Religious and spiritual plurality in the Western world

The Research Master’s in Religious Studies focuses on the history and presence of religious and spiritual diversity in Europe and in its wider Mediterranean, Eurasian and Transatlantic context. The programme emphasises the processes of religious diversification in different socio-cultural contexts. It trains you in both the historical as well as the empirical study of religious cultures, countercultures and spiritualities, including the interdisciplinary study of ideas, narratives, practices, institutions and their interactions. 

Religious Studies provides a stimulating research environment for students to develop their research skills in the field of religious studies. The focus is on exploring religious and spiritual diversity in Europe and its broader context, examining historical and contemporary religious cultures, countercultures, and spiritualities, including the interdisciplinary study of ideas, narratives, practices, and institutions.

Is Religious Studies right for you?

1. You want to explore the processes of religious diversification in different socio-cultural contexts.
2. You are interested in the analysis of spirituality and religion in the history of Western culture and in contemporary societies. 
3. You would like to engage in interdisciplinary research cutting across methodological and traditional disciplinary boundaries. 
4. You want to focus on the history and presence of religious and spiritual diversity in Europe and in its wider Mediterranean, Eurasian and Transatlantic context. 

Degree certificate

The Research Master's programme Religious Studies is an accredited degree programme. After successful completion of this programme, you will receive a legally accredited Master’s degree in Theology and Religious Studies and the title Master of Arts (MA).