Research and higher education
Teaching in law of religions
The teaching of the law of religions in Switzerland covers two aspects: the study of ecclesiastical law focusing on regulations and the organisation of religious confessions (canon law for the (...)
Teaching in sociology of religions
Courses in sociology of religions are, depending on the university, delivered in the faculties of theology, arts or social sciences.
The Faculty of Theology and Science of Religions at the (...)
Research in law of religion
The Faculty of Law of the University of Fribourg has a law institute of religion. Studies in public law of religions are conducted internally. This research is concerned with the law of religion (...)
Research into sociology of religions
The Institute of Social Sciences and Contemporary Religions (ISSRC) of the University of Lausanne is an academic, non-denominational, interdisciplinary and pluri-methodological institute. Study (...)
Publications
A large amount of research in sociology and religious studies are supported by the Swiss National Research Fund. Their website publishes the results of several national research programmes (...)
Information
La Société suisse pour la science des religions (SSSR). Provides information on recent publications on the science of religions from members (individual or collective).
L’institut du droit des (...)