Martin Radermacher

Dr. Martin Radermacher is currently the Managing Director, Finance & Administration at the Center for Religious Studies (CERES), Ruhr-Universität Bochum. He holds a PhD in Religious Studies from Münster University (2014) and was a Fellow at the Center for Theological Inquiry, Princeton (2021). His research bridges social anthropology and religious studies, focusing on material religion, body practices in evangelical contexts, and urban religious spaces.

Education:

• PhD (Dr. phil.), Department of Religion, Münster University (2010–2014)
• Research at Columbia University (2011–2012)
• Bachelor of Arts in Cultural/Social Anthropology and Religious Studies, Münster University (2007–2010)

His research interests span: material religion (physical matter in religious contexts), body-theological intersections (e.g., devotional fitness programs), urban religious minorities’ spatial aspirations, and methodological innovations in analyzing religious atmospheres and images. He has co-edited volumes on missionary collections and global Christianity.

His scientific awards include the Lindsay Jones Memorial Research Fund (2021) and a fellowship at the Center for Theological Inquiry, Princeton. He has led projects like Atmospheres.Matter and RelSAT, exploring Catholic youth initiatives and dignified urban spaces.

His teaching includes seminars on religion and space, devotional fitness, and image analysis, often co-taught with colleagues. He is a founding member of the working group Evangelical, Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements and serves on editorial boards for journals like Entangled Religions and Journal for Young Studies of Religion.