International University of Liebenzell
| International University of Liebenzell | |
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| founding | 2011 |
| Sponsorship | Liebenzell Mission |
| place | Bad Liebenzell |
| state | Baden-Württemberg |
| country | Germany |
| management | Volker Gäckle |
| Students | 237 Status: WS 2018/19 |
| Networks | KBA |
| Website | www.ihl.eu |
The Liebenzell International University of Applied Sciences (IHL) , based in Bad Liebenzell in the northern Black Forest, was founded in 2011, institutionally accredited by the Science Council of the Federal Republic of Germany and recognized by the state of Baden-Württemberg. The IHL emerged from the Theological Seminary of the Liebenzeller Mission (ThSLM).
Education
Bachelor degrees
There are three bachelor's degree programs, each with a focus on intercultural studies. These can be studied in a Y-model , so that students complete the basic course together with their fellow students and can decide in the fourth semester whether they want to continue studying in the main course on an international or national level. The international strand provides for a compulsory semester abroad and other modules.
- BA Protestant Theology , which leads through the biblical languages and the basic disciplines of theology in eight semesters. The course is headed by Bernd Brandl .
- The BA Theology / Pedagogy in an Intercultural Context has existed since 2015 . This course can be studied in eight semesters and is headed by Thomas Eisinger .
- The BA Theology / Social Work in an Intercultural Context is acquired in 7 specialist semesters and a practical semester, which is usually completed abroad. After completing their studies, students gain state recognition as social workers. The course director is Detlef Hiller .
Masters courses
At the master’s level, an MA in Protestant Theology in cooperation with the Evangelical University of Tabor and an MA in Integrative Consulting are offered, with Ulrich Giesekus being responsible for the latter program .
partner
Worldwide study is possible through four foreign partner universities: Concordia University of Edmonton (Edmonton, Canada), Tyndale University College & Seminary (Toronto, Canada), LCC International University (Klaipeda, Lithuania) and Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary (Seoul, South Korea) .
In addition, the Tabor Evangelical University in Marburg is a partner university with which the MA Evangelical Theology is offered.
Research institute
In 2017 the university opened the research institute LIMRIS (Liebenzeller Institute for Mission Studies , Religious Studies, Intercultural and Social Studies), which is headed by Friedemann Burkhardt.
The subject of research is intercultural community housing. In addition, mission staff and local churches are scientifically supported in their missionary practice.
history
The IHL was founded in 2011, institutionally accredited by the Science Council of the Federal Republic of Germany and officially recognized by the state of Baden-Württemberg. The reaccreditation took place in 2015. The IHL emerged from the "Theological Seminary of the Liebenzeller Mission" (ThSLM), which was the theological training center of one of the major mission societies in Europe.
The China Inland Mission , now the Liebenzeller Mission , started in 1899 as the German branch of Hudson Taylor's mission , was founded in Hamburg and moved to the northern Black Forest in 1902. In 1900 the training of "missionary pupils" began. Since 1921, graduates of the Theological Seminary of the Liebenzeller Mission (ThSLM) have not only been deployed abroad, but also in Germany. In addition to missionaries and missionary sisters , preachers were now also trained for the groups of friends who supported the LM in their homeland. These were later organized and consolidated into the neo-Pietist South German Community Association , the Liebenzeller Community Association and the Evangelical Community Association Rhine-Main, as well as the Southwest German EC Association (SWD-EC) , which belong to the Evangelical Gnadau Community Association .
In order to meet the growing demands in world missions and in the emerging communities , reforms of the training courses were carried out several times: in 1925 the duration of study was increased from two to four years. In 1949 the teaching of Bible Greek was introduced. At the same time, the course was extended by an annual internship between the third and fourth year of study. In 1980 the ThSLM joined the European Evangelical Accrediting Association (EEAA), which led to a reduction in the number of teaching hours and an increase in the proportion of self-study. From 1995 the ThSLM, together with the two other large theological training centers in the area of the Evangelical Gnadau Community Association, followed the path of a training cooperation known as the CTL (Chrischona-Tabor-Liebenzell).
In the more than 110-year history of the ThSLM, more than 1,640 students have completed the training. Her tasks include founding, building and supporting Christian congregations, developing holistic curricula, building educational institutions and training local church workers, social and diaconal work with street children or addicts, setting up clinic projects in rural areas, leading and supervising Bible translation projects into various languages and primary school education, as well as the development and support of regional youth work.
Standardized scientific reforms in Europe such as the Bologna Process and the increasing professionalization of community and missionary work led to the establishment of the Liebenzell International University, where the main focus is on intercultural studies in Bachelor courses and semesters abroad and internship semesters abroad, both ideally and financially be promoted.
The IHL is supported by the Liebenzeller Mission . The IHL is a member of the Conference of Biblical Training Centers and an extraordinary member of the Association of Private Universities. V.
University management
Volker Gäckle is Rector, Thomas Eisinger Chancellor of the IHL.
Lecturers
- Volker Gäckle , Rector, Professor of the New Testament
- Jürgen Schuster , deputy rector, professor for intercultural theology
- Thomas Eisinger , Chancellor, academic assistant for experiential education , coaching and personal development
- Bernd Brandl , Professor of Church and Mission History
- Guilherme Braun, Research Associate for Intercultural Theology and Church Development
- Roland Deines , Professor of Biblical Theology and Ancient Judaism
- Ulrich Giesekus , Professor of Psychology and Counseling
- Heinzpeter Hempelmann , honorary professor for systematic theology and cultural hermeneutics
- Detlef Hiller , professor for international social work
- Eva Maria Jäger , professor for social work
- Andreas Jägers, research associate in the field of social work
- Harald Jung , Professor of Ethics and Social Studies
- Esther Kennner, systemic consultant and academic employee in the field of social work
- Mihamm Kim-Rauchholz , professor of New Testament and Greek
- Thomas Kleber, research associate in the field of social work
- Hartmut Schmid , honorary professor for the Old Testament
- Tobias Schuckert, Research Associate for Intercultural Theology, Mission Studies and Methods of Social Research and employee at the LIMRIS Institute
- Daniel Straß, Professor of Education
- Wilfried Sturm , Professor of Systematic Theology in Pastoral Practice
- Gerhard Tauberschmidt, Professor of Translation Studies and Biblical Languages
Awards
In 2019, the IHL took first place in the university ranking of the StudyCheck evaluation platform with the award “Most Popular University of Germany 2019”.
Web links
- Homepage
- Report on the IHL (PDF; 293 kB) ( Memento from December 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) in the AfeT magazine ETM
- Liebenzell Mission
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.ihl.eu/hochschule/gremien-und-organe/hochschulleitung/
- ↑ Statistical Reports Baden-Württemberg, State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg, Article No. 3234 18001 B III 1 - j / 18, lessons and education from July 25, 2019
- ^ Statement of the Science Council on the accreditation of the IHL (PDF; 466 kB) , Wissenschaftsrat.de, from January 28, 2011.
- ↑ IHL courses of study , ihl.eu, accessed on July 7, 2016.
- ↑ partner of IHL , ihl.eu, accessed on 7 July 2016th
- ↑ Liebenzell International University opens first research institute , idea.de, message dated May 30, 2017.
- ^ Opinion on the reaccreditation of the Liebenzell International University (IHL), Bad Liebenzell (Drs. 4875-15), October 2015 , Wissenschaftsrat.de
- ↑ support the IHL , ihl.eu, accessed on January 4, 2013.
- ↑ List of members of the Conference Biblical Training Centers, bibelschulen.de, accessed on December 23, 2013
- ^ Members of the Association of Private Universities , accessed on November 15, 2014.
- ↑ University ranking : Most popular universities in Germany in 2019 , studycheck.de, accessed on February 19, 2019.
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