Research and Publications
We prepare articles and research-oriented materials that help explore complex topics at the intersection of faith, knowledge, culture and human experience.
About Stromata
Stromata e.V. is a space where faith, knowledge, culture and human experience meet not as ready-made answers, but as living inquiry, conversation and responsible work with materials.
Status and purpose
This is the official website of Stromata e.V.: https://www.stromata-ev.de
Stromata e.V. is a non-profit association based in Münster.
Its recognized charitable purposes include education and vocational education, including media literacy, as well as art and culture, and religion.
The tax office has confirmed the association's statutory requirements under Section 60a AO. Actual operations remain subject to ongoing documentation and review.
How the Idea Emerged
Stromata grew out of the need to create a space where complex topics are not reduced to slogans, but approached through education, culture, documentary work and attentive conversation. The name refers to the tradition of gathering diverse materials into a coherent whole.
What Stromata Works On
Interviews and Conversations
We create formats for attentive conversation with experts, authors and witnesses of experience, avoiding noise, polemical haste and simplification.
Documentary Projects
We work with visual stories, journeys, places, archives and testimonies in which culture, memory and spiritual tradition become the subject of attentive reflection.
Open Access and Education
Where possible, materials are published so that they can be used by readers, researchers, educators, partners and a wider audience.
Working Approach
Stromata values clarity, editorial independence and a serious public tone. We do not build our work around quick statements, but around careful research, verifiable materials and responsible publication.
Who Stands Behind Stromata
Stromata e.V. is developed by people who carry responsibility within the association or support individual projects, materials and organizational work. The website shows only confirmed roles and information published with the consent of the people concerned.
Responsibility in the Association
Sofia Pavlova
Chair
Nasim Mamedov
Deputy Chair
Maria Filipova
Treasurer / Secretary
Voluntary Participation
Mercury Gudym
Volunteer project and media work
Mercury Gudym supports Stromata e.V. on a voluntary basis in the area of project and media work. This includes editorial preparation of materials, audiovisual documentation and technical support in the further development of the website. He is not a member of the board.
Our Principles
Public benefit
We focus on materials with educational and cultural value beyond a narrow internal circle.
Open access
Where possible, results should remain available without unnecessary barriers.
Substantive precision
We prefer calm, verifiable, and documented work over inflated claims.
Responsibility
Trust should rest on transparency, reporting, and consistency in publication.
Transparency and reporting
Transparency is part of Stromata's working discipline. As the site develops, we will publish confirmed information on projects, income, expenses, and implementation stages.
Core legal and organizational information is kept on the Impressum, Privacy, and Transparency pages so public information remains verifiable and restrained.
Cooperation and Participation
If you would like to propose a project, expert participation, an educational initiative or support for Stromata materials, please use the Cooperation page or the Support page.