About the Centre for Religion &
Political Culture
The Centre for Religion and Political Culture is co-directed by Professor Graham Ward and Dr. Michael Hoelzl and currently hosts a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dr. Timothy Stanley. Members of the CRPC undertake research in the field of Religion and Politics: the complex history of their relationship. The research undertaken does not issue from any one particular political or religious standpoint and politics is understood broadly, from the regulation of social relations on a micro- and macro-level to the historical development of political concepts.
The two co-directors of the centre, Professor Graham Ward and Dr. Michael Hoelzl edit a book series with Continuum designed to disseminate research work undertaken and to provide a publishing platform for junior as well as senior academics whose research is in religion and political culture. See Continuum Studies in Religion and Political Culture for more information.
Research Themes 2009-2012
- Democracy and Dictatorship
- Theology of Sovereignty
- The Structural Transformation of Believing
- The Religious and Political Boundaries of Europe