The Center for Religious Studies (CRS) is a cross-departmental unit whose mission to initiate and to coordinate research, academic events, and publications that address religion-related questions in critical ways. CRS collaborates its teaching activities with ten partner departments and academic units at CEU. It crosses the borders of disciplines, confessional and geo-political categorizations, and covers periods from ancient to modern times. With its institutional contacts in the region and internationally, CRS provides an important site for academic research and communication.