"Religion and Transformation in Contemporary Society"
brings together research on religion at the University of Vienna and makes it internationally visible. The centre currently involves around 70 researchers from 8 faculties and 14 disciplines (Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox and Islamic theology, Jewish Studies, Islamic Studies and Religious Studies, Social Sciences, Law and Cultural Studies, History, Philosophy and Education, Evolutionary Biology).
Since our founding in 2010, we explore the reciprocal relationship between religion, religiosity and transformation processes in contemporary global contexts. The RaT research centre considers itself an academic contribution to a dialogue between the large religious traditions on the one hand and religion and the secular world on the other.
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Publications
Here you can find an overview of the latest scientific publications of the research centre. This includes our journal JRAT, the Supplementa belonging to the journal and the RaT book series:
New Issue: RaT Series Volume 33,
Blicklichter und Grenzgänge. Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven auf Religion, Gender und das Lebensende
edited by Lukas K. Pokorny, Leona Mörth-Nicola, and Kerstin Tretina
New Issue: RaT Series Volume 35,
Die Hyperbolé der Wirklichkeit. Metaphysik nach dem Ende der Metaphysik
New Issue: RaT Series Volume 32, Das Böse in Gott? Ontologie des Bösen und des Leidens in der Philosophie Luigi Pareysons
by Mattia Coser
Most recent open access articles published "in advance":
- Abdessamad Belhaj: Fear without Power: The Awe of the Contemporary Sunni Scholars (haybat al-ʿulamāʾ)
- Vedran Obućina: A Charisma for the Interreligious Dialogue: Case Study of Chiara Lubich
- Benoît Vermander: De « L’École du Mystère (xuanxue) » à Michel de Certeau : l’art de commenter les textes mystiques
- Marion Rastelli: Rāmānuja As a Charismatic Person. A Glimpse Into a Medieval South-Indian Hindu Tradition
- Joaquín Serrano del Pozo: The labarum of Constantine as a Charismatic Object
- Alar Kilp und Jerry G. Pankhurst: State, Church and Values during the Ukraine Crisis: the Dynamics of Charisma in Russia and Estonia
To access more articles currently published "in advance", click here.
RaT Features
In this category, we present a selection of recent books and projects by our members. Currently:
Rüdiger Lohlker: Geschichte des islamischen Denkens über Herrschaft. Facultas 2025
Zekirija Sejdini (ed.): Forum Islamisch-Theologische Studien (1/2025)
Marco Fiorletta: Hölderlin e l’immagine socchiusa. Riflessioni sul frammento «Und der Himmel wird…» dello Homburger Folioheft tra materialità, divino e segno, in: Studia theodisca – Hölderliniana IV (2025): 291–315