Curriculum vitae
| Born in 1965 Studies in Protestant Theology and Philosophy at Bethel (Divinity School) and the Universities of Heidelberg and München | |
| 1995 | Promotion, University of München |
| 1998 | Ordination |
| 2005 | Habilitation, University of Münster |
| 2001-2006 | Research assistant, Department of Systematic Theology, University of Münster |
| 2006-2008 | Director of studies, Protestant Academy Loccum |
| 2008-2011 | Professor of Systematic Theology , University of Bonn |
| since 2011 | Professor of Systematic Theology (chair of Reformed Theology), University of Göttingen |
Professional activities, boards etc.
- Associate editor of the series “Religion in der Gesellschaft”
- Member of Scientific Board of V. Survey on Church Membership (EKD)
- Member of Theological committee of UEK (Union Evangelischer Kirchen in der EKD)
- Fellow at “Institut für Technik-Theologie-Naturwissenschaften” at Ludwig-Maximilian-University München
- Member of Ernst-Troeltsch-Gesellschaft
- Member of Schleiermacher-Gesellschaft
Research Interests
- Theory of Christianity (Theorie des Christentums)
- Dogmatics, esp. Reformed Theology on conditions of modernity
- Philosophy of religion, Sociology of religion, Theory of modern society
- Protestantism in the Federal Republic of Germany (1949-1989)
- Archive of the history of religions school