The project “Beyond the Anticlerical Paradigm: Rethinking Secularism in Contemporary Montenegro”  aims to critically reflect on how the country’s history, marked by both early modern “theocratic” rule and 20th-century communism, influences current thought on religion, politics, and science in Montenegro today. Specifically, we seek to examine contemporary perspectives on secularism and secularity in Montenegrin academia, focusing on views regarding the relationship between religion and the state, the compatibility of theological and scientific insights, and the legitimacy of theologically inspired argumentation in political discourse.