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PD Dr. Sarah Demmrich (verh. Kaboğan)

Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"

PD Dr. Sarah Demmrich (verh. Kaboğan)

Johannisstr. 1, room 104
48143 Münster

T: +49 251 83-23379
kabogan@uni-muenster.de

Academic Profiles

Participation in the Cluster of Excellence

Field of Research A Transcultural entanglement and disentanglement
Theory platforms Inequality and Conflict
Research cloud Ambiguity and decision
Coordinated project group Sociology of religion
Head of project B3-12 Religious Fundamentalism
Research Assistant Project C2-15 Between Desire and Reality: Cultural and Social Integration in the Self-Image of Muslims of Turkish Origin in Germany (until 2018)

Research Areas
- Psychology of Religion
- Sociology of Religion
- Social-scientific research on Islam
CV
Education
2021
Habilitation, Venia Legendi for "Empirical Research on Religion" and "Interreligious Studies", University of Bern (Switzerland)
2012 – 2014
European Diploma of Advanced Study in Psychology of Religion, University of Vienna, Austria
2011 – 2014
PhD studies in Psychology at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg with the thesis: „Religiosity and Rituals: Empirical Studies among East-German Adolescents"
2005 – 2011
Studies in Psychology (with Theology as minor subject), Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
Honors
2019
SNF-Forschungsstipendium – Schweizer Nationalfond (SNF)
2017
Ernst E. Boesch Prize (Young researcher award) – Gesellschaft für Kulturpsychologie
2013
PhD scholarship – FAZIT foundation
2011
PhD scholarship – Protestant Church of Central Germany
External Functions
since 01.2023
Royal Society (Associate Editor of Royal Society Open Science, Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience)
since 2022
Advisory Board Member for the Psychology of Religion at Journal of Islamic Research (Ankara University, Theological Faculty)
since 2021
International Society of Empirical Research in Theology (ISERT)
since 2021
General secretary and treasurer of the International Association for the Psychology of Religion (IAPR)
since 2020
cultura & psyché: Journal of Cultural Psychology - Associate Editor
since 2020
Journal of Empirical Theology - Associate Editor
since 2018
German Sociological Association
since 2018
Sektion Religionssoziologie in der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie
since 2017
Association for Cultural Psychology
since 2013
International Association for the Psycholgy of Religion (IAPR)
since 2012
Work group of quantitative research on religion
Teaching
Summer Term 2021
- Seminar: Sontemporary Sociology of Religion [064620]
- Seminar: Religious Fundamentalism [064621]
Winter Term 2020/21
- Seminar: Intra- und inter-group processes (social psychology) [062631]
- Seminar: The psychology of religion [062632]
Summer Term 2020
- Seminar: Religious Fundamentalism [060638]
- Seminar: Contemporary Sociology of Religion [060640]
Winter Term 2019/20
- Seminar: The psychology of religion [068637]
- Seminar: Intra- und inter-group processes (social psychology) [068636]
Summer Term 2019
- Seminar: Religious Fundamentalism [066588]
Winter Term 2018/19
- Seminar: The psychology of religion [064607]
- Seminar: Intra- und inter-group processes (social psychology) [064608]
Summer Term 2018
- Seminar: Contemporary Sociology of Religion [062635]
- Seminar: Religious Fundamentalism [062636]
Winter Term 2017/18
- Seminar: Intra- and inter-group proccesses [060663]
- Seminar: The psychology of religion [060662]
Publications
Books
Books (Monographs)
- Williamson, W. Paul; Demmrich, Sarah. 2024. An International Review of Empirical Research on the Psychology of Fundamentalism. Leiden: Brill.
- Utsch, Michael, Demmrich, Sarah. 2023. Psychologie des Glaubens: Einführung in die Religionspsychologie. 1^st Ed. Paderborn: UTB.
- Demmrich Sarah. 2016. Religiosität und Rituale: Empirische Untersuchungen an ostdeutschen Jugendlichen. Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt.
- Demmrich Sarah. 2013. Emotionsregulative Effekte des Gebets bei Jugendlichen: Eine explorative Studie an familial religiös und nicht-religiös Sozialisierten. München: Akademische Verlagsgemeinschaft München.
