Religious Freedom and the German Circumcision Debate
Dates:
- Fri 07 Dec 2012 11.00 - 13.00
Add to Calendar
2012-12-07 11:00
2012-12-07 13:00
Europe/Paris
Religious Freedom and the German Circumcision Debate
In May 2012, a German court in Cologne ruled that circumcising young boys represents grievous bodily harm. This decision, which could have significant repercussions for religious groups, was condemned by Jewish and Muslim representatives in Germany, but it was also criticized by politicians, who moved the case to the German Parliament in order to pass legislation protecting circumcision as a religious practice.
Marianne Heimbach-Steins, director of the department of Christian Social Sciences and head of the project "The ethos of religious liberty.
Political-ethical and theological dimensions" in the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics" at the University of Münster, will discuss this case and its implications for the definition of religious freedom.
Seminar Room 2, Badia Fiesolana
DD/MM/YYYY
Seminar Room 2, Badia Fiesolana
In May 2012, a German court in Cologne ruled that circumcising young boys represents grievous bodily harm. This decision, which could have significant repercussions for religious groups, was condemned by Jewish and Muslim representatives in Germany, but it was also criticized by politicians, who moved the case to the German Parliament in order to pass legislation protecting circumcision as a religious practice.
Marianne Heimbach-Steins, director of the department of Christian Social Sciences and head of the project "The ethos of religious liberty.
Political-ethical and theological dimensions" in the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics" at the University of Münster, will discuss this case and its implications for the definition of religious freedom.
- Location:
- Seminar Room 2, Badia Fiesolana
- Affiliation:
- Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies
- Type:
- Lecture
- Contact:
-
Kristina Stöckl ( IUE)
-
Send a mail
- Speaker:
-
Marianne Heimbach-Steins (Münster University, Germany)