The research at the School of Theology and Religious Studies of the University of Tartu covers multiple fields associated with religion, from classical theological subjects to interdisciplinary research projects.
The most relevant and predominant research fields of the recent period include the history of ancient Middle-Eastern religions, science and religion, Estonian church history, and modern religious trends. Cooperation is supported by the Research Group on the History of Church and Religion in Estonia and the Collegium of Science and Religion, both founded at the theological faculty. In addition to these main research areas, notable contributions have been made in the study of the Old and New Testaments, psychology of religion, the study of Inca religion, Islamic studies, Judaic studies, classical systematic theology, practical theology, and religious education.
Title
Contextual factors of young people's attitudes and convictions in relation to religion and religious diversity (ETIS)
Olga Schihalejev
2012-2015
Formal and Theological Markers of Religious Groups in the Late Old Testament and Related Literature (ETIS)
Urmas Nõmmik
War and Religion in Near Eastern Cultures: Development of the Concept of Holy War from the Earliest Mesopotamian Cultures to Modern Day Islam (ETIS)
Thomas Kämmerer
2008-2009, 2011
The relations between religion and the state in early totalitarian society (ETIS)
Tarmo Kulmar
2006-2009
Amar Annus
Early Christianity in the Context of the Late Antiquity and its Impact on Today (ETIS)
Peeter Roosimaa
Theology in Tartu in the 19th Century: The Role of Theological Faculty of the Imperial University of Tartu in Estonian Church and Cultural History (ETIS)
Urmas Petti †
2005-2008
Theoretical and Practical Problems of Religious Education in Estonian Schools (ETIS)
Pille Valk †
2004-2007
Religion in totalitarian states of ancient and medieval times
2003-2005
Structure and development of theological and religious vocabulary in Estonian
Siret Rutiku
2002-2005
History of Estonian theological thought
Riho Altnurme
Homiletics in the perspective of communication theory
Tõnu Lehtsaar
2002-2004
Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Soviet state 1950–1969
2001-2004
Development of a modern concept of religious education for Estonian general education schools
2001-2002
The role of religion in ancient totalitarian states (based on the example of the Inca state)
Proportional attitudes: attributed objectivity
Jaan Kivistik
2000-2001
Christology in Lutheran and Eastern Orthodox theology
Alar Laats
1999-2002
The history and modern influence of the Dorpat school of the psychology of religion
1999-2000
Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Soviet state 1944–1949
Development of a methodology of pastoral diagnostics
1997-1998
The structure and development of the religion of ancient Peru from the Chavin culture to the beginning of the 16th century
1996-1997
Changes in Estonian religion through communication with Indo-European nations
1994
Religious dimension of societal and cultural processes in Estonian recent history
History of Estonian Ecumenism
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