Books (Edited Collections)
- Zuhal Ağılkaya Şahin, Asım Yapıcı, Sarah Demmrich (Eds.): 2021. Sociology of Religion in Turkey. Istanbul: Camlica.
- Demmrich, Sarah; Riegel, Ulrich (Eds.): 2021. Western and Eastern Perspectives on Religion and Religiosity. 1^st Ed. Münster: Waxmann.
- Demmrich, Sarah; Riegel, Ulrich (Eds.): 2020. Religiosity in East and West: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges from Global and Local Perspectives. Wiesbaden: Springer VDI Verlag.
Articles
Articles in Scientific Journals, Newspapers or Magazines
Research Articles (Journals)
- Demmrich, Sarah; Hanel, Paul H. P. 2024. ‘The relative role of religiosity in radicalization: how orthodox and fundamentalist religiosity are linked to violence acceptance.’ Frontiers in Social Psychology 2. doi: 10.3389/frsps.2024.1406688.
- Şenel, Abdulkerim; Demmrich, Sarah. 2024. ‘Prospective Islamic Theologians and Islamic religious teachers in Germany: between fundamentalism and reform orientation.’ British Journal of Religious Education 46: 1–19. doi: 10.1080/01416200.2024.2330908.
- Senel, Abdulkerim; Demmrich, Sarah. 2024. ‘Prospective Islamic Theologians and Islamic religious teachers in Germany: between fundamentalism and reform orientation.’ British Journal of Religious Education Latest Articles, No. -. doi: 10.1080/01416200.2024.2330908.
- Demmrich, Sarah; Aglikaya-Sahin, Zuhal; Senel, Abdulkerim. 2024. ‘Love Thy Neighbor: Exploring Religious and Social Openness among Prospective Theologians in Germany and Turkey.’ Religions 15, No. 260: 1–18. doi: https://doi.org/%2010.3390/rel15030260.
- Demmrich, Sarah; Kaplan, Hasan; Senel, Abdulkerim. 2023. ‘The Variety of Religiosities in Contemporary Turkey Established and New Categories of Religious Self-Assessment from a Representative Quota Sample.’ European Journal of Turkish Studies Complete List, No. 35: 1–23.
- Demmrich, Sarah, Koppold-Liebscher, Daniela, Klatte, Caroline, Steckhan, Nico, Ring, Raphaela Maria. 2023. ‘Effects of religious intermittent dry fasting on religious experience and mindfulness: A longitudinal study among Baha’is. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality.’ Psychology of Religion and Spirituality 15, No. 4: 459–470. doi: 10.1037/rel0000423.
- Demmrich, Sarah; Hanel, Paul H. P. 2023. ‘When religious fundamentalists feel privileged: Findings from a representative study in contemporary Turkey.’ Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology 4: 100115. doi: 10.1016/j.cresp.2023.100115.
- Ring, R. M., Eisenmann, C., Kandil, F. I., Steckhan, N., Demmrich, S. Klatte, C., Kessler, C. S., Jeitler, M., Boschmann, M., Michalsen, A., Blakeslee, S. B., Stöckigt, B., Stritter, W., Koppold-Liebscher , D. A. 2022. ‘Mental and Behavioural Responses to Bahá’í Fasting: Looking behind the Scenes of a Religiously Motivated Intermittent Fast Using a Mixed Methods Approach.’ Nutrients 14, No. 5. doi: 10.3390/nu14051038.
- Lewis, C. A., Davis, S., Corry, D. A. S., Demmrich, S. 2022. ‘Translation of the extended addictive features section of the Ottawa Self-injury Inventory Version 3.1 in German.’ International Journal of High Risk Behaviors and Addiction 11, No. 1: e118936. doi: 10.5812/ijhrba.118936.
- Demmrich, S., Pollack, D., Müller, O. 2022. „Religion und Integration bei türkeistämmigen Muslimen in Deutschland.“ Soziale Welt Sonderband 25: 185–205.
- Daniela Koppold-Liebscher; Caroline Klatte; Sarah Demmrich; Julia Schwarz; Farid I. Kandil; Nico Steckhan; Raphaela Ring; Christian S. Kessler; Michael Jeitler; Barbara Koller; Bharath Ananthasubramaniam; Clemens Eisenmann; Anja Mähler; Michael Boschmann; Achim Kramer; Andreas Michalsen. 2021. ‘Effects of Bahá'í fasting on hydration, metabolism and circadian clock: a prospective exploratory cohort study.’ Frontiers in Nutrition xx. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.662310.
