World Religions

World Religions As If He Was Listening Rainer Maria Rilke's Dialogue with the Buddha Karl-Josef Kuschel Further details In the Flow of Things Hermann Hesse and Bertolt Brecht in the Dialogue with Buddha, Lao Tzu and Zen Karl-Josef Kuschel Further details »That We Are All Children of Abraham…«...

In the Flow of Things

Karl-Josef Kuschel In the Flow of Things Hermann Hesse and Bertolt Brecht in the Dialogue with Buddha, Lao Tzu and Zen »Under heaven nothing is more soft and yielding than water. And yet, for attacking the solid and strong, nothing is better; it has no equal« (Tao Te Ching). Hermann Hesse and...

»That We Are All Children of Abraham…«

Karl-Josef Kuschel »That We Are All Children of Abraham…« Helmut Schmidt Meets Anwar as-Sadat: A Religious Conversation on the Nile Two world-renowned statesmen, Helmut Schmidt and Anwar as-Sadat, meet in December 1977. The Egyptian President had made a significant gesture of peace: his trip to...

Elie Wiesel - A Life Against Forgetting

Reinhold Boschki Elie Wiesel - A Life Against Forgetting Memories of a Companion Elie Wiesel, born ninety years ago, is one of the most defining figures of the 20th century. Born as the son of a devout Jewish grocer in the Carpathians (Hungary at that time), he was deported to Auschwitz at the age...

God’s Presence in Judaism and Christianity: A Conversation

Henry G. Brandt / Walter Kardinal Kasper / Jörg Bremer God’s Presence in Judaism and Christianity: A Conversation Edited by Jörg Bremer The conversation between two witnesses of the century: Walter Kasper, German theologian and cardinal, spent many years as the head of the Vatican Commission of the...

Knowing More About Islam

Horst Graebe Knowing More About Islam For a Good Coexistence with Muslims The topics and texts of this volume have been developed over years in events of encounter and discussion. They answer the »genuine« questions as they arise in the daily coexistence of Muslims and the mainstream society....

Encountering the Infinite

Hermann-Josef Frisch Encountering the Infinite Lived faith in the world´s religions This luxuriously illustrated book explores and demonstrates how people from different religions specifically express their faith. Every religion has procedures, rituals and symbols. It´s all about religious...

Islam in Crisis

Michael Blume Islam in Crisis A world religion between radicalization and quiet retreat Islam seems confident of expanding. The opposite is the case. Religious scholar Michael Blume explains this scenario as a symptom of a deep worldwide crisis in Islam. Blume refers to massive secularization...

God´s First Name

Walter Kardinal Kasper / Mouhanad Khorchide God´s First Name An Islamic-Christian discussion about mercy With a preface by Annette Schavan In various publications and initiatives, Walter Kardinal Kasper has made »mercy« a central theme in theology and pastoral care. For Mouhanad Khorchide,...

As If He Was Listening

Karl-Josef Kuschel As If He Was Listening Rainer Maria Rilke's Dialogue with the Buddha Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926) left behind three Buddha poems. The poet sometimes worked as a secretary for the great French sculptor August Rodin. In the latter's garden, Rilke discovered a Buddha statue...