Verschlagwortet: Katholische Kirche

Human Fraternity, Human Sisterhood and Social Friendship from a Global Ethic Perspective

“Global Ethic” does not mean that people have to change their religion. They should follow their own path of religious belongings and world-view convictions but they should unite in recognizing common human principles. It is easy to understand that here we do have the idea of a universal reach which is accessible to all world-views and religions. As a matter of fact, 6000 delegates from a huge variety of religions during the Plenary Assembly of the Parliament of World’s Religions in Chicago in 1993 adopted a “Global Ethics Declaration” which contains two principles and five basic ethical values.

Christliche Soziallehre

Ist die Christliche Soziallehre in einer digitalen Welt zukunftsfähig?

Abstract [de]: Die ungeheuer schnelle Veränderung aller Lebensverhältnisse im Zug der digitalen Transformation stellt uns vor die Frage nach der Zukunftsfähigkeit der Christlichen Soziallehre. Denn der Verlust von Relevanz und Plausibilität christlicher Sinnangebote in Europa betrifft ja nicht nur religiöse Überzeugungen und die geringer werdende Teilhabe an liturgischen Angeboten, sondern auch die wahrgenommene Kompetenz von Kirche und Theologie in Fragen...

Kirchenfinanzen

Abstract [en]: The discussion about the levying of church tax in Germany has been subject of constitutional, canonical, systematic and practical theological discourse since its institution over a hundred years ago. Even outside the academic debate, questions of church financing (church tax, state benefits and public subsidies) are part of the public discourse. Within the church, the church and theology...