Jörg Seip

Prof. Jörg Seip is a Professor of Pastoral Theology at the University of Bonn's Catholic Theological Faculty. He holds a doctorate from Paderborn University and a habilitation from Würzburg University. His academic career includes roles as Lecturer in Homiletics at Paderborn and Würzburg Universities, and he became a full professor at Bonn in 2012. His research focuses on the intersections of theology, literature, and contemporary cultural studies, particularly exploring pastoral theology's aesthetic dimensions and the relationship between biblical texts and modern literature. He has authored monographs, edited volumes, and numerous peer-reviewed articles.

Education: Studied Catholic Theology at Paderborn and Munich Universities (2001 PhD), habilitated at Würzburg (2008). Academic memberships include the Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Homiletik and the Zentrum für Religion und Gesellschaft (Bonn). His work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches, combining theological analysis with literary criticism and spatial theory.

Research interests span pastoral theology, homiletics, biblical hermeneutics, and the role of literature in religious discourse. Notable publications include Der weiße Raum (2009) and Schrift ahoi! (2013). He engages with contemporary thinkers like Latour and Agamben to reframe pastoral practices in postmodern contexts.

His publications often bridge theology and the arts, analyzing how literature and media shape religious expression. Recent work explores spatial theology and the application of actor-network theory to pastoral care.

Labs/Teams: Active in the Zentrum für Religion und Gesellschaft at Bonn, collaborating on projects like Die Leere halten (2021). His mentoring includes guiding doctoral research at Bonn and Würzburg.