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New graduate centre: "Glocal Religiosities: Entanglements, Identities, Belongings"

A new graduate centre will be launched at the University of Erfurt in January 2025 as part of the Erfurt Doctoral and Postdoctoral Programme (EPPP). Over the next two years, "Glocal Religiosities: Entanglements, Identities, Belongings" (GlocRel for short) focuses on the varying ways in which global narratives become woven together with local traditions and practices in different religious contexts and communities.

The graduate centre was initiated by Professor Patrick Becker (Faculty of Catholic Theology) and Professor Katharina Waldner (Faculty of Philosophy).Other founding members of the research group are Dr Christoph Günther, Professor Vasilios Makrides and Dr Isabella Schwaderer (all Faculty of Philosophy).

The complex interdependencies and patterns of influence that have arisen through processes of globalisation mean that both local and global narratives play an important role in the development of social identities and belongings. Researchers within the GlocRel centre aim to explore these – contemporary or historical – entanglements from a range of different transdisciplinary standpoints.

Work at the centre seeks to analyse the convictions and experiences of individuals or collectives as well as the processes which contribute to the creation of meaning and identity, insofar as these can be interpreted as expressions of religiosity. The centre draws upon the methodological and theoretical diversity of cultural and social studies. It seeks to bring historical perspectives on religious thought and praxis into dialogue with empirical methods of research, combining broad transcultural perspectives with attention to local situations and circumstances.

Contact persons:

Inhaberin der Professur für Allgemeine Religionswissenschaft
(Faculty of Philosophy)
Lehrgebäude 4 / Raum E16
Office hours
Montag 16-18 Uhr (Vorlesungzeit)
n. Vereinbarung (Vorlesungsfreie Zeit)
Präsenz oder online:
https://uni-erfurt.webex.com/meet/katharina_waldner
Profile page
Holder of the Professorship for Fundamental Theology and Religious Studies
(Faculty of Catholic Theology)
C14 "Villa Martin" Raum E09
Office hours
digital (Webex) or in person by appointment
Profile page

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