Background
Welker, Michael Armin was born on November 20, 1947 in Erlangen, Germany. Son of Armin and Annemarie Welker.
theologian university professor
Welker, Michael Armin was born on November 20, 1947 in Erlangen, Germany. Son of Armin and Annemarie Welker.
In 1973 he received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Systematic Theology, Professor Moltmann having been his advisor. In 1978 he received another Doctor of Philosophy degree under supervision of the philosopher Professor
Henrich.
In 1980 he completed his Habilitation in Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, with his discussion of Whitehead and process philosophy.
Biblical Theology and “general theory” are the main focus of his research. From 1983 to 1987 he was professor for Systematic Theology in Tübingen, 1987–1991 he held the chair for Reformed Theology in Münster, and since 1991 he has been professor for dogmatics in Heidelberg. He lectured at the University of Chicago (1984), McMaster University (1985), Princeton Theological Seminary (1988 and 1995), the Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton (1997, 1999), and at Harvard Divinity School (2001).
In 2003 he was offered the position of the director of the Center of Theological Inquiry (CTI) in Princeton.
1996–2006 he was director of the Internationales Wissenschaftsforum Heidelberg (IWH), and since 2005 he is managing director of the Forschungszentrum Internationale und Interdisziplinäre Theologie (FIIT) in Heidelberg, which he also co-founded. The University of Debrecen awarded him an honorary phD degree.
He was granted the Medal of Heidelberg University. Since 1984 he has given lectures in the United States of America, in Hungary, of Korea, China, and South Africa.
Since 1991 he has given numerous endowed lectures.
During his commitment with the IWH, CTI and FIIT he organized numerous projects of international and interdisciplinary cooperation, research projects extended over several years, publications, especially concerning the dialog between theology and the sciences. Since 2006 he has been building a Global Network of Research Centers for Theology, Religious and Christian Studies.
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Heidelberg Academy for Sciences and Humanities.
Married Ulrike Leuschner, July 16, 1971. Children: Susanne, Christiane.