The history of the three major religions – Christianity, Judaism, and Islam – is marked by common origins as well as conflicts and even wars. What role does the coexistence of religions play in Germany, how can it be made fruitful, and what role does the concept of reconciliation play in this?

After a welcome address by Prof. Dr. Volker Kronenberg, Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Bonn Academy, Bishop Dr. Franz-Josef Overbeck, Bishop of Essen, and Prof. Dr. Mouhanad Khorchide, Director of the Center for Islamic Theology at the University of Münster, will discuss peaceful coexistence of religious communities together with Rabbi Yitzchack Mendel Wagner, Rabbi of the Jewish Community of Krefeld, will discuss peaceful coexistence among religious communities. Moral theologian Prof. Dr. Dr. Jochen Sautermeister from the University of Bonn will moderate the evening.