- Demmrich, Sarah; Arakon, Maya. 2021. ‘Kurdish, Turkish, German? Identificative integration of Kurds in Germany.’ Ethnic and Racial Studies 44, No. 4: 659–678. doi: 10.1080/01419870.2020.1752391.
- Demmrich, Sarah; Akçe, Havagül. 2021. ‘Revisiting the Religious Openness Hypothesis in a Migration Context: The Case of Muslims with a Turkish Migration Background in Germany.’ Journal of Empirical Theology 34, No. 2: 201–226. doi: 10.1163/15709256-12341425.
- Demmrich, Sarah; Huber, Stefan. 2020. ‘What Do Seculars Understand as ‘Spiritual’? A Replication of Eisenmann et al.’s Semantics of Spirituality.’ Journal of Religion in Europe 13: 67–95. doi: 10.1163/18748929-13010008.
- Demmrich, Sarah. 2020. „Eine religionspsychologische Perspektive auf Besessenheit: Die Studie von Traugott Konstantin Oesterreich (1921) und ihre heutige Relevanz.“ cultura & psyché: Journal of Cultural Psychology 1, No. 1. doi: 10.1007/s43638-020-00004-6.
- Demmrich, Sarah; Akgül, Semra. 2020. ‘Bullying Experience among Adolescents with a Turkish Migration Background in Germany: Ethnic Class Composition, Integration, and Religiosity as Protective Factors?’ International journal of environmental research and public health 17, No. 13: 1–16. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17134776.
- Demmrich, Sarah; Riegel, Ulrich. 2020. ‘Editorial to the Special Issue: The Cultural Bias of Religiosity: Concepts, Measurements, and Results from Non-Western Perspectives.’ Journal of Empirical Theology 33, No. 1: 1–5. doi: 10.1163/15709256-12341407.
- Demmrich, Sarah. 2020. ‘Music as a trigger of religious experience: What role does culture play?’ Psychology of Music 48, No. 1: 35–48. doi: 10.1177/0305735618779681.
- Demmrich, Sarah. 2020. ‘How to measure Baha’i religiosity: The CRSi-20 for Baha’is as a first reliable and valid measurement.’ Religions 11. doi: 10.3390/rel11010029.
- Demmrich, Sarah; Huber, Stefan. 2019. ‘Multidimensionality of Spirituality: A Qualitative Study among Secular Individuals.’ Religions 10. doi: 10.3390/rel10110613.
- Hanel, Paul H. P.; Demmrich, Sarah; Wolfradt, Uwe. 2019. ‘Centrality of Religiosity, Schizotypy, and Human Values: The Impact of Religious Affiliation.’ Religions 10. doi: 10.3390/rel10050297.
- Ringnes, Hege Kristin; Demmrich, Sarah; Hegstad, Harald; Stålsett, Gry; Danbolt, Lars Johan. 2019. ‘End time and Emotions: Emotion Regulation Functions of Eschatological Expectations among Jehovah's Witnesses in Norway.’ Journal of Empirical Theology 32, No. 1: 105–137. doi: 10.1163/15709256-12341385.
- Demmrich, Sarah; Wolfradt, Uwe. 2019. „Die ‚Gottesidee‘ als Wesensmerkmal der Religion im Denken Karl Girgensohns.“ Journal for the History of Modern Theology 26, No. 2: 86–103. doi: 10.1515/znth-2019-0017.
- Demmrich, Sarah; Blume, Michael. 2018. „Nichtreligiosität und ‚religiöse Unentschlossenheit‘ bei türkeistämmigen MigrantInnen in Deutschland: Eine erste Beschreibung.“ Conflict & communication online 17, No. 1-14.
- Demmrich, Sarah; Wolfradt, Uwe. 2018. ‘Personal Rituals in Adolescence: Their Role in Emotion Regulation and Identity Formation.’ Journal of Empirical Theology 31, No. 2: 217–238. doi: 10.1163/15709256-12341373.
