Doctoral projects in the current funding period
Doctoral Students (Second funding period 2012 to 2017)
Mentors (Second funding period 2012 to 2017)
Mentor Project Major Subject Gärtner, Christel, Dr. habil. A2-22 Islam and Gender in Germany. On the (De)construction of Secularly and Religiously Legitimised Gender Relations Religious Sociology Große Kracht, Klaus, Dr. B2-7 The Power of the Medium: Spiritualism and Social Order in the Second Half of the 19th Century Modern and Contemporary History Jensz, Felicity, Dr. B2-11 Educating the ‘Natives’: Schools, missions, and governments in the British colonial world Modern History Schmitt, Rüdiger, Prof. Dr. D2-9 Thomas Müntzer’s reception of the Book of Daniel Early History, Protestant Theology Doctoral Students (First funding period 2007 to 2012)
Doctoral Student Project Supervisor Research Fellow Major Subject Acke, Hanna, M.A. „Bis ans Ende der Welt“ – Eine diskursanalytische Untersuchung der Legitimierung christlicher Mission in den Publikationen des Schwedischen Missionsbundes um 1900 Prof. Dr. Silke Hensel Dr. Felicity Jensz History Alrahmany, Alsayed, M. A. Verstehenstheorie im islamischen geistigen Erbe. Eine usulitische Studie im Lichte der Allgemeinen Hermeneutik Prof. Dr. Thomas Bauer Dr. Felicity Jensz Islamic Studies Bähr, Matthias, M. A. Freedom, Justice, Food – “Political Languages” before the Imperial High Court (16th to 18th Century) Prof. Dr. Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger Dr. Stefanie Rüther History Baibl, Lorenz, M. A. Between dynastic unity and religious division. Imperial Counts in Early Modern Germany Prof. Dr. Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger Dr. Stefanie Rüther History Baumkamp, Eva, M. A. Christian communication networks from the second to fourth century A. D. Prof. Dr. Johannes Hahn PD Dr. Rüdiger Schmitt Early History Klaus Brand, M. A. Mesmerism dicourse in 19th-century Western Europe and North America Prof. Dr. Martina Wagner-Egelhaaf Dr. Christian Müller Religious Studies, History Crispin, David, M. A. Gewalt und religiöse Argumentation in den lateinischen Quellen der Kreuzzüge in den Vorderen Orient Prof. Dr. Gerd Althoff Dr. Stefanie Rüther History Drewes, Frauke, M. A. Orientalisiert, kriminalisiert, propagiert? – Die Position von Muslimen in Gesellschaft und Politik der VR China heute Prof. Dr. Thomas Bauer Dr. Felicity Jensz Islamic Studies Duran, Muhammet Sait, M. A. Between tradition and innovation: The purposes of the sharia (maqāṣid aš-šarī῾a) as a principle of updating the methodology of Islamic deontology in aš-Šāṭibī (died 1388) and traces of his thinking in contemporary Islamic thought. Prof. Dr. Detlef Pollack Dr. Felicity Jensz Islamic Studies Ruth Ebach, Dipl.-Theol. The other and the self. Israel’s new conceptions of identity in Deuteronomy Prof. Dr. Rainer Albertz PD Dr. Rüdiger Schmitt Protestant Theology Ergi, Zehra, M. A. The identity formation process of Turkish adolescents of the contemporary generation in Germany Prof. Dr. Detlef Pollack Dr. habil. Christel Gärtner Sociology Friedrichs, Nils, M. A. Persönlichkeit, Religiosität und Toleranz: Eine empirische Studie zur Rolle von Persönlichkeitsmerkmalen und Religiosität bei der Wahrnehmung fremder Religionsgemeinschaften in Deutschland Prof. Dr. Detlef Pollack Dr. habil. Christel Gärtner Soziologie Frye, Malte, M. A. Pilgern zu den Quellen der Gemeinschaft: Aushandlungsprozesse muslimischer Identitäten in Nachkriegsbosnien zwischen Religion und Nation Prof. Dr. Helene Basu Dr. Felicity Jensz Ethnology Hasegawa, Megumi, M. A. Religious Processions and Conflicting Municipal Interests. Comparative Analysis of Late Medieval Cities in the Holy Roman Empire and in Japan. Prof. Dr. Werner Freitag Dr. Stefanie Rüther History Höckelmann, Michael, M. A. Li Deyu (787–850). (Civil-)Religion, Politics and Biography
