DFG Research Group “Transformation of Religion in the Modern Age”

Religion and Society in the Second Half of the 20th Century

The relations between religion and modernity are highly ambivalent. Whereas the previously dominant secularization paradigm had described the loss of significance of religion, recent decades saw the development of an opposing view, according to which the often-discussed decline in church membership and weakening church-state-relations are only two of the relevant phenomena. In fact, there has been an unexpected return of religion in various societal spheres.

This DFG research group examines the societal background of religious change, the changing perspective of religion and changing forms of religious organization. We are working on the assumption that changes in individual religiosity (including their institutional mediation) are closely connected to the differentiation of social spheres in 20th century industrialized societies. In addition, we will examine the religious change against the background of the current revolutions in education, communication, and time management with their new patterns of work and consumption. The research group is divided into three subdivisions:

We focus our studies on the post-war period and the "dynamic times" of the 1960s and 1970s, which significantly affected the traditional forms of religious life. Our research explicitly considers new forms of religiosity.

Duration

2006 - 2012

Funded by

Affiliated Persons

FB

Florian Bock

Research Associate

Universitätsstraße 150
44801  Bochum
Office GA 6/146
+49 234 32-27011
florian.bock@rub.de
RC

Dr. Raida Chbib

Research Associate

raida.chbib@rub.de
WD

Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Damberg

Project Leader

Universitätsstraße 150
44801  Bochum
Office GA 6/143
+49 234 32-23109
wilhelm.damberg@rub.de
RF

Ronald Funke

Research Associate

Office Haus D; Raum 105
+49 641 99-28318
ronald.funke@gmail.com
SG

Sven-Daniel Gettys

Research Associate

Office GA 6/153
+49 234 32-26717
sven-daniel.gettys@rub.de
AH

Dr. Andreas Henkelmann

Research Associate

Universitätsstraße 150
44801  Bochum
Office GA 6/145
+49 234 32-24711
ahenkelmann@web.de
MH

Dr. Markus Hero

Research Associate

Universitätsstraße 150
44801  Bochum
Office FNO 01/175
+49 234 32-23878
markus.hero@rub.de
Photograph of Prof. Dr. Lucian Hölscher

Prof. Dr. Lucian Hölscher

Project Leader

Universitätsstr. 90a
44789  Bochum
Office 3.14
+49 234 32-24691
lucian.hoelscher@rub.de
TJ

Prof. Dr. Traugott Jähnichen

Project Leader

Office GA 7/155
+49 234 32-24805
traugott.jaehnichen@rub.de
UK

Dr. Uwe Kaminsky

Research Associate

Office GA 7/152
+49 234 32-24804
dr.uk@web.de
Photograph of Prof. Dr. Volkhard Krech

Prof. Dr. Volkhard Krech

Project Leader

Universitätsstr. 90a
44789  Bochum
Office 3.12
+49 234 32-22395
volkhard.krech@rub.de
TM

Dr. Thomas Mittmann

Research Associate

+49 234 32-28793
Thomas.Mittmann@rub.de
RO

Dr. Rosel Oehmen-Vieregge

Research Associate

Universitätsstraße 150
44801  Bochum
Office GA 6/147
+49 234 32-29811
rosel.oehmen-vieregge@rub.de
DO

Dr. Dimitrij Owetschkin

Research Associate

Office Haus der Geschichte der Ruhrgebiets, Raum 203
+49 234 32-22541
dimitrij.owetschkin@rub.de
ST

Sebastian Tripp

Research Associate

Office GA 6/147
+49 234 32-29811
sebastian.tripp@rub.de