- Demmrich Sarah. 2017. „Musik, Religiosität und Dissoziation: der Einfluss von Musik auf religiösdissoziative Erfahrungen [Music, religiosity, and dissociation: The influence of music on religious-dissociative experience].“ Musik-, Tanz- & Kunsttherapie 27: 219–225.
- Demmrich Sarah, Atmaca Sümeyya, Dinç Cüneyt. 2017. ‘Body Image and Religiosity among Veiled and Non-Veiled Turkish Women.’ Journal of Empirical Theology 30, No. 2: 127–147.
- Demmrich Sarah. 2017. „Religionspsychologie in der Türkei: Perspektive einer deutschen (Religions-)Psychologin.“ Wege zum Menschen. Zeitschrift für Seelsorge und Beratung, heilendes und soziales Handeln. 69: 31–46. doi: 10.13109/weme.2017.69.1.5.
- Demmrich Sarah, Wolfradt Uwe, Domsgen Michael. 2015. „Religiosität, globale Lebensziele und Persönlichkeit bei katholischen, protestantischen und konfessionslosen Studierenden.“ Wege zum Menschen. Zeitschrift für Seelsorge und Beratung, heilendes und soziales Handeln. 67: 209–227. doi: 10.13109/weme.2015.67.3.209.
- Demmrich Sarah. 2015. ‘An exploratory study of prayer in religiously-affiliated and non-religiously affiliated adolescents in East Germany.’ International Journal of Practical Theology 19: 40–59. doi: 10.1515/ijpt-2014-1001.
- Demmrich Sarah, Wolfradt Uwe, Domsgen Michael. 2013. ‘Dissociation in religion and spirituality: God images and religious rituals in the context of dissociative experiences among a sample of German adults.’ Journal of Empirical Theology 26: 229–241. doi: 10.1163/15709256-12341276.
Review (Journals)
- Demmrich, Sarah. 2023. ‘Review of "Dimitris Xygalatas. Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living. New York: Profile Books, 2022. 320 pp. isbn 9780316462402 (hbk.)".’ Numen 70, No. 5: 630–632. doi: 10.1163/15685276-20231709.
- Demmrich, Sarah. 2022. „Religionspsychologie kulturpsychologisch verortet: Der Abschied vom homo religiosus.“ psychosozial 45, No. 4: 105–107. doi: https://doi.org/10.30820/0171-3434-2022-4-105.
- Demmrich, Sarah; Ezli, Özkan; Bokler-Völkel, Evelyn. 2022. „Wissenschaftlicher Kommentar zur DİTİB Jugendstudie 2021.“ MIgration und Soziale Arbeit 44, No. 4: 376–381.
- Demmrich, Sarah; Ezli, Özkan; Bokler-Völkel, Evelyn. 2022. „Wissenschaftlicher Kommentar zur DİTİB Jugendstudie 2021.“ MIgration und Soziale Arbeit 44, No. 4: 376–381.
- Demmrich, Sarah. 2020. „Eine verzerrte Religionspsychologie und ihre praktisch-theologischen Implikationen - Matthias Marks: Religionspsychologie.“ Praktische Theologie 55, No. 2: 115–117.
Editorials (Journals)
- Pollack, D, Demmrich, S, Müller, O. 2023. ‘Editorial - Religious fundamentalism: new theoretical and empirical challenges across religions and cultures.’ Zeitschrift für Religion, Gesellschaft und Politik 7, No. 1: 1–11. doi: 10.1007/s41682-023-00159-y.
Non-Scientific Contributions (Journals)
- Koppold-Liebscher, Daniela Demmrich, Sarah. 2022. „Alle Jahre wieder - Was bewirkt die Fastenzeit? Ergebnisse einer Forschungsarbeit an der Charité in Berlin über das Bahá'i-Fasten.“ Baha'i Nachrichten 178, No. 4: 48–53.
- Sarah Demmrich. 2019. „Kurden in Deutschland.“ Pogrom: Magazin der Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker 2019: 53–55.
Book Contributions
Research Article (Book Contributions)
- Demmrich, Sarah; Blaszcyk, Sabine. 2024. ‘ Erzieherinnen qualifizieren: Evaluation eines religionspädagogischen Angebotes in kommunalen und evangelischen Kindertagesstätten.’ In Pespektivverschiebungen im religiösen Feld: Lernprozesse angesichts zunehmender Konfessionslosigkeit , edited by Domsgen, Michael; Höhn-Norden, Katharina, 309–320. Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt.
