Professor Dr. Arnulf von Scheliha

Current affiliations

  • Professorship for theological ethics (Prof. von Scheliha)
  • Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  • Political ethics and religious policy
  • Peace ethics
  • environmental ethics and animal ethics
  • Sexual ethics, marriage ethics and family ethics
  • History of theology in the 19th and 20th century
  • Interreligous hermeneutics
  • Liberalization strategies in contemporary Jewish and Islamic thought

Academic Education

since 1997Habilitation in Systematic Theology (University of Hamburg)
since 1991Promotion Dr. theol. (University of Kiel)
1980 - 1987Studies in Theology, Philosophy and History in Kiel, München and Tübingen

Work Experience

since 2014Professor for Theological Ethics (W3) at the University of Münster
2003 - 2014Professor for Systematic Theology (C4) at the University of Osnabrück
1998 - 2003Professor for Protestant Theology (C4) (especially Social Ethics and History of Theology) at the University of the Federal Forces in Hamburg
1993 - 1998Research assistant (C1) at the Institute for Systematic Theology (University of Hamburg)
1991 - 1993Research Assistent at the Institute for Systematic Theology and at the Schleiermacher Research Center of the University of Kiel
1989 - 1991Kirchlicher Vorbereitungsdienst (Vikariat) in Hamburg

Functions and Memberships

since 01/2019President of the Board of the EKD Institute for Research on Religious and Ideological Issues (EZW)
since 2016Principal Investigator of the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics" at the WWU Münster
since 2015Chamber for Theology of the Protestant Church of Germany
since 2012Board member and treasurer of the Schleiermacher Foundation
since 2010Board member and treasurer of the international Schleiermacher Association
since 2009Chairman of the Emanuel Hirsch Foundation
since 1998German Scientific Association of Theologie
since 1995Ernst Troeltsch Association

Appointments

2014Offer to a Professorship for Theologische Ethik (W3) , University of Münster (accepted)
2013Offer to a Professorship for Systematische Theologie mit dem Schwerpunkt Ethik (W3) , University of Kiel (rejected)
2002Offer to a Professorship for Systematische Theologie (C4) , Osnabrück University (accepted)
1998Offer to a Professorship for Evangelische Theologie unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Sozialethik und der Theologiegeschicht (C4) , Helmut Schmidt University - University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg (accepted)

Publications

Von Scheliha, Arnulf (2024)
In: Zeitschrift für Evangelische Ethik, 68(3)
Type of Publication: Review (journal)
Von Scheliha, Arnulf (2024)
In: Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung fur Rechtsgeschichte, Kanonistische Abteilung, 110(1)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Von Scheliha, Arnulf Wissmann, Hinnerk (2024)
Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck Verlag.
Type of Publication: Book (monograph)
von Scheliha, Arnulf (2024)
In: Burja, Katrin; Roser, Traugott (eds.), Queer im Pfarrhaus. Gender und Diversität in der evangelischen Kirche. Bielefeld: Transcript Verlag.
Type of Publication: Review article (book contribution)
Von Scheliha, Arnulf (2023)
Berlin / Boston: De Gruyter.
Type of Publication: Book (monograph)
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Projects

Duration: 01/10/2020 - 31/12/2021
Funded by: Uni Münster-internal funding - Topical Programs
Type of project: Internally at the University of Münster funded project
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2025 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2025 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence
Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2025 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: since 01/10/2017
Type of project: Own resources project
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Talks

Wie wollen wir zusammenleben? Predigt über Kol 3,1-15
Von Scheliha, Arnulf (24/10/2024)
Ökumenische Friedensvesper, Kirche St. Lamberti, Münster
Type of talk: sermon
"Auf diese Weise garantiert die Natur durch den Mechanismus der menschlichen Neigungen selbst den ewigen Frieden" - Zur Bedeutung der Religion in Immanuel…
Von Scheliha, Arnulf (05/07/2024)
Kant und der Geist der Aufklärung im Protestantismus, Justus Liebig-Universität Gießen
Type of talk: scientific talk
Wie kann der 'Import' religiöser Konflikte verhindert werden?
von Scheliha, Arnulf (27/04/2024)
Neue Verantwortung für Lutherische Friedensethik, Göttingen
Type of talk: scientific talk
Religiöse Pluralität im Spannungsfeld. Warum Theologie (weiterhin) an die Universität gehört.
Von Scheliha, Arnulf (16/03/2024)
Religionspolitik gemeinsam neu denken. Perspektiven aus Religion und Politik im Diskurs zur Gestaltung einer…, Berlin
Type of talk: scientific talk
Predigt über 2. Kor 4,6-10
Von Scheliha, Arnulf (28/01/2024)
Evangelischer Universitätsgottesdienst zum Abschluss des Wintersemesters 2023/24, Evangelische Universitätskirche, Münster
Type of talk: sermon
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Prizes

Election as Member of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts
Awarded by: North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts
Award given to: Scheliha, Arnulf von
Announced at: 15/05/2019 | Date of awarding: 15/05/2019
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction

Doctorates

Gottes-Denken am Ausgang des 20. Jahrhunderts bei Eberhard Jüngel und Wolfhart Pannenberg
Candidate: Kuhn, Micha | Supervisors: Großhans, Hans-Peter | Reviewers: Großhans, Hans-Peter von Scheliha, Arnulf
Period of time: 01/10/2017 - 01/02/2023
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Kirche als solidarische Gemeinschaft. Eine ethische Rekonstruktion der Kirchentheorie mit Blick auf die Christliche Sittenlehre von Friedrich D. E.…
Candidate: Park, Kangwoo | Supervisors: von Scheliha. Arnulf | Reviewers: von Scheliha, Arnulf; Käfer, Anne
Period of time: 01/04/2017 - 01/02/2023
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Protestant theologians as members of parliament
Candidate: Hohmann, Uta Elisabeth | Supervisors: von Scheliha, Arnulf
Period of time: until 31/08/2022
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Evangelische Theologinnen und Theologen als Parlamentarier.
Candidate: Sürmann, Uta Elisabeth | Supervisors: Von Scheliha, Arnulf | Reviewers: von Scheliha, Arnulf; Beutel, Albrecht
Period of time: 01/04/2017 - 12/07/2022
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Paul Tillichs ethisches Denken (1913-1933). Eine werkgenetisch-systematische Studie
Candidate: Kreft, Marcel | Supervisors: von Scheliha, Arnulf
Period of time: 01/05/2016 - 01/08/2021
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
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