Category:Germany
Germany is a country in Central Europe.
Overview
Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Germany
Judaism is attested in Germany since the 4th century, and in spite of periods of expulsion and persecution has maintained a strong and influential presence in French society up to the present. In the 19th century the emancipation integrated Jews in German society; the Holocaust almost wiped out the once prosperous Jewish community of 600,000 people. Only after the reunification of Germany in the 1990s a significant Jewish presence has been reestablished in Germany, in particular thanks to the arrival of numerous immigrants from Eastern Europe.
Christianity also spread very quickly since Roman times and grew to become the State religion in Germany until modern times. After the Reformation, the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history. It ended with no winners. The "cuius regio, eius religio" principle ruled the relations between Catholics and Protestants until modern times.
In the 8th and 9th centuries Islam forces held territories in southern France. Islam reentered France only after the French revolution through immigrants from the French colonies. The Great Mosque of Paris was built in 1922.
Contemporary times
Today, the German constitution grants full freedom of religion.
The majority of the German population (60%) is Christian, equally divided between Roman Catholics (30%) and Protestants (30%), with some small Orthodox minorities.
Islam is the second religion in Germany (3%-4%) with en estimated population of around 4 millions; most of them are of Turkish origin.
200,000 Jews now living in Germany make German Jews one of the few growing Jewish communities in the world.
In Depth
- German Scholarship / German Scholars -- survey of works by German Scholars / biographies of German Scholars
- German Fiction / German Authors -- survey of works by German Authors / biographies of German Authors
See also: German -- German language
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Pages in category "Germany"
The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.