Sociology of Religion and Systematic Theology

We are working on a theory of religious praxis based on Pierre Bourdieu's sociology.

The main regional focus of our studies is Latin America and the USA.

Systematic-theological questions are dealt with in interdisciplinary dialogue with our research areas, mainly the sociology of religion.

The analysis of social actors' dispositions in the context of their positioning in social structures is our central research area in the fields of theory and methodology.

Different fundamentalisms and their political strategies are one of our oldest research areas.

One focus of our research in the sociology of religion is the analysis of the role of religious actors during or after armed conflict.