Religion and Theology 2023

It is the heartbeat of Jewish religious real-world orientation: the Parashiot, the 54 sections of the Torah read by every Jewish community in weekly Shabbat over the course of a year. Rabbi Jehos...

Fears and anxieties, unfulfilled needs, and a range of uncertainties about who we actually are or want to be are often significant aspects of our lives. Particularly in times of crisis, these lif...

As a hospital chaplain, Christoph Kreitmeir has assisted many hundreds of people of all ages when they were confronted with pain, illness, or death. He is familiar with the emotions, concerns, an...

Do the accounts of Jesus’ resurrection describe a real event? We’re not certain. What we do know is that the stories of the Passion are in stark contrast to what people believed at the time of Je...

Most non-Jews in Germany have never – or at least not knowingly – met a Jewish person. Accordingly, in the non-Jewish, majority society, old clichés, generalizations, and stereotypes are still mu...

A Christian congregation should be like a city on a mountain: it cannot remain hidden, and instead should shine and be inviting. To achieve this, a befitting culture based on the appreciation of ...

He trusts in God – but she trusts only in what she can verify. How can this work out in the long run? Wouldn’t a successful marriage be somewhat difficult under these circumstances? The (lack of)...

Regina Laudage-Kleeberg is sure that being Catholic does her good – the values, the traditions, the rituals. If only it weren’t for the institution of the Church! This institution seems intent on...

We are now experiencing a time in which it is becoming increasingly difficult to summon courage. Military conflicts, diseases, economic dangers – one gloomy piece of news followed by the next. Bu...

“There is nothing new under the sun.” – “There is a time for everything.” Through such sayings, the biblical Book of Kohelet is alive for people who have little or nothing to do with the Bible. N...