Peter Nissen on Major Trends in History of Christianity

Peter Nissen is Full Professor at the Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen. His research mainly focuses on the diversity – both historical and present – within Christianity as a world religion and on the relations between the different Christian currents. He is highly interested in the interaction between traditional and modern forms of religiosity and spirituality. He particularly pays attention to thanatology, that is the scientific study of the practices and beliefs surrounding death.