{"id":12096,"date":"2025-12-16T13:26:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T12:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bafid.fau.de\/?p=12096"},"modified":"2026-03-11T10:19:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T09:19:49","slug":"ein-fest-fuer-die-menschlichkeit-weihnachten-interreligioes-und-unabhaengig-vom-glauben-gedacht","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bafid.fau.de\/en\/2025\/12\/16\/ein-fest-fuer-die-menschlichkeit-weihnachten-interreligioes-und-unabhaengig-vom-glauben-gedacht\/","title":{"rendered":"A celebration of humanity \u2013 Christmas celebrated interreligiously and independently of faith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fau.de\/universitaet\/universitaetsprofil\/veranstaltungen\/wissenschaft-fuer-alle\/fauwissenwollen\/#weihnachten\"><strong> #FAUwissenwollen<\/strong><\/a> series of events, scientists present their current projects and research findings in a way that is easy to understand and answer questions from the audience. On 5 December 2025, the founding director of BaFID gave a talk on the Erlanger Waldweihnacht B\u00fchne entitled \u2018A celebration of humanity \u2013 Christmas as an interfaith event, regardless of religious beliefs.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The lecture addressed the question of what values Christmas conveys\u2014both in Christianity and in an interreligious and secular context\u2014and what constitutes its significance, even for people who are not Christians. Finally, the importance of the values associated with Christmas for social integration was highlighted.<\/p>\n<p>Did you miss the lecture but are genuinely interested in the topic?<br \/>\n<svg height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" class=\"rrze-elements-icon\" style=\"font-size: 1em;\"  aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><!--! 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Font Awesome Free 6.6.0 by @fontawesome - https:\/\/fontawesome.com License - https:\/\/fontawesome.com\/license\/free (Icons: CC BY 4.0, Fonts: SIL OFL 1.1, Code: MIT License) Copyright 2024 Fonticons, Inc. --><path fill=\"currentcolor\" d=\"M0 96C0 60.7 28.7 32 64 32l384 0c35.3 0 64 28.7 64 64l0 320c0 35.3-28.7 64-64 64L64 480c-35.3 0-64-28.7-64-64L0 96zM48 368l0 32c0 8.8 7.2 16 16 16l32 0c8.8 0 16-7.2 16-16l0-32c0-8.8-7.2-16-16-16l-32 0c-8.8 0-16 7.2-16 16zm368-16c-8.8 0-16 7.2-16 16l0 32c0 8.8 7.2 16 16 16l32 0c8.8 0 16-7.2 16-16l0-32c0-8.8-7.2-16-16-16l-32 0zM48 240l0 32c0 8.8 7.2 16 16 16l32 0c8.8 0 16-7.2 16-16l0-32c0-8.8-7.2-16-16-16l-32 0c-8.8 0-16 7.2-16 16zm368-16c-8.8 0-16 7.2-16 16l0 32c0 8.8 7.2 16 16 16l32 0c8.8 0 16-7.2 16-16l0-32c0-8.8-7.2-16-16-16l-32 0zM48 112l0 32c0 8.8 7.2 16 16 16l32 0c8.8 0 16-7.2 16-16l0-32c0-8.8-7.2-16-16-16L64 96c-8.8 0-16 7.2-16 16zM416 96c-8.8 0-16 7.2-16 16l0 32c0 8.8 7.2 16 16 16l32 0c8.8 0 16-7.2 16-16l0-32c0-8.8-7.2-16-16-16l-32 0zM160 128l0 64c0 17.7 14.3 32 32 32l128 0c17.7 0 32-14.3 32-32l0-64c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32L192 96c-17.7 0-32 14.3-32 32zm32 160c-17.7 0-32 14.3-32 32l0 64c0 17.7 14.3 32 32 32l128 0c17.7 0 32-14.3 32-32l0-64c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32l-128 0z\"\/><\/svg> You can view the article here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fau.tv\/series\/fauwissenwollen-wissenschaft-spannend-und-verstandlich-erklart-fur-alle-w24\/38-ein-fest-fur-die-menschlichkeit-weihnachten-interreligios-und-unabhangig-vom-glauben-gedacht-w25\">FAU.tv<\/a><br \/>\n<svg height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" class=\"rrze-elements-icon\" style=\"font-size: 1em;\"  aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><!--! 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