Article Archive Research

30APR 2026
News from BaFID
Between Mind and Machine: Ramy Abdin on Robots from an Islamic Perspective
Robots in Islam: Ramy Abdin analyses the relationship between mind and machine. Fascinating! 🤖
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22APR 2026
Research
Plato in Arabic: First edition of the “Kitāb an-Nawāmīs” published
Plato in Arabic: The first edition of “Kitab an-Nawamis” has finally been published. 📚
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13APR 2026
Research
A glimpse into the “Jewish House”: A new collection of sources on Chief Rabbi Mayer Bretzfeld
Jewish Life: New collection of sources on Regional Rabbi Mayer Bretzfeld published. 📖
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07APR 2026
Research
“Und der Logos ist Fleisch geworden”: A new publication by Prof. Dr. Christian Lange on Christology
“And the Word became flesh”: Christian Lange’s new work on Christology. ✝️
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23MAR 2026
Research
A milestone in Qur’anic studies: Volume 6 of the “Handbook of Qurʾānic Hermeneutics” is published
Qurʾānic Studies: Volume 6 of the Handbook of Qurʾānic Hermeneutics is now available. ☪️
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17JAN 2026
News from BaFID
Holy rubbish?
Magic in the repository? Franken holds 70 genizot. In an article, Dr Riemer explains how sacred texts provided protection.
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09OCT 2025
Knowledge transfer
Public lecture series on the topic “Die schönsten Weltuntergänge? Zukunftsszenarien, Utopien und Dystopien”
This winter semester 2025/2026, BaFID invites you to a public lecture series on the topic „Die schönsten Weltuntergänge? Zukunftsszenarien,Utopien und Dystopien“. The series starts next Thursday, 16 October. The event is a key qualification for all students. You can find the event in Campo using the QR code below. All events can be visited online; […]
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15SEP 2025
News from BaFID
Volume 4 of the Erlangen Yearbook for Interreligious Discourses is now available
Fresh off the press: The 4th volume of the Erlangen Yearbook (Interreligiöse Kompetenz und Wertevermittlung in der Bildungsarbeit) is now available in stores and online. To coincide with the publication, Prof. Dr. Georges Tamer, Director of the Bavarian Research Centre for Interreligious Discourse (BaFID), answered Ergon Verlag’s questions in an interview. More information on the […]
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23OCT 2024
Research
Public lecture series on the topic of “Interreligious aspects of communicating values in current public discourses”
This winter semester 2024/2025, BaFID is hosting a public lecture series on the topic of “Interreligious aspects of communicating values in current public discourses”. All events can be visited online; here Dial-in link. The hybrid events take place at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. Address: Bismarckstr. 1, 91504 Erlangen, C-Tower room 202. […]This winter semester 2024/2025, BaFID is hosting a public lecture series on the topic of “Interreligious aspects of communicating values in current public discourses”. All events can be visited online; here Dial-in link. The hybrid events take place at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. Address: Bismarckstr. 1, 91504 Erlangen, C-Tower room 202. […]
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22JUL 2024
Research
Proceedings of the Conference Series “Key Concepts in Interreligious Discourses”
The Concept of Prophecy and the Concept of Spiritual Beings in Judaism, Christianity and Islam Meeting of the conference series “Key Concepts in Interreligious Discourses”, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, 26-28 June 2024 There are concepts that occur in all three major monotheistic religions. However, it would be premature to deduce from the conceptual agreement alone that Judaism, […]The Concept of Prophecy and the Concept of Spiritual Beings in Judaism, Christianity and Islam Meeting of the conference series “Key Concepts in Interreligious Discourses”, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, 26-28 June 2024 There are concepts that occur in all three major monotheistic religions. However, it would be premature to deduce from the conceptual agreement alone that Judaism, […]
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23JUL 2023
Research
Review: BIK on Interreligious Competence in Educational Work
The Bavarian Research Centre for Interreligious Discourse (BaFID) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) organises thematically orientated lecture series under the name “Bayerisches Interreligiöses Kolleg” (BIK). The first lecture in the summer semester of 2021 focused on the foundations of interreligious discourse. The topic in the summer semester of 2022 was “Ideas of Paradise in Judaism, Christianity […]The Bavarian Research Centre for Interreligious Discourse (BaFID) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) organises thematically orientated lecture series under the name “Bayerisches Interreligiöses Kolleg” (BIK). The first lecture in the summer semester of 2021 focused on the foundations of interreligious discourse. The topic in the summer semester of 2022 was “Ideas of Paradise in Judaism, Christianity […]
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26JUN 2023
Research
Review: KCID Conference on Authority and Modernity
Three times a year, BaFID organises English-language conferences with internationally renowned academics. Each conference consists of two sessions dedicated to two central, related concepts in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Selected conference reports are online. From 21 to 23 June 2023, speakers from Germany, Canada and the USA discussed the concepts of authority and modernity in […]
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