- Demmrich, Sarah. 2024. ‘Religiosität und Rituale: Empirische Untersuchungen an ostdeutschen Jugendlichen.’ In Pespektivverschiebungen im religiösen Feld: Lernprozesse angesichts zunehmender Konfessionslosigkeit , edited by Domsgen, Michael; Höhn-Norden, Katharina, 47–58. Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt.
- Demmrich, Sarah, Ağılkaya-Şahin, Zuhâl, Yapıcı, Asım. 2021. ‘Introduction.’ In Sociology of Religion in Turkey, edited by Ağılkaya-Şahin, Zuhâl, Yapıcı, Asım, Demmrich, Sarah,, 15–22. Istanbul: Camlica.
- Riegel, Ulrich; Demmrich, Sarah. 2021. ‘Religious Education and Pastoral Care at the Crossroads of Eastern and Western Perspectives on Religion: An Outlook.’ In Western and Eastern Perspectives on Religion and Religiosity, edited by Demmrich, Sarah; Riegel, Ulrich, 163–172. 1^st Ed. Münster: Waxmann.
- Demmrich, Sarah, Riegel, Ulrich. 2021. ‘Preface.’ In Western and Eastern Perspectives on Religion and Religiosity, edited by Demmrich, Sarah; Riegel, Ulrich, 5–11. 1^st Ed. Münster: Waxmann.
- Ringnes, Hege K.; Demmrich, Sarah. 2020. ‘The case of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Norway and the emotional implications of eschatological expectations and membership: Non-individualized doctrinal beliefs within a highly individualized mainstream society.’ In Religiosity in East and West: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges from Global and Local Perspectives, edited by Demmrich, Sarah; Riegel, Ulrich, 105–137. 1^st Ed. Berlin: Springer VDI Verlag.
- Demmrich, Sarah; Riegel, Ulrich. 2020. ‘Preface.’ In Religiosity in East and West: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges from Global and Local Perspectives, edited by Demmrich, Sarah; Riegel, Ulrich, v–x. 1^st Ed. Berlin: Springer VDI Verlag.
- Demmrich, Sarah; Wolfradt, Uwe. 2019. „William James (1842-1910): Die Vielfalt religiöser Erfahrung (1902).“ In Schlüsselwerke der Religionssoziologie, herausgegeben von Pickel, Gert; Gärtner, Christel, 81–91. Wiesbaden: Springer VDI Verlag.
- Demmrich, Sarah. 2018. „Religiöse Entwicklung.“ In Handbuch Konfi-Arbeit, herausgegeben von Ebinger, Thomas; Böhme, Thomas; Hempel, Matthias; Kolb, Herbert; Plagentz, Achim, 40–47. Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlagshaus.
- Demmrich Sarah. 2017. „Musik, Religiosität und Dissoziation: Der Einfluss von Musik auf religiös-dissoziative Erfahrungen.“ In Schlüsselthemen der Psychotherapie, herausgegeben von Wolfradt, U., Fielder, P., Heim, G., 219–225. Lengerich: Pabst Verlag.
- Demmrich Sarah. 2016. „Das emotionsregulative Potential von Gebeten: Theoretische Ausführungen und erste empirische Befunde an ostdeutschen Jugendlichen.“ In Theologie und Spiritualität des Betens: Handbuch Gebet, herausgegeben von Thull Philipp, Arnold Matthias, 387–397. Freiburg: Herder Verlag.
- Demmrich Sarah. 2016. „Wieso Rituale? Eine theoretische und empirische Analyse ritueller Praxis ostdeutscher Jugendlicher.“ In Lebensübergänge begleiten: Was sich von Religiösen Jugendfeiern lernen lässt, herausgegeben von Domsgen Michael, Handke Emilia, 61–73. Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt.
- Wolfradt Uwe, Demmrich Sarah. 2016. ‘Traugott Konstantin Oesterreich: An Early Pioneer of the Psychology of Religion.’ In A Hundred Years of the IAPR: A Celebratory Supplement to the Archive for the Psychology of Religion, edited by van Belzen, Jacob, 69–77. Leiden: Brill.
