Professor Dr. Albrecht Beutel

Current affiliations

  • Professur für Kirchengeschichte insbesondere der Reformationszeit sowie neuere und neueste Kirchengeschichte (Prof. Beutel)
  • Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  • History of Reformation
  • Ecclesiasticel History, History of Theology and History of Ideas in the Age of Enlightenment
  • Ecclesiastical History and History of Theology in the 20th Century
  • Religion and Literature

Academic Education

1995Postdoctoral Degree (Habilitation), Faculty of Protestant Theology, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, venia legendi for Ecclesiastical History
1991Second Church Service Test and Ordination, Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Württemberg
1990Doctorate (Dr. theol.) in Systematic Theology, Faculty of Protestant Theology, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
1982First Church Service Test, Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Württemberg
1976 - 1982Study of Protestant Theology, German and Philosophy in Tübingen and Zürich (Switzerland)
1981First State Examination (Secondary Education), Tübingen

Work Experience

since 2016Visiting Professor, Faculty of Theology, Universität Basel (Switzerland)
since 2016Co-editor, “Studien und Texte zur Kulturgeschichte der deutschsprachigen Literatur”
since 2014Head, DFG Long-Term Project „Bibliothek der Neologie. Kritische Hybrid-Edition in zehn Bänden“
since 2012Editor-in-Chief, "Zeitschrift für Theologie und Kirche”
since 2008Academic Editor, “Theologische Literaturzeitung”
since 2005Editor, “Theologen-Handbücher”
since 2003Editor, “Beiträge zur Historischen Theologie”
since 1998Professor of Ecclesiastical History, Faculty of Protestant Theology, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität (WWU) Münster
2001 - 2013Head, DFG Long-Term Project “Johann Joachim Spalding: Kritische Ausgabe der Schriften und Predigten
1991 - 1998Lecturer, Faculty of Protestant Theology, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
1989 - 1991Vicariate, Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Württemberg
1984 - 1990Research Assistant, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
1982 - 1984High School Teacher, Esslingen

Functions and Memberships

since 2017Member, Advisory Board, Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für die Erforschung der Europäischen Aufklärung, Halle/Saale
since 2010Full Member, North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts
since 1998Vorstand der Luther-Gesellschaft
2008 - 2017Acting Chair, Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Theologie
2008 - 2016Spokesperson, DFG Review Board 107 “Theologies”

Publications

Pietsch Andreas, Weidemann Christian (eds.) (2020)
Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck Verlag.
Type of Publication: Book (edited collection)
Beutel Albrecht (2017)
(no publisher available).
Type of Publication: Book (monograph)
Beutel Albrecht (2017)
In: Strohm Christoph, Schäufele Wolf-Friedrich (eds.), Das Bild der Reformation in der Aufklärung. (no publisher available).
Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution)
Beutel Albrecht (2017)
In: Ohst Martin (eds.), Schleiermacher Handbuch. (no publisher available).
Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution)
Beutel Albrecht (2017)
In: Landmesser Christof (eds.), Bultmann Handbuch. (no publisher available).
Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution)
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Projects

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: 01/04/2017 - 31/03/2020 | 2nd Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme
Type of project: Individual project
Duration: 01/04/2014 - 31/03/2017 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme
Type of project: Individual project
Duration: 01/03/2010 - 28/02/2015
Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme
Type of project: Individual project
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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: Beutel, Albrecht
Date of awarding: 01/01/2010
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction

Doctorates

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
West German Protestantism and the Middle East Conflict. An Investigation of Political and Theological Patterns of Interpretation.
Candidate: Mildner, Verena | Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Beutel, Albrecht
Period of time: 01/04/2019 - 01/06/2022
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Johann Jakob Griesbach (1745–1812). Protestantische Dogmatik im populartheologischen Diskurs des 18. Jahrhunderts
Candidate: Stallmann, Marco | Supervisors: Beutel, Albrecht
Period of time: until 18/07/2018
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Aufgeklärtes Abendmahl. Theologie und gottesdienstliche Praxis des evangelischen Abendmahls in der Aufklärungszeit
Candidate: Nooke, Martha Maria | Supervisors: Beutel, Albrecht
Period of time: 01/06/2011 - 28/02/2016
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Zeiten des Teufels. Teufelsvorstellungen und Geschichtszeit in frühreformatorischen Flugschriften (1520-1526)
Candidate: Löhdefink, Jan | Supervisors: Stollberg-Rilinger, Barbara
Period of time: until 01/01/2015
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
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