Study Day of Evangelical Groups in the Regional Church Baden
idea press release, reproduction and translation with kind permission
It doesn’t take much to get into conversation with Muslims.
“All you need for a successful dialogue is a cup or two filled with tea. And through this hospitality we can make a vital political contribution to integration.”

Thomas Schirrmacher during his presentation © BQ/Warnecke
“On a worldwide scale it is precisely those Christians who are convinced of the truth of their own faith who conduct the dialogue with Muslims most intensively.”
Why Muslims pray for Mohammed

Thomas Schirrmacher during his presentation (close-up) © BQ/Warnecke
“Although Muslims imagine life after death as ‘paradise’, the closeness of God does not play a role.”
Muslims pray five times a day for their prophet Mohammed, because even he could not know whether he would one day be with God.
Discussions lead to disputes

Tobias Schultz, longtime director of Operation Mobilisation (OM) Germany and now working for the Arab world as well as in refugee work in Germany, during his presentation © BQ/Warnecke
“Discussions about the teachings of the two religions almost inevitably result in debates; biblical stories, on the other hand, reach the heart and can bring about change therein.”
He recommended telling stories from the Bible and reading them together: Stories from the Old Testament about creation, the Fall or the hope of salvation by the Messiah. Also miracle stories from the New Testament about the special authority of Jesus are well suited for this.
- Thomas Schirrmacher during his presentation © BQ/Warnecke
- Thomas Schirrmacher during his presentation © BQ/Warnecke
- Thomas Schirrmacher during his presentation (close-up) © BQ/Warnecke
- Thomas Schirrmacher (left) with Pastor Lothar Mößner, Chairman of the ChristusBewegung Baden (second from left), the hosting Pastor, Christian Gossweiler (in the middle), and Pastor Theo Breisacher (far right) from the Network of Protestant Christians in Baden © BQ/Warnecke
- Tobias Schultz, longtime director of Operation Mobilisation (OM) Germany and now working for the Arab world as well as in refugee work in Germany, during his presentation © BQ/Warnecke

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