Theologische Fakultät

Research

Faculty priority research programs

Theology, literary and religious history of the bible in its ancient contexts (biblical exegetics)

Theological ethics

Religious studies (ancient oriental, Mediterranean and European religious history; visible religion and ritual studies; contemporary religious culture)

Swiss reformation history

Hermeneutics and philosophy of religion

Participation in University Priority Research Programs (UFSP)

Asia and Europe

Ethics

Foundations of human social behaviour: altruism and egoism

Participation in national research projects

Center for Religion, Economics and Politics (site map)

Research database

You can find an overview of all research projects of the Faculty of Theology and its institutes in the research database

Research database of the University of Zurich

Electronic database for researchers

Alongside the databases of the Main Library University of Zurich (HBZ) and the Zurich Central Library (ZB) there are a range of other applications on a media server available for use by faculty members.

HBZZBInformation on the media server (internal)

The John Templeton Award for Theological Promise 2010

Annually twelve post-doctoral scholars from all over the world will be awarded $10,000 each for the best doctoral dissertation or first post-doctoral book related to the topic "God and Spirituality" (as broadly understood). Prize winners are expected to participate in an awards ceremony and a common colloquium. The award includes an additional stipend of up to $10,000 (for two years) per winner for giving public lectures at the invitation of academic institutions.

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