Founded in February 2017 the Research Centre for Theology and Religious Studies (CITER) is situated on the cusp of humanities cultural and social studies philosophical hermeneutics and theory of literature. Knowledge in the field of religion and its varied phenomena traditions and grammars is an essential instrument for discovering ways to understand our world and contemporary culture. By means of a multi- and interdisciplinary approach CITER aims to promote and disseminate research work in Theology and Religious Studies with a special emphasis on dynamic interchanges between the two scientific fields but recognising their methodological distinction. While Theology focuses on studying the sources of religious codes and interpreting the contexts in which they are received Religious Studies seek to interpret religious phenomena on the basis of cultural studies and the social sciences more generally. CITER is the only research centre in Portugal specialised in these two academic fields.