Volker Kauder

Volker Kauder serves as an Honorary Professor for Political Ethics and Religious Freedom at the University of Applied Sciences for Theology (FTH), where he is a member of the Extended College in Gießen, Germany. His academic role complements a distinguished three-decade career in German federal politics, including service as Chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group (2005-2018) and Member of the German Bundestag (1990-2021).

His formal education includes law studies at the University of Freiburg (1971-1975), culminating in the First State Examination in Law (1975) and Second State Examination in Law (1977). This legal foundation underpins his interdisciplinary academic work.

Professor Kauder's research centers on Political Ethics and Religious Freedom, with significant contributions to the intersection of theology, governance, and constitutional law. His scholarship examines religious liberty frameworks within democratic systems, informed by practical political experience. Current academic activities include conference presentations since 2022 addressing contemporary challenges to religious freedom in pluralistic societies.

He maintains active engagement through the FTH's academic platforms, focusing on policy-relevant ethical discourse while leveraging his extensive governmental experience to bridge theoretical and practical dimensions of political theology.