German-Polish Science Foundation supports planned conference on "Religion as a Social Force

The conference "Religion as a Social Force: The Contribution of Christianity to General Education and the Promotion of Democratic Cohesion in Germany and Poland", organised by Dr. Dr. Mariusz Chrostowski and Prof. Dr. Paweł Mąkosa (Catholic University of Lublin), aims to provide an international platform for interdisciplinary dialogue and is supported by the German-Polish Science Foundation. The purpose of the conference is to provide an in-depth analysis of the socially relevant factor of religion - with a focus on Christianity - and its impact on general education, on the one hand, and on the creation and maintenance of social capital, on the other, with specific reference to the two neighbouring countries.