This anthology addresses a phenomenon from the viewpoint of selected disciplines (science of religion, sociology, political sciences, theology, Catholic and Islamic religious education), and representatives together with experts of the monotheistic religions (Christianity, Islam, Judaism) that changes the European societies permanently: international Migration and their effects on the socio-religious processes of transformation in religious communities. Theoretical approaches and practical empiric reports provide an representative inside into the contemporary research.

Dr. Regina Polak ist Assoziierte Professorin am Institut für Praktische Theologie an der Kath.-Theologischen Fakultät (Universität Wien). Prof. Dr. Wolfram Reiss lehrt am Institut für Systematische Theologie und Religionswissenschaft der Universität Wien.