Religion i Aarhus 2013 En kortlægning af religion og spiritualitet Redigeret af Lars Ahlin, Jørn Borup, Marianne Qvortrup Fibiger, Brian Jacobsen og Marie Vejrup Nielsen 2. reviderede udgave AARHUS AU UNIVERSITET Religion i Aarhus 2013 - En kortlægning af religion og spiritualitet Copyright Center for Samtidsreligion Redaktion: Lars Ahlin Jørn Borup Marianne Qvortrup Fibiger Brian Arly Jacobsen Marie Vejrup Nielsen Billeder af: Jesper Østergaard, René Dybdal Pedersen, Jørn Borup, Marianne Qvortrup Fibiger og Lars Ahlin. Derudover fotos taget af studerende og fotos hentet fra Colourbox.com. 2. reviderede udgave ISBN 978-87-92829-45-0 Center for Samtidsreligion 2013 1 Indhold Forord ................................................................................................................................................................ 6 Indledning .......................................................................................................................................................... 8 1. Religion i Aarhus – en baggrundshistorie ................................................................................................ 14 2. Kristne grupper i Aarhus .......................................................................................................................... 21 Kristendom i Aarhus i det 21. århundrede .................................................................................................. 22 Den Anglikanske Kirke ................................................................................................................................. 32 Augustanakirken .......................................................................................................................................... 38 Church of Love (Mohabat) ........................................................................................................................... 43 Citykirken ..................................................................................................................................................... 48 Den Etiopisk-Ortodokse Menighed i Århus (Tewahedo kirke) .................................................................... 54 EuroLife Kirke ............................................................................................................................................... 57 Folkekirken i Aarhus (den evangelisk-lutherske kirke i Danmark) .............................................................. 60 Fountain of Life ............................................................................................................................................ 69 Frelsens Hær ................................................................................................................................................ 72 Gratiakirken ................................................................................................................................................. 79 Gudsmoders Beskyttelses Menighed (Den Ortodokse Kirke i Danmark) .................................................... 84 International Harvest Christian Center........................................................................................................ 87 I Mesterens Lys ............................................................................................................................................ 93 Jehovas Vidner ............................................................................................................................................. 97 Jesu Kristi Kirke af Sidste Dages Hellige (mormonkirken) ......................................................................... 103 Det Kaldæiske Babylon Brodersamfund .................................................................................................... 109 Den Katolske Kirke ..................................................................................................................................... 113 Kongens Folk .............................................................................................................................................. 119 Maran-ata .................................................................................................................................................. 126 Den Rumænsk-Ortodokse Menighed i Aarhus (Vor Frue Klosterkirke) .................................................... 128 2 Den Rumænsk Ortodokse Menighed i Århus (skytsengle: De Hellige Velværdige Paraskeva og Theodora af Sihla og Ana af Novogorod) ....................................................................................................................... 131 Den Russisk Ortodokse Menighed i Aarhus ............................................................................................... 134 Saralystkirken ............................................................................................................................................ 138 Østens Assyriske Kirke ............................................................................................................................... 143 Århus Adventistkirke ................................................................................................................................. 147 Aarhus Baptistmenighed, Immanuelskirken ............................................................................................. 154 Århus Frikirke ............................................................................................................................................. 162 Aarhus Metodistkirke ................................................................................................................................ 167 3. Muslimske grupper i Aarhus .................................................................................................................. 173 Islam og muslimer i Aarhus ....................................................................................................................... 174 Afghan Masjid ............................................................................................................................................ 182 Al-Wakf – Den Muslimske Sammenslutning ............................................................................................. 187 Brabrand Ulu Moské, Tyrkisk Kulturforening ............................................................................................ 192 Den Arabiske Kulturforening ..................................................................................................................... 198 Forbundet af Islamiske Foreninger ............................................................................................................ 203 Irakisk Kulturforening Al-Zahra .................................................................................................................. 206 Islamisk Menighed i Århus/Sultan Ayyub Moskéen .................................................................................. 211 Ligheds- og Broderskabsforeningen .......................................................................................................... 217 Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi Shahmaghsoudi – The School of Islamic Sufism ............................................... 222 Somalisk Familieforening ........................................................................................................................... 228 Aarhus Alevi Kultur Center ........................................................................................................................ 233 Århus Selimiye Stiftelse/Århus Dansk-Tyrkisk Kulturforening................................................................... 239 4. Buddhistiske grupper i Aarhus............................................................................................................... 245 Buddhisme og buddhister i Aarhus ........................................................................................................... 246 Karma Kadjy Skolen ................................................................................................................................... 254 Quang Huong ............................................................................................................................................. 260 3 Rangjung Yeshe Dharma Gruppe Aarhus .................................................................................................. 267 Soka Gakkai ................................................................................................................................................ 272 Øsal Ling..................................................................................................................................................... 279 Århus Zendo............................................................................................................................................... 285 5. Hinduistiske grupper i Aarhus ............................................................................................................... 291 Hinduisme og hinduinspirerede grupper i Aarhus .................................................................................... 292 Amma-Danmark i Aarhus .......................................................................................................................... 298 Brahma Kumaris .......................................................................................................................................