Dr. Hanna Kauhaus
Group Leader of the Research and Transfer Unit “Church and Congregational Theory: Global Lutheran and Ecumenical Perspectives”
Faculty of Theology, Center for Empowerment Studies
Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
Friedemann-Bach-Platz 6
06108 Halle (Saale)
https://halle.academia.edu/HannaKauhaus
Research Interests
- Ecclesiology, Theories of Church, Church development and reforms
- Church in an ecumenical, international, diversity-sensitive and transformational perspective
- Empowerment of volunteers in the church
- Connection between theory and practice, research transfer
- Methodological questions of theoretical and empirical approaches
Vita
Education
- 2010 PhD (Dr. theol.) in Historical Theology on the topic of Bible interpretation in 18th century theology and philosophy (“Wege der Bibelauslegung im 18. Jahrhundert”, supervision: Prof. Dr. Volker Leppin and PD Dr. Hans-Martin Rieger)
- 2006 M.A. in Protestant Theology and Educational Sciences, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- Studies at Rostock, Kassel, Berlin and Jena
Professional development
- since 03/2023 Group Leader of the Research and Transfer Unit “Church and Congregational Theory” (KÖW), funded by the Lutheran Churches in Germany, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
- 2016 – 2023 Administrative Director of Graduate Academy, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- 2012 – 2016 Project Coordinator at Graduate Academy, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- 2011 – 2012 Coordinator of the Research training group “Protestant Traditions of Education and Bildung in Middle-Germany”, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- 2009 – 2011 Academic Staff at the Institute for Historical Theology, Faculty of Theology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- 2008 – 2009 Student adviser and Coordinator for Study Programmes, Faculty of Theology, Georg August University Goettingen
- 2006 – 2008 Student pastor at the protestant student house “Karl von Hase”, Jena
Publications
Please refer to the German Version for the list of publications