Thomas Paul Schirrmacher

Background

Schirrmacher, Thomas Paul was born on June 25, 1960 in Schwelm, Westfalen, Germany. Son of Bernd Arthur and Ingeborg (Steinle) Schirrmacher.

Education

Bachelor, MTh, STH Basel, Switzerland, 1982. Doctor of Theology, Theological Hogeschool, Kampen, Netherlands, 1984. Doctor of Theology, Johannes Calvijn Stichting, Kampen, 1985.

Doctor of Philosophy in Cultural Anthropology, Pac. West University, 1989. Postgraduate, University Bonn, 1988.

Doctor of Theology, Whitefield Theological Seminary, 1996. Doctor of Divinity, Cranmer Theological House, 1997. Doctor of Divinity, Acts University, Bangalore, 2006.

Doctor of Philosophy in sociology of religion, State University Boun, 2007.

Career

Lecturer missiology, comparative religions FTA Giessen, Germany, 1983-1990. Lecturer in Old Testament and social ethics Bibelseminar, Wuppertal, Germany, 1984-1989, lecturer social ethics and apologetics Bonn, since 1993. Owner, chief editor Culture and Science Publication, Germany, since 1987.

Head department STH Basel, 1991-1996. Professor missiology Philadelphia Theological Seminary, 1994-1998. Owner curriculum development company Consultant Schirrmacher GbR, since 2001.

General director Institute for World Mission, Bonn, since 1984. President Institute for Islam and Christianity, Bruchsal, Germany, 1994-1998. Head department ethics, missions, religions and cultures, Free Seminary, Geneva, Switzerland, 1991-1996.

President, professor Martin-Bucer Seminary, Bonn, since 1996. Professor systematic theology Whitefield Theological Seminary, since 1996. Professor ethics Cranmer Theological House, 1997-2000.

External examiner University South Africa, since 1999. Speaker for human rights Evangelical Alliance. Lecturer, head department Freie Theologishce Akademie, Giessen, 2000-2003.

Professor international development Acts University, Bangalore, India, 2001-2006. Vice president academy affairs Continental Net University, Zürich, Switzerland, 2001-2005. Academy dir, Institute Family Science, since 2004.

Scientific director, International Institute Religious Freedom, 2004-2009, professor sociology religions, State University Oradea, Romania, State University West Timisoara, Romania, since 2009. Distinguished professor global ethics & international development William Careg University, Shillong, India., since 2009. Professor interdisciplinary theology Olivel University, San Francisco, since 2010.

Achievements

• Thomas Paul Schirrmacher has been listed as a noteworthy Ethics educator, publisher, periodical editor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Executive board directors Kurdish Institute, Bonn, 1987-1989. Chairman supervisory board Gebende Haende, since 1995. Board directors Bibelbund, Reiskirchen, Germany, 1983-1990.

President ProMundis, Bonn, since 1996. Member International Religous Freedom Commission, World Evangelical Alliance, since 2000. Secretary Religious Liberty Commission, German Alliance.

Chair Theological Commission, World Evangelical Alliance. Fellow AFEM (co-editor since 1984, chief editor 1996-2001), DGMW.

Interests

• Avocations: classical music, international zoos.

Connections

Married Christine Ulrike Krause, July 12, 1985. Children: David, Esther.

Father:

Bernd Arthur Schirrmacher

Mother:

Ingeborg (Steinle) Schirrmacher

Spouse:

Christine Ulrike Krause

child:

Esther Schirrmacher

child:

David Schirrmacher