Reinhold Bernhardt

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Reinhold Bernhardt (born January 25, 1957 in Frischborn , Upper Hesse) has been Professor of Systematic Theology / Dogmatics at the University of Basel since 2001 and is currently (08/2018 to 07/2020) Dean of the Faculty.

Life

In 1989 Bernhardt received his doctorate from the theological faculty in Heidelberg . From 1991 to 1996 he was director of studies at the Ecumenical Institute and student residence at Heidelberg University . From 1996 to 1998 he received a habilitation grant from the DFG . During this time (fall 1997) a visiting professor at Vanderbilt University in Nashville , Tennessee fell . He received his habilitation at the theological faculty in Heidelberg in 1998 . In the winter semester 2000/01 he was appointed to the chair for systematic theology at the University of Osnabrück , but then went to Basel. From 2004 to 2017 he was editor of the Theologische Zeitschrift , from 10/2006 to 07/2008 he headed the dean's office of the faculty.

The main focus of his work is the theology of religions, but also the “action of God” ( doctrine of providence ) and basic questions of the relationship between theology and natural science. He works on topics of theology dealing with non-theological approaches and discussions, as well as in relation to non-Christian religions.

Bernhardt is editor of the series Contributions to a Theology of Religions and co-editor of the series: Scientia & Religio and Studies on Systematic Theology and Ethics . He has lectured at the Escola Superior de Teologia in São Leopoldo and at the Universities of Glasgow and Bern , at various universities and seminars in Iran and at the United Theological Seminary in Bangalore, India. From 2014 to 2018 Bernhardt headed a CPCE working group on the topic of religious plurality in Europe , from which a study document under the same title emerged.

Publications (selection)

Monographs

  • Christianity's claim to absoluteness. From the Enlightenment to the pluralistic theology of religion , Gütersloh 1990, 2nd edition 1993, Spanish translation: La pretensión de absolutez del christianismo. Desde la Ilustración hasta la teología pluralista de la religious (Religiones en Diálogo 6), Bilbao 2000.
  • Between megalomania, fanaticism and the courage to confess. For a Christianity without an absolute claim , Stuttgart 1994, engl. Translation: Christianity Without Absolutes , London 1994.
  • What does "act of God" mean? A reconstruction of the doctrine of providence , Gütersloh 1999, 2nd edition (studies on systematic theology and ethics 55), Münster et al. 2008.
  • End of dialogue? The Encounter of Religions and Their Theological Reflection (Contributions to a Theology of Religions 2), Zurich 2006.
  • Inter-Religio. Christianity in relation to other religions (Contributions to a Theology of Religions 16), Zurich 2019.

Editorships (selection)

  • Exceeding the horizon. The pluralistic theology of religions , Gütersloh 1991.
  • (together with Ulrike Link-Wieczorek) Metaphor and Reality. On the logic of imagery in speaking about God, man and nature. Dietrich Ritschl on his 70th birthday . Göttingen 1999.
  • (in accordance with Georg Pfleiderer) Christian claim to truth - historical relativity. Examination of Ernst Troeltsch's absoluteness in the context of today's religious theology (Christianity and culture. Basel studies on theology and cultural studies of Christianity 4), Zurich 2004.
  • (In accordance with Perry Schmidt-Leukel ) Criteria for interreligious judgment formation (contributions to a theology of religions 1), Zurich 2005.
  • (together with Thomas K. Kuhn ) freedom of religion. Swiss Perspectives (Contributions to a Theology of Religions 3), Zurich 2007.
  • (together with Perry Schmidt-Leukel) Multiple religious identity. Draw from various religious traditions (Contributions to a Theology of Religions 5), Zurich 2008.
  • (together with Christoph Stückelberger) Calvin global. How faith influences societies (Globethics.net series 3), Geneva 2009.
  • (together with Klaus von Stosch) Comparative theology. Interreligious comparisons as a path of theology of religion (contributions to a theology of religions 7), Zurich 2009.
  • (together with Perry Schmidt-Leukel) Interreligious Theology. Opportunities and Problems (Contributions to a Theology of Religions 11), Zurich 2013.
  • (according to Ernst Fürlinger) Public nuisance? Mosque construction conflicts in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (contributions to a Theology of Religions 12), Zurich 2015.
  • (together with Verena Grüter) Music in Interreligious Encounters (Contributions to a Theology of Religions 14), Zurich 2019.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://cpce-assembly.eu/dokumente/
personal data
SURNAME Bernhardt, Reinhold
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theologian, professor for systematic theology and dogmatics at the University of Basel
DATE OF BIRTH January 25, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Frischborn