Universität Wien

600003 DR Biography and Theology: The way from Christian identity to a theological research project (2025W)

Continuous assessment of course work

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 30 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 27.01. 08:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 4 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
  • Wednesday 28.01. 08:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 4 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
  • Thursday 29.01. 08:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 4 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
  • Friday 30.01. 08:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 4 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This interdisciplinary seminar is held for those who begin with their doctoral studies. Here we are going to discuss the connection between theology and biography concretely our identity as believers and theologians and the effect on our theological research. The interdisciplinary character of this seminar shows also the interconnectedness of different theological disciplines and methods.

Assessment and permitted materials

Active participation and reflection papers that develop the connections between personal motivation and the dissertation project and at the same time analyzing how this project is linked to different theological disciplines.
The use of AI is permitted exclusively for the linguistic revision of independently written seminar papers. In certain cases, the course instructors reservesthe right to conduct an oral examination to assess the originality of the student's work.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Clarification of the own dissertation-project and localizing it into theology as a whole; recognition of the biographical dimension in it and clarification of the personal motivation, by which the project will be pushed forward more effectively.

Examination topics

Discussed topics and literature according to one's own Dissertation project

Reading list

Scharer, Matthias/Hilberath, Bernd Jochen: Kommunikative Theologie. Grundlagen - Erfahrungen - Klärungen, Ostfildern 2012

Association in the course directory

LV für Doktorats-/PhD-Studium

Last modified: Th 16.10.2025 14:08