The launch event for the global prayers • redemption and liberation in the city was held on June 2, 2009 at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt. The one-day workshop served to introduce the project, its goals, and its organizational structure. The event was also attended by academics from all over Europe whose lectures provided an overview of important topics in current religious research. Thus, the workshop served as a survey of possible starting points for the global prayers project’s research.