In total, the following 34 researchers were included in the WaVE project. Below, the senior scholars are named first with their respective institutional affiliations at the time of the project, followed by the junior researchers. The project was coordinated by the Faculty of Theology, Uppsala University.

Project direction

Anders Bäckström, Faculty of Theology, Uppsala University

Grace Davie, Department of Sociology and Philosophy, University of Exeter

Effie Fokas, Faculty of Theology, Uppsala University

Per Petterson, Service Research Centre, Karlstad University; Faculty of Theology, Uppsala University

Ninna Edgardh, Faculty of Theology, Uppsala University

Northern Europe

Sweden

Anders Bäckström, Faculty of Theology, Uppsala University

Ninna Edgardh, Researcher for the Swedish case study

Per Pettersson, Researcher for the Swedish case study

Norway

Pal Repstad, Institute of Religion, Philosophy and History, Agder University

Olav Helge Angell, Researcher for the Norwegian case study

Finland

Eila Helander, Faculty of Theology, University of Helsinki

Anne Birgitta Pessi, Researcher for the Finnish case study

Henrietta Grönlund, Assistant Researcher

Elina Juntunen, Assistant Researcher

Western and southern Europe

England

Douglas Davies, Department of Theology and Religion, Durham University

Martha Middlemiss Lé Mon, Researcher for the English case study

Germany, Reutlingen

Heinz Schmidt, Diakoniewissenschaftliches Institut, Heidelberg University

Annette Leis-Peters, Researcher for the German case study of Reutlingen

Anika Albert, Researcher for the German case study of Reutlingen

Germany, Schweinfurt

Hans-Georg Ziebertz, Institute of Practical Theology, University of Wurzburg

Ilona Biendarra, Researcher for the German case study of Schweinfurt

France

Danièle Hervieu-Léger, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris

Corinne Valasik, Researcher for the French case study

Italy

Chantal Saint-Blancat, Department of Sociology, University of Padua

Annalisa Frisina, Researcher for the Italian case study

Valentina Longo, Researcher for the Italian case study

Adriano Cancellieri, Researcher for the Italian case study

Greece

Nikos Kokosalakis, Centre for Social Policy, Panteion University

Effie Fokas, Researcher for the Greek case study

Eastern Europe

Latvia

Zaneta Ozolina, Department of Political Science, University of Latvia

Raimonds Graudins, Researcher for the Latvian case study

Poland

Irene Borowik, Institute for the Scientific Study of Religion, Jagellonian University

Agnieszka Dyczewska, Research for the Polish case study

Eliza Litak, Researcher for the Polish case study