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Magdalena Hürten
Listening to Silence – The Significance of the Concept of Epistemic Injustice for Research into the Abuse of Adult Women in the Catholic Church. A Case Study on Abuse in the Founding History of the Sisters of St Francis in Vierzehnheiligen
Date of completion: 17 June 2024
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Ute Leimgruber
Matthias Steindl
Where does same-sex love fit within the Catholic Church? A proposed theological and legal solution
Completion date: 8 July 2024
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Sabine Demel
Martin Eduard Berger
THE RITUS CHORI MAIORIS ECCLESIAE RATISPONENSIS 1571 (REGENSBURG, BZB, CH 144)
Date of completion: 12 September 2024
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Harald Buchinger
Katharina Del Re
Does God Have a Future? A Search for Clues in the Works of Peter Forrest, Clark Pinnock and Isaak August Dorner
Date of completion: 22 June 2023
Prof. DDr. Thomas Schärtl-Trendel
Judith Christiane Leslie König
‘Within Reach? The Markan Concept of Basileia from a Physical-Hermeneutical Perspective’
Date of completion: 22 December 2022
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Tobias Nicklas
Pascal Olivier Angue
“Les Seniores Plebis, A Secular Institution in North Africa: Historical Context and Theological, Pastoral and Organisational Issues”
Date of completion: 30 November 2022
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Andreas Merkt
Lena Lütticke
“Your Father, who is in secret and sees in secret …” (Mt 6:4, 6, 18). On the presence of God in secret in Mt 6:1–6, 16–18
Completion date: 3 September 2022
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Tobias Nicklas
Matthias Geigenfeind
Impact through Translation: The Vetus Latina Apocalypsis Johannis in North Africa, taking Rev 11–12 as an example
Completion date: 16 December 2021
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Tobias Nicklas
Karol Piotr Kulpa
The Relevance of the Reception of 2 Thessalonians 2:3–12 for Tyconius: A Theological Reading of Tyconius’ Insights.
Date of completion: 8 July 2021
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Tobias Nicklas
Annemarie Pilarski
Vitae mala funerare. Poetry as a means of coping with life in the work of Eugenius of Toledo
Date of completion: 11 May 2021
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Andreas Merkt
Theresa Theis
External solutions in church development processes. The open innovation paradigm in a charism-oriented pastoral ministry
Date of completion: 15 May 2022
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Ute Leimgruber
Ursula Stoffler
The Antiphons of the Ferial Psalter
Date of completion: 14 October 2021
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Harald Buchinger
Innocent Smith OP
Doers of the Word: Bible Missals and the Celebration of the Dominican Liturgy
Date of completion: 22 March 2022
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Harald Buchinger
Gregory James Tucker
The Hymnography of the Middle Byzantine Ecclesiastical Rite & Its Festal Theology. Introduction – Edition – Commentary
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Harald Buchinger
Katrin Großmann
Fearing God? A systematic-exegetical reconstruction of a misunderstood biblical motif
Date of completion: 29 March 2022
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Erwin Dirscherl
Sebastian Palamoottil
St Ephrem the Syrian and Hans Urs von Balthasar: A Comparative and Critical Study of the Metaphysical Epistemology of Hans Urs von Balthasar from the Perspective of the Symbolic Epistemology of St Ephrem the Syrian
Date of completion: 11 November 2021
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Erwin Dirscherl
Dr. theol. Ivan Rako
The Good Friday Liturgy in Protestant Churches in Germany. Development, Structure and Theology
Date of completion: 30 November 2020
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Harald Buchinger
Dr. theol. Christina Hofmann
‘I thought that was really unfair!’ An empirical study in religious education on young people’s experiences of injustice in the context of ethical and religious education
Date of completion: 14 August 2020
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Burkard Porzelt
Dr. theol. Anton Spreitzer
“A finger pointing to the grace of God”. Post-liberal theology in the wake of Hans W. Frei
Date of completion: 4 March 2020
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Alfons Knoll
Dr. theol. Andreas Ring
John Henry Newman’s idea of the one Church. An examination of his Via Media and his ecclesiological thought
Date of completion: 5 February 2020
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Alfons Knoll
Dr. theol. Benjamin Mitterrutzner
Justified Doubt? John L. Schellenberg’s Religious Scepticism Put to the Test. Date of completion: 15 October 2019
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Thomas Schärtl-Trendel
Dr. theol. Deogratias Munguakonkwa Naburhaca
The Sacrament of Salvation in the Context of Truth: Milestones in a Systematic Elaboration of Joseph Ratzinger’s Ecclesiology
Date of completion: 31 July 2019
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Erwin Dircherl
Dr. theol. Martin Blay
Natural Miracles? A Reconstruction of the Concept of the Miracle within the Framework of Emergence Theory
Date of completion: 4 December 2018
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Thomas Schärtl-Trendel
Dr. theol. Christian Bemmerl
