Prof. Dr. Claudia Hoffmann
Religious Studies and Intercultural Theology
Contact
postal address:
Kisselgasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg
visitor address:
Karlstr. 16, Zi. 304
Secretariat: 06221-54-3327
Phone: 06221-54-3326
E-Mail: claudia.hoffmann@ts.uni-heidelberg.de
Consulting hours by appointment
research focus
- Religion and Migration: How does Migration change Christianity? Interreligious perspectives of conviviality?
- Southasia's Religious History and History of ChristianityReligions, focus Indonesia: Encounter of the Basler Mission with the local indigene religion Kaharingan
- Hermeneutics of The Foreign, Encounters wit the Foreign
Academic Career and biographical information
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since 04/2026 | Professor, Department Religious Studies and Intercultural Theology, Faculty of Theology, University of Heidelberg, Germany |
04/2023-03/2026 | Expert and Coordinator for religious matters, Canton Basel-City, Switzerland |
06/2022-03/2026 | Assistant Professor Intercultural Theology, Faculty of Theology, University of Basel, Switzerland |
01/2021–05/2023 | Post-Doc SNF research project Conviviality in Motion, University of Basel, Practical Theologie (Prof. Andrea Bieler), Schweiz |
01/2020–05/2020 | Research fellow and resident member at the Center of Theological Inquiry (CTI), Princeton, NJ, USA. |
01/2012-12/2020 | Assistant University of Basel, Non-European Christianity (Prof. Andreas Heuser), Switzerland |
05/2017-05/2022 | Habilitation in Theology (Non-European Christianity/ Intercultural Theology), University of Basel: Migration and Church. |
01/2012-12/2016 | PhD in Theology (Non-European Christianity/ Intercultural Theology), University of Basel. Doctoral Dissertation: Fremdbegegnung- Das Totenritual Tiwah und die Basler Mission in kontakttheologischer Perspektive. |
06/2012-11/2018 | several research periods in Kalimantan, Indonesia. |
03/2015-03/2017 | Fellow of the international Research College „Religion and Development in the Global South“, University of Basel, Center for Religion, Economics und Politics, Switzerland |
01/2016-03/2023 | Coordinator
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06/2008–10/2011 | Pastor. Protestant (Evangelical-reformed) Church, Zurich Albisrieden, Switzerland |
11/2006–10/2007 | Vicar. Protestant (Evangelical-reformed) Church, Erlenbach (ZH), Switzerland |
10/1998 – 04/2006 | Study of Theology, University of Zurich, Switzerland |
09/2002–02/2003 | Stay Abroad in Mittelkalimantan, Indonesia |
married, two children |
news
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Horizons of Intercultural Theology (HIT)
This volume emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to an asthetic paradigm in the historiography of missions. Transformed pictoral programs of missionary societies, the history of the image archives, the beginning of missionary photography and film and also iconographic remodelings in intercultural exchanges create resonance spaces for a modern transformation history of Christianity. So this opening volume encourages to a search of an iconic turn. -
Conviviality in Motion
Within the framework of the SNF-Research project „Conviviality in Motion“ Claudia Hoffmann conducted a cross-sectional study about interreligious perspectives of convivialty in six so called intercultural communities in Switzerland, Germany and Italy.
Projekt „Conviviality in Motion“ EKS Blog: Wie gelingt Zusammenleben in religiöser Vielfalt?
Andrea Bieler, Claudia Hoffmann, Lisa Ketges (Hrsg.): Conviviality in Contexts of Religious Plurality. Interdisciplinary Explorations, Bielefeld: transcript 2025. OpenAccess-Publikation, zugänglich auf der Verlagsseite. -
Migration and Church
This study examines so called Migration Churches in the Canton of Aargau and shows the great variety of theological profiles and intercultural relations. Based on her surveillances the author develops ideas on how the alterations of the Churches could be taken as an advantage of opportunities to achieve an enriching diversification.
Claudia Hoffmann, Migration und Kirche. Interkulturelle Lernfelder und Fallbeispiele aus der Schweiz, 2021.open access Buch „Migration und Kirche“ Interview Claudia Hoffmann zu Migrationskirchen
Courses Winter Semester 2026/2027
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S Religion und Migration in Deutschland
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V/ÜV Theologie im Plural. Einführung in die Interkulturelle Theologie
- Ü Was ist Religion? Einführung in die Religionswissenschaft
Memberships and voluntary activities
- Since 05/2026: DVRW. Deutsche Vereinigung für Religionswissenschaft e.V.
- Since 02/2022: WGTh. Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Theologie (Scientific Society for Theology). Position: Member of the specialist group Religious Studies and Intercultural Theology.
- Since 03/2019: Member of the Editorial Team of the magazine “Interkulturelle Theologie” (ZMiss).
- Since 10/2017: DGMW. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Missionswissenschaft (German Society for Missiology). Position: Elected Member of the Board of Administration (secretary).
- 01/2023-07/2025: President Gender Justice Advisory Board, Mission 21, Basel
- 06/2018-07/2025: Elected Board Member Mission 21, Basel
- 03/2012–12/2022: Member Fachkommission Frauen und Gender, Mission 21, (Expert Commission Women and Gender), Basel
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10/2012–10/2015: aöf. Arbeitsgemeinschaft Ökumenische Forschung (Working Group Ecumenical Research). Position: Elected Member of the continued Committee, Organization of two Annual Meetings, 2013-2015.