Center for
Religion and Modernity

The Center for Religion and Modernity (CRM) is an interdisciplinary research network at the University of Münster. It is dedicated to the study of religions, religious communities and actors, and their changing roles in modern and modernizing societies. The CRM supports interdisciplinary cooperation between its members and universities and research institutions in Germany here and abroad. more

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Über religiöse Vielfalt sprechen

Wie der Dialog zwischen Wissenschaft und Öffentlichkeit gelingen kann

Wie kann das Sprechen über religiöse Vielfalt gelingen, und welche Rolle kommt der Wissenschaft dabei zu?  Dies haben Wissenschaftler*innen und Praktiker*innen aus verschiedenen gesellschaftlichen Bereichen gemeinsam in dem Projekt Regionale Regulierung religiöser Pluralität im Vergleich (RePliV) erarbeitet.  Die Ergebnisse werden in dem Band "Über religiöse Vielfalt sprechen" gezeigt.

Holger Arning (Hg.): Über religiöse Vielfalt sprechen. Wie der Dialog zwischen Wissenschaft und Öffentlichkeit gelingen kann, Frankfurt am Main: Wochenschau Verlag, 2026.

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New Release: Religious Conversion and Imperial Rule

By Ricarda Vulpius, Guillermo Wilde (eds.)

For centuries and across continents religious communities have shaped the ways in which individuals position themselves within their societies. While historians and anthropologists have increasingly... More...

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New Release: Zwischen Pluralisierung und Regulierung

by Thomas Großbölting, Karen Körber, Anna Körs (eds.)

Religion und Stadt galten lange als widersprüchliche Phänomene und wurden in der Forschung weitgehend vernachlässigt. Dies hat sich jedoch grundlegend gewandelt: Gerade Städte sind von der Gleichzeitigkeit einer zunehmenden religiösen Pluralisierung wie auch Säkularisierung geprägt. Die Beiträge dieses Bandes beleuchten sowohl die vielfältigen Erscheinungsformen einer neuen urbanen religiösen Diversität als auch ihre Regulierung. Sie thematisieren zudem die daraus resultierenden gesellschaftlichen (Spannungs-)Verhältnisse in einer zunehmend pluralen Gesellschaft. More...

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Classics of Mystical Spirituality

New Research Project will start in August 2026

Perry Schmidt-Leukel, Senior Professor of Religious Studies and Intercultural Theology, is project leader of the research project “Classics of Mystical Spirituality”. In his sub-project of PRISM (“Program in the Study of Mysticism”), Schmidt-Leukel deals with classics of mystical spirituality from China, Japan, India, Arabia and Europe. The focus of his project is not merely intercultural and interreligious comparison, but also the question to what extent such classics may have a positive impact on contemporary spirituality. 

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New Paths in Science

Modern research is characterised by an increasingly interdisciplinary approach that is opening up new possibilities in scientific work. A current example of this is the Global Bible (GloBil) project based at the CRM.

With the support of the Service Centre for Digital Humanities (SCDH), GloBil has succeeded in developing a globally unique Bible database and an interactive map. The basis for this was formed by around 1,000 Bible translations compiled in the ‘Book of a Thousand Tongues’. The digitisation and processing of this extensive data has resulted in a freely accessible online tool that offers users a wide range of search options.

A short film provides an idea of the possibilities that the use of digital methods opens up in the humanities. It shows how digital tools can expand and enrich humanities research by offering new perspectives and analysis options.
 

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Global Bible: Legacies of (Post)Colonial Bible Translations in the Arctic, Oceania, and West Africa

Catalogue

A exhibition catalog has been published to accompany the exhibition “Global Bible: Legacies of (Post)Colonial Bible Translations in the Arctic, Oceania and West Africa” by the DFG-funded project “Global Bible” at the Bible Museum in Münster. It offers in-depth information on the exhibits on display and the three case study regions — the Arctic, Australia/Oceania and West Africa.

The catalog is now available in the Bible Museum Shop.