Dietmar W. Winkler

Dietmar Werner Winkler (born April 15, 1963 in Wolfsberg in Carinthia) is an Austrian church historian , ecumenist and theologian .

Life

He studied specialist theology, German philology, ancient history and religious education in Graz, Geneva and Innsbruck, where he received the title in 1989 Mag. Phil., 1991 Mag. Theol. and 1995 Dr. theol. acquired. In 2000, with an APART grant from the Austrian Academy of Sciences, habilitation in Patrology, History of Dogma and Ecumenical Theology at the University of Graz . From 1991 to 2000 he was a research assistant at the Institute for Liturgical Studies, Christian Art and Hymnology. As a visiting scholar at Mahatma Gandhi University , he obtained the Diploma in Syriac Language in Kottayam in 1998 . Teaching at the Universities of Graz and Salzburg. 2001 Fulbright Scholar, St. John's University (Minnesota, USA). At Boston University , he was from 2003 to 2005 Professor and Associate Director of the Division of Religious and Theological Studies. In 2005 he was appointed professor for patristics and church history in Salzburg. 2012 visiting researcher at the Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) and in 2018 at the "Center Paul-Albert-Février - Textes et Documents de la Méditerrané antique et médiéval" (CPAF) at the Université Aix-Marseille.

Dietmar W. Winkler is an internationally recognized expert on Oriental Christianity and its ecumenical relationships. His work focuses on the cultural history and present of the Eastern Churches, oriental patristics and historical theology. He is a consultor in the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity , collaborator on work projects of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches and member of the board of the Pro Oriente Foundation .

Publications (selection)

• Coptic Church and Imperial Church. Old schism and new dialogue. With a foreword by Franz Cardinal König (= Innsbruck Theological Studies , Volume 48). Tyrolia-Verl., Innsbruck 1997, ISBN 3-7022-2055-0 (also dissertation, Innsbruck 1995).
• with Klaus Augustin: The Eastern Churches. A guide. With contributions by G. Larentzakis and Ph. Harnoncourt. Schnider-Verlagsatelier, Graz 1997, ISBN 3-900993-72-6 .
  • with Klaus Augustin: Bisericile din Rasarit. O scurta prezentare. Cu participarea lui G. Larentzakis and Philipp Harnoncourt. Ed. Arhiepiscopiei Romano-Catolice, Bucharest 2003, ISBN 973-9386-49-0 .
• with Wilhelm Baum : The Apostolic Church of the East. History of the so-called "Nestorians" (= introductions to oriental Christianity , volume 1). Kitab, Klagenfurt 2000, ISBN 3-902005-05-X .
  • with Wilhelm Baum: The church of the East. A concise history (= Central Asian studies series , Volume 3). Routledge Shorton, London et al. 2003, ISBN 0-415-29770-2 .
• East Syrian Christianity. Studies on Christology, ecclesiology and the ecumenical dialogues of the Assyrian Church of the East (= Studies on Oriental Church History , Volume 26). Lit, Münster et al. 2004, ISBN 3-8258-6796-X (also habilitation thesis, Graz 2000).
• as editor with Wilfried Nausner : Oikos Europe between Oikonomia and Oikumene. Global market economy, EU enlargement and Christian responsibility . Tyrolia-Verl., Innsbruck et al. 2004, ISBN 3-7022-2554-4 .
• as editor with Li Tang: Hidden Treasures and Intercultural Encounters. Studies on East Syriac Christianity in China and Central Asia (= orientalia - patristica - oecumenica , Volume 1). Lit, Vienna et al. 2009, ISBN 978-3-643-50045-8 .
  • as editor with Li Tang: Hidden Treasures and Intercultural Encounters. Studies on East Syriac Christianity in China and Central Asia (= orientalia - patristica - oecumenica , Volume 1). 2nd edition, Lit, Wien et al. 2014, ISBN 978-3-643-50045-8 .
• as editor: Diaconate of women. Findings from biblical, patristic, eastern church, liturgical and systematic-theological point of view (= orientalia - patristica - oecumenica , Volume 2). Lit, Vienna et al. 2010, ISBN 978-3-643-50181-3 .
  • as editor: Diaconate of women. Findings from biblical, patristic, eastern church, liturgical and systematic-theological point of view (= orientalia - patristica - oecumenica , Volume 2). 2nd edition, Lit, Wien et al. 2013, ISBN 978-3-643-50181-3 .
• as editor: From upheaval to departure? Church and social developments in East Central Europe after the fall of communism (= Pro Oriente , Volume 34). Tyrolia, Innsbruck et al. 2010, ISBN 978-3-7022-3078-4 .
• as editor: Syriac Churches encountering Islam. Past experiences and future perspectives (= Pro Oriente studies in the Syriac tradition , Volume 1). Gorgias Press, Piscataway 2010, ISBN 978-1-61143-001-1 .
• as editor with Li Tang: From the Oxus River to the Chinese Shores. Studies on East Syriac Christianity in China and Central Asia (= orientalia - patristica - oecumenica , Volume 5). LIT, Zurich a. a. 2013, ISBN 978-3-643-90329-7 .
• as editor: Syriac Christianity in the Middle East and India: Contributions and Challenges (= Pro Oriente studies in the Syriac tradition , Volume 2). Gorgias Press, Piscataway 2013, ISBN 978-1-4632-0247-7 .
• When is the unit coming? Ecumenism as a program and a challenge (= Cardinal-König-Bibliothek , Volume 4). Styria, Graz et al. 2014, ISBN 3-222-13386-7 .
• as editor with Li Tang: Winds of Jingjiao. Studies on Syriac Christianity in China and Central Asia (= orientalia - patristica - oecumenica , Volume 9). LIT, Zurich a. a. 2016, ISBN 978-3-643-90754-7 .
• as editor: Syrian Studies. Contributions to the 8th German Syrology Symposium in Salzburg 2014 (= orientalia - patristica - oecumenica , volume 10). LIT, Zurich a. a. 2016, ISBN 978-3-643-50743-3 .
• as editor with Jasmine Dum-Tragut : Monastic Life in the Armenian Church. Glorious Past - Ecumenical Reconsideration (= orientalia - patristica - oecumenica , Volume 14). LIT, Zurich a. a. 2018, ISBN 978-3-643-91066-0 .

Web links

• academia.edu
• University of Salzburg