Throghout the ages faith and spirituality have put their mark upon and have themselves been marked by encounters, exchanges, and tensions between cultures. In today's world, religious change entails renegotiating a series of relations, practices, and values.
PluRel aimed to explore this field of changes in society, religion and value traditions both in historical and contemporary perspectives. Giving a more precise definition of this field – dubbed the PluRel field – was part of the research agenda.
Network leaders
- Professor Terje Stordalen (2009–2011)
- Professor Oddbj?rn Leirvik (2011–2013)
- Professor Marius Timmann Mjaaland (2013–2017)
As of June 2010, around 100 researchers on different levels of qualification had registered their research interests and projects in PluRel. These researchers were attached to six different faculties (Humanities, Theology, Law, Education, Social Sciences, and Medicine) and also to the University Cultural Museum. Many of them were connected to one of the some 20 research groups or projects making up the backbone of PluRel research.