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Panel 2 – religious studies
PANEL 2 – RELIGIOUS STUDIES
CONTENTS
1. Introduction...............................................................................................81
2. Overall Assessment.....................................................................................81
3. Research Quality........................................................................................ 82
4. Areas of Excellence.................................................................................... 82
5. Resarch Activity and Teaching.................................................................... 82
6. Future Potentials and Possibilities............................................................... 82
7. Gender and Equal Opportunity Issues........................................................ 83
8. Appendix................................................................................................... 83
1. Introduction
In the present stage CTR (Centre of Theology and Religious Studies) is
part of the Faculty of Humanities and Theology with the status of a center.
In 2009 CTR will be transformed into a department of the Faculty of
Humanities and Theology. CTR currently includes the following areas:
History of Religion, Biblical Studies, History of Christianity, Studies in
Faith and Philosophies. CTR has 15 full professors (10 of them senior
p.) and 11 associate professors, 5 assistance professors and 4 assistant
researchers.
CTR is internationally known for excellent exegesis and excellent church
history. The theological profile of the CTR emphasizes the study of theological
notions and practices in the historical settings of the Biblical texts
as well as in the settings that from early on and up until modern times
were decisively influenced by these texts. The profile in Religious studies
is concerned with the roles of religion(s) in western multicultural societies
and their relation to traditional western and non western societies and
religious milieus. A strong focus lies on the study of the religious scene of
the middle East and India.
2. Overall Assessment
The quality of research of CTR ranges from excellent in some units to
good/very good in others.
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