Ulrike Bechmann

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Bechmann (right) at the panel at the Theological Forum Christianity Islam, 2010

Ulrike Bechmann (born June 12, 1958 in Bamberg ) is a German Roman Catholic theologian .

Life

Bechmann studied Roman Catholic theology at the Otto Friedrich University in Bamberg and received his doctorate there in 1988 in the subject of the Old Testament. She completed her studies in Islamic Studies / Arabic Studies with an MA. Your habilitation thesis Abraham - incantation or source of clarification, accepted by the University of Bayreuth ? Biblical theological and religious studies research on the Abraham paradigm in interreligious dialogue was awarded the 2006 Augsburg Science Prize for Intercultural Studies . Bechmann has been Professor of Religious Studies at the Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Graz since 2006 . She is a signatory of the memorandum “ Church 2011: A Necessary Awakening ”. From 1989 to 1999 she was the managing director of the German World Prayer Day Committee.

Works (selection)

  • The Debor song between history and fiction. An exegetical study on Richter 5 , St. Ottilien 1989
  • Rooted in the Holy Land. An Introduction to Palestinian Christianity , (in collaboration with Mitri Raheb ), Frankfurt 1995
  • From dialogue to solidarity. The Christian-Islamic Conversation in Palestine. With a foreword by Uwe Gränke and a contribution by Ottmar Fuchs , Trier 2000
  • Women's cultures. Christian and Muslim women in encounter and conversation , (jointly with Sevda Demir and Gisela Egler ), Düsseldorf 2001
  • Abigail . Prophetess • Wise Woman • Politician , (Series: Kleinschriften, ed. Katholisches Bibelwerk), Stuttgart 2001
  • The daughters of Zelofhad . Demanding-heiress-trusting ones , (series: Kleinschriften, ed. Katholisches Bibelwerk), Stuttgart 2003
  • Wisdom in suffering. Job's wrestling and the song of wisdom in Job 28 , (in collaboration with Klaus Bieberstein ), (series: Kleinschriften, published by Katholisches Bibelwerk), Stuttgart 2006

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personal data
SURNAME Bechmann, Ulrike
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Roman Catholic theologian
DATE OF BIRTH June 12, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Bamberg