Cafe Abraham Germany

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The café Abraham Germany is a 2014 in Erlangen project launched to promote inter-religious dialogue between Muslims , Jews and Christians .

Through the dialogue platforms, the founders of the cafés want to promote non-violent discourse and show that peaceful coexistence is possible.

founding

Café Abraham was established by the student representatives of the three Abrahamic religions (Islam, Judaism and Christianity).

The project of the MJCF (Mouvement de la Jeunesse Chatolique de France) developed from the dialogue experience of the MSG-Erlangen (Muslim student community in Erlangen). Café Abraham is connected to various independent organizations such as the European Muslim Jewish Dialogue (EMJD) or the Radicalization Awareness Network (RAN) of the European Commission through the European Union of Independent Students & Academics (EUISA) . There is a cooperation with the RAMSA (Council of Muslim Students & Academics) and the EUJS (European Union of Jewish Students).

Café Abraham would like to contribute to the international and local interreligious discussions, bring in its own experience and resources and, together with RAMSA and its affiliated Muslim university communities (MHGs), start a nationwide project at the university level.

Content and objectives

The main aim is interreligious contact and civil discussion. Mainly Muslims, Jews and Christians take part in the talks, but members of other denominations as well as non-denominational people are also welcome. Here you have the opportunity to ask questions and also have controversial discussions. Freedom of expression, tolerance and a respectful and friendly approach are desired when visiting Café Abraham. The possible objectives of an interreligious dialogue described by Catherine Cornille should serve as a basis for this.

Despite the fact that not only experts participate in the discussion rounds, the nature of the discussions is subject-specific, as texts from the Jewish, Christian and Muslim holy scriptures are first read out in the original language ( Hebrew , Greek and Arabic ) and then translated into German. In addition, initiatives going beyond the discussion evenings are to be initiated, such as B. Vigils that have already taken place against religious terrorism . An advice center on deradicalization is also to be set up. In addition, friendships and cooperation between the dialogue partners should be promoted with the aim of mutual transformation and mutual growth.

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  1. ↑ Fabian Schmidmeier | Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg - Academia.edu
  2. ↑ a b Café Abraham - the interreligious café. Retrieved May 26, 2019 .
  3. ↑ "Guys, come back on the carpet!" Accessed May 31, 2019 .
  4. ^ Catherine Cornille, Conditions for the Possibility of Interreligious Dialogue on God. In: The Concept of Gog in Global Dialogue. ed. Werner Jeanrond and Aasulv Lande (Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2005), 3-18: "They range from simply fostering mutual understanding and tolerance, to promoting collaboration and friendship, to serving the purpose of mutual transformation and growth."
  5. ↑ Fabian Schmidmeier: Mourning the victims of the Islamist terror in Paris. In: Café Abraham. November 15, 2015, accessed on May 26, 2019 (German).