Katharina Ceming

Katharina Ceming

Katharina Ceming (born May 30, 1970 in Augsburg ) is a German theologian and philosopher .

Life

Ceming studied German and Catholic theology at the University of Augsburg from 1990 to 1995 . In 1999 she received her PhD in philosophy. In 2002 she completed her habilitation in theology in Augsburg with a study on the mystical theology of Christianity , Hinduism and Buddhism . From 2003 to 2006 she was a substitute professor at the University of Paderborn. In 2009 she also received her doctorate in theology on the subject of religions and human rights . Since 2009 she has been an adjunct professor at the University of Augsburg. Katharina Ceming has been working as a freelance journalist and lecturer since 2011.

Philosophical teaching

Katharina Ceming deals with the question of a successful life. She is based on an ancient definition of happiness , according to which happiness is not primarily an emotion, but an attitude towards life.

One of the main focuses of her work in seminars and on philosophical journeys is the training of the thinking , which, according to Ceming, is necessary to achieve this attitude and this happiness.

A trained ability to differentiate is an important tool, which in the post-factual age can create an orientation beyond ideologies and fanaticisms . Thinking practiced in this way helps to check both the socio-political circumstances and one's own opinions and judgments for their quality and to change them where necessary and possible. The individual-practical dimension of such an attitude can be expressed in greater serenity. Katharina Ceming also deals with this connection in her work.

Theological work

In her theological work, Ceming pursues questions of the sociology of religion and the philosophy of religion . She deals in detail with the relationship between human rights and religions and with the potential for violence in religions. In addition, she turns to structures and content that connect religions. This includes the mystical side of religions. Based on her interfaith knowledge, she creates an idea of ​​a spirituality as it can be lived in the 21st century. This is influenced, among other things, by theories of the American philosopher Ken Wilber . 

Publications (selection)

• Mysticism and ethics with Meister Eckhart and Johann Gottlieb Fichte. Lang, Frankfurt 1999, ISBN 3-631-35177-1 .
• with Jürgen Werlitz : The Forbidden Gospels. Apocryphal writings. Pattloch, Augsburg 1999; 6th edition: Marix, Wiesbaden 2016, ISBN 978-3-86539-146-9 .
• Mysticism in an intercultural comparison (= intercultural library. Volume 93). Bautz, Nordhausen 2005, ISBN 3-88309-270-3 .
• Unity in nothing. The mystical theology of Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism in comparison. Edition Understanding, Augsburg 2004, ISBN 3-937736-01-8 .
• with Hans P. Sturm: Buddhism. Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2005; New edition: Buddhism. An introduction. 2012, ISBN 978-3-596-19294-6 .
• Violence and world religions. An intercultural perspective (= intercultural library. Volume 102). Bautz, Nordhausen 2005, ISBN 3-88309-280-0 .
• Don't worry about tomorrow. Read the Sermon on the Mount Buddhistically. Kösel, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-466-36860-0 .
• Emergency human rights. Human dignity and world religions. Kösel, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-466-36822-8 .
• Spirituality in the 21st Century. Phenomenon-Verlag, Hamburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-943194-26-5 .
• Off to the desert. Kösel, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-466-37075-7 .
• with Christa Spannbauer : The spiritual emergency case. Trinity, Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-95550-097-9 .
• with Christa Spannbauer: Thinking makes you happy. Europa-Verlag, Munich 2016,  ISBN 978-3-95890-049-3 .
• Thinking helps! Philosophical impulses for today. Patmos Verlag 2017, ISBN 978-3843609685 .
• Just let! With Meister Eckhart into the here and now. Vier-Türme-Verlag 2018, ISBN 978-3-7365-0157-7 .
• The Buddha's smile and the Sermon on the Mount. Pp. 1–19 ( [1] on kw.uni-paderborn.de)

Web links

• Literature by and about Katharina Ceming in the catalog of the German National Library
• Website of "The Source of the Good Life"