Religion and Modernity
The research cluster “Modernity”, chaired by Prof. Dr. Ernestine van der Wall, coordinates various research activities related to the roles and functions of religions in the recent past and present.
Religion in Modernity
Christianity in the Middle East
Research on the varied forms of Christianities in the Middle East.
Comparative Religion
Research on method and theory in comparative religion.
Ethics and Religious Ideas
Research on the Idea of Goodness.
History of Reformed Protestantism
Research on the history and theology of the Reformed tradition from the 16th century onwards.
Religion, Science and Technology
Research in the multiple interactions between religions and the natural sciences and technology.
Religion in Public Discourses on Genetics and Ecology
Research on religious notions in debates on genetics and the environment.