"In the shadow of increasing social differentiation shows, new religious fundamentalist groups in the market of religious possibilities. Back in 2003, was on the Trier Education Conference The eternal return of the religious the developments of the religious market on the politics of the education sector discussed. At that time, the organizers of social scientists and particularly by representatives of the secular scene were laughed wearily. The tenor was: we are approaching the era of irreligion, which can harm us because of religion yet? To put it in a nutshell: everything.
no case, and this is distinguished more clearly from the coming decades, we have to do with the disappearance of religion / spirituality in the public space. Quite the contrary. The lobbying by the churches, but also of the new religious movements in Europe and Germany fall on fertile ground. The wave of democratization has long been a reconquest by religious-fundamentalist Movements have been replaced. Thus, a question put at the center that are not so easily with a clear yes or no can be answered: Is this a positive development (plurality of social relations) or a social regression (religious fundamentalism)? [...]"
This is the beginning of my editorials for issue 2 / 2008 of the political magazine MIZ (materials and information at the time) If you want to learn more can do so here. www.miz-online. de
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