Article Series
A series reading the experience of Islamic religious education in German schools. The first article sets out its legal framework and the question of who represents Muslims and their religious authority; the second gives a documented account of Fahimah Ulfat's 2025 article on the origins, foundations, aims and teacher training of this education; the third analyses the 'theology of mercy' on which the experiment rests and its effect on reshaping Islamic religious authority in Europe.
Series parts
A foundational reading of the legal, institutional and epistemic context in which Islamic religious education arose in Germany, moving from the question 'Is there religious education?' to 'Who holds the right to represent Islam when it enters the state school?'
A documented analytical presentation of Fahimah Ulfat's 2025 article on Islamic religious education in Germany: its historical origins, legal framework, theological and pedagogical foundations, content and challenges, teacher training, and research prospects.
The article analyses the 'theology of mercy' project as an intellectual structure behind some conceptions of Islamic religious education in Germany, and asks whether it reflects a shift in the concept of Islamic religious authority in the European context.