ERC Consolidator Grant · 2024
More than two decades of intense radical religion research since 9/11 has brought attention to radicalisation, violence, and radical beliefs, and a strong emphasis on Islam in the contemporary era. Yet, radical religion is as burning an issue for societies today as ever, and individuals persist in staying committed. Strong, individual commitment shapes any form of radical religion, but it is rarely studied empirically, let alone historically. RADHEART ambitiously proposes to analyse how strong individual commitment is expressed and cultivated in ancient forms of Judaism and Christianity. Strong, religious commitment is approached as radical habits of the heart, i.e. emic models of the…
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