Religion – Violence – Communication – World Order (Innsbruck)

RGKW (Religion-Gewalt-Kommunikation-Weltordnung) is an interdisciplinary centre of research based at the Faculty of Catholic Theology (Innsbruck). It conducts fundamental research in the field of religion-communication-violence-world order and particularly focusses on the relevance of revelation and (ecclesiastical) practice today in communication with other religions and “Weltanschauungen” in a plural society. Guided by a common topic (since 2014: Pope Francis and his reform process) the members of the group contribute from their respective main research areas.

Method

Two main approaches:

1. Dramatic Theology
2. Communicative Theology

Concerning Islam there are currently the following areas of research within RGKW:

1. Developing a possible Christian approach towards Muhammad being a prophet
2. Divine attributes from a Christian – Jewish – Muslim perspective
3. Islam and the secular / Islam in a secular Europe
4. Developing an interreligious model of religious education: a cooperation between the Institutes of Catholic Religious Education and Islamic Religious Education at the University of Innsbruck

Theology

Education

Islam in Europe

Prophetic Tradition

Violence and religion