THE ESTABLISHMENT PROCESS OF ISLAMIC THEOLOGY IN GERMAN UNIVERSITIES

Abstract

After the recommendations on the Advancement of Theologies and Sciences concerned with Religions at German universities in 2010 the new subject, „Islamic Theology†is faced with different expectations by various interest groups from the very start. For politicians and media the mission of „Islamic Theology†is to train religious scholars, Imams, religious teachers and social workers. Together with this challenge, the new subject should give answers to questions relating to integration: Moreover, „Islamic Studiesâ€, a subject with a longer tradition feels itself in competition with „Islamic Theology“. The Islamic organizations try to be a part of the decision making process. The expert representatives of the subject try to meet the different and sometimes even opposed expectations.