Translating God(s): Comparative Theology in Europe (COMPARATIVE THEOLOGY)

Grunddaten zu diesem Projekt

Art des Projektes: EU-Projekt koordiniert an der Universität Münster
Laufzeit: 01.06.2010 - 31.12.2014

Beschreibung

During the last two decades, in the U.S.-American academy of religion and theology, comparative theology as the dialogical and theologically conscious study of religions has evolved as new and quickly developing field of research and scholarship. Scholars have produced an increasing number of studies that either the authors or others have identified explicitly as comparative theology, new scientific communities have been formed, and postgraduate study and research programs have been established at high and lower ranking universities. In Europe, with a few exceptions, this thriving scholarship and development so far has received little attention and had little impact on its academy of theology and religion. Moreover, no one, has yet attempted to either define the new discipline in such a way as to situate all this recent work within a coherent structure and encompassing description, or to introduce the new discipline and research field, with its methods and achievements, comprehensively to the European academic study of theology and religion.The goals of this four-year long research project is to initiate a research process in Europe on comparative theology with a research group comprising junior and senior scholars.

Stichwörter: Komparative Theologie