"Religion and Politics" – Cluster of Excellence at the UNiversity of Münster

The Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics. Dynamics of Tradition and Innovation” has been investigating since 2007 the complex relationship between religion and politics across eras and cultures. In the funding phase from 2019 to 2025, the 140 researchers from 20 disciplines in the humanities and social sciences analyze in transepochal studies ranging from antiquity to the present day the factors that make religion the motor of political and social change. The research network is the largest of its kind in Germany; and, of the Clusters of Excellence, one of the oldest and the only one to deal with the issue of religion. full story

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Conference in Katowice – Christianity in Europe

An international conference from 4 to 7 November in Katowice, Poland, organized by the University of Silesia Katowice in cooperation with the Catholic University of Portugal, the Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, Lithuania, and the Cluster of Excellence, will deal with questions of the unity of Christianity. Researchers will examine Eastern European perspectives on the synodal process, the relationship between Christianity and Europe and the unity of Christianity in the light of plural societies. The event is taking place as part of the celebrations to mark Katowice's designation as a European City of Science 2024. Continue
 

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Publications from the Cluster of Excellence