András Máté-tóth

Biography

András Máté-Tóth is currently a Visiting Professor in the Department of History, Central European University. His main research interests are first the mutual interaction between social and religious turns in Central and Eastern Europe, second the research for theoretical interpretation of contemporary religious processes. Former focus on the structural and theological processes of the catholic church in Europe and Latin-America and new religious movements and Christian grassroots movements in Europe. In parallel as founder of the first and only one Department for Study on Religions in Hungary I conduct the research of the history of Religionswissenschaft in Hungary.

Research Interest

Main research interests are first the mutual interaction between social and religious turns in Central and Eastern Europe, second the research for theoretical interpretation of contemporary religious processes. Former focus on the structural and theological processes of the catholic church in Europe and Latin-America and new religious movements and Christian grassroots movements in Europe. In parallel as founder of the first and only one Department for Study on Religions in Hungary I conduct the research of the history of Religionswissenschaft in Hungary.