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Interreligious Dialogue 2023
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Al-Mustafa Institut Berlin ·
2026-09-10
· Berlin
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Humility
Interreligious academic exchange among the Abrahamic religions is necessary in light of current crises and can bring people together rather than divide them through the shared engagement with human existence.
Our interreligious dialogue is therefore about academics of the Abrahamic religions meeting at an academic level and engaging in a respectful and critical exchange of views.
The text announces an interreligious dialogue by the Foundation for Islamic Studies and the Al-Mustafa Institute on 17 March 2023. It grounds the growing importance of dialogue in the consequences of the attacks of 11 September 2001, the refugee wave of 2015, and current armed conflicts. Joint prayer is presented as frequently rejected, which is why academic exchange takes the foreground. The event is to focus on the question of what a perfect human being is from a Jewish, Christian, and Islamic perspective. The concept of perfection is linked to ancient and medieval concepts as well as to Thomas Aquinas. Renowned experts are to work out differences and commonalities. The text hopes that precisely the theme of human existence will bring people together rather than divide them. In conclusion, it calls for registration and forwarding to interested parties.
- What, according to this text, is the root of the evil?
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Hostility, hatred, the breakdown of community; Ignorance, illusion, a false view of reality (inferred)
- Where does the evil reside?
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in the epoch itself, in the condition of the age
- What helps against it?
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personal experience, testimony, encounter with God or with people; insight, learning, enlightenment, right understanding
- What is human being according to this text?
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willed by God, with a task and a responsibility (inferred)
- Where is history heading?
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it is getting worse, an order is coming to an end
- What does the text base its claim on?
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on tradition, the fathers, an established practice; on argument, logic, science
- To whom does the text's call for devotion apply?
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also to kindred traditions, but not to all
- Where is the text's criticism directed?
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the text does not criticise
Related texts from other traditions
by similarity of the analysis, one text per tradition
What the text calls for
- sich anmelden (social)
- weiterleiten (social)
Measured
- Basic stance
- 1 from -2 to 2
- Insistence
- 1 of 3
- Reach
- 4 of 5
- Concreteness
- 2 of 3
- Boundary
- 0 of 3
- Time
- past 1, present 3, future 1
Analysed with qwen3.8-27b, version v3.
The same standards apply to every tradition, see Values.
Full text in English
On March 17, 2023, the Foundation for Islamic Studies (SIS e.V.) is hosting an Interreligious Dialogue in cooperation with the Al-Mustafa Institute.
The Interreligious Dialogue has gained increasing importance since the beginning of the 21st century. Initially, this was due to the fact that, since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, terrorists who claimed religious motives for their actions have been permanently present in Western media, and the “clash of civilizations” has been repeatedly discussed. In this situation, the aim was to dismantle prejudices and restore trust through encounter and exchange. Since then, new, complex problems have emerged due to migration, particularly the large wave of refugees in 2015, and armed conflicts in which religion also plays a role, underscoring the necessity of such a dialogue. In our days, when war is being waged again in Europe and the whole world seems to be falling apart, such a dialogue appears more necessary than ever.
Since joint prayer and common worship are frequently rejected, academic exchange plays a significant role in demonstrating possibilities for cooperation. Our Interreligious Dialogue is therefore about academics of the Abrahamic religions meeting at the academic level and engaging in a respectful and critical exchange of opinions.
As the theme of this year’s (online) Interreligious Dialogue event, we have set ourselves the task of examining the question “What is a perfect human being?” from the different perspectives of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In common parlance, perfection is understood as a state that cannot be further improved. The concept of entelechy stands at the center of ancient and medieval conceptions. In Christian theology, Thomas Aquinas differentiated the concept of perfection into integrity and consummation (integritas sive perfectio).
Renowned experts are to elucidate differences and commonalities at the academic level. The subject of the dialogue is ultimately “humanity,” and we hope that, precisely on this topic, we will arrive at a result that unites rather than divides.
We would be very pleased if you could register and would be grateful if you could forward this to potential interested parties. Registration at: info@almustafa
Full text in the original
Am 17.3.2023 veranstaltet die Stiftung für Islamische Studien (SIS e.V.) in Kooperation mit dem Al-Mustafa-Institut einen Interreligiösen Dialog.
Der Interreligiöse Dialog hat seit Anfang des 21. Jahrhunderts immer mehr an Bedeutung gewonnen. Das lag zunächst daran, dass seit den Terroranschlägen vom 11.9.2001 Terroristen, die religiöse Motive für ihr Handeln vorgaben, permanent in den westlichen Medien präsent waren und immer wieder vom „Kampf der Kulturen“ die Rede war. In dieser Situation ging es darum, durch Begegnung und Austausch Vorurteile abzubauen und Vertrauen wiederherzustellen. Seitdem sind mit der Migration, insbesondere mit der großen Flüchtlingswelle von 2015, und kriegerischen Auseinandersetzungen, in denen auch die Religion eine Rolle spielt, neue, komplizierte Probleme hinzugetreten, die die Notwendigkeit eines solchen Dialogs unterstreichen. In unseren Tagen, in denen in Europa wieder Krieg geführt wird und in denen die ganze Welt aus den Fugen zu geraten scheint, erscheint ein solcher Dialog notwendiger denn je.
Da gemeinsames Gebet und gemeinsame Gottesdienste häufig abgelehnt werden, kommt dem akademischen Austausch eine bedeutende Rolle dabei zu, Möglichkeiten der Zusammenarbeit aufzuzeigen. Bei unserem Interreligiösen Dialog geht es denn auch darum, dass sich Akademiker der abrahamitischen Religionen auf akademischer Ebene begegnen und einen respektvollen und kritischen Meinungsaustausch führen.
Als Thema unserer diesjährigen (Online stattfindenden) Veranstaltung des Interreligiösen Dialogs haben wir uns vorgenommen, die Frage „Was ist ein vollkommener Mensch?“ aus den unterschiedlichen Perspektiven des Judentums, des Christentums und des Islam näher zu beleuchten. Unter Vollkommenheit wird landläufig ein Zustand verstanden, den man nicht weiter verbessern kann. Im Zentrum antiker und mittelalterlicher Konzeptionen steht dabei der Begriff der Entelechie. In der christlichen Theologie hat Thomas von Aquin den Vollkommenheitsbegriff in Makellosigkeit und Vollendung ( integritas sive perfectio ) differenziert.
Ausgewiesene Fachleute sollen auf akademischer Ebene Unterschiede und Gemeinsamkeiten herausarbeiten. Gegenstand des Dialogs ist letztlich das „Menschsein“, wobei wir hoffen, dass wir gerade bei diesem Thema zu einem Ergebnis kommen, das zusammenführt und nicht trennt.
Wir würden uns über Ihre Anmeldung sehr freuen und wären Ihnen dankbar, wenn Sie dies an potentielle Interessenten weiterleiten könnten. Anmeldung unter: info@almustafa