The Network explores religion as belief and knowledge—examining systems of thought, interpretation, and transmission across traditions. It studies religion as ritual and practice, looking at embodiment, aesthetics, and everyday spirituality. Finally, it approaches religion as culture and public discourse, addressing representation, governance, media, and the role of religion in shaping education, rights, and policy. Together these themes build a framework that situates religion within the broader negotiations of meaning and belonging in contemporary life.
On the sources, modes, and manifestations of religiosity.
On learning religious ways, spiritual ways of life, and religious institutions.
On variations in religious forms and the relationships between different religions.
On the relations of religion to the state and civil society.