Review Article

Translating Islam into Secular Morality: The Example of Islamic Religious Textbooks in Germany

Volume: 5 Number: 2 December 6, 2025
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Translating Islam into Secular Morality: The Example of Islamic Religious Textbooks in Germany

Abstract

This study is based on the analysis of selected texts from textbooks used in German Islamic religious education. The theoretical basis of this analysis is Habermas's approach to transla-tion. In the empirical analysis, the terms used to translate various Islamic concepts into se-cular morality were reconstructed. It became clear that the Islamic religious textbooks are conducive to democratization in a pedagogical-didactic way, insofar as they enable the lear-ning subjects to engage in self-reflection, criticism, and interpretation through this transla-tion process. However, some contradictions, tensions, and dilemmas of these textbooks also became evident.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Migration Sociology

Journal Section

Review Article

Publication Date

December 6, 2025

Submission Date

July 3, 2025

Acceptance Date

October 26, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 5 Number: 2

APA
İnal, K. (2025). Translating Islam into Secular Morality: The Example of Islamic Religious Textbooks in Germany. İnsan Hareketliliği Uluslararası Dergisi, 5(2), 225-242. https://izlik.org/JA46CP65CM
AMA
1.İnal K. Translating Islam into Secular Morality: The Example of Islamic Religious Textbooks in Germany. İnsan Hareketliliği Uluslararası Dergisi. 2025;5(2):225-242. https://izlik.org/JA46CP65CM
Chicago
İnal, Kemal. 2025. “Translating Islam into Secular Morality: The Example of Islamic Religious Textbooks in Germany”. İnsan Hareketliliği Uluslararası Dergisi 5 (2): 225-42. https://izlik.org/JA46CP65CM.
EndNote
İnal K (December 1, 2025) Translating Islam into Secular Morality: The Example of Islamic Religious Textbooks in Germany. İnsan Hareketliliği Uluslararası Dergisi 5 2 225–242.
IEEE
[1]K. İnal, “Translating Islam into Secular Morality: The Example of Islamic Religious Textbooks in Germany”, İnsan Hareketliliği Uluslararası Dergisi, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 225–242, Dec. 2025, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA46CP65CM
ISNAD
İnal, Kemal. “Translating Islam into Secular Morality: The Example of Islamic Religious Textbooks in Germany”. İnsan Hareketliliği Uluslararası Dergisi 5/2 (December 1, 2025): 225-242. https://izlik.org/JA46CP65CM.
JAMA
1.İnal K. Translating Islam into Secular Morality: The Example of Islamic Religious Textbooks in Germany. İnsan Hareketliliği Uluslararası Dergisi. 2025;5:225–242.
MLA
İnal, Kemal. “Translating Islam into Secular Morality: The Example of Islamic Religious Textbooks in Germany”. İnsan Hareketliliği Uluslararası Dergisi, vol. 5, no. 2, Dec. 2025, pp. 225-42, https://izlik.org/JA46CP65CM.
Vancouver
1.Kemal İnal. Translating Islam into Secular Morality: The Example of Islamic Religious Textbooks in Germany. İnsan Hareketliliği Uluslararası Dergisi [Internet]. 2025 Dec. 1;5(2):225-42. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA46CP65CM