This collection of essays introduces a key thinker of the cultural studies‘ approach to the academic study of religion in the Germanic tradition. The authors explore the pioneering work of Burkhard Gladigow and a group of scholars in and around the University of Tübingen as a hub for these new developments. By explaining core concepts and their reception and by thinking them further in the light of current debates they demonstrate how the new constellation of questions and epistemological standards Gladigow has offered are relevant for the future of the study of religion across different academic cultures.