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Religions 2012, 3, 964–972; doi:10.3390/rel3040964 OPEN ACCESS religions ISSN 2077-1444 /journal/religions Article Comparative Theology: Between Theology and Religious Studies Reinhold Bernhardt Chair of Systematic Theology/Dogmatics, Theological Faculty, University of Basel (CH), Heuberg 33, CH-4051 Basel, Switzerland; E-Mail: Reinhold.Bernhardt@unibas.ch; Tel.: +41-061-267-04-93 Received: 26 July 2012; in revised form: 10 October 2012 / Accepted: 12 October 2012 / Published: 15 October 2012 Abstract: In the German-speaking academy there is a widespread rivalry between theolo