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Theologie Interkulturell - Cooperations

Participation in international symposium in India

On 6-8 January 2020, a group of professors and scholarly staff from the Department of Catholic Theology took part in an international Europe-Asia Symposium in Chennai, India. The conference had been organized and funded by "Theologie interkulturell e.V." and the Asian Centre for Cross-Cultural Studies (ACCS) and focused on the analysis and interpretation of the situation of minorities in Asian and European societies, with regard to their respective historic and contextual specificities. The Department of Catholic Theology is proud to be cooperating with the ACCS and would like to thank all participants for the highly interesting and fruitful discussions and contributions.

The agenda of the symposium can be found here. A selection of photos showing the event and the participants is available online here.

​Focus on Asia

The Study of Religion in the Faculty of Catholic Theology, Frankfurt University, has long been focusing on religions of South Asia, providing regular courses, organizing conferences and field study on religious traditions originating in India: Hinduism (Vishnu, Shiva, Devī-Traditions),
Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism 


Students of the Study of Religion who focus on Indian religions have the opportunity to study Sanskrit, Vedic, Pali, Ardhamagadhi, Hindi in cooperation with the Institute for comparative linguistics (Faculty 09 Language- and Culture Studies).

Along with systematic and historic overview our focus has been on the dynamics of  confluences, interactions and differentiation as well as the interfaith dialog between Indian traditions, Islam and Christianity in Europe and in South Asia.

Indian Consul General at the Faculty

The Consul General of India in Frankfurt, Pratibha Parkar, visited the Department of Catholic Theology on 17 January 2020, to acquire information on Interfaith Studies. During this meeting, further possibilities for cooperation regarding the scholarly research focus of Asian theology were explored. We are very pleased about the successful collaboration!

Shown on photo from left to right: Prof. Sikand, Prof. Dr. Middelbeck-Varwick, Indian Consul General Pratibha Parkar, Dean Prof. Dr. Thomas M. Schmidt

Conference "Celebrating 550th Birthday of Guru Nanak"

In the course of the religious studies seminar on Sikh religion, "Guru Nanak's Global Message to the Humanity", on 7-8 June 2019, the Department of Catholic Theology hosted a festive event and an international conference entitled "Celebrating Guru Nanak's 550th Birthday".

The conference was opened by Faculty Dean Prof. Dr. Thomas M. Schmidt. Among the participants were international guests from India as well as professors and students of Goethe University. The conference was an excellent opportunity for scholarly exchange on the message conveyed by the founder of the Sikh religion, Guru Nanak: "There is no Hindu, and no Muslim, there are only humans." The focus of the contributions by professors, scholarly assistants and students were on Guru Nanak's ideas and Sikh life from the inner and outer perspective. The participants discussed the topicality of Guru Nanak's message for inter-religious dialog and tolerant coexistence of different religions. The conference was concluded by an evening poetry event hosted by the Urdu Society Frankfurt.

Visit of the Indian Consul General

from left to right: Dean Prof. Schmidt; Consul General of India, Pratibha Parkar; Goethe University Vice President Rudolf van Dick and Prof. Sikand

On June 5, the Consul General of India in Frankfurt, Pratibha Parkar, and Consul Chauhan visited the Department of Catholic Theology to talk about possibilities for mutual cooperation.
Consul General Parkar will be contributing to the conference celebrating Guru Nanak's 550th Birthday on the Pentecost weekend, talking about "Why India is Celebrating Worldwide the Philosophy of Guru Nanak".

Buddha Pilgrimage

The field study tour „Buddha Pilgrimage -Buddha Yatra“ to North India and Nepal took place in cooperation with the Institute of comparartive linguistics (Faculty 09) in March-April 2015

People at the faculty

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Dean

Prof. Dr. Christof Mandry

E-Mail: mandry@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Sprechzeit: Mi 10-11 Uhr

Büro: NG 2.715, Campus Westend

Telefon: 069 / 798 - 33326

Prodekan

Prof. Dr. Thomas M. Schmidt

E-Mail: t.schmidt@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Sprechzeit: Do 11-12 Uhr

Büro: IG 1.512

Telefon: 069 / 798-33270

Studiendekan

Prof. Dr. Anja Middelbeck-Varwick

E-Mail: middelbeck@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Sprechzeit: nach vorheriger Anmeldung über den Online-Kalender. 

