Junior professorship of Religious Studies (Prof. Rüsch)

Status: Organisation is active

Website: https://www.uni-muenster.de/EvTheol/rwit/

Address:

Universitätsstr. 15-17

48143 Münster

Germany

Publications

Pandemikku-ka ni okeru bukkyō shoha no henbō: Kyōgi hōyō sōgi no kanten kara パンデミック下における仏教諸派の変貌：教義・法要・葬儀の観点から [Veränderungen der buddhistischen Schulen in Pandemiezeiten: Zu Aspekten der Lehre, von Ritualen und Beerdigungen] Rüsch, Markus (2025) In: Fujihara, Tatsushi 藤原辰史; Kōzai, Toyoko 香西豊子 (eds.), Ekibyō to jinbungaku: Aragai, kakitome, machiukeru 疫病と人文学：あらがい、書きとめ、待ちうける [Pandemien und Geisteswissenschaften: Streiten, niederschreiben, erwarten], 91-116. Tokyo: Iwanami shoten. Research article (book contribution) \| Published
Handing Down the Flame of the Dharma: Rites and Practices at the Sacred Sites of Japanese Buddhism Miyagi, Tainen; Mitsunaga, Kakudō; Asada, Masahiro; Sagawa, Fumon; Katō, Chōin; Kusunoki, Junshō (2025) Tokyo/Berlin/Boston: Maruzen. Translation of a monograph \| Published
Responsibility in the Shin Buddhist Sangha: Reflections on Evildoers and the Problem of Experience and Knowledge Rüsch, Markus (2025) In: Shin Buddhist, 14, 155-164. Research article (journal) \| Published
Body and Contemplation, Prayer and Ritual: A Buddhist Perspective Rüsch, Markus (2025) In: Harris, Elizabeth H.; Nehring, Andreas; Schmidt-Leukel, Perry (eds.), On the Body: Buddhist-Christian Dialogues, 287-303. Sankt Ottilien: EOS Verlag. Research article (book contribution) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
Yanagi Muneyoshi’s Philosophy of Aesthetics: The Social Implications of Art from an Adornian Perspective Rüsch, Markus (2025) In: European Journal of Japanese Philosophy, 10, 203-224. Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published

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Projects

The Methodological Function of the Hagiography of Huineng Duration: since 01/05/2024 Type of project: Own resources project
Shūkyō rinri to 'sekinin': Nihon bukkyō ni naizai suru kyōsei gainen to kankyō hogo ni okeru igi 宗教倫理と「責任」：日本仏教に内在する共生概念と環境保護における意義 [Religiöse Ethik und… Duration: 01/04/2023 - 31/01/2024 Type of project: Project carried out outside the University of Münster
Nihon bukkyō ni okeru ritagyō no shakai-teki igi: Aratana shūkyō rinri ni mukete 日本仏教における利他行の社会的意義：新たな宗教倫理に向けて [Die soziale Bedeutung der Praxis für andere im… Duration: 01/06/2022 - 31/03/2023 \| n.a. Funding period Type of project: Project carried out outside the University of Münster
Shūkyō kūkan no genshōgaku-teki saikō: Kyūshū no Amida shinkō no rogosu 宗教空間の現象学的再考―九州の阿弥陀信仰のロゴス― [Phänomenologische Revision des religiösen Raums: Der Logos… Duration: 01/04/2021 - 31/01/2024 \| 1st Funding period Type of project: Project carried out outside the University of Münster
Gūzen-sei o ikani ikiru ka: Gendai nihon no 'Amida shinkō' no shosō to sono genten 偶然性をいかに生きるか：現代日本の『阿弥陀信仰』の諸相とその原点 [Wie Kontingenz leben?: Die Vielfalt des… Duration: 09/11/2018 - 31/03/2020 \| n.a. Funding period Type of project: Project carried out outside the University of Münster

Promotionen

[Working title] Die erkenntnistheoretische Funktion der Hagiographie Huinengs
Candidate: ??? | Supervisors: Rüsch, Markus
Period of time: 01/05/2024 - today
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster

Vorträge

Tendai-shū no gyō ni okeru 'shizen' no igi: Ba - shutai - taishō 天台宗の行における「自然」の意義：場・主体・対象 [Die Bedeutung von "Natur" in der Praxis der Tendai-shū: Ort –… Rüsch, Markus (18/12/2025) Umweltethik aus christlicher und buddhistischer Perspektive キリスト教と仏教から見た環境倫理, Münster Type of talk: scientific talk
Western Influences on Buddhist Ritual during Japan’s Modernisation: Design and Sound Rüsch, Markus (14/11/2025) Intercultural Knowledge Transfer in (Transregional) Asian Religious Contexts, Münster Type of talk: scientific talk
Das Motiv von Befreiung als Antrieb und Hemmnis bei sozialem Engagement: Beispiele aus der Geschichte und Gegenwart des Buddhismus in Japan Rüsch, Markus (30/10/2025) Ringvorlesung: Befreiungsnarrative in den Religionen: Zwischenräume und Resonanzen, Münster Type of talk: scientific talk
Hongwanji in Warring Times: Focusing on the Ishiyama Hongwanji Period and the tenth monshu Shōnyo Rüsch, Markus (02/09/2025) European Shin Buddhist Conference, Oxford Type of talk: scientific talk
Raum als Zugang zu Konzepten von religiöser Tradition: Tempelanlagen als Mittel und Ausdruck von Wissenserhalt Rüsch, Markus (21/08/2025) Deutschsprachiger Japanologentag, Frankfurt a.M. Type of talk: scientific talk

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Parent organisational units

University of Münster
- Schools and Faculties
  - FB01 - Faculty of Protestant Theology
    - Institute for Religious Studies and Inter-Faith Theology

Pandemikku-ka ni okeru bukkyō shoha no henbō: Kyōgi hōyō sōgi no kanten kara パンデミック下における仏教諸派の変貌：教義・法要・葬儀の観点から [Veränderungen der buddhistischen Schulen in Pandemiezeiten: Zu Aspekten der Lehre, von Ritualen und Beerdigungen] Rüsch, Markus (2025) In: Fujihara, Tatsushi 藤原辰史; Kōzai, Toyoko 香西豊子 (eds.), Ekibyō to jinbungaku: Aragai, kakitome, machiukeru 疫病と人文学：あらがい、書きとめ、待ちうける [Pandemien und Geisteswissenschaften: Streiten, niederschreiben, erwarten], 91-116. Tokyo: Iwanami shoten. Research article (book contribution) \| Published
Handing Down the Flame of the Dharma: Rites and Practices at the Sacred Sites of Japanese Buddhism Miyagi, Tainen; Mitsunaga, Kakudō; Asada, Masahiro; Sagawa, Fumon; Katō, Chōin; Kusunoki, Junshō (2025) Tokyo/Berlin/Boston: Maruzen. Translation of a monograph \| Published
Responsibility in the Shin Buddhist Sangha: Reflections on Evildoers and the Problem of Experience and Knowledge Rüsch, Markus (2025) In: Shin Buddhist, 14, 155-164. Research article (journal) \| Published
Body and Contemplation, Prayer and Ritual: A Buddhist Perspective Rüsch, Markus (2025) In: Harris, Elizabeth H.; Nehring, Andreas; Schmidt-Leukel, Perry (eds.), On the Body: Buddhist-Christian Dialogues, 287-303. Sankt Ottilien: EOS Verlag. Research article (book contribution) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
Yanagi Muneyoshi’s Philosophy of Aesthetics: The Social Implications of Art from an Adornian Perspective Rüsch, Markus (2025) In: European Journal of Japanese Philosophy, 10, 203-224. Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published

The Methodological Function of the Hagiography of Huineng Duration: since 01/05/2024 Type of project: Own resources project
Shūkyō rinri to 'sekinin': Nihon bukkyō ni naizai suru kyōsei gainen to kankyō hogo ni okeru igi 宗教倫理と「責任」：日本仏教に内在する共生概念と環境保護における意義 [Religiöse Ethik und… Duration: 01/04/2023 - 31/01/2024 Type of project: Project carried out outside the University of Münster
Nihon bukkyō ni okeru ritagyō no shakai-teki igi: Aratana shūkyō rinri ni mukete 日本仏教における利他行の社会的意義：新たな宗教倫理に向けて [Die soziale Bedeutung der Praxis für andere im… Duration: 01/06/2022 - 31/03/2023 \| n.a. Funding period Type of project: Project carried out outside the University of Münster
Shūkyō kūkan no genshōgaku-teki saikō: Kyūshū no Amida shinkō no rogosu 宗教空間の現象学的再考―九州の阿弥陀信仰のロゴス― [Phänomenologische Revision des religiösen Raums: Der Logos… Duration: 01/04/2021 - 31/01/2024 \| 1st Funding period Type of project: Project carried out outside the University of Münster
Gūzen-sei o ikani ikiru ka: Gendai nihon no 'Amida shinkō' no shosō to sono genten 偶然性をいかに生きるか：現代日本の『阿弥陀信仰』の諸相とその原点 [Wie Kontingenz leben?: Die Vielfalt des… Duration: 09/11/2018 - 31/03/2020 \| n.a. Funding period Type of project: Project carried out outside the University of Münster