Restitution of Buddhism under Emperor Xuanzong (846-859) of the Tang Dynasty
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Emmerich PD Dr. Rüdiger Schmitt Sinology Karis, Tim, M. A. Islam in Media Discourse. Narratives in the Coverage of the German TV News Magazine Tagesthemen 1979-2010 Prof. Dr. Ulrich Willems Dr. Klaus Große Kracht Communication Studies Kiser, Heiko, M. A. Indigenous “revitalisation movement”, political opposition, Catholic Liberation Theology and evangelical churches in Oaxca, Mexico of the 1960s and 1970s Prof. Dr. Silke Hensel PD Dr. Rüdiger Schmitt History Knäpper, Katharina, M. A. "ίερός καί άσυλος" - On the Functions of Hellenistic Recognition of Asylia Prof. Dr. Peter Funke PD Dr. Rüdiger Schmitt Early History Koch, Julia, M. A. Gujarati-Muslims in India and South Africa: Performing Muslim Identities in the Indian Ocean Prof. Dr. Helene Basu Dr. habil. Christel Gärtner Ethnology Krämer, Felix, M. A. Moral Leaders. Medien, Gender und Glaube in den USA der 1970er und 1980er Jahre Prof. Dr. Silke Hensel Dr. Klaus Große Kracht History Krul, Julia, M. A. The nocturnal ceremony at Seleucid Uruk: A structural and historical analysis PD Dr. Rüdiger Schmitt Early Oriental Philology and Ancient Near East Archeology Kühnel, Florian, M. A. Suicide in Early Modern Nobility Prof. Dr. Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger Dr. Stefanie Rüther History Lizius, Daniel, M. A. From dubbing to accolade. Forms, media and methods of cultural transfer in the courtly society of the European late Middle Ages Prof. Dr. Gerd Althoff Dr. Stefanie Rüther History Merdian, Sara, M. A. Der Strukturwandel der islamischen Öffentlichkeit. Eine Fallstudie zu den Fans muslimischer Stars Muijsson, Hendrik, Dipl.-Soz. Verspätete neue deutsche Selbstbeschreibungen in den Diskursen um Leitkultur, Integration und Patriotismus Prof. Dr. Detlef Pollack Dr. habil. Christel Gärtner Sociology Nieder, Kathrin, M. A. Religiotainment. Forms of staging political social order in the mode of entertainment-oriented television formats. Prof. Dr. Ulrich Willems Dr. Klaus Große Kracht Communication Studies Quakatz, Manja, M. A. Integration through Conversion - Ottoman converts in the Reich in the era of the “Great Turkish War” (1683-1739) Prof. Dr. Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger Dr. Christian Müller History Reiß, Tim, M. A. “Fact of pluralism” or “pre-political basics”? On the meaning of religion for the democratic constitutional state Dr. habil. Christel Gärtner Political Sience Röschlein, Jens, M. A. Sozialarbeit - Seelsorge - Mission. Sinti und Roma und die Kirchen in Deutschland 1945-1990 Dr. Klaus Große Kracht Rzehak, Kristina, M. A. Cultural peaks in times of political transition. Literary production and politics under Timurides and Habsburgs in the second half of the 15th century and at the beginning of the 16th century Prof. Dr. Tomas Tomasek Dr. Stefanie Rüther German Language and Literature Studies Schaffrick, Matthias, M. A. In the author’s company. Religious and political representations of authorship Prof. Dr. Martina Wagner-Egelhaaf Dr. Klaus Große Kracht German Language and Literature Studies Schlicht, Daniela, M. A. European Muslim Religiosity on the Internet Prof. Dr. Ulrich Willems Dr. habil. Christel Gärtner Political Science Schnoor, Antje Obeying and shaping. Jesuits and Politics in Chile under Frei, Allende y Pinochet Prof. Dr. Silke Hensel Dr. Felicity Jensz History Schrage, Eva-Maria Judaism between Secularisation and the Return of Religion. A Religious Sociological Study of Jewish Communities in Germany Prof. Dr. Detlef Pollack Dr. habil. Christel Gärtner Sociology Schröder, Theresa, M. A. Abbesses in the Holy Roman Empire – space and limitation of political acting Prof. Dr. Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger Dr. Stefanie Rüther History Schuh, Maximilian Renaissance Humanism at the University of Ingolstadt (1472 - ca. 1500). Individuals and Institutions between diverging religious and political influences. Prof. Dr. Christel Meier-Staubach Dr. Stefanie Rüther History Schütte, Merle Marie Rank in the context of medieval speech acts. Its manifestation, differentiation and development in historiographical and literary evidence from the 12th and 13th centuries Prof. Dr. Gerd Althoff Dr. Stefanie Rüther History Schröder, Theresa, M. A. Abbesses in the Holy Roman Empire – space and limitation of political acting Prof. Dr. Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger Dr. Stefanie Rüther History Schuh, Maximilian Renaissance Humanism at the University of Ingolstadt (1472 - ca. 1500). Individuals and Institutions between diverging religious and political influences. Prof. Dr. Christel Meier-Staubach Dr. Stefanie Rüther History Serra Domingues, Cláucio, M. A. "Portugalisierung" im multireligiösen Kolonialreich: Die Religionspolitik des Estado Novo in Mozambique Prof. Dr. Thomas Großbölting Dr. Christian Müller Geschichte Speer, Sven, M. A. The Policy on Religion of the German States. Structure, Content and Determinants of the Policy on Religion at the federal level in Germany Prof. Dr. Ulrich Willems Dr. Christian Müller Political Science Steinke, Daniel, Dipl.-Theol. Life and work of St. Vincent of Paul (1581-1660) and his importance as galley pastor in the context of a Christian handling of slavery in the early modern period Prof. Dr. Hubert Wolf Dr. Felicity Jensz Roman Catholic Theology Thiess, Kristina, M. A. The Staging of Rulership – Urban Processions in Early Modern Germany Prof. Dr. Werner Freitag Dr. Stefanie Rüther History Voigt, Verena, M. A. The Relationship between Monotheism, Conflict and Martyrdom – A Comparative Interreligious Study Prof. Dr. Ulrich Willems PD Dr. Rüdiger Schmitt Political Science Ward, Joel S., M. A. Watching history unfold: The uses of viewing in Cassius Dio, Herodian and the Historia Augusta Prof. Dr. Johannes Hahn PD Dr. Rüdiger Schmitt Early History Weichert, Ulrike From History to Nature – The Political Hermeneutics of Leo Strauss Prof. Dr. Ludwig Siep Dr. Christian Müller Philosophy Welling, Lioba, Dipl.-Jur. Genetic Enhancement. Limits of Justification Resources of the Secular Constitutional State? Prof. Dr. Thomas Gutmann Dr. Klaus Große Kracht Law Research Fellows (First funding period 2007 to 2012)
Research Fellow Project Major Subject Gärtner, Christel, Dr. habil. Transformation of normative orders through the formation of generations. The formation of the contemporary youth generation in Germany – comparing eastern German, western German and teenagers with Muslim family background. Religious Sociology Große Kracht, Klaus, Dr. Catholics in a “pre-political space”. History of Catholic Action in Germany compared on an international scale (1920 to 1960) Modern and Contemporary History Jensz, Felicity, Dr. “Strangers in a strange land”: a comparative study of the religious and institutional ties of German Moravian missionaries within British settler colonies of Victoria, Australia and Upper Canada, Canada during the 19th century Modern History Müller, Christian, Dr. The Politics of Expertise. Social science, political reform, and transnational networks in Europe during the Culture Wars, 1848 - c.1880 Modern History Rüther, Stefanie, Dr. The violence of the saints – representations of saintly actors of violence in historical and biblical wars Mideaval History Schmitt, Rüdiger, Prof. Dr. Sacralisation of War in the Old Testament Early History, Protestant Theology