• Religious studies is a social and cultural science that is independent of the confession. It compares culture with human actions, ideas and institutions in past and present, which are regarded as "religious". 
  • On the basis of diverse source material (texts, images, films, architectures, etc.) and empirical data (surveys, interviews, statistics, etc.), she asks about the functions of religion in society, basic patterns of religious change, and forms of interaction with others Religions or other social systems (e.g. politics, economy, law, science) and much more.