Nils Petersen (pastor)
Nils Petersen (* 1970 ) is a German Protestant pastor, deaconry scientist and writer.
Live and act
Nils Petersen studied Protestant Theology and Special Education in Hamburg and Diaconal Studies in Heidelberg. 2001 Doctorate in Heidelberg as Dr. theol. with a work on the mentally handicapped in the structure of society, diakonia and church . From 2003 to 2009 Petersen was pastor in Fockbek and Nübbel , Schleswig-Holstein for six years . From 2009 to 2014 Petersen was the Scientific Director of the Church and City Office at the University of Hamburg . From 2014 to 2019 he was the pastor of the Hamburger Rathauspassage, a diaconal institution in the heart of the city. At the beginning of 2019 he left the evangelical project because the church profile decreased and employees hid a cross he had attached.
Since April 1, 2020, Nils Petersen has been pastor in the first pastor of the Evangelical Luther Church in Hamburg-Bahrenfeld.
Petersen teaches as a lecturer at the IBAF (Institute for Education and Training) of the Diakonie Rendsburg , the University of Hamburg Department of Protestant Theology; the Protestant University for Social Work and Diakonia “Das Rauhe Haus”, the Technical School for Curative Education of the Evangelical Foundation Alsterdorf and the University of Music and Theater (HfMT) in Hamburg. In 2005 he founded the "P & P-Verlag für Narrative Theologie" with the Protestant theologian Philine Pawlas, in which u. A. Hans-Martin Gutmann edited books. Petersen was, together with Wolfgang Grünberg (†) and Friedrich Brandi-Hinrichs, the editor of the scientific publication series Church in the City . The series has been published by Nils Petersen (Hamburg), Christoph Sigrist (Zurich) and Alexander Höner (Berlin) since 2016.
research
Research assistant in the research project on the emergence of a social order in Europe under the direction of Theodor Strohm (University of Heidelberg) / Diaconal historical research on the history of mentally handicapped people (dissertation and subsequent doctorate in Heidelberg) / Research on the topic of "Community Care" / Creation of a concept for implementation a "Vespers Church" in Hamburg for the "Community Diakonie" in the Hamburg-East church district (2010/11) / "The narration in the sermon event" - The meaning and effect of stories in church services; with a special focus on inclusive church services. / Concepts and self-portrayal of large social / diaconal institutions in Germany. / The connection between diakonia and liturgy, as well as the analysis of the liturgical space of diakonia in the event of worship / “Tradition formation and loss of tradition in the divided city” - An investigation of five exemplary poverty projects in Hamburg
Artistic work
Petersen has a particular interest in linking his theological work with cross-border art. With the concert organist Kerstin Petersen, who has been married since 1999, he initiated numerous projects for literature and the organ. He was able to implement numerous projects with visual artists such as Ludgar Trautmann, Ingo Warncke and again and again with the Mannheim painter Mehrdad Zaeri. One result of these interdisciplinary art projects was realized in 2014 in the CD book project “silent tones and narrated images” together with Kerstin Petersen and Mehrdad Zaeri.
Since 2014 Nils Petersen has appeared regularly at poetry and preacher slams in German-speaking countries. He was able to make a name for himself with many good placements (1st place: 2016, 2017 and 2019 in the "Justice Slam" of Hamburg mal fair, 2017 Preacher Slam in Lübeck. 2019 Preacher Slam in Lübeck. 2nd place: 2014 / 2015/2018 Preacher-Slam in Lübeck, 2017 Poetry-Salm in Minden, 2017 Preacher-Slam in Bern. 3rd places: 2017 Preacher-Slam Bremen 2018, Poetry-Slam Atonale Hamburg)
Publications (selection)
- Poetry slam and sermons / texts from the underground shaft, Berlin 2018 ISBN 978-3-86893-272-0
- City Liturgies - Visions / Spaces / Echoes, Berlin 2016 ISBN 978-3-86893-224-9
- Narrated pictures , illustrated by Mehrdad Zaeri, 2014 Berlin ISBN 978-3-86893-170-9
- Luther and the changeling , a contribution to the reception of two table speeches by Luther, 2014 Berlin ISBN 978-3-86893-169-3
- “... as I loved you!” , Traditional and current founding figures of a diaconal church, 2012 Berlin ISBN 978-386893-077-1
- Lasse and the family of the hidden , children's novel Hamburg 2012 ISBN 978-3-938718-01-8
- “Nobody weeps for Uria” , a handout for narrative preaching, 2009 Nübbel-Risum ISBN 978-3-938718-06-3
- "Current anecdotes" , narrative sermons and stories, 2005 Warnau-Nübbel ISBN 3-938718-01-3
- “Mentally handicapped people in the structure of society, diakonia and church” , dissertation; 2003 Münster ISBN 3-8258-6645-9
- "Mechthild von Rickling" , Roman, 2001 Heidelberg ISBN 3-00-007766-9
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b lz: After six years it's over: New tasks for Pastor Nils Petersen | shz.de. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .
- ↑ The Nordelbische Kirchenzeitung November 15, 2009: New tasks for Nils Petersen
- ^ WORLD: Rathauspassage: When the cross disappeared, he left his pastor . February 17, 2019 ( welt.de [accessed October 17, 2019]).
- ^ Hamburger Abendblatt- Hamburg: Rathauspassage: Cross hidden - pastor pissed off. February 16, 2019, accessed on October 17, 2019 (German).
- ↑ Evangelische Zeitung, May 11, 2014, Pastors contra Poetry-Slammers
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Petersen, Nils |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant pastor, deaconry scientist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1970 |