International Institute for Religious Freedom
Robert Lilleaasen & Christof Sauer (eds.). Religious Persecution: Perspectives from Theology and Missiology. Christians under Pressure: Studies in Discrimination and Persecution. Vol. 3. Bonn: Culture and Science Publ. (VKW), 2025. 460 pp. ISBN 978-3-86269- 325-2.
The IIRF invites you to read a recent Christianity Today article highlighting discrimination and hate crimes against Christians in Europe. The article features insights from Prof. Dr.
The IIRF is pleased to announce that Prof. Dr. Christof Sauer is among the awardees who were awarded the Research and Innovation Excellence Award 2023 by Stellenbosch University.
Twenty-five of the world’s most prominent experts met in Oslo, Norway on September 20–21, to participate in the Mission and Religious Freedom – Symposium 2023, organized by the Fjellhaug International University College.
On May 4 and May 5, the Institute for the study of Freedom of Religion or Belief (ISFORB), organised a conference on “Secular states Struggling with Religious Freedom.”
The World Watch List of Open Doors and its underlying statistics are among the most quoted instruments for measuring the discrimination or persecution of Christians and violations of their religious freedom.
What global surveys and country comparisons on persecution are helpful for
Thomas K. Johnson, Thomas Schirrmacher, Christof Sauer. Global Declarations on Freedom of Religion or Belief and Human Rights. The WEA Global Issues Series. Vol. 18. Culture and Science Publishing: Bonn, 2017. 117 pp. ISBN 978-3-86269-135-7.
Christof Sauer (ed.). Bad Urach Statement. Towards an evangelical theology of suffering, persecution and martyrdom for the global church in mission. The WEA Global Issues Series. Vol. 9. Culture and Science Publishing: Bonn, 2012. 91 pp. ISBN 978-3-86269-062-6.
Religious Freedom Series Vol 2: Sauer/Howell (eds): Suffering, persecution and martyrdom. VKW: Bonn, 2011. 356 pp. ISBN: 978-3-86269-008-4. 28 Euro.