Research at the European Academy on ’Religion and Change’

Hans-Peter Großhans © Bruno Biermann - Annual conference of the "European Academy of Religion" (EuARe) comes to Germany for the first time in August - 900 researchers expected at the University of Münster - Cluster of Excellence represented with 15 panels: Political Islam, Religion and Emotion, Church under National Socialism, Religion and Sustainability - Participation for interested parties possible online or on site - Registrations until 27 August The "European Academy of Religion" (EuARe) is coming to Germany for the first time with its annual conference at the end of August. Under the title "Religion and Change", the conference will see 900 international scholars involved in interdisciplinary research on religion come to the University of Münster. As a founding member of the Academy, the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics" will host 15 of the 160 panels with themes from its current research programme. "The spectrum ranges from political Islam in Europe to religion and sustainability, from religious emotions in literature to controversies surrounding Pope Pius XII under National Socialism", says Cluster spokesperson and legal historian Nils Jansen. The Cluster of Excellence is looking in its current funding phase at the dynamics of religious change between tradition and innovation. "We are investigating the potential of religion across epochs to drive or slow down social processes. The panels hosted by the Cluster will provide insights into such dynamic processes of religious-social change".