Religion – Allgemeines

Why do people study religion? How have they studied it in the past? How do we study religion today? Is the academic study of religion the same as religious education? These and many other questions a …

"Hesper, The Home-Spirit: A simple story of household labor and love" by Lizzie Doten is a heartwarming work of fiction that delves into the intricacies of domestic life, relationships, and …

A scholarly yet accessible introduction to Christian Spirituality. What is Christian Spirituality? How does it relate to non-Christian traditions? Where does it arise from and where is it going? Thes …

This important book challenges the idea that religious fundamentalism can adequately be understood as a paranoid, xenophobic faith. It demonstrates instead how it draws upon a long tradition of evang …

The idea of ‚community‘ is increasingly vital to our individual and social well-being. Yet at the same time, our ordinary communal relations are being eroded by increased social and geographical mobi …

Ernesto de Martino was a major critical thinker in the study of vernacular religions, producing innovative analyses of key concepts such as “folklore“, “magic“ and “ritual“. His methodology ste …

Freud argued that religions originate in the unconscious needs, longings and fantasies of human minds. His work has served to highlight how any analysis of religion must explore mental life, both the …