Andreas Hoffmann

Prof. Dr. Andreas Hoffmann is a Professor of Historical Theology at the Faculty of Catholic Theology, University of Siegen (Germany). His research focuses on historical theology's role in theological reflexivity, early Christian identity, and the interplay between historical conditions and doctrinal continuity.

• Research Highlights
  • Specialized in Augustine of Hippo's intellectual development, particularly his engagement with Manichaeism and its theological implications
  • Investigated pagan divination practices in Christian late antiquity through the DFG-funded project 'From Pagan to Christian Oracles'
  • Studied Cyprian of Carthage's contributions to church structures and hierarchization in the Latin West
  • Co-leading the international 'Novum Testamentum Patristicum' project analyzing patristic reception of the St. John Passion

The project 'From Pagan to Christian Oracles' received 36 months of DFG funding (2016-2019), examining how divination practices persisted and transformed in Christian communities during Augustine's era. His work bridges theology with historical, cultural, and sociological analysis, emphasizing Christianity as a 'religion of remembrance' that must critically engage its historical conditioning.