Publisher's Synopsis
Is religion "protective factor" against or "gateway" to populism? What role do Christian churches play within the increased acceptance of populist movements in society? These key questions are examined from a sociological and political science, journalistic and communication science, ethical, practical-theological and church-historical perspective. The volume goes back to a joint conference of the Section for Practical Theology of the Scientific Society for Theology with the Conference of German-Language Pastoral Theologians and the Schader Foundation in cooperation with the German Society for Journalism and Communication Studies (DGPuK), the Working Group "Politics and Religion" of the German Political Science Association (DVPW), the Religion Sociology Section of the German Society for Sociology (DGS) and the German Society for Social Work (DGSA).
