Monika Tworuschka
Monika Tworuschka (* 1951 in Herford as Monika Kunze) is a freelance writer and scholar of Islam, religion and politics. Her publications focus on the dialogue between religions . She is also the author of books for young people, radio plays and adventure stories. She lives in Bad Münstereifel and is married to the religious scholar Udo Tworuschka , with whom she has four children. In 2002 the couple received the Italian Peace Prize “Premio Satyagraha” for their book The World Religions - Children Declare. The price is based on the Satyagraha principle of Mahatma Gandhi .
Works
- 1986 Islam in the textbooks of the FRG, analysis of the history books on the subject of Islam , Georg Eckert Institute Braunschweig, ISBN 3-88304-246-3
- 1992 Handbook Religions of the World , with Udo Tworuschka, Munich
- 1995 Woman in Religions , with Michael Klöcker , Wartburg Verlag, ISBN 3-86160096-X
- 1999 Islam - explains to children how others live - what others believe , with Udo Tworuschka, Gütersloher Verlagshaus, ISBN 3-579-02234-2
- 2000 Mohammed: the story of the prophet , Pathmos Verlag, Düsseldorf, ISBN 3-491-79533-8
- 2002 Basic knowledge of Islam , Aschendorff Verlag, ISBN 3402034247
- 2002 Islam Lexicon , with Udo Tworuschka, Patmos, ISBN 3-491-70349-2
- 2002 The Koran and its controversial statements , with Udo Tworuschka, Patmos, ISBN 3-491-70352-2
- 2004 The most beautiful animal stories of the religions , Patmos Verlag, ISBN 3491797276
- 2005 When the world came into being ... Creation myths of peoples and cultures in words and images , Herder, ISBN 3-451-28597-5
Web links
- Literature by and about Monika Tworuschka in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tworuschka, Monika |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German freelance writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Herford |