Hanns Lilje Prize
The Hanns Lilje Prize of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen has been awarded every two years since 1988 for work on biblical or church history topics. It is named after the bishop Hanns Lilje . The award winner should not have reached the age of 40. Works that have not yet been published but are suitable for publication, as well as dissertations and habilitation theses are also assessed.
The deans of the German-speaking theological faculties and departments will be informed of the competition.
Award winners
- 1988 Ute Mennecke-Haustein , Göttingen
- 1990 Martin Evang , St. Augustin, Bernhard Neuschäfer , Frankfurt
- 1992 Ulrich Hübner , Mainz, Christoph Uehlinger , Biblical Institute of the University of Miséricorde, Freiburg (Switzerland)
- 1994 Traudel Himmighöfer , Haßloch, Christoph Markschies , Tübingen
- 1996 Volker Leppin , Heidelberg, Hermut Löhr , University of Bonn
- 1998 Alf Christophersen , Munich, for his work Friedrich Lücke (1791–1855). New Testament hermeneutics and exegesis in connection with his life and work , Eva-Maria Seng , Halle, for her work The Protestant Church Building in the 19th Century .
- 2000 Martin Wallraff , Bonn, for his work Christus Verus Sol ,
- 2002 Heike Omerzu , Mainz, for her work The Trial of Paul based on the account of the Acts of the Apostles by Luke , Katharina Greschat , Mainz, for her work Apelles and Hermogenes. Two theological teachers of the second century .
- 2004 Henrik Pfeiffer , Berlin, for his work Yahweh Coming from the South , Hans-Ulrich Weidemann , Tübingen, for his work The Death of Jesus in the Gospel of John .
- 2006 Martin Keßler (theologian) , University of Basel, for his work Johann Gottfried Herder as general superintendent of Saxony-Weimar .
- 2008 Charlotte Köckert , Heidelberg, for her work Christian cosmology and ancient natural philosophy. An investigation into the interpretation of the creation account by Origen, Basil of Caesarea and Gregory of Nyssa with special consideration of the imperial interpretations of Timaeus . Andreas Straßberger , Großbothen, for his work Johann Christoph Gottsched and the 'philosophical' sermon. Studies on the enlightenment transformation of Protestant homiletics in the field of tension between theology, philosophy, rhetoric and politics .
- 2010 Benjamin Dahlke for his work The Catholic Reception of Karl Barth. Theological renewal in the run-up to the Second Vatican Council , Gregor Emmenegger , for his work The text of the Coptic Psalter from al-Mudil . Christopher Spehr for his work on Luther and the Council. On the development of a central theme in the Reformation period .
- 2012 Henning Theißen , University of Greifswald, for his work The Origin of the Church and its Worldwide Profession. Contributions to a united theory of the church in Schleiermacher and Ritschl .
- 2014 Sara Kipfer , Bern, for her work Der threatened David. An exegetical and reception-historical study on 1 Samuel 16-1. Kings 2 .
- 2016 Markus Lau , Freiburg (Switzerland), for his work The Crucified Triumphator. A motivational study on the Gospel of Mark . Sarah Schulz , Erlangen, for her work The appendices to the Richter book. An investigation into the history of composition of RI 17-21 .
- 2018 Kai-Ole Eberhardt , Hanover, for his work Christoph Wittlich (1625–1687) - Reformed Theology under the influence of René Descartes .