The early history of the reception of the Epistle of James
Date of completion: 9 May 2018
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Tobias Nicklas
Dr. theol. Johannes Stettner
Changing Concepts of the End Times – The Reception of the Revelation of John by the First Christian Latin Poet, Commodian
Date of completion: 23 November 2017
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Tobias Nicklas
Dr. theol. Markus Weißer
The Sacred Horizon of the Heart. Perspectives on a Trinitarian Soteriology in the Tradition of Karl Rahner
Date of completion: 21 August 2017
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Erwin Dirscherl
Dr. theol. Martina Hartl
Matropolis – Necropolis. The Role of Relics in the Establishment and Consolidation of Christian Metropolises in Late Antiquity
Date of completion: 28 March 2017
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Andreas Merkt
Dr. theol. Kisito Essomba Koungou
The Decalogue: the basis for the prohibitions of the Torah? A comparison between the Decalogue and the other prohibitions of the Torah
Date of completion: 15 February 2017
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Christoph Dohmen
Dr. theol. Veronika Hirschberger
The Struggle for Israel: Intertextual Perspectives on the Fifth Book of Ezra
Date of completion: 13 December 2016
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Tobias Nicklas
Dr. theol. Veronika Niederhofer
Narrative Representations of Identity Change in the Acta Pauli
Date of completion: 8 December 2016
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Tobias Nicklas
Dr. theol. Rebecca Gita Deurer
One text, two people, three readings. Interactive interpretations of a biblical text in classroom discussions
Date of completion: 28 September 2016
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Burkard Porzelt
Dr. theol. Léopold Ditona
The calling of Moses and the prophet Ezekiel. Ex 3–4 as a key to understanding Ez 1–3
Date of completion: 27 June 2016
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Christoph Dohmen
Dr. theol. Maria Hladiuc
The Great Whore of Babylon in the Vision of Revelation 17.
A gender-informed approach bridging the gap between socio-historical and feminist-critical interpretations.
Date of completion: 23 May 2016
Supervisors: Prof. Dr Tobias Nicklas
Dr. theol. Elisabeth Lorenz
‘The Message of God’: Biblical reception and biblical editing in the New Testament of the ‘Institute for the Study and Elimination of Jewish Influence on German Church Life’ of 1940
Date of completion: 23 December 2015
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Tobias Nicklas
Dr. theol. Peter Frühmorgen
Interpreting Life from a Non-Religious Perspective: A Practical-Theological Study Following on from Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Date of completion: 14 July 2015
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Heinz-Günther Schöttler
Dr. theol. Alexander Merkl
‘Si vis pacem, para virtutes’ – A contribution from the ethics of virtue to an ethos of peacefulness
Date of completion: 26 May 2015
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Herbert Schlögel
Dr. theol. Augustine Antony
Human Dignity from the Beginning of Life: German and Indian Moral-Theological Perspectives in an Attempt at Dialogue with Hinduism
Date of completion: 2 September 2014
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Herbert Schlögel
Dr. theol. Michael Kalu Ukpong
Igbo Culture and the Gospel: Empirical-theological Research into Inculturation in Nigeria
Date of completion: 5 February 2014
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Heinz-Günther Schöttler
Dr theol. Michael Sommer
The Day of the Plagues. Studies on the Connection between the Reception of Exodus 7–11 in the Trumpet and Bowl Visions of the Book of Revelation and the ‘Day of the Lord’ Tradition
Date of completion: 4 December 2013
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Tobias Nicklas
Dr. theol. Wolfgang Grünstäudl
Petrus Alexandrinus: Studies on the Historical and Theological Context of the Second Epistle of Peter
Date of completion: 15 November 2012
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Tobias Nicklas
Dr. theol. Ursula Lorenz
Environmental Ethics – A Protestant-Catholic Comparison
Date of completion: 14 November 2012
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Herbert Schlögel
Dr. theol. Regina Wildgruber
From the End: Daniel 10–12 as the Key to the Book
Date of completion: 15 May 2012
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Christoph Dohmen
Dr. theol. Gabriele Zinkl
Between the Sacraments of Salvation and Management. The Ministerial Structure of the Catholic Church from the Perspective of Canon Law and Organisational Theory.
Date of completion: 23 November 2010
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Sabine Demel
Dr. theol. Peter Kwama Qamaaru Amevor
New approaches to marriage preparation in the 1983 Code of Canon Law. Challenges for the particular church in Ghana
Date of completion: 29 September 2010
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Sabine Demel
Dr. theol. Stefan Hofmann
Thesis title: “Religious Experience, Experience of Faith and Theology. John Henry Newman’s Contribution to Contemporary Theological Reflection”
Date of completion: 12 July 2010
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Alfons Knoll
Dr. theol. Heike Braun
Pausing on the Journey. ‘Biblical Interpretation’ of the Stephen episode (Acts 6:1–8:3) in the context of the Christian Bible.
