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Call for KHK Fellowship Applications 2018/2019

Bochum's Käte Hamburger Kolleg Dynamics in the History of Religions between Asia and Europe is pleased to invite appplications for …

Exploring Tradition and Religion. Deepening an International Cooperation

For the first time the Center for Religious Studies (CERES) of the Ruhr Universität Bochum organises a joint workshop with …

Traditional Buddhist Center for Education

Buddhism had not only had its beginning on the Indian sub-continent but also had an impact on its civilisations for …

Koselleck Project: Theorizing the Evolution of Religion

Time and again, researchers within the sciences, social sciences, and humanities have focused on how religion emerged and developed in …

We support the "March for Science"

The Center for Religious Studies (CERES) supports the "March for Science", which will take place worldwide on April 22, 2017. …

Open for Application: ERiC Summer School, 25 July - 01 August 2017, Bochum

The Eurasian Religions in Contact Summer School provides a format for introducing and discussing cutting-edge research relating to the problems …

The Sun, the Moon, and the Fire Rooster

On 28th of January 2017 the Chinese New Year begun with traditional festivities. This year follows the zodiac sign of …

New Publication on Religion and the Spatial Turn published

The latest volume of the series "Dynamics in the History of Religions" (Brill) has been published recently. Edited …

On the Buddhist Road: CERES Researcher receives ERC Grant

The European Research Council finances the research project of religious studies scholar Carmen Meinert with two million euros. Her team …

New Research Project analyses the Formation of the Buddhist Nyingma Tradition in Tibet

An international research team led by Prof. Dr. Carmen Meinert (CERES) analyses Tibetian sources of the 12th century in order …