Researchers - Members of RaT

Currently, about 60 scholars are members of our centre. Their research and teaching activities take place at different faculties of the University of Vienna, but also at other institutions. The discourse of researchers with different methodological backgrounds and perspectives coins the unique profile of RaT. Here, we would like to introduce our members and their activities.
Researchers at the University of Vienna
Speaker of the Centre
Univ.-Prof. MMMag. DDr. Kurt APPEL
kurt.appel@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Department of Systematic Theology and Ethics
Mag. Dr. Justin ARICKAL, MBA
justin.arickal@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Department of Systematic Theology and Ethics

Deputy Speaker of the Centre
a.o. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Christoph AUGUSTYNOWICZ
christoph.augustynowicz@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies
Head of the Department of East European History

Univ. Doz. Dr. Dr.habil. Arno BÖHLER
arno.boehler@univie.ac.at
University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (ARC-mdw)
University of Vienna, Department of Philosophy
Profile page University of Vienna

Mag. Mag. Dr. Clarissa Breu
clarissa.breu@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Protestant Theology
Department of New Testament Studies

Mag. Dr. Hüseyin I. ÇIÇEK
hueseyin.cicek@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Department of Religious Studies

Mag. Dr. Dr. Constanza CORDONI DE GMEINBAUER, Privatdoz.
constanza.cordoni@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies
Department of Jewish Studies

Dr.in Deniz COŞAN EKE, BSc MA MSc
deniz.cosan.eke@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Department of Islamic-Theological Studies
Deputy Speaker of the Centre
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian DANZ
christian.danz@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Protestant Theology
Head of the Department of Systematic Theology and the Study of Religions

RaT Tenure Track Professor
Ass.-Prof. Mag. Mag. Dr. Dr. Helmut Jakob DEIBL, Pd.
helmut.jakob.deibl@univie.ac.at
Research Centre Religion and Transformation

PD Dr. Ugo DESSÌ, M.A.
ugo.dessi@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Department of Religious Studies

Lic. Dr. Dr. Mădălina DIACONU, Privatdoz. MA
madalina.diaconu@univie.ac.at
Department of Romance Studies, Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies

Mag. Dr. Alfred DUNSHIRN, Privatdoz.
alfred.dunshirn@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies
Department of Classical Philology, Medieval and Neolatin Studies

Assoz. Prof. Mag. Dr. Martin FIEDER, Privatdoz.
martin.fieder@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Life Sciences
Department of Evolutionary Anthropology

w.M. Univ.-Prof.in Dr.in habil. Patrizia GIAMPIERI-DEUTSCH
patrizia.giampieri-deutsch@univie.ac.at
Department of Philosophy, University of ViennaDepartment of Psychodynamics, Karl Landsteiner Private University for Health Sciences
Profile page University of Vienna
Profile page Karl Landsteiner Private University for Health Sciences

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Sabine GRENZ
sabine.grenz@univie.ac.at
Interdisciplinary Professorship for Gender Studies
Faculty for Social Studies, Faculty for Philosophy and Education, Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies
Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Marianne GROHMANN
marianne.grohmann@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Protestant Theology
Department of Old Testament and Biblical Archeology

Dr. Anna HAGER, MA
anna.hager@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Protestant Theology
Department of Systematic Theology and the Study of Religions

Dr. Sára Eszter HEIDL
sara.eszter.heidl@univie.ac.at
Research Centre Religion and Transformation

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Uta HEIL
uta.heil@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Protestant Theology
Department of Christian History, Art and Archaeology

Deputy Speaker of the Centre
Assoz.-Prof. Mag. Mag. Dr. Dr. Esther HEINRICH
esther.heinrich@univie.ac.at
Faculty for Philosophy and Education
Department of Philosophy
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Elisabeth HOLZLEITHNER
elisabeth.holzleithner@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Law
Department of Legal Philosophy

Katharina IVANYI, MPhil PhD
katharina.ivanyi@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies
Department of Near Eastern Studies

Univ.-Prof. Dr. George KARAMANOLIS
george.karamanolis@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Philosophy and Education
Department of Philosophy

