansgar.joedicke [at] unifr.ch.

You can download the book here.

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