Campus of Theology and Religious Studies

From 2027, the Campus of Theology and Religious Studies, the only one of its kind in the world, will bring together a diverse range of institutions at the University of Münster that are dedicated to interdisciplinary research and teaching on religion. The Campus, situated between Hüfferstraße and Robert-Koch-Straße, will bring together institutions that have been scattered across the city for decades: Protestant, Catholic, Islamic and Orthodox theology; Jewish Studies; religious studies; centres focusing on religion; the Cluster of Excellence ‘Religion and Politics’; and the new Institute for Multidisciplinary Research on Religion.

The past few decades have seen the University of Münster grow into an internationally renowned centre for research on religion spanning all eras and cultures. The Campus strengthens and sustains dialogue across disciplines and faiths. It will house the world’s largest research library on the subject of religions. Located in the city of the Peace of Westphalia, the Campus will become a place where university, politics and religion, the media, culture and the arts, can achieve understanding within the highly contested field of religion and politics.