Islam, Religions, and Pluralism in Europe / Wiener Beiträge zur Islamforschung (PDF)

Religious and ethnic diversity have become crucial
and pressing concerns in Europe: in particular, the presence of Muslims, their
integration, citizenship, and how to deal with the influx of refugees. Can we
draw on the resources of religions and their leaders for models of peaceful
coexistence or do religious identities constitute obstacles to cooperation and
unity?

This volume treats "Islam, Religions, and Pluralism
in Europe" based on a 2014 conference in Montenegro. Experts analyze Islam and
Muslim issues as well as Christian perspectives and state social policies. Case
studies drawn from Western and Eastern Europe including the Balkans,
constructively review and interrogate diverse theological, philosophical,
pedagogical, legal, and political models and strategies that deal with
pluralism.

Contents

·
Theological and Philosophical Reflections on
Pluralism

·
Western Europe: Plurality in Pedagogy and
Society

·
Balkans and Eastern Europe: Islam, Dialogue,
and Plurality

Audience

·
Broad readership: academics, students,
educators, interested public

Editors

Ednan Aslan is the Chair of
Islamic Religious Education in the Centre for Teacher Training and Institute
for Islamic Studies at the University of Vienna.

Ranja Ebrahim is a pre
doctoral assistant and doctoral student at the Institute for Islamic Religious
Education at the University of Vienna.

Marcia Hermansen is Director
of Islamic World Studies at Loyola University Chicago where she is a Professor
in the Theology Department.