02/07/2026 17:20 - 19:30

HALL: Pola - A104

Contact: Roggenkamp A.

Chair: Roggenkamp A., Sinn S.

In the face of crises and experiences of oppression, religious traditions have developed different narratives of liberation. Amidst the current changes and in view of global interconnections, these narratives are being expanded, adapted and transformed. Where different religious traditions coexist in specific places, the resonance and intersecting spaces of different religions lead to the acceptance, but also the rejection, of narratives of liberation. In doing so, narratives of liberation articulate a specific way of dealing with experiences of powerlessness, injustice and violence, thus opening up concrete perspectives on the understanding of justice, productive resistance and peace. Nevertheless, liberation narratives are not as politicisable as perhaps narratives of justice or peace: they encompass the relationship between the individual and the community and also draw attention to forms of violence; they address the field of responsibility towards the self, the collective, but also society and the global community.
Spaces between indicate that there are not only areas of differences and similarities between religions, but also hybrid border areas. Resonances draw attention to the fact that there are vibrations within and between individuals who deal with religion, but who also live religion. If one reads the approach in terms of practical theory, then resonances would be comparable to the affordances of things that produce spaces between. Resonances as vibrations also indicate that responsibilities and moods (can) change even in individuals who feel, live and deal with religion. Interstices and narratives thus help to answer the question of how a narrative, or more specifically a narrative of liberation, works.