Mission
The purpose of the foundation is to promote independent, interdisciplinary and non-dogmatic scientific research into events in the history of religion and to support the publication and dissemination of the knowledge resulting from this research; the funding of this research and related activities; promoting interreligious dialogue; the organization of expeditions, courses and seminars; the funding of publications in the media and the support of relevant publications by third parties; the ideal and economic support of the resident in Germany (currently Karlsruhe) by the German tax authorities recognized as a non-profit association with the same objective and the same name (ratio pro religio eV).