Research Foci
- Philosophie und Theologie der 19. und 20. Jahrhundert
- Der Glaubensbegriff
- Hermeneutik
- Modern Philosophy of Religion
Postdoctoral AbstractThesis
[working title] Religious Language, Metaphor, and Narrative: The Pursuit of (Self-)Discovery
- Supervisor
- Professor Dr. Hans-Peter Großhans
- Awarded by
- Department 01 – Protestant Theology
CV
Academic Education
- Promotion (Dr. theol.) mit der Annahme der Dissertation „The Being of Faith is in the Becoming of God: Karl Barth’s Trinitarian Ontology of Faith“ durch die Theologische Fakultät der Universität Heidelberg
- Masterstudium (M.Div. & M.A.) der Theologie und Pädagogik am Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ USA
- Bachelorstudium (B.A.) der Geisteswissenschaften am Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX USA
Positions
- Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Seminar für Systematische Theologie, Evangelisch-Theologische Fakultät, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Ökumenischen Institut, Universität Heidelberg
- Wissenschaftlicher Assistent am Lehrstuhl für Systematische Theologie, Kirchliche Hochschule Wuppertal (Prof. Dr. Markus Mühling)
- Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft am Ökumenischen Institut, Universität Heidelberg (Prof. Dr. Friederike Nüssel)
- Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) bei Penn Medicine, Princeton, NJ
- Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Princeton Theological Seminary bei Dr. Shawn Oliver (Lehrplan- und Planungsverwaltung); Dr. Nancy Duff (Theologische Ethik); Dr. Dirkie Smit (Öffentliche Theologie); Dr. James Kay (Dogmatik)
- Gemeindepraktikum an der Pennington Presbyterian Church
- Gemeindepraktikum an der Nassau Presbyterien Church, Princeton, NJ USA
External Functions
- Scripture and Theology (Vorsitzende)
- Karl Heim Gesellschaft (Mitglied)
- European Academy of Religion (EuARe) (Mitglied)
- Presbyterian Church (USA) (Ordinationskanditat)
- Karl Barth Society of North America (Mitglied)
Teaching
- Proseminar: Introduction to Systematic Theology (Dogmatics): The Art of Hermeneutics: An Introduction [018171]
[ - | | wöchentlich | Di | ETH 302 | Dr. Brandon Watson] - Tutorial: Ad hoc Theology: An Introduction to American Theology [018173]
[ - | | wöchentlich | Di | ETH 302 | Dr. Brandon Watson] - Proseminar: Introduction to Systematic Theology (Dogmatics): Faith, Hope, and Love – theologically and philosophically considered [016112]
- Hauptseminar: Theological Realism – The Concept of Reality in Theology [016116]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Großhans) - Proseminar: Introduction into Systematic Theology (Dogmatics): Narrative Theological Hermeneutics. The theological and philosophical approaches of Eberhard Jüngel and Robert Jenson [014272]
- Tutorial: Propaedeutic. Preparatory instruction to the study of theology [014271]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Großhans, Sarah Justus) - Repetitorium: Repetition of Systematic Theology [012180]
(in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Großhans) - Robert Jenson. The (self)narrated God [012188]
- Proseminar: Introduction to Systematic Theology (Dogmatics): The Art of Hermeneutics: An Introduction [018171]
Publications
Selection
- . . Post-Systematic Theology II. TheTrinitarian Adventure of Love – Ecological Ways of Creation, Humaning and its Displacement. Paderborn / München: Wilhelm Fink Verlag. doi: 10.30965/9783846766279.
- . Karl Barth on Faith. A Systematic Exploration. Berlin: De Gruyter. doi: 10.1515/9783111272863.
- (Eds.): . The Revolutionary Gospel: Paul Lehmann and the Direction of Theology Today. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
Complete List
- . . ‘Karl Barth and Liberation Theology.’ Theologische Literaturzeitung 149, № 6: 563–565.
- . . Post-Systematic Theology II. TheTrinitarian Adventure of Love – Ecological Ways of Creation, Humaning and its Displacement. Paderborn / München: Wilhelm Fink Verlag. doi: 10.30965/9783846766279.
- . Karl Barth on Faith. A Systematic Exploration. Berlin: De Gruyter. doi: 10.1515/9783111272863.
