Publisher : Herder -
German
Presentation by the publisher
The integration of Islam in Western European immigration countries presupposes an understanding of the fundamental issues of coexistence. The relationship between religion, the secular state and the pluralistic society is at the heart of this issue. The comparison of contemporary Muslim positions with some of the positions of Christian social ethics in this book reveals striking parallels as well as disparities. Just as Christian social ethics emerged in response to social upheavals, so Muslims in Europe are currently struggling to reconcile traditions with current challenges. The book makes clear that a purely confessional Christian social ethic, as it emerged in the 19th century, is now reaching its limits due to the pluralisation of society. Only an interreligious social ethic offers an alternative to the neutralisation of theological thought patterns in the public sphere. In particular, the confrontation with Islamic positions offers Christian social ethics the possibility of introducing into the dialogue self-critical stations of its own disciplinary history and thus contributing to an objectification of the often one-sided discourses on Islam. The book develops methodological bases for this purpose and highlights common socio-ethical fields of action for Christians and Muslims.
Présentation de l’éditeur
L’intégration de l’Islam dans les pays d’immigration d’Europe occidentale présuppose une compréhension des questions fondamentales de la coexistence. La relation entre la religion, l’État séculier et la société pluraliste est au cœur de cette question. La comparaison des positions musulmanes contemporaines avec certaines positions de l’éthique sociale chrétienne effectuée dans ce livre met en lumière d’étonnants parallèles ainsi que des disparités. Tout comme l’éthique sociale chrétienne est apparue en réponse aux bouleversements sociaux, les musulmans d’Europe s’efforcent actuellement de concilier traditions et défis actuels. Le livre montre clairement qu’une éthique sociale chrétienne purement confessionnelle, telle qu’elle a émergé au XIXe siècle, atteint aujourd’hui ses limites en raison de la pluralisation de la société. Seule une éthique sociale interreligieuse offre une alternative à la neutralisation des figures de pensée théologiques dans la sphère publique. En particulier, la confrontation avec les positions islamiques offre à l’éthique sociale chrétienne la possibilité d’introduire dans le dialogue des stations autocritiques de sa propre histoire disciplinaire et de contribuer ainsi à une objectivation des discours souvent unilatéraux sur l’Islam. L’ouvrage développe des bases méthodologiques à cet effet et met en évidence des champs d’action socio-éthiques communs aux chrétiens et aux musulmans.
Titre original : “Islam im europäischen Haus: Wege zu einer interreligiösen Sozialethik”
Präsentation des Herausgebers
Die Integration des Islams in den westeuropäischen Einwanderungsländern setzt eine Verständigung über Grundfragen des Zusammenlebens voraus. Im Zentrum steht dabei das Verhältnis von Religion, säkularem Staat und pluralistischer Gesellschaft.Der in diesem Buch durchgeführte Vergleich von zeitgenössischen muslimischen Positionen mit ausgewählten Positionen christlicher Sozialethik bringt erstaunliche Parallelen wie Ungleichzeitigkeiten zu Tage. So wie die christliche Sozialethik als Antwort auf gesellschaftliche Umbrüche entstanden ist, ringen derzeit Muslime in Europa damit, Traditionen und aktuelle Herausforderungen miteinander in Einklang zu bringen.Das Buch verdeutlicht, dass eine rein konfessionelle christliche Sozialethik, wie sie im 19. Jahrhundert entstanden ist, heute aufgrund der gesellschaftlichen Pluralisierung an ihre Grenzen gerät. Nur eine interreligiöse Sozialethik bietet eine Alternative zur Neutralisierung theologischer Denkfiguren in der Öffentlichkeit. Gerade die Auseinandersetzung mit islamischen Positionen eröffnet für die christliche Sozialethik die Chance, selbstkritisch Stationen der eigenen Fachgeschichte in einen Dialog einzubringen und damit zu einer Versachlichung oft einseitiger Islamdiskurse beizutragen. Das Buch entwickelt hierfür methodische Grundlagen und zeigt gemeinsame sozialethische Handlungsfelder für Christen und Muslime auf.
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