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Join us for a compelling dialogue on belief, scholarship, and the unseen assumptions that shape how religion is studied.

Ábrahám Kovács is an esteemed professor in three countries, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia. Kovács is Chair and Professor of Religion and Theology at Debrecen Reformed University, Hungary, and Head of Doctoral School, Reformed Theology, Chair and Professor of History of Religion, J. Selye University, Slovakia.

Kovács earned degrees in History (Debrecen, Hungary), Comparative Theology of Religion (Princeton), Science of Religion (Edinburgh, Scotland), and Theology (Debrecen, and Edinburgh).

He also studied at Tübingen, Germany.  He is well-known in various circles of the Science of Religion. Kovács had served for nine years in the leadership of the European Association for the Study of Religion, finishing his second term as a vice president of EASR in December 2025.

Podcast Guest
Prof. Ábrahám Kovács

Currently, he is the president of the Hungarian Association for the Academic Study of Religion, a member of EASR.  He was a guest or visiting professor at Yale University, Pretoria University, and two of the Sky League universities in Korea (Yonsei University and Seoul University), as well as at Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Durham universities. Kovács’ academic merits were recognised by the prestigious Fulbright Visiting Scholar’s award, which enabled him to do research in Princeton (2008 and 2016).

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