Büro: IG 1.513

Telefon: 069 / 798 - 32933

Forschungsdekanin

Dr. Carmen Nols

Telefon: 069 / 798 - 33347

Fax: 069 / 798 - 33354

E-Mail: nols@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Büro: NG 1.714

Sprechzeit: nach Vereinbarung

General Management

Dr. Carmen Nols

Telefon: 069 / 798 - 33347

Fax: 069 / 798 - 33354

E-Mail: nols@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Büro: NG 1.714

Sprechzeit: nach Vereinbarung

Dean's Office

Sabine Bremer Dipl.-Betriebsw.

Telefon: 069 / 798 - 33346

Fax: 069 / 798 - 33354

E-Mail: s.bremer@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Büro: NG 1.715

Sprechzeiten: Telefonisch oder per Email Mo - Do 9 - 12 Uhr

Aufgaben: Personal, Urlaubsmeldungen, Terminangelegenheiten, Gremienbetreuung

Ricarda Diener

Telefon: 069 / 798 - 33346

Fax: 069 / 798 - 33354

E-Mail: r.diener@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Büro: NG 1.715

Sprechzeiten: Vor Ort Mo - Fr 9 - 12 Uhr, Di und Do 14 - 15 Uhr

Aufgaben: Haushalt, Gremienbetreuung, Magisterprüfungen, Lateinzeugnisse

Jan Schäfer M.A.

Telefon: 069 / 798 - 33351

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Büro: NG 1.718

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Aufgaben: Hardware-/ Softwarebeschaffung, Moodle, Homepage, LAN-Admin, IT-Sicherheitsbeauftragter, DV-Koordinator

Dean's office of studies

David Bartoschek M.A.

E-Mail: bartoschek@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Öffnungszeiten: Mo 10 - 11 Uhr

Büro: NG 1.718

Telefon: -

Julia Westendorff

Studiengangkoordinatorin

Telefon: 069/798 33349

Email: westendorff@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Büro: NG 1.717

Sprechzeit nach Vereinbarung

Dr. des. Maximilian Röll M.A.

Telefon: 069 / 798 - 33387

Bitte per Email Kontakt aufnehmen.

E-Mail: roell@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Büro: NG 1.717

Sprechzeiten: nach Vereinbarung

Aufgaben: Starker Start ins Studium, Referent für Studium und Lehre

Dr. Doris Reisinger

E-Mail: reisinger@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Büro: NG Raum 2.716

Sprechzeiten: nach Vereinbarung

Aufgaben: Vor- und Nachbereitung der Tagung „Machtkritik durch Theologie“

Dr. Miroslava Lerche

Telefon: 069 / 798 33387

E-Mail: m.lerche@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Büro: NG 1.717

Sprechzeit: Vor Ort oder VK, nach Vereinbarung per Email 

Aufgaben: Studiengangskoordination

Faculty & Language Service

Petra Januszewski

Telefon: 069 / 798 - 33341

Fax: 069 / 798 - 32269

E-Mail: Januszewski@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Büro: NG 2.719

Sprechzeiten: z.Zt. nicht zu erreichen

Aufgaben: Ansprechpartnerin Prof. Dr. Schmeller, Scheinausgabe, Krank- und Gesundmeldungen, Einkauf (Büromaterial), Reisekosten

Beate Müller M.A.

Telefon: 069 / 798 33340

E-Mail: beate.mueller@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Büro: NG 2.717

Sprechzeiten: Vor Ort oder telefonisch, Mo - Fr 8:00 - 11:00 Uhr

Aufgaben: Sekretariat Prof. Dr. Schreijäck und "Theologie interkulturell", Sekretariat Prof. Dr. Middelbeck-Varwick, Lektorat und Übersetzungen

Selina Roßgardt M.A.

