Hamed Abdel-Samad - With God on their Side

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Does the Enlightenment ideal of the separation of religion and state still have a future? What are the political consequences if authoritarian governments and religious movements pursue common interests? And how resilient are open, secular societies in a time when religious fundamentalism and political power form new alliances worldwide?
Hamed Abdel-Samad discusses these questions this evening. Based on current developments in Russia, Israel, China, and Europe, it is about the return of religious interpretative power in politics, the threat to secular orders, and the question of what is at stake when the separation of religion and state erodes. Political scientist and publicist Hamed Abdel-Samad has worked for UNESCO as well as at the Chair of Islamic Studies in Erfurt and at the Institute for Jewish History and Culture in Munich. In the series And now?

Highlights

• Lecture by Hamed Abdel-Samad
• Addresses the separation of religion and state
• Current developments in Russia, Israel, China, and Europe

General Information

Hamed Abdel-Samad talks about the challenges of separating religion and state in today's world. The lecture highlights the political consequences of authoritarian governments and religious movements and their influence on secular societies.

Location

Sofienstraße 12, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany

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