Research

The Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies is research-driven. The research is strongly interdisciplinary in character and cooperation with societal partners and stakeholders in the public domain is actively pursued.

The scientific expertise of department is wide-ranging: from expertise in philosophy and artificial intelligence to proficiency in Arabic, Islam and Christianity as well as in other religious and secular traditions.

The Research Institute for Philosophy and Religious Studies (OFR) coordinates the research in the fields of:

Philosophy

- in particular into its history and into the main systematic philosophical questions and their applications. Great emphasis is put on educating scientific 'offspring'. Read more about research in the field of Philosophy.

Religious Studies

- interdisciplinary study of religion, with an emphasis on Christianity and Islam. (Post)secular moral and social orders and their interplay with religious imaginaries are further priorities of our research. Read more about research in the field of Religious Studies.

• Recent publications

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    Wealth and Power: Philosophical Perspectives

    Publication

    17 November 2022

    The new book Wealth & Power by Professor of Political Philosophy and Economic Ethics Rutger Claassen, among others, explores the link between wealth and politics.
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    Protestantism as a Worldwide Renewal Movement from 1945 until Today: Panoramic Survey

    Publication

    22 August 2022

    In his book, Emeritus Professor of Missiology Jan Jongeneel discusses Protestantism in 199 countries around the world.
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    Printing Spinoza: A Descriptive Bibliography of the Works Published in the Seventeenth Century (Open Access)

    Publication

    4 July 2022

    On 8 July the (open access) book Printing Spinoza, written by Jeroen van de Ven, will be launched.

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