Denomination - Education - Politics

The BMBF (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung/ Federal Ministry of Education and Research) -funded project is a fundamental investigation in the field of cultural education for about 40 locations of student communities (KSG - Katholische Studentengemeinde/ Catholic Student Community and ESG - Evangelische Studentengemeinde/ Protestant Student Community) in Eastern Germany. On the basis of the research results to be published, this will open up a wide range of scientific projects for universities, colleges, social science institutions and institutions of political education: in the fields of politics, (contemporary) history, education, sociology, philosophy, theology, law, ethics and LER (Lebensgestaltung - Ethik - Religionskunde/ Lifestyle - Ethics - Religious Studies).

Das vom BMBF geförderte Projekt ist eine fundamentale Untersuchung im Feld Kultureller Bildung für etwa 40 Standorte von Studentengemeinden (KSGn und ESGn) in Ostdeutschland. Dabei eröffnen sich – auf Grundlage der zu publizierenden Forschungsergebnisse – für Universitäten, Hochschulen, sozialwissenschaftliche Einrichtungen und Träger politischer Bildung eine Vielzahl wissenschaftlicher Vorhaben: in den Fachbereichen Politik, (Zeit-)Geschichte, Pädagogik, Soziologie, Philosophie, Theologie, Recht, Ethik sowie LER.

The scientific connectivity of the project is guaranteed on the basis of two publications:

a) a brochure, which serves to make its results available to a wider public and to political education;

b) by a scientific work that opens up space for teachers and students to conduct further, more in-depth research in the area of conflict between "denomination - education - politics".

Further Information

More about the Project "Denomination - Education - Politics" on the websites of the Professorship for Fundamental Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Erfurt

News about the ongoing funding (2015): "Projekt 'Konfession - Bildung - Politik' wird vom BMBF weiter gefördert" (German only)