TY  - JOUR
A1  - Becci, Irene
A1  - Hafner, Johann Evangelist
T1  - A New Synagogue, a Garrison Church, and a Mosque
BT  - how religious (re)building animates religious and secular life in postsocialist Potsdam
JF  - Space and Culture
N2  - In postsocialist Potsdam, religious diversity has risen surprisingly in public life since 1990 although more than 80% of the residents have no religious affiliation. City and state authorities have actively embraced issues around immigration and integration as well as the promotion of religious diversity and interreligious dialogue and have linked this to the agenda of rejuvenating the city’s religious heritage. For years, negotiations have been going on about the need of a mosque, the reconstructions of a synagogue and the so-called “Garrison Church,” a landmark military church building. These initiatives have been dominating the public space for different reasons. They implied, beyond religion, questions of memory, identity, immigration, and culture. This article puts these three cases into perspective to offer a nuanced understanding of the importance of religious spaces in secular contexts considering city politics.
KW  - religion
KW  - Potsdam
KW  - postsocialist city
KW  - religious buildings
KW  - cultural diversity
KW  - Islam
KW  - Judaism
KW  - Protestantism
Y1  - 2022
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1177/12063312221134572
SN  - 1552-8308
SN  - 1206-3312
VL  - 26
IS  - 2
SP  - 215
EP  - 228
PB  - Sage Publications
CY  - Thousand Oaks, Calif.
ER  -