Date of completion: 18 November 2009
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Tobias Nicklas
Dr. theol. Eva Maria Stögbauer
Recognising young people’s questions about God and suffering. A qualitative-empirical exploration.
Date of completion: 15 July 2009
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Georg Hilger
Dr. theol. Tobias Weismantel
Ars nominandi Deum. The ontosemantics of divine predicates in Albertus Magnus’s commentaries on Dionysius
Date of completion: 21 July 2009
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Dr Ulrich G. Leinsle
Dr. theol. Christian Hörmann
Encounter with the Inexpressible. Musical Experience and Kairological Rationality.
Date of completion: 3 June 2009
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Erwin Dirscherl
Dr. theol. Dietlind Langner
On Seeing in Faith. The Role of Mysticism in the Life and Work of Romano Guardini.
Date of completion: 26 November 2007
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Alfons Knoll
Dr. theol. Bernhard Josef Bleyer
The Subjectification of the Poor. On a theological-ethical argument at the heart of Latin American liberation theology.
Date of completion: 12 December 2007
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Herbert Schlögel
Dr. theol. Alexander Hoffmann
Kenosis in the work of Hans Urs von Balthasar and in the Japanese Kyoto School. A contribution to interfaith dialogue.
Date of completion: 25 May 2007
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Heinrich Petri
Dr. theol. Michaela Hallermayer
The Text and Transmission of the Book of Tobit
Date of completion: 5 May 2007
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Armin Schmitt
Dr. theol. Konstantin Lindner
Entangled in Church History. On the significance of biographically-focused approaches for addressing church history content in religious education.
Date of completion: 18 December 2006
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Georg Hilger
Dr. theol. Kerstin Schlögl-Flierl
Happiness. Literary perspectives and theological-ethical responses. A historical-systematic approach to the theme of happiness.
Date of completion: 25 October 2006
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Herbert Schlögel
Dr. theol. Thomas Karmann
Meletius of Antioch and the Beginnings of Neoniceneism. Studies on Meletius’ Homily on Prov. 8: 22, on the so-called *Tomus ad Antiochenos*, on Meletius’s synodal letter to Emperor Jovian, on the pseudo-Athanasian *Refutatio hypocriseos Meletii et Eusebii Samosatensis*, and on the ecclesiastical-political context of these texts.
Date of completion: 25 October 2006
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Andreas Merkt
Dr. phil. Gaetano Antonio Currà
Tommaso Campanella: The Christological Logos: Path to Renewal and Goal of Universality
Date of completion: 16 May 2006
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Dr Adam Seigfried
Dr. theol. Ulrich Lehner
Kant and Providence. The Influence of German-speaking Protestant School Philosophy and Theology on Immanuel Kant’s Concept of Providence.
Date of completion: 15 March 2006
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Dr Ulrich G. Leinsle
Dr. theol. Hans Hobelsberger
Youth Ministry of Engagement. A practical-theological reflection on and conception of social action amongst young people.
Date of completion: 24 November 2005
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Konrad Baumgartner
Dr. theol. Stefan Sander
Encountering God in Others. The Deacon and the Unity of the Sacramental Ministry.
Date of completion: 28 October 2005
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Erwin Dirscherl
Dr. theol. Sabine Holzschuh
Space and Grief. A practical-theological study of spaces for saying farewell.
Date of completion: 19 September 2005
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Konrad Baumgartner
Dr. theol. Alexander Flierl
Lies have short legs … Truth and lies in everyday ethics from the perspective of Catholic moral theology.
Date of completion: 21 July 2005
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Herbert Schlögel
Dr. theol. Marek Kosinski
The Church as the People of God. Trinitarian foundation and sacramental structure of a central ecclesiological concept. Reflections on the New Evangelisation.
Date of completion: 28 February 2005
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Dr Adam Seigfried
Dr. theol. August Laumer
Heinz Fleckenstein (1907–1995): Pastoral and Moral Theology in Regensburg and Würzburg. Life and Work.
Date of completion: 10 February 2005
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Konrad Baumgartner
Dr. theol. Irina Kreusch
Veneration or misuse of the divine name? The oath between Jesus’ prohibition of swearing and its codification in the 1983 Code of Canon Law
Date of completion: 2 March 2004
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Sabine Demel
Dr. theol. Gloria Braunsteiner
Therapy of the Spirit. The Hagiotherapy Approach – an example of therapeutic theology
Date of completion: 11 July 2003
Supervisor: Prof. Dr P. Christian Schütz
Dr. theol. Rosemarie Freundorfer
“Thy Kingdom Come”. The Centre in Rosemary Radford Ruether’s theology
Date of completion: 11 February 2003
Supervisor: Prof. Dr Heinrich Petri