Heinrich Dickerhoff

Heinrich Dickerhoff (born June 10, 1953 in Essen ) is a German theologian , educator , storyteller , author and editor .

life and work

Heinrich Dickerhoff studied Catholic theology , history and Jewish studies at the Wilhelms-Universität Münster from 1972 to 1978 . He received his doctorate in 1981. Since around 1993 he has made a name for himself as a professional storyteller, author and editor of fairy tales. In addition, he regularly holds seminars on theology and pedagogy and workshops on the art of fairy tale telling, whereby these three topics often merge into one another. This “blurring of boundaries” can also be understood as the core of his approach to the various topics, as he sees these as neighboring or even mutually influencing elements. The title of his publication The Search for the Hidden Treasure: With Fairy Tales Asking God (2009) can be understood as an example of this .

Dickerhoff's publications, fairy tale collections and the like, are often characterized by a clearly recognizable focus on the linguistic nature of the texts. So, unlike in many “usual” fairy tale collections, you can often find information on the pronunciation of certain names, advice and comments on the narrative style, possible narrative reasons, and the like. As a storyteller, he particularly devotes himself to Nordic and Celtic fairy tales.

Heinrich Dickerhoff lives with his family in Cloppenburg.

Functions and offices

Current function

• Since 2006: Pedagogical Director of the Catholic Academy Stapelfeld

Offices / professional stations

• Since 1978: Lecturer at the Catholic Academy Stapelfeld near Cloppenburg
• 1995–2001: Vice President of the European Fairy Tale Society
• 2001–2012: President of the European Fairy Tale Society

Publications (selection)

• Paths to the Old Testament - and back , Frankfurt am Main: Lang, 1983.
• Biblical life studies , Würzburg: Echter, 1986.
• I see you in a thousand pictures , Würzburg: Echter, 1988.
• That we do not call tenderness godless , Würzburg: Echter, 1989.
• Trust your longing more than your despair , Mainz: Matthias-Grünewald-Verlag, 2001.
• Dream house and cloud castle , Krummwisch: Königsfurt, 2003.
• ... and wove something that never dies (ed.), Krummwisch: Königsfurt, 2004.
• Handbook of fairy tale storytelling (ed.), Krummwisch: Königsfurt, 2005.
• Fairy tales in the hospice , Wuppertal: Hospizverlag, 2007.
• The search for the hidden treasure: Asking God with fairy tales , Munich: Claudius, 2009.

Web links

• Interview with Heinrich Dickerhoff in the Bayern Alpha Forum
• Conference report on a biblical seminar in the parish Mater Dolorosa in Berlin, held by Dr. Heinrich Dickerhoff, October 2000
• Official website of the European Fairy Tale Society
• Official website of the Catholic Academy Stapelfeld
• Heinrich Dickerhoff in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

1. ^ President of the European Fairy Tale Society on July 16, 2008
2. ↑ The complete interview with Heinrich Dickerhoff in the Bayern Alpha Forum  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.