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Understanding and communicating

Switzerland’s religious makeup has undergone some fundamental changes during the past few decades. Not only have the immigrants who have put down roots here brought a number of new religions with them, but there has also been a shift in relations between Switzerland’s Christian population and its national churches. While these have lost large numbers of their erstwhile members, the number of people with no religious affiliation at all is rising and the free churches are thriving.

The NRP 58 aims to subject these changes to scientific scrutiny and in doing so to obtain results of practical relevance to the authorities, policymakers, schools and religious communities. It is hoped that this in turn will help promote understanding among the various religious communities and between the religious communities and non-religious people as well. One purpose of the NRP 58, therefore, is to improve communications and hence understanding among all Swiss residents.

News

11 August 2010
Religion and integration from a legal viewpoint

The book «Religion und Integration aus der Sicht des Rechts» has just been published. This work explores all the legal issues surrounding religion and integration. The authors show, for example, that religion doesn't necessarily hinder integration, but is one of many factors that come into play in the integration process. The book is the result of a one-day legal conference that took place in September 2009 in Fribourg, organized by professor René Pahud de Mortanges as part of PNR 58.
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07 June 2010
Special report I: training imams

The NRP 58 publishes its first special report «Imam-Ausbildung, islamische Religionspädagogik und andere Aspekte des Islams in der Schweiz Öffentlichkeit». 

25 January 2010
Initiative to ban the construction of minarets, a clear signal

By backing the popular initiative to ban the construction of minarets, Swiss voters sent a clear signal of dissatisfaction with the spread of Islam in Switzerland. However, the post-vote VOX-Analysis also shows that support for the minaret ban does not mean that Muslims in general are being rejected in Switzerland.  Press Release

11 November 2009
Anthology «Musulmans d'aujourd'hui»

The book «Musulmans d'aujourd'hui» was published last fall by the Labor and Fides Editions. This book written by several hands tries to define in a practical way who are the muslims today in Switzerland. It was written by Mallory Schneuwly Purdie, Matteo Gianni (both PNR 58 researchers) and Magali Jenny. Professor Samuel Behloul, also involved in the PNR 58, also appears as one of the writers.
  Musulmans d'aujourd'hui