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Vergleichende Religionswissenschaften

  • Is it appropriate that Arab Christians call God Allah?

    Is it appropriate that Arab Christians call God Allah?

    MBS TEXTE 142 In the following I want to examine the demand that Arab Christians should not address God as Allah in prayer, and that we should never render the Arabic term “Allah” as “Gott” in German (resp. “God” in English). This demand that was specifically directed towards Peter Beyerhaus and Christine Schirrmacher.

    20. January 2020 / Articles, Special topics theology, Vergleichende Religionswissenschaften

     
  • Cover ΚΟΡΑΝΙΟ ΚΑΙ ΒΙΒΛΟΣ

    Κοράνιο και Βίβλος: “Quran and Bible” available in Greek now

    Two world religions – two global books: Bible and Koran. Both are distributed millions and millions of times. Their contents write world history. But two books can hardly be more different in origin, style and message. Finally, the reader learns briefly and succinctly what unites and above all separates the two – now also available in Greek!

    5. June 2018 / Bible, Books, ProMundis Blog, Vergleichende Religionswissenschaften

     
  • Review of the seventh edition of my book „Koran und Bibel“

    Review of the seventh edition of my book „Koran und Bibel“

    A german review of the book „Koran und Bibel“ by Anna Müller.

    22. March 2017 / Bible, Islam, ProMundis Blog, Vergleichende Religionswissenschaften

     
  • Cover The Koran and the Bible

    The Koran and the Bible

    Two world religions – two books which span the globe: the Bible and the Koran. Both have been and still are disseminated in the millions every year. And the contents of these two books continue to write world history. Still, in their origin, style, and message the two books could hardly be more different.

    8. January 2014 / Books, Islam, Vergleichende Religionswissenschaften

     
  • God comes near to us – A central difference between Islam and Christianity

    In the Christian faith God comes “near” (Eph 2,13+17; cf. Hebr 4,16) mankind with his revelation. He comes to mankind. He speaks to mankind. He speaks with mankind. He speaks the language of men, and […]

    23. September 2011 / Islam, ProMundis Blog, Vergleichende Religionswissenschaften

     
  • Christmas: “God with us” vs. Islam

    In the Christian faith God comes near mankind with his revelation. He comes to mankind. He speaks to mankind. He speaks with mankind. He speaks the language of men, and he gives a stable basis […]

    15. December 2009 / Islam, ProMundis Blog, Vergleichende Religionswissenschaften

     
 
 
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About me

Über michProf. Dr. theol. Dr. phil. Thomas Schirrmacher, PhD, DD, (born 1960) is President of the International Council of the International Society for Human Rights, and Associate Secretary General for Theological Concerns (Theology, Theological Education, Intrafaith and Interfaith Relations, Religious Freedom, Research), which networks churches with appr. 600 million conservative Protestant Christians, chair of its theological commission, and director of the International Institute for Religious Freedom (Bonn, Cape Town, Colombo, Brasilia), the largest research network for religious freedom and against persecution of Christians and other religions and world views. Read more …

 

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