Reinhold Glei

Reinhold Glei is Professor of Latin Philology at Ruhr University Bochum, where he holds the Chair of Latin Philology in the Department of Philology and serves at the Institute of Classics. His research focuses on the history of Christian-Islamic relations during the Middle Ages and Early Modern periods, Latin philology, classical reception studies, and metaphor theory in religious contexts. He leads the Collaborative Research Center 1475 'Metaphors of Religion' as Principal Investigator and directs its Subproject C01, while also affiliating with the CERES Research Department.

Glei's publications demonstrate expertise in multiple domains:

• Medieval and Renaissance Latin literature with emphasis on interfaith dialogues
• Metaphor theory applied to religious discourse and classical texts
• History of science examining figures like Kepler and Leibniz
• Critical editions of historical texts including Quran translations

His recent works explore epistemological questions through interdisciplinary lenses connecting philology, theology, and history of science.

Notable research projects include:

• CRC 1475 'Metaphors of Religion' (current)
• 'Doctrina Machumet' (completed project on Islamic-Christian textual traditions)
• Käte Hamburger Kolleg (former interdisciplinary affiliation)