Comparative theology sees itself as a comparative scholarly practice, but has only rarely dealt with the epistemology of comparative literature. This is not only an epistemological problem, but also a disciplinary one: comparative literature is a central methodical tool in religious studies and in other disciplines (literary studies, political science), and discussions of these are only present to a very limited extent in theology. The aim of the conference is therefore to raise fundamental and also new questions about comparative literature, and to stimulate interdisciplinary conversation between theology and religious studies and other disciplines in cultural studies.