Dr. Katerina KOCI
katerina.koci@univie.ac.at
Principal Investigator of the FWF Elise Richter project Two Sarahs: Victimhood in the Bible and Its Reception and organizer of the "Research Group Gender, Scripture, and Psychoanalysis".
Univ.-Prof. Mag. Mag. Dr.Dr. Andreas KOWATSCH, LL.M
andreas.kowatsch@univie.ac.at
Faculty for Catholic Theology
Department of Church Law and Law on Religions
Mag. Michael KRAMER, PhD
michael.kramer@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Department of Islamic-Theological Studies

Dr. Daniel KURAN, BA BA MA MA
daniel.kuran@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Department of Systematic Theology and Ethics

Ass.-Prof. Dr. Tugrul KURT, BA MA
tugrul.kurt@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Head of the Department of Islamic-Theological Studies
Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Gerhard LANGER
gerhard.langer@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies
Department of Jewish Studies
Porf. Dr. habil. Karsten LEHMANN
karsten.lehmann@univie.ac.at
Kirchliche Pädagogische Hochschule Wien / Krems
University of Vienna: Department of Religious Studies

Mag. Dr. Sandra LEHMANN, PD
sandra.lehmann@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Deputy Head - Department of Intercultural Philosophy of Religion
Univ.-Prof. MMag. Dr. Andrea LEHNER-HARTMANN
andrea.lehner-hartmann@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Department of Practical Theology
RaT Tenure Track Professor
MMag. Dr. Astrid MATTES-ZIPPENFENIG
astrid.mattes@univie.ac.at
Research Centre Religion and Transformation

Ass.-Prof. Dr. Ana MIJIC, M.A.
ana.mijic@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Social Sciences
Department of Sociology
Assoz.-Prof. Dr. Ioan MOGA
ioan.moga@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Department of Historical Theology

Univ.-Prof. Mag. Mag. Dr. Dr. Thomas Mark NÉMETH
thomas.nemeth@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Department of Historical Theology

Mag. Dr. David NOVAKOVITS, BA MA
david.novakovits@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Department of Practical Theology

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Markus ÖHLER
markus.oehler@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Protestant Theology
Department of New Testament Studies

Mag. Dr. Ikenna U. OKAFOR
ikenna.okafor@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Department of Systematic Theology and Ethics

Nikola PANTIC, MA PhD
nikola.pantic@univie.ac.at
Faculty for Philological and Cultural Studies
Department of Near Eastern Studies

© Joseph Krpelan
Univ.-Prof. Mag. lic. Dr. Johann POCK
johann.pock@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Head of the Department of Practical Theology
Deputy Speaker of the Centre
Univ.-Prof. MMMMag. Dr. Lukas K. POKORNY, MA
lukas.pokorny@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Head of the Department of Religious Studies
Univ.-Prof. MMag. Dr. Regina POLAK, MAS
regina.polak@unive.ac.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Department of Practical Theology
RaT Third Party Funded Employee
Dr. habil. Eduard PRENGA
eduard.prenga@univie.ac.at
Research Centre Religion and Transformation
Profile Page University of Vienna

ao. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Mag. Dr. Gunter PRÜLLER-JAGENTEUFEL
gunter.prueller-jagenteufel@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Department of Systematic Theology and Ethics

(C) Susanne Grunsky
Mag. Dr. Eva PUSCHAUTZ
eva.puschautz@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Department of Biblical Studies

RaT Third Party Funded Employee
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Martin ROTHGANGEL
martin.rothgangel@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Protestant Theology
Department of Religious Pedagogics

Deputy Speaker of the Centre
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Kirsten RÜTHER
kirsten.ruether@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies
Department of African Studies

Evan SANDSMARK, BA MA Ph.D.
evan.sandsmark@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Department for Systematic Theology and Ethics
Profile Page University of Vienna
Teaching (u:find)
Univ.-Prof. DDr. Hans SCHELKSHORN
johann.schelkshorn@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Department of Christian Philosophy

