{"id":1811,"date":"2021-10-28T12:36:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T12:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fiit-heidelberg.de\/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=1811"},"modified":"2021-10-28T12:36:25","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T12:36:25","slug":"prof-dr-dr-dres-h-c-michael-welker","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/fiit-heidelberg.de\/en\/fiit\/prof-dr-dr-dres-h-c-michael-welker\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Dr. Dr. Dres. h.c. Michael Welker"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prof. Welker\u2019s research interests include issues in the areas of Christology, creation theory, anthropology, and eschatology, the dialogue between theology and the natural sciences, and interdisciplinary biblical theology, as well as the exploration of forms of \u201cstructured pluralism\u201d in the biblical canon, in ecumenism, and in late modern societies. He is a member of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities and a corresponding member of the Finnish Academy of Sciences.<\/p>\n

His publications include \u201cGod\u2019s Spirit,\u201d \u201cGod\u2019s Revelation. Christology,\u201d \u201cCreation and Reality,\u201d \u201cKirche im Pluralismus,\u201d \u201cWhat Happens in Holy Communion?\u201d, \u201cThe End of the World and the Ends of God. Science and Theology on Eschatology\u201d (ed., with J. Polkinghorne), \u201cTheologische Profile: Schleiermacher \u2014 Bonhoeffer \u2014 Barth \u2014 Moltmann,\u201d \u201cMoney as God? The Standardized Monetization of the Market and the Impact on Religion, Politics, Law, and Morals\u201d (ed., with J\u00fcrgen von Hagen), \u201cConcepts of Law in the Sciences, Legal Studies, and Theology\u201d (ed., with Gregor Etzelm\u00fcller), \u201cThe Science and Religion Dialogue: Past and Future\u201d (ed. ), \u201cThe Depth of the Human Person\u201d (ed.), \u201cQuests for Freedom: Biblical \u2014 Historical \u2014 Contemporary\u201d (ed.), \u201cThe Impact of Religion on Character Formation, Ethical Education, and the Communication of Values in Late Modern Pluralistic Societies\u201d (ed., with John Witte and Stephen Pickard).<\/p>\n

Research Areas:<\/h3>\n

I. Theology in Dialogue with Natural and Cultural Sciences<\/p>\n

III. Theology and jurisprudence<\/p>\n

Projects:<\/h3>\n