- Demmrich Sarah. 2013. „Religiöse Rituale und das Erleben der veränderten Bewusstseinszustände Dissoziation und Depersonalisation.“ In Dissoziation und Kultur. Pierre Janets Beiträge zur modernen Psychiatrie und Psychologie (Vol. 3), herausgegeben von Wolfradt Uwe, Heim Gerhard, Fiedler Peter, 62–70. Lengerich: Pabst Verlag.
Review Articles (Book Contributions)
- Allolio-Näcke, Lars; Demmrich, Sarah. 2023. ‘Religion und Religiosität.’ In Kulturpsychologie. Eine Einführung., edited by Wolfradt, Uwe; Allolio-Näcke, Lars; Ruppel, Paul Sebastian, 377–386. Wiesbaden: Springer VDI Verlag.
Entries in Encyclopediae (Book Contributions)
- Wolfradt Uwe, Demmrich Sarah. 2017. „Willwoll, Alexander.“ In Deutschsprachige Psychologinnen und Psychologen 1933-1945, herausgegeben von Wolfradt Uwe, Billmann-Mahecha Elfriede, Stock Armin, 479–480. 2^nd Ed. Berlin: Springer VDI Verlag.
- Demmrich Sarah. 2017. „Scheerer, Martin.“ In Deutschsprachige Psychologinnen und Psychologen 1933-1945, herausgegeben von Wolfradt Uwe, Billmann-Mahecha Elfriede, Stock Armin, 393–394. 2^nd Ed. Berlin: Springer VDI Verlag.
- Demmrich Sarah. 2017. „Hippius, Maria.“ In Deutschsprachige Psychologinnen und Psychologen 1933-1945, herausgegeben von Wolfradt Uwe, Billmann-Mahecha Elfriede, Stock Armin, 185–186. 2^nd Ed. Berlin: Springer VDI Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-15040-2.
- Demmrich Sarah. 2017. „Eliasberg, Wladimir.“ In Deutschsprachige Psychologinnen und Psychologen 1933-1945, herausgegeben von Wolfradt Uwe, Billmann-Mahecha Elfriede, Stock Armin, 105–106. 2^nd Ed. Berlin: Springer VDI Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-15040-2.
- Demmrich Sarah. 2014. „Scheerer, Martin.“ In Deutschsprachige Psychologinnen und Psychologen 1933-1945, herausgegeben von Wolfradt Uwe, Billmann-Mahecha Elfriede, Stock Armin, 395–396. 1^st Ed. Berlin: Springer VDI Verlag.
- Demmrich Sarah. 2014. „Hippius, Maria.“ In Deutschsprachige Psychologinnen und Psychologen 1933-1945, herausgegeben von Wolfradt Uwe, Billmann-Mahecha Elfriede, Stock Armin, 185–186. 1^st Ed. Berlin: Springer VDI Verlag.
- Demmrich Sarah. 2014. „Eliasberg, Wladimir.“ In Deutschsprachige Psychologinnen und Psychologen 1933-1945, herausgegeben von Wolfradt Uwe, Billmann-Mahecha Elfriede, Stock Armin, 107–108. 1^st Ed. Berlin: Springer VDI Verlag.
Theses (Doctoral or Postdoctoral)
- Demmrich Sarah. 2014. Religiosität und Rituale: Empirische Untersuchungen an ostdeutschen Jugendlichen Dissertation thesis, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg. DNB: DNB.
Scientific Talks
- Demmrich, Sarah (2021): ‘The Phenomenon of Possession in an Interreligious Context: The Study by Traugott K. Oesterreich (1921) and its Contemporary Relevance’. Ancient and Modern Ideas of Possession, University of Innsbruck, Austria, 29/9/2021.
- Demmrich, S., Pollack, D., & Müller, O. (2021): ‘The role of religiosity and fundamentalism in acceptance of religious violence: A study among Muslims of Turkish origin in Germany’. Conference of the European Academy of Religion (EuARe) (European Academy of Religion (EuARe)), University of Münster, Germany, 1/9/2021.
- Demmrich, Sarah (2021): „The phenomenon of possession in an interreligious context: The study by Traugott K. Oesterreich (1921) and its contemporary relevance“. Hans Kilian Vorlesung (Hans Kilian und Lotte Köhler-Centrum), Universität Bochum, 14/7/2021.
