Christian Gottlieb

Christian Gottlieb serves as a Guest Researcher in the Section of Church History at the Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen, with prior appointments as Adjunct Professor (2014) and External Lecturer (2004-2016). His career spans theological academia, library science at H.M. The Queen's Hand Library (1992-2014), and parish priesthood roles in Helsingør and Gentofte (2017-2018).

His educational credentials include a Doctor of Theology (2003) and Candidate of Theology (1994) from the University of Copenhagen, a Master of Letters from Cambridge University (1994), and specialized training in Russian language and librarianship. Additional qualifications encompass classical linguistics and defense academy language officer certification.

Gottlieb's research centers on Russian Orthodox Church history, analyzing Christian thought under Soviet totalitarianism through figures like Dostoevsky, Berdyaev, and Solzhenitsyn. He examines Slavophile intellectual traditions, church-state dynamics in post-Soviet Russia, and secularization as a Western phenomenon, with recent works exploring Orthodox-Western Christian differences and imperial-era church resistance.

His 2022 publications demonstrate continuity in Russian religious historiography, bridging historical analysis of Soviet persecution with contemporary Orthodox identity debates. These works reflect interdisciplinary engagement spanning theology, political science, and intellectual history.

Scientific recognition includes:

• Vibedehusfondens rejselegat (2016)

Academic engagement encompasses conference organization on Nordic-Russian religious relations (2016) and contributions to global Christianity studies (2014), alongside 14 media appearances analyzing Putin's religious rhetoric and Russian revolutionary history.