Language:
English
Year of publication:
2020
Titel der Quelle:
European Judaism
Angaben zur Quelle:
53,1 (2020) 56-74
Keywords:
Religion Relations
;
Abrahamic religions Relations
;
Religious tolerance History 21st century
Abstract:
In an open, secular society, young people encounter one another outside the traditional framework of their respective religions. This article describes a Jewish approach to the issues and possibilities that arise when an interfaith marriage is contemplated. The perspective is that of a rabbi working from a progressive Jewish position, given the particular concerns of post-war European Jewish communities. What kind of ceremony might be appropriate? What thought should be given from the beginning to the religious education and identification of future children?
Abstract:
This article is a very personal statement concerning parts of my own biography and my family life. But more than that, it is an encouragement to dare to find peaceful and creative ways of living together in an intercultural and interreligious context, within the privacy of a partnership and family as well as within a society and within this world. The private space always has a very broad and political aspect as well. That is what motivates me to share these very personal experiences.
Abstract:
After having grown up in a small village in northern Germany in a Protestant surrounding, I lived for several years in London and Paris where I met many people of different cultures and faiths. Finally, I converted to Islam at the age of twenty-six as the result of my own research. My conversion to Islam was later very important for the education of my children, who already had to deal with two very different cultures (Moroccan and German), to give them at least a ‘religious home’. Soon, I got involved in interfaith dialogue, especially with Christians and Jews, during which the following saying from the Qur'an has been very important: ‘For you is your religion, and for me is my religion’, and also following the Qur'anic demand to be tolerant, to keep contact with non-Muslims in a very friendly manner and to strive for a peaceful co-existence.
Abstract:
In our plural society, interfaith marriages and multicultural families have become a new normal and are either considered problematic for the religious communities or welcomed as a contribution to a secular and more peaceful world. In the course of my work with European Muslims, I could accompany such families through a few generations. In this article, I am going to outline some typical challenges and crises in such relationships and their effects on young people growing up in mixed families, adding my observations of how they can be dealt with. Ultimately, there is a chance that, through dialogue, it provides a meaningful learning environment that prepares young people for the diverse reality of the world today.
Description / Table of Contents:
Voolen, Edward van. A Jewish perspective. 75-80.
Description / Table of Contents:
Dross-Gehring, Ulrike. A Christian perspective. 81-92.
Description / Table of Contents:
Paustian, Karin (Karima). A Muslim perspective - Part I. 93-97.
Description / Table of Contents:
Krausen, Halima. A Muslim perspective - Part II. 98-104.
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