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Prof. Dr. Jörg Ulrich

Contact details

Telephone:
+49 (0) 345 / 55 230 50
Email:
joerg.ulrich@theologie.uni-halle.de
Mailing Address:
Prof. Dr. Jörg Ulrich
Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
Institute of Historical Theology
Seminar for Church History
Franckeplatz 1, Haus 30
06099 Halle/Saale

Office hours:
During the semester: on Tuesdays 10-11 a.m.

Personal information

Born on 9.6.1960

1981-1987: Study of theology in Hamburg, Bethel, Tübingen and Durham (GB)

1988-1990: Vicar (Pastor-in-training) at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover (Evangelisch-Lutherische Landeskirche Hannover) in the Parish of Arnum and at the Preachers’ Seminar (Predigerseminar) in Hildesheim, Ordination

1991-2001: Research Assistant for Church History at the University of Erlangen

1996-1999: Instructor of Church History at the University of Bayreuth

1998-2000: Interim Dean at the University of Jena

1.4.-31.8.2002: Professor of Church History at the University of Kiel

Since 1.9.2002: Professor of Church History at Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg

1.9.2007-31.8.2008 and 1.9.2013-31.8.2014 and 1.9.2018 - 31.8.2019: Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Theology; 1.10.2008-30.9.2010: Dean of the Faculty of Theology

Since April 2003: University Preacher at Martin-Luther-University

April 2004: Visiting Professor at the University of Aarhus (Denmark)

Since 1.12.2005 - 30.11.2020: Visiting Professor (Adjunct Professor) at Aarhus Universitet

2008-2012: Member of a Collegium on "Theology" funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft), reelected until 2016. Since 2011: Ephorus of the Evangelisches Konvikt (Protestant student residence facilities) Halle. Since 2019: member of the board of trustees of Augustana Neuendettelsau (Bavaria) and Domherr of the Combined Cathedral Chapters of Merseburg, Naumburg and Zeitz.

Research interests

Apologists of the 2^nd century; Christianity and Judaism during Early Christianity; Christianity during late Antiquity; Theology and church at the turn of the 12^th Century; Theology and (Auto)biography.

Publications

• Publications

Supervised Doctorates

1. Claudia Konoppa: Übersetzung und Kommentierung der Werke des Marius Mercator (2003)
2. Tobias Georges: Die theologische Ethik Abaelards (2004)
3. Barbara Hahn-Jooß: Theologische Horizonte im Spiegel der einfachen Seelen von Marguerite Porete (2008)
4. Annina Ligniez: Das Wittenbergische Zion. Die Konstruktion von Heilsgeschichte in frühneuzeitlichen Jubelpredigten (2011)
5. Maria Schulze: Lutheraltäre. Kunsthistorische, kirchenhistorische und theologische Betrachtungen zu evangelischen Altären mit Darstellungen Martin Luthers im 16. Jahrhundert (2016)
6. Konstantin Anikin: "Lasst und die Bibelworte nicht im Vorübergehen aufnehmen". Kathechetischer Schriftgebrauch in Konstantinopel zwischen dem 7. und dem 10. Jahrhundert (2023)
7. Alexander Tiedemann: Euseb von Caesarea, Contra Hieroclem. Übersetzung und Kommentar (2023)

Other research interests

Religion in Modern Literature; Religious and University Education

Personal interests

Turtles, passive interest in football (Hanover ‘96), active interest in Golf ( HCP 29.7), theatre and literature (favorite books: L. Feuchtwanger, Die Jüdin von Toledo; S. Heym, Der König David Bericht; M. Pagnol, Marcel), travels to France and other places

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