Center for Religion and Modernity (CRM)
Status: Organisation is active
Phone number: +49 251 83-25448
Fax number: +49 251 83-23586
Email address: religionundmoderne@uni-muenster.de
| Address: | Robert-Koch-Str. 29 48149 Münster Germany |
Profile
The Center for Religion and Modernity (CRM) is an interdisciplinary research cluster at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität (WWU) which focuses on investigating the changing role of religions, churches, religious communities, and religious actors in modern societies. Key aspects of the analysis are the conditions, consequences, and patterns of religious change in modern societies, the relationship between religion and politics, problems resulting from the increasing religious pluralism, and the legal regulation of members of different denominations living together. Apart from the scholarly analysis of the above mentioned aspects, the Center for Religion and Modernity aims at fostering dialogue with the public.
Publications
Wandusim, Michael F. (2025) In: Schliesser, Benjamin; Feldmeier, Reinhard; Frey, Jörg (eds.), Geist: Phänomenologie - Religionsgeschichte - Theologie, 1153-1174. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck Verlag. doi:10.1628/978-3-16-164849-6 Research article (book contribution) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Schneider, Mathias (2025) In: Merian, Katharina (eds.), Repräsentation. Ein neues christologisches Modell im Kontext der Religionen, 135-157. Zürich: Theologischer Verlag Zürich. Research article (book contribution) | Published | |
Brunner, Michael Philipp (2025) Review article (book contribution) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Schmidt-Leukel, Perry (2025) Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlagshaus. Book (monograph) | Published | |
Wandusim, Michael F. (2025) In: Review of Biblical Literature, 08/2025. Review (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published |
Projects
Duration: 01/04/2023 - 31/03/2026 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: 01/07/2022 - 30/06/2024 Funded by: John Templeton Foundation Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: 01/01/2021 - 30/06/2025 | 2nd Funding period Funded by: MKW - Forschungskolleg Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: 01/12/2019 - 31/07/2020 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: 01/11/2019 - 31/12/2023 | 2nd Funding period Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme Type of project: Individual project |
Preisverleihungen
| Ulrich Winkler Award for Comparative Theology and the Study of Religions 2023 in the category: Comparative Theology and the Study of Religions Awarded by: Center for Intercultural Theology and the Study of Religion, Paris Lodron University Salzburg Award given to: Schneider, Mathias Announced at: 03/08/2023 | Date of awarding: 03/08/2023 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| PhD Scholarship Awarded by: Bread for the World Award given to: Wandusim, Michael F. Announced at: 01/05/2017 Type of distinction: Scholarship |
Promotionen
| [Working title] Queer Religiosity Candidate: Nelli Felker | Supervisors: Michalowski, Ines; Röder, Antje Period of time: 01/04/2020 - today Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Ein Vergleich der Regulierungsstrategien religiöser Pluralität von Reform Judaism und Conservative Judaism in den USA und ihr Einfluss auf interreligiöse… Candidate: Herholz, Martin | Supervisors: Grundmann, Regina; Reuter, Astrid Period of time: 30/06/2024 - 01/11/2029 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Correlations between values concerning the common good and religiosity Candidate: Porada, Chiara | Supervisors: Pollack, Detlef; Pickel, Gert Period of time: 01/11/2019 - 01/06/2023 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Religiöse Identitätsbildung junger Alevit*innen und Sunnit*innen im Spannungsfeld von Herkunftsmilieus und gesellschaftlichen Anpassungserwartungen. Eine… Candidate: Loth, Martina | Supervisors: Pollack, Detlef Gärtner, Christel | Reviewers: Pollack, Detlef Gärtner, Christel Period of time: 14/12/2021 - 27/06/2022 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Rahmenbedingungen und Muster zivilgesellschaftlicher Performanz von religiösen und säkularen Migrantenselbstorganisationen in Nordrhein-Westfalen Candidate: Klie, Wiebke Anna | Supervisors: Pollack, Detlef; Michalowski, Ines | Reviewers: Pollack, Detlef; Michalowski, Ines Period of time: 14/07/2020 - 04/12/2020 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |
Vorträge
| “For I have sent them” (Acts 10:20b) - The Speaking Spirit as a Key Aspect of Pneumatology in Acts Wandusim, Michael F. (22/09/2025) Doctoral Seminar (Biblical Studies), University of Helsinki Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| The Bible and Christianity in the Global South as a Thematic Focus of Intercultural Theology Wandusim, Michael F. (13/06/2025) Publication Workshop: Intercultural theology (ICT) as an interdisciplinary science, Hermannsburg Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Missionsbibelübersetzung – sachgemäß und kultursensibel. Beispiele aus Westafrika Wandusim, Michael F. (20/03/2025) Gottes Wort für alle Welt!? Bibeln und Mission im kolonialen Kontext, Stuttgart Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| African Agency in Mission Bible Translation in Colonial West Africa: Case Studies from the Gold Coast (Ghana) and German-Togoland Wandusim, Michael F. (10/10/2024) 3rd Conference of the Network of Intercultural Theology, Loccum Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| The New Testament and Politics in Ghana: A Postcolonial Analysis of Receptions of Matthew in Ghanaian Politics (2017 – 2023) Wandusim, Michael F. (01/08/2024) 2024 SBL International Meeting, Amsterdam Type of talk: scientific talk |