A number of researchers at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) are closely associated with BaFID as associate members. The interdisciplinary exchange within the FAU creates synergies that enrich basic research and enable innovative teaching programs. The focus is naturally on basic research on Jewish-Christian-Islamic discourses, taking into account the secular-intellectual context and the transfer of knowledge to society to promote social cohesion. The associated researchers support the work of the BaFID and participate in the development of new projects.
- Prof. Dr. Tarek Badawia, Chair of Islamic Religious Studies with a focus on Religious Education/Religious Instruction
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Heiner Bielefeldt, i.R. Chair of Human Rights and Human Rights Policy
- Prof. Dr. Thomas Demmelhuber, Chair of Middle Eastern Politics and Society
- Prof. Dr. Stephanie Evert, Chair of Corpus and Computational Linguistics
- Prof. Dr. Hacik Rafi Gazer, Chair of History and Theology of the Christian East
- Prof. Dr. Georg Glasze, Chair of Geography (Cultural Geography and Oriental Studies)
- Prof. Johanna Haberer, i.R. Chair of Christian Journalism
- Dr. theol. Walter Leitmeier, Didactics of Catholic Religious Education
- Prof. Dr. Manfred Pirner, i.R. Chair of Religious Education and Didactics of Protestant Religious Education
- PD Dr. Abbas Poya, Chair of Islamic Religious Studies, with a practical focus
- Prof. Dr. Christina Strunck, Chair of Art History
- Prof. Dr. David du Toit, Chair of New Testament II (Literature and History of Early Christianity)
- Prof. Dr. Ute Verstegen, Chair of Christian Archaeology