Christian Social Ethics in Switzerland

Presence, Issues, Challenges

Abstract

Christian Social Ethics (CSE) in Switzerland is essentially shaped by the confessional conflict history of the 19th century, a society with different languages and cultures, as well as more recent social developments such as migration and secularization. In the first part, some highlights on sociohistorical developments are shown; in the second part an overview of the landscape of institutions and organizations is given, which currently stand for activities in the field of CSE. The third part deals with projects, persons and publications of CSE in Switzerland. The conclusion is that CSE in Switzerland today is characterized by a multitude of philosophical, political and sociological theories, which makes it difficult to draw a clear line. Topics include digitalization, interreligious discourse, the relationship between religion, economy and politics, human rights, ethical investment, climate change, and migration.