Religious Education in Germany in Light of Religious Diversity: Constitutional Requirements for Religious Education

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Auteurs / Autoren:WALDHOFF, CHRISTIAN; WITTMER, FABIUS
Source / Fundstelle:https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/german-law-journal/article/religious-education-in-germany-in-light-of-religious-diversity-constitutional-requirements-for-religious-education/DA53CF0E68B465C7FD4E027BAD3887AF#
Revue / Zeitschrift:German Law Journal
Année / Jahr:2019
Localisation / Standort:German Law Journal, Volume 20, Issue 7, pp. 1047-1065
Catégorie / Kategorie:Droit de la religion, Religionsrecht
Mots clef / Schlagworte:Religionsrecht, Religionsverfassungsrecht, Éducation religieuse, Enseignement de la religion
Abstract: In Article 7, paragraph 3, the German Constitution provides that religious education shall be a part of the curriculum of public school. This is one of the three approaches of dealing with religious education existing today. Originally, religious education as a regular subject at public schools in Germany was only offered by the two Christian Churches—Catholic and Protestant. As the number of Christians decreased and the number of Muslims increased, the demand for Islamic religious education at public schools grew. Therefore, the question arose whether the constitutional law concerning religion is capable of facing the new challenges of religious diversity. This article tries to answer this question with regard to the introduction of Islamic religious education as a measure of adaptiveness. In the first step, the requirements of Article 7, paragraph 3 of the Constitution posed to religious education will be outlined in order to be able to examine in the second step whether Islamic religious education may be introduced at public schools as a regular subject. In this regard, the issue of the qualification of an umbrella association as a religious society and the constitutionality of the advisory board model will be discussed.

Transformation of Church and State Relations in Great Britain and Germany

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Auteurs / Autoren:CHRISTIAN WALTER; ANTJE VON UNGERN-STERNBERG
Année / Jahr:2013
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Catégorie / Kategorie:Droit administratif, Droit de la religion, Kirchenrecht, Philosophie du droit, Rechtsvergleichung, Religionsrecht, Verfassungsrecht, Verwaltungsrecht, Verwaltungswissenschaften
Mots clef / Schlagworte:Beziehungen zwischen Staat und Kirche, Kirchenrechte, Religion, Religionsrecht, RELIGION

Edited by Prof. Dr. Christian Walter and AR a.Z. Dr. Antje von Ungern-Sternberg, M.A.

How do traditional church and state relations, developed within Christian legal orders, respond to Muslim immigration and religious diversification? This question is treated from a comparative perspective, focusing on Great Britain and Germany, in the contributions of this collection. After looking at the history of establishment and disestablishment in Great Britain and Scandinavia, the contributions cover specific aspects such as the individual’s legal protection in religious courts, employment disputes, church autonomy, the role of religious communities in public life and the legal status of Muslim communities in particular. Some of the contributions also show how the relationship is influenced by the European Convention on Human Rights. The volume is the result of a research project by the editors forming part of the Cluster of Excellency “Religion and Politics” of the University of Münster, Germany.

 Nomos Verlag 2013, Schriften zum Religionsrecht, Vol. 4.