Dr. Brandon Watson
Current affiliations
- Department of Systematic Theology
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Metaphor and Religious Language
- Ontological Concepts of Faith
- Hermeneutics
- Philosophy of Religion
Academic Education | |
| 08/2018 - 07/2022 | PhD (Dr. theol.) in Systematic Theology at Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany |
| 2014 - 2018 | MA and MDiv at Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ USA |
| 2009 - 2014 | BA in Humanities from The College at Southwestern Seminary, Fort Worth, TX USA |
Work Experience | |
| since 04/2023 | Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Seminar für Systematische Theologie, Evangelisch-Theologische Fakultät, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster |
| 10/2022 - 03/2023 | Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Ökumenischen Institut, Universität Heidelberg |
| 10/2019 - 03/2023 | Wissenschaftlicher Assistent am Lehrstuhl für Systematische Theologie, Kirchliche Hochschule Wuppertal (Prof. Dr. Markus Mühling) |
| 08/2018 - 09/2022 | Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft am Ökumenischen Institut, Universität Heidelberg (Prof. Dr. Friederike Nüssel) |
| 2017 - 2018 | Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) bei Penn Medicine, Princeton, NJ |
| 2015 - 2018 | 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) |
| 2016 - 2017 | Gemeindepraktikum an der Pennington Presbyterian Church |
| 2015 - 2016 | Gemeindepraktikum an der Nassau Presbyterien Church, Princeton, NJ USA |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 2019 | Mitglied, Karl Heim Gesellschaft |
| since 2019 | Vorsitzende, Scripture and Theology |
| since 2018 | Mitglied, European Academy of Religion (EuARe) |
| since 2017 | Mitglied, Karl Barth Society of North America |
| since 2017 | Ordinationskanditat, Presbyterian Church (USA) |
Publications
von Sass, Hartmut Routledge. Translation of a monograph | |
Watson, Brandon (2025) In: Journal of Reformed Theology, 19(4). Review (journal) | |
Watson, Brandon K. (2024) Berlin: De Gruyter. Book (monograph) | |
Mühling, Markus (2024) Paderborn: Wilhelm Fink Verlag. Translation of a monograph | |
Watson, Brandon (2024) In: Theologische Literaturzeitung, 149(6). Review (journal) |
Talks
| Toward Revolutionary Permanence: Assessing the Barthian Roots in Paul Lehmann and James Cone Watson, Brandon (21/11/2025) Karl Barth Society of North America (KBSNA), Boston Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| Das Ekstatische der religiösen Existenz: Tillichs Dynamik des Glaubens Watson, Brandon (17/10/2025) Religion und Existenz, Münster Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| The World of Objects and the Objectified World: The Modalization of Faith in the Entanglement of Reality Watson, Brandon (11/07/2025) Research Group on Hermeneutical Theology, Vienna Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| Transforming Metaphors: Lakoff and Johnson on Embodied Philosophy of Religion Watson, Brandon (11/07/2025) Philosophy of Religion Panel , Vienna Type of talk: scientific Talk | |
| Experiencing the Transcendent In Entangled Reality: Religious Experience within Karen Barad’s Agential Realism Watson, Brandon (12/06/2025) 17. Internationaler Studienkurs in Religionsphilosophie am Inter University Center Dubrovnik , Dubrovnik Type of talk: scientific Talk |