Julian Tappen

Julian Tappen serves as a Researcher (Akademischer Rat a. Z.) at the Department of Fundamental Theology within the Faculty of Catholic Theology at the University of Tübingen since 2021, concurrently holding a similar position at RWTH Aachen University. His work bridges systematic and fundamental theology under Prof. Dr. Saskia Wendel's research group.

His educational trajectory includes a Dr. theol. (2020) from the University of Bonn, a Magister Theologiae (2020) from the University of Münster, and the 1. Staatsexamen for teaching in Catholic Religious Education and Philosophy (2013) from the University of Cologne.

Tappen's research critically engages Practical Theory, Eschatology, and Theological Anthropology, with innovative intersections in Critical Men's Studies and University Didactics. He examines theology's response to contemporary crises through lenses of hope, solidarity, and metaphysical reconstruction, notably addressing climate catastrophe and political theology.

His 2021-2024 publications reveal consistent thematic development: eschatological frameworks applied to socio-ethical challenges (climate change, Vatican II's Gaudium et Spes), methodological innovations through thought experiments, and collaborative work integrating analytic and continental theological traditions.

No formal advisees or research grants are documented, though Tappen provided chair representation in Systematic Theology at RWTH Aachen during WS 2022/23 and maintains active teaching responsibilities via Zoom consultations.

He contributes to the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Religionsphilosophie (German Society for Philosophy of Religion) and the Nachwuchsnetzwerk Dogmatik und Fundamentaltheologie (Young Researchers Network), focusing on interdisciplinary dialogue between dogmatics and fundamental theology.