Toleranzpreis der Evangelischen Akademie Tutzing

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The Toleranzpreis der Evangelischen Akademie Tutzing (Prize for tolerance) is a prize that has been awarded biennially by the Evangelische Akademie Tutzing to personalities who have been influential towards a dialogue between cultures and religions. From 2012, an additional prize has been given to support moral courage (Preis zur Förderung der Zivilcourage).

Recipients

The prize was given to: [1]

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References

  1. "Toleranzpreis". Evangelische Akademie Tutzing (in German). Retrieved 2020-04-17.