What we do:
The interdisciplinary and international network consists of scientists who are dedicated to researching the cognitive processes of belief (Credition). We are working on developing comprehensive models that can be used to describe the structure and dynamics of faith processes. The aim of the research is to deepen the understanding of faith in both its religious and secular forms and to make these findings applicable in various areas such as education, psychology and social interactions.
The network brings together expertise from disciplines as diverse as theology, anthropology, psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience and medicine. This enables innovative approaches and a holistic view of the processes that underpin the emergence of faith.
The network of the Credition research project has its headquarters at the University of Graz. The scientific directors are O.Univ.-Prof. Dr Hans-Ferdinand Angel (University of Graz) and Rüdiger J. Seitz (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf). The Headquarter Manager is Prof Dr Aljoscha Neubauer (University of Graz).
Brief description of the project
What images and narratives do individuals believe? How do they evaluate the importance of democracy, religion, equality, freedom or science - and what do they understand by these? The respective world view can differ fundamentally within a reasonably coherent framework (Western, Asian, etc.). This is even more the case in a global context. Processes are involved in the development of individual world views that have so far received little attention in science. They are called creditions (from the Latin credere = to believe). This is what we are focussing on in our project.
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Here you can find a short description on the Open Access Publication Server of the University of Graz.