BaFID has a broad interdisciplinary network of cooperation partners from theology, religious studies, philosophy, and related disciplines who are interested in the interreligious discourse between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. These collaborations aim to deepen academic research on interreligious relations systematically and to prepare the knowledge gained for teaching and the public. In the field of research, joint applications for third-party funding, coordinated studies, and comparative analyses of historical and contemporary sources can be carried out. Joint events, workshops, and public lecture series strengthen the direct exchange between experts and the interested public. Finally, our cooperation partners contribute to the production of publications and teaching materials that can be used in schools, universities, and community centers.
The expertise of our partners continuously provides the impetus for the strategic direction of BaFID and supports the further development of future research and mediation projects.
BaFID maintains cooperative partnerships with institutions and individuals. Here you will find an overview of our extensive network:
BaFID maintains cooperative partnerships with institutions and individuals. Here you will find an overview of our extensive network.
Jüdisches Museum Franken
The organization Jüdisches Museum Franken in Fürth, Schnaittach, and Schwabach e.V. looks after museums in Fürth, Schnaittach, and Schwabach. These museums are located in historical monuments from the 16th to the 18th centuries. They have walk-in tabernacles and ritual baths that have been preserved to this day. Together with the extensive collections of Judaica and everyday artifacts, the museums provide a vivid picture of Jewish life in Franconia—from the urban and small-town to the rural milieu, from its beginnings to the present day.
The relilab
The Relilab is a network, a training and learning environment, and a place for the community. Through the network structure of individuals, teams, and institutions, Relilab supports self-directed learning by individuals or groups. It offers free educational materials for networked teaching and learning.
Caritas-Pirckheimer-Haus
Founded in 1960, the Caritas-Pirckheimer-Haus (cph) is today a modern Catholic education and conference center in a central location in the heart of Nuremberg’s old town, under the joint sponsorship of the Archdiocese of Bamberg and the Central European Province of the Jesuit Order. As a place of education, encounters, and exchange, it aims to provide impetus and space for fundamental and current issues relating to society, religion, politics, ethics, and culture.
Religious Education Centre of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria
The Religious Education Centre Heilsbronn (RPZ) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria has been responsible for the initial, further, and continuing training of religious education teachers since 1954 and works with and for people who take on Protestant educational responsibility. It is a central concern of the RPZ to support people throughout their lives in becoming and remaining able to speak religiously in order to face the big questions of life in an increasingly secular and pluralistic society. This core task characterizes the daily work and conceptual orientation of the RPZ.
Institute for Religious Education and Teacher Training in Bavaria
The IRL observes, reflects, supports and coordinates the theory and practice of religious education and upbringing in Bavaria. In particular, through the annual conferences on religious education, the IRL focuses on topics and provides impetus.
BIBELMUSEUM BAYERN
The BIBEL MUSEUM BAYERN makes the world’s best-selling book accessible to everyone. In a modern, interactive permanent exhibition, fascinating facts meet medieval history. Opened in 2022, the museum invites visitors to experience the Holy Scriptures from five exciting perspectives across 400 m² of exhibition space. From its historical origins and connection to the Torah and Koran to modern questions of life, discover extraordinary exhibits and interactive stations in the historic Lorenzer Pfarrhof.
- Prof. Dr. Michael Bongardt, who has been Professor of Anthropology, Cultural and Social Philosophy since 2016 at the Department of Philosophy at the Universität Siegen
- Prof. Dr. Christine Büchner, Chair of Dogmatics at the Faculty of Catholic Theology at Universität Würzburg
- Prof. Dr. Katharina Heyden, Professor of Ancient History of Christianity and Interreligious Encounters at the Institute of Historical Theology at the Universität Bern
- Prof. Dr. Assaad Elias Kattan, Professor of Orthodox Theology and Managing Director of the Centre for Religious Studies (CRS) at Universität Münster
- Prof. Dr. Georg Langenhorst, Holder of the Chair of Religious Education and Didactics of Catholic Religious Education at Universität Augsburg
- Prof. Dr. Anja Middlebeck-Varwick, who has been teaching theology of religion and religious studies at the Department of Catholic Theology at the Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main
- Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Naurath, Religious Education & Didactics of Religious Education at Universität Augsburg
- Prof. Dr. Matthias Remenyi, Chair of Fundamental Theology and Comparative Religious Studies at the Faculty of Catholic Theology at the Universität Würzburg
- Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Schärtl-Trendel, Holder of the Chair of Fundamental Theology at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- Prof. Dr. Barbara Schellhammer, Professor for Intercultural Social Transformation at Hochschule für Philosophie in Munich and Head of the Zentrums für Globale Fragen (ZGF)
- Prof. Dr. Kerstin Schlögl-Flierl, Holder of the Chair of Moral Theology at the Faculty of Catholic Theology at the Universität Augsburg
- Prof. Dr. Dr. Bertram Schmitz, since 2012 holder of the Chair of Religious Studies at the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
- Prof. Dr. Bernd Simon, one of the directors of the Institute of Psychology at the Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel and Head of the Kieler Forschungsstelle Toleranz (KFT), which was founded in 2018
- Jun.-Prof. Dr. Tobias Specker SJ, who has been a junior professor for ‘Catholic Theology in the Face of Islam’ at Philosophisch-Theologischen Hochschule Sankt Georgen
- Prof. Dr. Klaus von Stosch, who has been Schlegel Professor of Systematic Theology at the Faculty of Catholic Theology at the Universität Bonn.