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Welcome to our Research Unit “Key Concepts in Interreligious Discourses – KCID”

This project is provided for You by Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt and The Sheikh Nahyan Center at Balamand University, Lebanon

“Man is the enemy of that what he does not know” says an old Arabic wisdom.

This is precisely what the interdisciplinary research unit Key Concepts in Interreligious Discourses (KCID) [before: Kec Concepts in Interreligious Dialogue] seeks to counteract. The project offers an innovative approach for studying the development of the three interconnected monotheist religions Judaism, Christianity and Islam. With this aim in mind, KCID analyzes the history of ideas in each of these three religions, always taking into account the relationship of those ideas to one-another. KCID is thus intended to contribute to an intensive academic engagement with interreligious discourse in order to uncover mutually intelligible theoretical foundations and to increase understanding between the different religious communities in the here and now. [more …]

Dates and topics for future workshops

2019 June, We 26th – Fr 28th 2019: “The Concept of Body and the Concept of Soul in Judaism, Christianity and Islam” (in Eichstaett) September, We 18th – Fr 20th 2019: Fachtagung “The Concept of Violence and the Concept of Just War in Judaism, Christianity and Islam” 2020 February, We 12th -  F... Continue

From Tolerance to Acceptance. Towards a New Paradigm of Interreligious Coexistence

  Johann Wolfgang Goethe concisely summarizes the view on tolerance, which I am going to present briefly to you, in an aphorism: „Toleranz sollte nur eine vorübergehende Gesinnung sein: sie muss zur Anerkennung führen. Dulden heißt beleidigen.“ (Tolerance should only be a temporary attit... Continue

Report on the Conference about the Concepts “History” and “Time” (Dec 12-14)

Key Concepts in Interreligious Discourses: The Concept of History and the Concept of Time in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, December 12 - 14, 2018 1. The Concept of History 1.1 The Concept of History in Judaism (Prof. Dr. em. Karl E. Grözinger) It is possible to think of Judaism as fundamenta... Continue

KCID on Youtube

Interreligious Dialogue and academic discourses should reach out for social media. Therefor KCID established its own channel on Youtube. For visiting this channel please click the Picture below. Continue