Heidelberg University Faculty of Theology

The Heidelberg Faculty of Theology () is one of twelve faculties at the University of Heidelberg. It was one of the four founding faculties in 1386. , the faculty's dean is Jan Stievermann.

Notable people

Faculty members

Medieval period

• Pope Pius II (1405–1464)

Early modern period

• Thomas Erastus (1524–1583)
• Johann Jakob Grynaeus (1540–1617)
• Franciscus Junius (1545–1602)
• Caspar Olevian (1536–1587)
• David Pareus (1548–1622)
• Daniel Tossanus (1541–1602)
• Paul Tossanus (1572–1634)
• Zacharias Ursinus (1534–1583)
• Girolamo Zanchi (1516–1590)

Late modern period

• (1860–1933)
• Klaus Berger (1940–2020)
• Günther Bornkamm (1905–1990)
• Martin Dibelius (1883–1947)
• (1871–1951)
• Gustav Hölscher (1877–1955)
• (1879–1968)
• (1882–1952)
• (died 1946)
• (1889–1970)
• Heinrich Paulus (1761–1851)
• Richard Rothe (1799–1867)
• Edmund Schlink (1903–1984)
• Gerd Theissen (born 1943)
• Ernst Troeltsch (1865–1923)
• Gerhard von Rad (1901–1971)
• (1900–1992)
• Claus Westermann (1909–2000)
• Hans Walter Wolff (1911–1993)

Alumni

• Martin Bucer (1491–1551)
• Franciscus Gomarus (1563–1641)
• David Pareus (1548–1622)

See also

• Heidelberg Catechism

References

Footnotes

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Further reading

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