Islamic theology had to wait a long time before being granted a place in the European
universities. That happened above all in German-speaking areas and this led to the development
of new theological and religious pedagogical approaches. This volume presents one such approach
and discusses it from various perspectives. It takes up different theological and religious
pedagogical themes and reflects on them anew from the perspective of the contemporary
context.The primary focus is on contemporary challenges and possible answers from the
perspective of Islamic theology and religious pedagogy. It discusses general themes like the
location of Islamic theology and religious pedagogy at secular European universities. The
volume also explores concrete challenges such as the extent to which Islamic religious
pedagogy can be conceptualised anew how it should deal with its own theological tradition in
the contemporary context and how a positive attitude towards worldview and religious plurality
can be cultivated.At issue here are foundations of a new interpretation of Islam that takes
into account both a reflective approach to the Islamic tradition and the contemporary context.
In doing so it gives Muslims the opportunity to take their own thinking further.