Telefon: 069 / 798 33329

E-Mail: rossgardt@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Büro NG 2.718

Sprechzeiten: Telefonisch oder per E-Mail Mo - Do 9:30 - 14:30 Uhr

Aufgaben: Ansprechpartnerin Prof. Dr. Schmidt, Prof. Mandry, Betreuung Promotionsausschuss, Lektorat und Übersetzungen

Equal Opportunity Representatives

Julia Westendorff

Studiengangkoordinatorin

Telefon: 069/798 33349

Email: westendorff@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Büro: NG 1.717

Sprechzeit nach Vereinbarung

Lia Alessandro

E-Mail: Alessandro@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Sprechzeit: nach Vereinbarung

Studiert Gymnasiallehramt mit den Fächern Deutsch, Kath. Theologie und Philosophie. Tutorin des Grundkurses, Fachschaftsmitglied, Mitarbeiterin der Theo-Lounge, eine der drei Gleichstellungsbeauftragten.

Aufgabenbereich: Theologie interkulturell 


Student Committee

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Student Committee of Faculty (0)07 Catholic Theology

We meet every Wednesday from 12:00 – 2:00 pm in our beloved Student Committee Room NG 2.708. All students are welcome to stop by, get in on the action, and help shape student life at the faculty.

E-Mail: fachschaft07@gmx.de

Contact

Goethe University
Frankfurt Faculty of Catholic Theology
Norbert-Wollheim-Platz 1

60323 Frankfurt am Main  

Sabine Bremer
Ricarda Groh   

Phone: 069 / 798 - 33346 

Fax: 069 / 798 - 33354   

E-Mail Faculty 07:
dekanat07@uni-frankfurt.de

Professorships

Prof. Dr. Christof Mandry

E-Mail: mandry@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Sprechzeit: Mi 10-11 Uhr

Büro: NG 2.715, Campus Westend

Telefon: 069 / 798 - 33326

Prof. Dr. Anja Middelbeck-Varwick

E-Mail: middelbeck@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Sprechzeit: nach vorheriger Anmeldung über den Online-Kalender. 

Büro: IG 1.513

Telefon: 069 / 798 - 32933

Prof. Dr. Thomas Schmeller

E-Mail: schmeller@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Sprechzeit: Di 14-15 Uhr

Büro: NG 2.711

Telefon: 069 / 798 - 33321

Prof. Dr. Thomas M. Schmidt

E-Mail: t.schmidt@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Sprechzeit: Nach Bedarf und Vereinbarung. Anmeldung per E-Mail über Fr. Roßgardt.

Büro: NG 1.738

Telefon: 069 / 798 - 33360

Prof.'in Dr. Annette Langner-Pitschmann

E-Mail: langner-pitschmann@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Sprechzeit: Di. 12-13 Uhr (bitte um Anmeldung per E-Mail, sowie jederzeit nach Vereinbarung via Zoom (auch abends).

Büro: IG 3.353 

Telefon: 069 / 798 - 32931

Prof. Dr. Knut Wenzel

E-Mail: k.wenzel@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Sprechzeit: Mi 10-11 Uhr

Büro: NG 2.714

Telefon: 069 / 798 - 33325

Currenty not seated

Prof. Dr. Viera Pirker

E-Mail: pirker@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Sprechzeit: ab 26.10. Dienstags, 14:00-15:00 Uhr (persönlich oder BBB) nur nach vorheriger Anmeldung hier.

Büro: ehem. Bauleitgebäude Raum 3

Telefon: 069 / 798 - 33364

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Lectureship

Dr. Martin Nitsche

E-Mail: nitsche@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Sprechzeit: nach Vereinbarung per Email

Büro: IG 3.353

Telefon: 069 / 798 - 32931

Adjunct Professorship

apl. Prof. Dr. Joachim Valentin

E-Mail: j.valentin@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Sprechzeit: nach Vereinbarung

Büro: IG 3.353

Telefon: 069 / 798 - 32931

Adjunct Professorship

apl. Prof.'in Dr. Hildegard Wustmans

E-Mail: h.wustmans@bistumlimburg.de

Sprechzeit: nach Vereinbarung

Büro: -

Telefon: 06431 295 503

Research

Degree Courses in Catholic Theology

Master of Religious Communication

The Master of Arts in Religious Communication: Intercultural and Media Perspective deals with the claims to validity of religions, especially the Christian religion. In addition, the program aims to link, from a theological viewpoint, the two major social megatrends - increasing interculturality due to globalization, and changing mediality due to digitalization – with the phenomenon of religious plurality.