- Ringnes, Hege K., & Demmrich, Sarah (2021): ‘Emotional Forecasting: Emotional Implications of Eschatological Expectations among Jehovah´s Witnesses’. Conference on Apocalypticism and Millenarianism (CenSAMM): Critical and Interdisciplinary Approaches , Online, 30/6/2021.
- Pollack, Detlef, Demmrich, Sarah, & Müller, Olaf (2021): ‘Religious Fundamentalism: The case of Muslims of Turkish origin in Germany’. “Religious Fundamentalism: New Challenges in Theory and Empirics across Cultures and Religions" (Cluster of Excellence 'Religion & Politics'), University of Münster, 12/3/2021.
- Demmrich, Sarah; Müller, Olaf; Pollack, Detlef (2021): „Religion and integration among Muslims of Turkish origin in Germany“. Jahrestagung 2020 des Arbeitskreises quantitative Religionsforschung (AKqR)„Religion und Migration“ (Arbeitskreis Quantitative Religionsforschung), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität und Universität Leipzig (online), 5/2/2021.
- Demmrich, Sarah (2020): ‘Migration and Religion- New Frontiers in the Intersection between Sociology and Psychology - (Keynote)’. International Multidisciplinary Conference on the topic „Transformations and Challenges in the Global World" (South-West University "Neofit Rilski"), Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, 15/10/2020.
- Demmrich, Sarah; Huber, Stefan (2020): „Multidimensionality of Spirituality“. 10. Interdisziplinäre Tagung des Zentralinstituts »Anthropologie der Religion(en)« vom 29.9. bis 1.10. 2020 an der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg »Spiritualität«, Erlangen, 30/9/2020.
- Demmrich, Sarah (2020): ‘Turkish-Muslim Religiosity in Europe: Discussion on Peculiarities and Generalizations’. Din Psikolojisi E-Seminerleri (Din Psikolojisi Dernegi), Istanbul, 30/5/2020.
- Demmrich, Sarah; Müller, Olaf; Pollack, Detlef (2019): ‘Religious fundamentalism: the case of Muslims of Turkish origin in Germany’. Conference of the International Association for the Psychology of Religion (IAPR) 2019 (IAPR), Gdansk, Poland, 3/9/2019.
- Skrzypińska, Katarzyna; Lazar, Aryeh; Ladd, Kevin; Demmrich, Sarah; Kaplan, Hasan; Chen, Zhuo Job (2019): ‘The Threefold Nature of Spirituality (TNS) model: the Relationship between Rational, Emotional and Spiritual Intelligences - Cross-Cultural Approach’. Conference of the International Association for the Psychology of Religion (IAPR) 2019 (IAPR), Gdansk, Poland, 2/9/2019.
- Ringnes, Hege Kristin; Demmrich, Sarah; Hegstad, Harald; Stalsett, Gry; Danbolt, Lars Johan (2019): ‘Emotional forecasting: Future emotions having impact on present emotions in end time-oriented Jehovah's Witnesses’. Conference of the International Association for the Psychology of Religion (IAPR) 2019 (IAPR), Gdansk, Poland, 1/9/2019.
- Hege K. Ringnes, Sarah Demmrich, Harald Hegstad, Gry Stålsett, Lars Johan Danbolt (2019): ‘The Influence of Eschatological Doctrine on Individual’s Belief: Paradise Prospect of Jehova’s Witnesses and Their Emotional Implications’. Religiosity in East & West: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges (Institut für Soziologie), WWU, 27/6/2019.
- Sümeyya Atmaca, Sarah Demmrich (2019): ‘Body image and religiosity among Muslim women in Turkey: Challenges of generalization and Western measurements’. Religiosity in East & West: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges (Institut für Soziologie), WWU, 26/6/2019.
- Sarah Demmrich (2019): „Eine religionspsychologische Perspektive auf Besessenheit: Die Studie von Traugott Konstantin Oesterreich (1921) und ihre heutige Relevanz“. Kolloquium des IGPP (Institut für Grenzgebiete der Psychologie und Psychohygiene e.V.), Freiburg i. Br., 5/6/2019.
- Demmrich, Sarah; Domsgen, Michael (2019): „Religiosity of adolescents in East Germany - New religious rituals and their functions in a highly secular context“. Hallesche Abendgespräche, Theologische Fakultät MLU Halle-Wittenberg, 13/5/2019.
