Manfred L. Pirner is Professor, Holder of the Chair of Religious Education, and Director of the Research Unit for Public Religion and Education (RUPRE) at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany.Johannes Lähnemann is emeritus Professor of Religious Education at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, and Chairman of the Peace Education Standing Commission of Religions for Peace (RfP). Werner Haussmann is senior lecturer at the Chair of Religious Education at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, and Deputy-Director of the Research Unit for Public Religion and Education (RUPRE).Susanne Schwarz is senior researcher at the Chair of Religious Education at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, and Coordinator of the Research Unit for Public Religion and Education (RUPRE).

• 1 IntroductionManfred L. PirnerPart A. Public Theology from Diverse Religious and Non-religious Perspectives2 Contributions of Religions to the Common Good in Pluralistic Societies from a Christian Perspective? Some Critical RemarksDirk J. Smit3 The Contribution of Religions to the Common Good in Pluralistic Societies: A Jewish Perspective, Exemplified by the Concept of Tikkun OlamSabrina Worch4 The Contribution of Religions to the Common Good in Pluralistic Societies: An Islamic PerspectiveAbdullah Sahin5 Islamic Contributions to the Universal Conception of the Common Good in Multi-confessional Societies: Hermeneutical Foundations Mohammed Nekroumi6 Towards Enlightenment: Buddhism’s Contribution to Common Good through Establishing Contemplative CultureHeesoon Bai7 The Contributions of Religions to the Common Good: Philosophical Perspectives Manfred L. Pirner8 Contributions of Religions to the Common Good in a Pluralistic Society: an Empirical Answer from a Sociological PerspectiveGert Pickel & Annette Schnabel9 Monotheism – Curse or Blessing? Jan AssmannPart B. The Challenge of Interreligious Dialogue and Learning10 Public Theology and Interreligious Dialogue.Heinrich Bedford-Strohm11 Public Theology or Religious Studies? Deliberations on the Basis of Multifaith Religious Education L. Philip Barnes12 Public Religious Pedagogy and Interreligious LearningBernd Schröder13 The Public Church and Public Religious Education as Forms of ‘Protestant Presence’ – Confessional and Interreligious PerspectivesThomas Schlag14 Islamic Education in Europe: An Opportunity for Equal Rights or a Way to Control Islam?Jenny Berglund15 The Contribution of Public Religious Education to Promoting Peace: Perspectives from IsraelZehavit Gross16 The Contribution of Interreligious NGOs and Interfaith Initiatives to Public EducationJohannes Lähnemann17 The Spirituality of Mindfulness – a Religious Contribution to Public EducationWerner Haussmann