Ewersbach Theological University
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| founding | 1912 (as a preacher's school of the Federation of Free Protestant Congregations in Vohwinkel) |
| Sponsorship | Federation of Free Protestant Congregations in Germany |
| place | Dietzhölztal-Ewersbach |
| state | Hesse |
| country | Germany |
| Rector | Andreas Heiser |
| Students | 67 WS 2018/19 |
| Website | th-ewersbach.de |
The Ewersbach Theological University is a state-recognized university of applied sciences sponsored by the church. It offers job-related courses in Protestant theology (Bachelor and Master level). The university belongs to the Association of Free Evangelical Churches in Germany KdöR and primarily trains pastors and missionaries for the Association of Free Evangelical Churches .
history
Beginnings in Vohwinkel
Since the foundation of the Federation of Free Evangelical Congregations in 1874, the establishment of a separate training center for full-time preachers had been considered. In 1912 Otto Schopf set up a preacher's school. The lessons initially took place in the rooms of the Free Evangelical Congregation Vohwinkel (today a district of Wuppertal ).
The First World War temporarily put an end to the preacher's school. In 1919 a new four-year "course" was started. The Nazi regime and the outbreak of World War II left deep marks. In 1939 the training center had to be closed, and almost all of the students were drafted for military service. The school was soon seized by the military, and later bombed-out families found a roof over their heads here.
New establishment in Ewersbach
In 1946 it was decided to reopen the preacher's seminary in Ewersbach (today part of the Dietzhölztal parish in the Lahn-Dill district ), where the site of a former Reich labor camp had been purchased. Initially, some barracks served as residential and teaching buildings. A new seminar building was not built until 1959. In 2007, the now renamed “Theological Seminary Ewersbach” moved to the newly built Kronberg Forum.
Recognition as a university of applied sciences
The application for recognition as a non-governmental university of applied sciences was prepared in a process lasting several years and submitted in 2010. On September 27, 2011, the Hessian Ministry of Science and Art awarded the training center the status of a state-recognized university. This was followed by the renaming in "Theological University Ewersbach". The recognition was initially limited to September 2016 and was extended for a further five years in October 2016.
profile
The profile of the course is characterized by the terms scientific, practical relevance and personality development. The course includes instructions for independent and critical theological thinking, the acquisition of practical skills in internships during the course and qualified offers for personal development.
With regard to the commitment to a commitment, the university's mission statement formulates as follows:
“The Ewersbach Theological College works in connection with the Gospel of Jesus Christ, as it is attested in the Holy Scriptures, on the basis of the Apostles' Creed, following the Gospel understanding of the Leuenberg Agreement and in accordance with the preamble of the Constitution of the Covenant Free Protestant congregations in Germany KdöR. "
“The work of the Theological University Ewersbach is oriented towards the fact that from a biblical-theological point of view, people are accorded a unique and inalienable dignity because God created them in his own image. The university takes responsibility in solidarity in the liberal, democratic and social constitutional state and peacefully advocates the Christian foundations and values of our culture to promote the individual and society in respect of human dignity. "
The main task of the Ewersbach Theological University is to provide academic training for full-time pastoral service in congregations and missions. In addition, the church sponsor of the university guarantees freedom of research and teaching in accordance with the Weimar Constitution and the Basic Law.
Education
The Ewersbach Theological University offers the following courses and degrees:
- Bachelor of Arts in Protestant theology, with Greek, standard period of study six semesters, professional goal youth officer, parish officer, tasks in mission and diakonia
- Bachelor of Arts in Protestant Theology, with Greek and Hebrew, standard period of study six semesters, to continue with the
- Master of Arts in Protestant theology, standard period of study four semesters, career goal pastor, missionary and other leading tasks in congregation and mission .
The course includes the subjects of the Old Testament, New Testament, Church History, Systematic Theology and Practical Theology, as well as missiology, which are usual for Protestant theology.
The study requirements are regulated by the Hessian Higher Education Act (§ 54). Those who do not fully meet the requirements can still study at the university, but without receiving state-recognized degrees.
The tuition fees are currently 960 € per semester. A part of the tuition fees can be taken over by the Federation of Independent Protestant Communities as an interest-free loan, a further part can be covered by expense allowances for voluntary services that can be performed at the university.
Teachers
Lessons are currently being taught by eight full-time lecturers and various guest speakers.
Full-time lecturers
- Andreas Heiser (Rector, Church History)
- Christian Bouillon (practical theology, ethics)
- Christiane Henkel (Education)
- Markus Iff (Systematic Theology)
- Johannes Reimer (Mission Studies)
- Julius Steinberg (Vice Rector, Old Testament)
- Gert J. Steyn (New Testament)
- Wolfgang Theis (Head of Studies, Practical Theology)
research
Theological discussion, free church contributions to theology : Quarterly theological specialist journal, published by the Ewersbach Theological College in cooperation with the Elstal Theological Seminar .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Federal Statistical Office: Students at universities. Winter semester 2018/2019 (= Fachserie 11, Reihe 4.1), October 18, 2019, p. 70.
- ↑ Homepage of the Ewersbach Theological University. Retrieved May 9, 2016 .
- ↑ Statement on the accreditation of the Ewersbach Theological University, Dietzhölztal , Wissenschaftsrat.de (Weimar, October 21, 2016)
- ↑ a b model of the Ewersbach Theological University. Retrieved May 9, 2016 .
- ↑ http://www.idea.de/nachrichten/nachrichten-des-tages-detailartikel/artikel/frei-evangelische-gemeinden-jetzt-mit-hochschule-1.html Free Protestant congregations now with a university. (no longer available on October 7, 2012), in: idea of October 5, 2011.
- ^ Lecturers. In: Theological University of Ewersbach. Accessed October 31, 2019 (German).
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