Disciplines and Research Areas

The VDTR doctoral students write their dissertations in a wide range of disciplines in the study of religion covering various theologies as well as the humanities and social sciences.

Biblical Studies

Canon Law and Religious Law

Department of Education

Faculty of Catholic Theology

Historical Theology and Church History

Intercultural Philosophy of Religion

Islamic-Theological Studies

Jewish Studies

Near Eastern Studies

Practical Theology, Psychology of Religion and Religious Education

Protestant Theology

Religious Studies, Systematic Theology and Ethics

South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies