Schlagwort: religion

One body, many members: About religious self-expression and belonging

One body, many members: About religious self-expression and belonging

I step into the cool, dimly lit chapel on the second floor of the theological college. The air is heavy with incense. People greet me on all sides, children run between the benches, some are sitting motionlessly in silent prayer. It’s time for the Holy Mass […]

A Question of Faith: Teaching tolerance in a Northern Slovak mountain town

A Question of Faith: Teaching tolerance in a Northern Slovak mountain town

The sun barely penetrates the thick mist this early Thursday morning, but the spirits in a small blue minibus are light: Three activists, two musicians, a photographer and me are on a mission to the northernmost stretch of Slovakia, the Upper Orava region. „Azim dschan […]