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Heidelberg University Faculty of Theology

Theologische Fakultät der Universität Heidelberg
Established	1386 (1386)
Parent institution	University of Heidelberg
Religious affiliation	Protestant
Dean	Jan Stievermann
Location	Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 49°24′39″N 8°40′48″E / 49.4107464°N 8.6799474°E / 49.4107464; 8.6799474
Website	theologie.uni-heidelberg.de

The Heidelberg Faculty of Theology (German: Theologische Fakultät der Universität Heidelberg) is one of twelve faculties at the University of Heidelberg. It was one of the four founding faculties in 1386. As of 2023, the faculty's dean is Jan Stievermann.

Notable people

Faculty members

Medieval period

• Pope Pius II (1405–1464)

Early modern period

• Thomas Erastus (1524–1583)
• Johann Jakob Grynaeus (1540–1617)
• Franciscus Junius (1545–1602)
• Caspar Olevian (1536–1587)
• David Pareus (1548–1622)
• Daniel Tossanus (1541–1602)
• Paul Tossanus (1572–1634)
• Zacharias Ursinus (1534–1583)
• Girolamo Zanchi (1516–1590)

Late modern period

• Johannes Bauer [de] (1860–1933)
• Klaus Berger (1940–2020)
• Günther Bornkamm (1905–1990)
• Martin Dibelius (1883–1947)
• Otto Frommel [de; fr] (1871–1951)
• Gustav Hölscher (1877–1955)
• Renatus Hupfeld [de] (1879–1968)
• Robert Jelke [de] (1882–1952)
• Walther Köhler [de; it] (died 1946)
• Theodor Odenwald [de] (1889–1970)
• Heinrich Paulus (1761–1851)
• Richard Rothe (1799–1867)
• Edmund Schlink (1903–1984)
• Gerd Theissen (born 1943)
• Ernst Troeltsch (1865–1923)
• Gerhard von Rad (1901–1971)
• Heinz Dietrich Wendland [de] (1900–1992)
• Claus Westermann (1909–2000)
• Hans Walter Wolff (1911–1993)

Alumni

• Martin Bucer (1491–1551)
• Franciscus Gomarus (1563–1641)
• David Pareus (1548–1622)

See also

• Heidelberg Catechism

References

Footnotes

1. Howard 2006, p. 51.
2. "The Faculty of Theology". University of Heidelberg. Archived from the original on 28 April 2008.
3. Theologische Fakultät
4. "Vorstand" (in German). Heidelberg University. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023.
5. ^ Wolgast 1986, p. 48.
6. Merkle 2012, p. 25; Meusburger & Probáld 2018, pp. 51, 58.
7. Besier 2006, p. 179.
8. ^ Besier 2006, p. 174.
9. ^ Besier 2006, p. 178.
10. Besier 2006, p. 173.
11. ^ Besier 2006, p. 175.
12. Besier 2006, pp. 180–181.

Bibliography

• Besier, Gerhard (2006). "Die Theologische Fakultät" [The theological faculty]. In Eckart, Wolfgang U. ; Sellin, Volker ; Wolgast, Eike (eds.). Die Universität Heidelberg im Nationalsozialismus [The University of Heidelberg under National Socialism] (in German). Berlin: Springer. pp. 173–260. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-39385-6_7. ISBN 978-3-540-39385-6.
• Howard, Thomas Albert (2006). Protestant Theology and the Making of the Modern German University. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/0199266859.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-926685-2.
• Merkle, Benjamin R. (2012). Triune Elohim: The Heidelberg Antitrinitarians and Reformed Readings of Hebrew in the Confessional Age (doctoral thesis). Oxford: University of Oxford. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
• Meusburger, Peter; Probáld, Ferenc (2018). "Scientific and Cultural Relations Between Heidelberg University and Hungary over Five Centuries". In Meusburger, Peter; Heffernan, Michael; Suarsana, Laura (eds.). Geographies of the University. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. pp. 43–133. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-75593-9_3. ISBN 978-3-319-75593-9.
• Wolgast, Eike (1986). Die Universität Heidelberg, 1386–1986 [Heidelberg University, 1386–1986] (in German). Berlin: Springer-Verlag. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-61646-4. ISBN 978-3-642-61646-4.

Further reading

• Burkard, Dominik (1995). "Oase in einer aufklärungssüchtigen Zeit"? Die Katholisch-Theologische Fakultät der Universität Heidelberg zwischen verspäteter Gegenreformation, Aufklärung und Kirchenreform. Contubernium. Vol. 42. Sigmaringen, Germany: Thorbecke. ISBN 978-3-7995-3238-9.
• Fix, Karl-Heinz (1994). Universitätstheologie und Politik: die Heidelberger Theologische Fakultät in der Weimarer Republik [University theology and politics: The Heidelberg Faculty of Theology in the Weimar Republic]. Heidelberger Abhandlungen zur mittleren und neueren Geschichte. Heidelberg, Germany: Winter. ISBN 978-3-8253-0195-8.
• Selderhuis, Herman J. (2006). "Eine attraktive Universität: Die Heidelberger Theologische Fakultät 1583–1622". In Selderhuis, Herman J.; Wriedt, Markus (eds.). Bildung und Konfession: Theologenausbildung im Zeitalter der Konfessionalisierung [Education and denomination: The education of theologians in the age of confessionalization] (in German). Tübingen, Germany: Mohr Siebeck. ISBN 978-3-16-148931-0.
• Siegele-Wenschkewitz, Leonore (1985). "Die Theologische Fakultät im Dritten Reich 'Bollwerk gegen Basel'". In Doerr, Wilhelm; Riedl, Peter Anselm (eds.). Semper Apertus Sechshundert Jahre Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg 1386–1986 (in German). Berlin: Springer. pp. 1602–1641. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-70477-2_60. ISBN 978-3-642-70477-2.

External links

• Official website

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