This article offers a personal perspective on religious history after the institutional-isation of this field in the History Department at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 2015. In essence and method, religious history is like history of religion(s). In German and Dutch, one can speak of Religionsgeschichte or religiegeschiedenis/godsdienst-geschiedenis. Different terms are in use in English and French, reflecting the different traditions in the disciplines of theology and history. History of religion(s)/histoire des religions is commonly associated with comparative studies of (non-Christian) religions, while religious history/histoire religieuse developed as a specialisation within general history (mostly concerned with Christianity and therefore close to what is known as church history or ecclesiastical history). While understanding religious history as general history with a focus on the religious factor in cultural, social, and political realities, various research traditions should be converged and integrated by means of conceptual exchange, cross-disciplinary approaches, and linked scholarly networks. Given the interest in global dimensions and long-term developments, computer-assisted research of digitalised sources is recommended for doing religious history today.

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本文提供了有关宗教历史的个人观点，2015年在阿姆斯特丹Vrije Universiteit历史系将该领域制度化之后。本质上和方法上，宗教史就像宗教史。在德语和荷兰语中，人们会说到Religionsgeschichte或religiegeschiedenis / godsdienst-geschiedenis。英文和法文使用了不同的术语，反映了神学和历史学科的不同传统。宗教史/宗教史通常与（非基督教）宗教的比较研究相关联，而宗教史/历史宗教则发展为一般历史中的一种专业化（主要与基督教有关，因此与所谓的教会历史或教会历史）。在将宗教史理解为通史的同时，侧重于文化，社会和政治现实中的宗教因素时，应通过概念交流，跨学科研究方法和链接的学术网络来融合和整合各种研究传统。考虑到对全球范围和长期发展的兴趣，现建议通过计算机辅助研究数字化来源来进行宗教史研究。