Prof. Dr. theol.
Christian Spieß
Professor for Christian Social Ethics
Head of the Institute, Dean of Studies at the Faculty of Theology
T: +43 732 78 42 93 4182
F: +43 732 78 42 93 4155
E: c.spiess@ku-linz.at
Gebäude: Priesterseminar Neubau, Raum 253/254
Personal data
- Date of Birth 1970
- Place of Birth Dieburg, Germany
- Languages German (native), English (Abitur), Latinum, Graecum, Hebraicum
Education
- 1990 Abitur Alfred Delp-Schule, Dieburg, Germany
- 1993 – 1996 Studies in Praktische Theologie, Religionspädagogik, Kirchlichen Erwachsenenbildung, University of Applied Sciences Mainz, Germany; Diplom Religionspädagogik und Kirchliche Erwachsenenbildung (FH)
- 1996 – 2000 Studies in Catholic Theology and Philosophy, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Germany; Diplom Catholic Theology
- 2000 – 2004 Studies in Philosophy, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Germany
- 2004 Doctorate (Dr. theol.), Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Germany
Professional experience and teaching activities
- 2004 – 2009 Postdoctoral research fellow, Institute for Christian Social Sciences, University of Münster, Germany
- 2008 – 2012 Postdoctoral research fellow, Cluster of Excellence „Religion and Politics“, University of Münster, Germany
- 2009 – 2012 Visiting professor for Theological Ethics, University of Applied Sciences Berlin, Germany
- 2009 – 2015 Research fellow, Berlin Institute for Christian Ethics and Politics (ICEP), Berlin, Germany
- Appointment to a professorship for Theological Ethics, University of Applied Sciences Berlin, Germany
- 2012 – 2015 Professor for Theological Ethics, University of Applied Sciences Berlin, Germany
- Appointment to a professorship for Christian Social Sciences, Catholic University Linz, Austria
- since 2015 Professor for Christian Social Sciences, Catholic University Linz, Austria
- since 2017 Head of the Johannes Schasching SJ Institut for Social Sciences, Linz, Austria
- Appointment to a professorship for Theological Ethics and Social Sciences, University of Regensburg, Germany (rejected)
Memberships
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft der SozialethikerInnen des deutschsprachigen Raums
- Internationale Vereinigung für Moraltheologie und Sozialethik
- Fachgruppe Ethik und Soziale Arbeit in der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit
- Sektion Religionssoziologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie