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Centre for Religious Studies

Religion matters in society. The Centre for Religious Studies (CRS) operates with the vision that religion plays a central role in societies around the world. “Religion” can only be studied and understood as being embedded in “culture”. This context and the interaction with other cultural and societal elements—such as law, politics, science, art, philosophy, and economy—give “religion” its meaning and cultural place. The study of religion thus requires a multidisciplinary approach. That is why the CRS combines theories and methods of the humanities, social sciences and even science & technology.

Blog 'The Religion Factor'

  • 06 March 2025 - Laura Osigwe

    Mary Magdalene and Peter: A contest between disciples

    After Jesus’ departure from this world, the apostles carried on proclaiming the Gospel and fulfilled various functions of leadership in the earliest churches. Needless to say, early Christian texts are preoccupied with this apostolic authority, and traced...

  • 21 December 2024 - Peter Berger, René Cappers, Sonja Filatova, Roland Hardenberg, Ashutosh Kumar and Nidhi Trivedi

    Millets: Ancient Grains, Global Policies, Local Lifeworlds - Preliminary conclusions (6/6)

    After intensive ethnographic and archaeobotanical research as part of our research project, we can identify some trends in the cereal crops of Odisha, India. First of all, it is clear that the new policies of the state, implemented by various governmental...

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