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Annette SCHELLENBERG-LAGLER
annette.schellenberg-lagler@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Protestant Theology
Department of Old Testament Studies and Biblical Archeology

Mag. Dr. Thomas SCHMIDINGER
thomas.schmidinger@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Social Sciences
Department of Political Science

Univ.-Ass. Dr. SCHULTE-UMBERG
thomas.schulte-umberg@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Department of Historical Theology

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Susanne SCHWARZ
susanne.schwarz@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Protestant Theology
Department of Religious Education
Department for Teacher Education

Univ.-Prof. Mag. Mag. Dipl.-Theol. Dr. Zekirija SEJDINI
zekirija.sejdini@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Department of Islamic-Theological Studies

Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Agnethe SIQUANS
agnethe.siquans@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Department of Biblical Studies

PD Mag. Dr.habil. Michael STAUDIGL
michael.staudigl@univie.ac.at
Faculty for Philosophy and Education
Department of Philosophy

Scientific staff (Senior Postdoc) at the FWF Project „Gott in Anmuth”. A Reading of Hölderlin’s Homburger Folioheft from an Aesthetic Point of View

Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Markus TIWALD
markus.tiwald@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Department of Biblical Studies

ao. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Wolfgang TREITLER
wolfgang.treitler@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Department of Systematic Theology and Ethics
Fundamental Theology
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jan-Heiner TÜCK
jan-heiner.tueck@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Department for Systematic Theology and Ethics

Univ.-Assistent post doc Dr. Fabian VÖLKER
voelkerf83@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Department of Intercultural Philosophy of Religion

Deputy Speaker of the Centre
Assoc. Prof. Fabio WOLKENSTEIN, PhD
fabio.wolkenstein@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Social Sciences
Department of Political Science
Research Fellows

Prof. Patrice BRODEUR
patrice.brodeur@umontreal.ca
Université de Montréal
Faculté des arts et des sciences - Institut d'études religieuses

Prof. Dr. Isabella BRUCKNER
isabella.bruckner@anselmianum.com
Pontificio Ateneo Sant'Anselmo
Professor of "Pensiero e forme dello spirituale"

Univ.-Prof.in Dr.in phil. Dr.in theol. Isabella GUANZINI
i.guanzini@ku-linz.at
Catholic Private University (KU) Linz
Department of Fundamental Theology and Dogmatic Theology

Dr. Sebastian PITTL
sebastian.pittl@uni-tuebingen.de
Eberhard Karls-Universität Tübingen
Faculty of Catholic Theology

Prof. Dr. Julian STRUBE
Julian.Strube@theologie.uni-goettingen.de
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Chair of Religious Studies and Intercultural Theology

Prof. Herman WESTERINK
herman.westerink@ru.nl
Radboud-Universität Nijmegen
Associate professor - Metaphysics and philosophical anthropology
Professor occupying an endowed chair - Metaphysics and philosophical anthropology
Academic director - Titus Brandsma Institute

Univ.-Prof. MMag. DDr. Franz WINTER
franz.winter@uni-graz.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology at the University of Graz
Department of Religious Studies
Former Members

Univ.-Prof. Dr. phil. Mag. Handan AKSÜNGER-KIZIL
handan.aksuenger-kizil@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Department of Islamic-Theological Studies

Jason Wesley ALVIS, BSc MA PhD
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ednan ASLAN, M.A.
ednan.aslan@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Department of Islamic-Theological Studies
Ao. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Birgit HELLER
birgit.heller@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Department of Religious Studies

Professor of Alevi TheologyUniversity of Hamburg

Honorary Members
Ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Stefan HAMMER
stefan.hammer@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Law
Department of Legal Philosophy
Ao. Univ. Prof. Mag. Dr. Hans Gerald HÖDL
hans.hoedl@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Department of Religious Studies

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Rudolf LANGTHALER
Department of Christian Philosophy at the Faculty of Catholic Theology
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Wolfram REISS
wolfram.reiss@univie.ac.at
Faculty of Protestant Theology
Department of Systematic Theology and Study of Religions



































