"Religion and Transformation in Contemporary Society"
brings together research on religion at the University of Vienna and makes it internationally visible. The centre currently involves around 60 researchers from 7 faculties and 14 disciplines (Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox and Islamic theology, Jewish Studies, Islamic Studies and Religious Studies, Social Sciences, Law and Cultural Studies, Philosophy and Education).
Since our foundation in 2010, we explore the reciprocal relationship between religion, religiosity and transformation processes in contemporary global contexts.
News
Events
In this column you can find an overview of current events:
Workshop:
(Queer) Sexuality – Religion – Colonialism
When: March 12, 2024, 3-6:30 p.m.
Where: Dean’s office at the Faculty of Catholic Theology, University of Vienna, Universitätsring 1 (staircase 8, 2nd floor)
Organized by the Research Platform GAIN - Gender: Ambivalent In_Visibilities in cooperation with RaT.
Book launch:
The Christian Right in Europe: Movements, Networks, and Denominations
When: March 14, 2024, 05:30-07:00 p.m.
Where: Vienna Campus of the Central European University, Quellenstrasse 51, Room: D-001
Zoom link available upon request
Conference:
Religionskunde im Ethikunterricht – Anfragen aus Theorie und Praxis
Organized by the Österreichische Gesellschaft für Religionswissenschaft (ÖGRW)
If you are interested in participating, please register via mail at: religionswissenschaft@univie.ac.at by March 11.
When: March 15, 2024, 09 a.m.-01 p.m.
Where: Otto-Mauer-Zentrum, Währinger Straße 2-4, 1010 Vienna
Conference:
Second Austrian Hebrew Bible colloquium
When: April 5, 2024, 08:30 a.m. - 03:45 p.m.
Where: University of Vienna, Main Building, Deans Office at the Faculty of Catholic Theology
(Universitätsring 1, staircase 8, 2nd floor)
Those interested are asked to register via mail at: annette.schellenberg@univie.ac.at.
VDTR Public Lecture:
Die christliche Recht in Europa: Inhalte, Akteuer und transantionale Verknüpfungen
Lecture by Kristina Stoeckl
When: April 10, 2024, 5 p.m. - 06:30 p.m.
Where: Dekanatssaal at the Faculty of Catholic Theology, Universitätsring 1 (staircase 8, 2nd floor)
Book Presentation:
Book Presentation and Panel Discussion of: "Where two or three are connected" by VDTR PhD candidate J. J. Warren
When: April 18, 2024, 05:30 p.m.-08 p.m.
Where: Dekanatssitzungssaal of the Faculty of Catholic Theology, Main Building of the University of Vienna, Universitätsring 1, staircase 8, 2nd floor.
Conference:
Wissen als Machtinstrument: Kontinuität von Antimuslimischem Rassismus in Österreich
When: April 19-20, 2024
Where: Campus University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 2, 1090 Vienna; Veranstaltungsraum Türkenstraße 3 (former. AAI), Türkenstraße 3, 1090 Vienna
Lecture:
Missionary Ethnography: Indigenous Knowledge and/or African Christian Modernity?
A lecture by Prof. Lize Kriel, University of Pretoria
When: May 7, 2024, 05 p.m.-07 p.m.
Where: Department of African Studies, Campus of the University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 2, courtyard 5, seminar room 1
Workshop:
Komparative Theologie aus islamisch-theologischer Perspektive
When: May 22, 2024, 09 a.m.-01:30 p.m.
Where: Deans office, Faculty of Catholic Theology, Universitätsring 1 (stairway 8, 2nd floor), 1010 Vienna
In cooperation with the Paderborner Institut für Islamische Theologie
Publications
Here you can find an overview of the latest scientific publications of the research centre. This includes our journal JRAT, the Supplementa belonging to the journal and the RaT book series:
New Issue: JRAT Supplementa Volume 3, Religious Experience, Secular Reason and Politics around 1945. Sources for Rethinking Religion and Spirituality in Contemporary Societies
edited by Hans Schelkshorn and Herman Westerink
New Issue: JRAT 9 (2/2023), From Syncretism to Hybridity: Transformations in African-derived American Religions
New Issue: RaT Series volume 26, Zeiten wenden?! Konstellationen von Gottesreden nach der Postmoderne
edited by Anne-Kathrin Fischbach and Stephan Tautz
New Issue: RAT Series volume 27, Jesus, Josefs Sohn. Der Messias als Tor des Bundes
edited by Wolfgang Treitler
Article published "in advance":
Strube, Julian: Religious Comparativism, Esotericism, and the Global Occult: A Methodological Outline
This article will be integrated in our upcoming issue JRAT 10 (1/2024) "Global Religious History: Perspectives for Religious Comparativism"
Article published "in advance":
Maltese, Giovanni: Phallogocentrism, Global Entanglements and Comparison in the Study of Religion. Mysticism and Gender as Category of Knowledge among Muslim Intellectuals (1938–41)
This article will be integrated in our upcoming issue JRAT 10 (1/2024) "Global Religious History: Perspectives for Religious Comparativism"
Article published "in advance":
Schmidt, Bettina E. and Stockly, Kate: The Fruits of Spiritual Experiences during the Pandemic: COVID-19 and the Effects of Non-Ordinary Experiences
RaT Features
In this category, we present a selection of recent books and projects by our members. Currently:
Religion in Austria. Volume 7. Edited by Hans Gerald Hödl and Lukas Pokorny. Vienna: Praesens 2022.
Eleven, Martin (2023): Politischer Nihilismus. Alain Badiou und das Denken der Gegenwart. Turia + Kant Verlag
Kuran, Daniel (2023): Religion and the Expressionless—A Religious Perspective on Art in Benjamin. In: Religions 2023, 14(6), 703.