Hoffmann Claudia

Claudia Hoffmann is a PartTime Lecturer at the Faculty of Theology, University of Basel, Switzerland. Her academic career spans intercultural theological research, with a focus on Southeast Asian religious history and migration's impact on Christian communities.

• Current Role: Expert and Coordinator for Religious Affairs, Diversity and Equality Department, Canton of Basel-Stadt (since April 2023)
• Research Involvement: SNSF project 'Conviviality in Motion' (since 2021), examining interreligious coexistence in multicultural Swiss communities
• Education: Theology studies at University of Zurich (1998-2006)

Research Specializations:

• Intercultural theology with focus on Indonesia
• Religion-migration nexus analyzing Christianity's transformation through diaspora
• Conviviality frameworks in multifaith societies
• Hermeneutics of cross-cultural encounters

Scientific Contributions:

• Conviviality in Contexts of Religious Plurality (2025, co-edited volume)
• Migration and the Church (2021 open-access monograph)
• 2025 book chapter analyzing religious celebration intersections

Awards:

• 2017 Faculty Prize (Dewetteanum) for dissertation on Tiwah funeral rites and Basel Mission

Professional Engagement: Board member of German Society for Missiology (DGMW) and Mission 21. Active in theological fieldwork including a 2002-2003 research stay in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.