House of Religions (Bern)

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House of Religions - Dialogue of Cultures on Bern's Europaplatz

The House of Religions - Dialogue of Cultures is an interreligious and intercultural center in Bern , in which Christians , Muslims , Buddhists , Hindus , Alevis , Jews , Sikh and Baha'i are represented. The house opened on December 14, 2014. It is a place of encounter and education as well as a competence center for interreligious questions.

planning

The House of Religions - Dialogue of Cultures association , which was awarded the Integration Prize of the City of Bern in 2006 , was founded on April 25, 2002. The Europaplatz Foundation was founded in March 2006 to raise the necessary financial resources for the project.

Among others, Hindu and Buddhist communities, the Alevis and the Working Group of Christian Churches in the Canton of Bern (AKB) want to set up sacred spaces . The Jewish community of Bern and the Baha'i community do not want to set up their own rooms, but do not want to support the project. The Islamic Cantonal Association of Bern ( Umma ) has withdrawn from the project after making initial concessions. The Muslim association on Hochfeldstrasse, however, has expressed interest and has been given a location on Europaplatz.

Building

The building stands in a triangle between the motorway and the railway line at Europaplatz in Bern- Ausserholligen , between Bern-Bethlehem and Bern- Bümpliz . In April 2007, the city of Bern issued the building permit for the project, which is estimated at CHF 50 million. The start of construction has already been postponed several times. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on June 27, 2012. On December 14, 2014, the building was opened. On April 26, 2015, the mosque of the Muslim Association of Bern was opened in the building.

The following religious rooms are located in the House of Religions - Dialogue of Cultures :

Religious communities

The following religious communities are represented in the House of Religions - Dialogue of Cultures :

Since 2015 the Bern Hindu community has ordained women as priestesses, which would not be possible in their countries of origin.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Marc Lehmann: David Leutwyler: In the service of religious dialogue. Swiss Radio and Television SRF, December 23, 2019, accessed on May 8, 2020 (Swiss Standard German).
  2. ↑ Article Umma withdraws completely from the «House of Religions» of November 26, 2008 in the magazine reformiert ( Memento of November 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ). Visited on September 1, 2011.
  3. ↑ a b Investor found for House of Religions , Berner Zeitung on September 1, 2008
  4. ↑ The Muslim Association of Bern has a new location ( memento of November 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), muslimischer-verein.ch
  5. ↑ Green light for House of Religions in Bern , swissinfo.org on April 11, 2007
  6. ↑ Switzerland: Not everyone wants to go to the House of Religions , Vatican Radio on June 4, 2007
  7. ^ Groundbreaking ceremony on June 27, 2012 ( Memento of October 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Start of construction
  8. ↑ Night of Religions
  9. ^ Ceremony in the new mosque ( Memento from July 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on April 28, 2015
  10. ^ Martina Läubli: Equal Rights in the Temple | NZZ. June 20, 2015, accessed July 16, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Rita Jost-Journal B: “That was only possible in Bern”. Retrieved July 16, 2020 .

Coordinates: 46 ° 56 ′ 37 "  N , 7 ° 24 ′ 23"  E ; CH1903:  597545  /  199170