Successful completion of the program qualifies students for employment in media companies, in journalism, public relations, adult education or scientific institutions, in publishing houses, or in international cultural politics, associations and companies, particularly in the HR sector, as well as in non-governmental organizations or civil society institutions, parties and foundations. Please note that graduates seeking employment in the German Catholic clergy need to have a degree from a Catholic faculty to apply with the Catholic Church. 

The MA in Religious Communication is only offered in German. Foreign applicants must submit proof of language proficiency at level DSH-2 in accordance with the regulations of the German language examination for university admission (DSH) in its currently valid version, unless they are exempted from the German language examination according to the DSH regulations.

Due to its research orientation, the program can also be completed as preparation for a doctorate and thus for an academic career.

Magister

PLEASE NOTE: Enrollment no longer possible, since the program has been closed down!

PLEASE NOTE: Enrollment no longer possible, since the program has been closed down!

Doctoral degree

Doctorate title “Dr. phil.”

Like many Anglo-Saxon universities, Goethe University also offers a doctorate program in either Catholic Theology (with a focus on biblical studies, church and dogma history, systematic theology or practical theology/religious education), History of Religion/Religious Studies or Philosophy of Religion.

Applicants for a doctorate in either of these fields must have graduated from an academic university in the respective subject (Master of Arts, State Exam, Magister, Diploma or equivalent with a minimum duration of 8 semesters) graded at least “3” (satisfactory). If unable to meet these requirements, applicants must take a supplementary examination which corresponds to the requirements of the oral part of a major subject examination and may require previous supplementary studies. For further information (also regarding the required language skills) please refer to the doctoral regulations of Goethe University Frankfurt.

Doctorate title „Dr. theol.“ in cooperation with Phil.-Theol. Hochschule St. Georgen Frankfurt am Main

There is also the possibility to complete a Dr. theol. at the Philosophical-Theological University of St. Georgen (according to the respective doctoral regulations). Applicants must have a theological diploma. Access can be granted if applicants have completed an MA with a major in Catholic Theology (graded at least “good") or a First State Exam for teaching Catholic Theology at German Gymnasium (graded at least “good"), and take a supplementary examination. Please note that a supplementary course of study is necessary.

The language requirements for the doctorate program leading to the “Dr. theol” degree can be found in the doctoral regulations of the university.

Doctorate title “Dr. phil.”

Like many Anglo-Saxon universities, Goethe University also offers a doctorate program in either Catholic Theology (with a focus on biblical studies, church and dogma history, systematic theology or practical theology/religious education), History of Religion/Religious Studies or Philosophy of Religion.

Applicants for a doctorate in either of these fields must have graduated from an academic university in the respective subject (Master of Arts, State Exam, Magister, Diploma or equivalent with a minimum duration of 8 semesters) graded at least “3” (satisfactory). If unable to meet these requirements, applicants must take a supplementary examination which corresponds to the requirements of the oral part of a major subject examination and may require previous supplementary studies. For further information (also regarding the required language skills) please refer to the doctoral regulations of Goethe University Frankfurt.

Doctorate title „Dr. theol.“ in cooperation with Phil.-Theol. Hochschule St. Georgen Frankfurt am Main

There is also the possibility to complete a Dr. theol. at the Philosophical-Theological University of St. Georgen (according to the respective doctoral regulations). Applicants must have a theological diploma. Access can be granted if applicants have completed an MA with a major in Catholic Theology (graded at least “good") or a First State Exam for teaching Catholic Theology at German Gymnasium (graded at least “good"), and take a supplementary examination. Please note that a supplementary course of study is necessary.

The language requirements for the doctorate program leading to the “Dr. theol” degree can be found in the doctoral regulations of the university.

Doctoral Student Counselling

First point of contact for all (prospective) doctoral candidates are the representatives of the individual disciplines, i.e., the professors of the faculty.

For questions regarding recognition of study credits and admission please contact the chair of the doctoral committee, Professor Dr. Christof Mandry.


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