Curriculum Vitae
Born 22 August 1963 in Schwäbisch Hall, married, two children |
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| 1984–1992 | Studies in Protestant Theology at Tübingen, Cambridge (Massachusetts/USA, on Fulbright Scholarship), and Münster |
| 1992 | First church exam in Tübingen |
| 1992–1995 | Research assistant at the Institute for Practical Theology, University of Kiel (Christian-Albrechts-Universität) |
| 1996 | Doctorate, dissertation title: “Pastoral care in the modern world: A critical review of psychoanalytically oriented pastoral care theory” (summa cum laude); First assessor: Prof. Dr. Reinhard Schmidt-Rost; Second assessor: Prof. Dr. Reiner Preul; Faculty prize |
| 1995–1997 | Vicar in Reutlingen-Betzingen (Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Württemberg); 1997, second church exam and ordination |
| 1997/1998 | Pastor (without tenure) in Bad Friedrichshall |
| 1998–2000 | Postdoctoral grant from the German Research Foundation |
| 2000 | Postdoctoral qualification (Habilitation), Faculty of Protestant Theology, University of Bonn (Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität), with the thesis “Pastoral ministry as a profession: A vocational theory in the context of modern society”. Assessors: Prof. Dr. Reinhard Schmidt-Rost, Prof. Dr. Eberhard Hauschildt, Prof. Dr. Werner Gephart (Seminar for Sociology) |
| 2000/01 | Pastor in Stuttgart |
| Since 13th November 2001 | Professor for Practical Theology, with special emphasis on Homiletics, Liturgics and Poimenics, at the Ruhr University, Bochum |
| 2003–2009 | Member of Specialist Commission I (Pastoral ministry study programme) of the Joint Commission of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) |
| Since 2003 | University Preacher at the Ruhr University, Bochum |
| 2006–2009 | On the Advisory Committee for Higher Education of the EKD |
| 2009–2011 | Dean of the Faculty of Protestant Theology of the Ruhr University, Bochum |
| 2011–2013 | Vice dean |
| 2014/2015 | Offered the Chair of Practical Theology with the priorities Homiletics and Cybernetics at the Theological Faculty of the Humboldt- University, Berlin (as successor to Wilhelm Gräb) |
| 2015-2019 | Member to the Presidential Assembly of the German Protestant Kirchentag |
| Since 2015 | Director of the newly founded Institute for Religion and Society |
| 2015-2021 | Appointment Commissioner of the Ruhr University Bochum |
| Since 2016 | Member of the Academic Advisory Board of the Faculty of Protestant Theology at the University of Vienna |
| Since 2016 | Member of the Directorate of Gender Studies |
| 2017-2021 | Member of the Board of the Women Professors Forum |
| 2017-2021 | Member of the Standing Conference for Pastoral Care in the EKD |
| 2019-2021 | Member of an advisory board of Prime Minister Kretschmann |
| Since 2021 | Vice-Rector for Diversity, Inclusion and Talent Development |
| MEMBERSHIPS, EDITORIAL AND CONSULTANT ACTIVITIES | |
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| Associations | Member of the Wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft für Theologie e. V. (WGTh: Academic Association for Theology) Member of the International Academy of Practical Theology Member of Societas Homiletica Memeber of the Rudolf-Bultmann-Gesellschaft für Hermeneutische Theologie e. V. (Rudolf-Bultmann-Association for Hermeneutical Theology) |
| Editorial Boards | Joint editor of the magazine “Zeitzeichen” Joint editor of the journal “Evangelische Theologie” (EvTh: Protestant Theology) Member of the Academic Advisory Board of the journal “Spiritual Care – Journal for Spirituality in the Health Professions” |
| Consultant Activities | for the journal “Evangelische Theologie” for the journal “Spiritual Care” for the German Research Foundation for the Fritz Thyssen Foundation |
