Online lecture at the University of the West in Timisoara, Romania

Thomas Schirrmacher, Alexandru Neagoe and some of the students © WEA/Thomas Schirrmacher

Prof. Dr. Alexandru Neagoe invited Thomas Schirrmacher to lecture three hours on the influence of world religions on society. Schirrmacher compared different versions of Christianity and their influence on areas like corruption, human rights, shame/guilt orientation or state/church-relations. He also compared Islam and Christianity, summarizing his book “Koran and Bible”.

Tags: Ethics, Sociology of religions, Religionswissenschaft, Sociology, Universität des Westens