- . ‘The Defeat of Satan: Karl Barth’s Three-Agent Account of Salvation.’ Irish Theological Quarterly 88, № 4: 387–390. doi: 10.1177/00211400231199546h.
- . ‘Karl Barth’s Ontology of Grace.’ Theologische Literaturzeitung 148, № 5: 485–488.
- . . ‘Vanity and Virtue: What do you see in the fire? The Explicit and Implicit Ethics of the Avett Brothers.’ In Theology and the Avett Brothers, edited by , 39–54. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
- . . ‘The Divine Forwards: Barth’s Early Exegesis of the Pauline Epistles.’ In Scripture and Theology: Historical and Systematic Perspectives, edited by , 305–326. Berlin: De Gruyter. doi: 10.1515/9783110768411-012.
- ‘Religion and Change’, edited by . Religions . doi: 10.3390/books978-3-7258-2382-6.
- (Eds.): . The Revolutionary Gospel: Paul Lehmann and the Direction of Theology Today. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
- . . ‘Faith as Imperceptible Reality: Barth’s Development During the Römerbrief Period.’ In Karl Barth’s Epistle to the Romans. Retrospect and Prospect, edited by , 225–240. Berlin: De Gruyter. doi: 10.1515/9783110752908.
- . . „Weiter Raum – Jahrestagung der Karl Heim Gesellschaft vom 22. bis 24. Oktober 2021 in Wuppertal.“ Evangelium und Wissenschaft. Beiträge zum interdisziplinären Gespräch 43, № 1: 54–57.
- . . ‘Faith, Hope, and Love as Objective Realities: Interpreting Karl Barth’s Commentaries on Romans.’ Zeitschrift für dialektische Theologie 37, № 1: 111–121.
- . . ‘Luther, Barth and Movements of Theological Renewal (1918-1933).’ Theologische Literaturzeitung 12: 1231–1233.
- . Book Review Center for Barth Studies.
- . Glaube in Karl Barths Kirchliche Dogmatik Center for Barth Studies.
- . . ‘Kirche: Geschöpf … von welchem „Wort“? Überlegungen zum Sinn des Gedenkens an 500 Jahre Reformation in Lateinamerika.’ Dialog 58, № 2: 109–114. doi: 10.1111/dial.12468.
- . Karl Barth and the Making of Evangelical Theology Center for Barth Studies .
- . The God of the Gospel: Robert Jenson’s Trinitarian Theology Princeton Theological Review. 1st Ed. .
Scientific Talks
- Watson, Brandon : “Metaphorical Speech and Divine Self-Discovery”. Eberhard Jüngel Panel: The Meaning of Temporality, St. Andrews, .
- Watson, Brandon : “The Contribution of a Narrative Hermeneutical Framework: Eberhard Jüngel and Metaphorical Narration”. Philosophy of Religion, St. Andrews, .
- Watson, Brandon : „The Faith of God and the Recognition of Jesus“. Systematische-theologische Sozietät, Wuppertal, .
- Watson, Brandon : “Metaphor, Advent, and Valueless Truth: Eberhard Jüngel and the Nature of Theology”. Scripture and Theology Panel, Münster, .
- Watson, Brandon : “Recognition, Knowledge, and Faith: Assessing Divine Subjectivity”. Philosophy of Religion Panel, Münster, .
- Watson, Brandon : “The Self-Giving God: Reading Paul's Epistles with Barth”. Scripture and Theology, Online, .
- Watson, Brandon : “Karl Barth's Theological Exegesis: Reframing Faith, Hope, and Love”. 38th International Karl Barth Tagung. Karl Barth's Theological Exegesis, De Glind, .
- Watson, Brandon : “A Theology of Love from the Depths: Learning from Barth’s Dialectical Pneumatology in Romans 8”. Barth Graduate Student Colloquium, Princeton, .
- Watson, Brandon : “Faith as (Im)Perceptible Reality: The Development of Barth’s Understanding of Faith from 1919-1922.” Karl Barth’s Römerbrief 100 years later: Retrospect and Prospect, Genf, .
- Watson, Brandon : “The (Be)Coming of God in Faith: Eberhard Jüngel’s Ontology of Anticipation”. Philosophy of Religion Panel, Bologna, .