- Demmrich, Sarah (2018): „Obsession from the perspective of the psychology of religion: The study by Traugott Konstantin Oesterreich (1921) and its contemporary today“. „Religion und Kultur: Fachhistorische Perspektiven“, MLU Halle-Wittenberg, 2/11/2018.
- Demmrich, Sarah; Müller, Olaf; Pollack, Detlef (2018): „Religiosity and Integration among the population of migrants of Turkish origin“. 39. DGS Kongress (DGS), Göttingen, 26/9/2018.
- Demmrich, Sarah; Müller, Olaf; Pollack, Detlef (2018): ‘Religiosity and integration among the population of Turkish immigrant background in Germany’. ESA RN 34 - Mid-term Conference "Religions and Identities in the European Migration Crisis", University of Turin, Turin, Italy, 30/8/2018.
- Demmrich, Sarah (2018): „Spirituality among adolescents in East Germany: New spiritual rituals and their psychological functions in a highly secular context“. Arbeitsgruppe Empirische Religionsforschung (AGER), Theologische Fakultät, Universität Bern (Schweiz), 16/6/2018.
- Demmrich, Sarah (2018): „Emotion regulation and religiosity: "Be not the slave of your moods, but their master"“. Gesellschaft für Baha'i Studien, Münster, 11/2/2018.
- Demmrich, Sarah (2017): „Rituals of East German adolescents - why? The construction of personal identity by personal rituals“. 8. Arbeitskreis quantitative Religionsforschung: „Religion und Identität(en) –Wirkungsweise, Interaktion, und Messbarkeit“, Düsseldorf, 28/10/2017.
- Demmrich, Sarah (2017): „Award Ceremony: Acknowledgement and Introduction to the project "Between Desire and Reality: Cultural and Social Integration in the Self-Image of Muslims in Germany"“. 13. Tagung der Kulturpsychologie: Emigration, Migration und Kultur (Gesellschaft für Kulturpsychologie & Geschichte der Psychologie), Hannover, 15/9/2017.
- Atmaca, Sümeyya; Demmrich, Sarah (2017): ‘Body Image & Religiosity among Veiled and Non-Veiled Turkish Women’. Conference of the International Association for the Psychology of Religion (IAPR), Hamar, Norway, 23/8/2017.
- Demmrich, Sarah (2016): „Religionspsychologie – Ein Fach voller Herausforderungen“. Theologische Fakultät, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Deutschland, 28/6/2016.
- Demmrich, Sarah (2015): ‘New religious rituals among East German adolescents: Religious experience during mourning and music rituals in a highly secular context’. Konferenz der International Association for the Psychology of Religion (IAPR) (http://www.iaprweb.org/conferences.html#), Marmara universität, Istanbul, Türkei, 27/8/2015.
- Demmrich, Sarah (2014): „Evaluationsbericht der Religionspädagogischen Qualifizierung für ErzieherInnen“. Regionalsynode der Evangelischen Kirche Mitteldeutschlands, EKM, Drübeck, Deutschland, 14/5/2014.
- Demmrich, Sarah (2013): ‘'And then I simply tried it' – Rituals and developmental tasks in the context of adolescent beliefs in East Germany’. Konferenz der International Association for the Psychology of Religion (IAPR), Universität Lausanne, Lausanne, Schweitz, 28/8/2013.
- Demmrich, Sarah (2012): „Religiosity and Dissociation“. Pierre Janet Gesellschaft, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Deutschland, 15/11/2012.
- Demmrich, Sarah (2012): „Religiosity and Emotionregulation - Theretical Apects of Emotion Regulation from the Perspective of the Psychology of Religion“. Bahai Studienseminar in Tambach im Mai 2012 & “Forum Langenhain“ in Langenhain im September 2012, Tambach, Deutschland; Langenhain, Deutschland, 19/5/2012.
- Demmrich, Sarah (2012): „Rituale und Entwicklungsaufgaben im Kontext jugendlicher Religiosität in Ostdeutschland“. "Lässt sich Geschmack bilden für Religion?" - Eröffnungstagung der Forschungsstelle Religiöse Kommunikations- und Lernprozesse, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Deutschland, 12/4/2012.