Christine Siegl

PD Dr. Christine Siegl is a Research Assistant and Lecturer at the Chair of Practical Theology at Augustana University Neuendettelsau, where she supports Prof. Dr. Sonja Keller. She is also an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Church of Württemberg. Siegl completed her habilitation at Ruhr University Bochum in 2023 and holds a doctorate awarded summa cum laude for her dissertation on church spatial practices.

Education

• 2008–2013: Protestant Theology studies at Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen and Berlin
• 2013: First Theological Examination (recognized as diploma)
• 2015: Second Theological Examination
• 2019: Doctoral degree awarded summa cum laude
• 2023: Habilitation completed at Ruhr University Bochum

Research Focus

Siegl's work centers on Practical Theology with emphasis on ethnographic methodologies. Her research explores diaconal practices in secular contexts (e.g., railway mission work), church space utilization, and community-based religious assistance. Her DFG-funded project examined 'Neighborhood Help' interventions at train stations as forms of diaconal ministry.

Professional Appointments

• Research Assistant, University of Tübingen (2015–2018)
• Research Assistant, Ruhr University Bochum (2019–2023)
• Pastor, Evangelical Church of Württemberg (2018–2019, 2022–2023)
• Acting Chair for Prof. Keller at Augustana University (Winter 2023/24)
• Teaching assignments at Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Awards and Grants

• Summa cum laude distinction for doctoral dissertation (2019)
• DFG grant for project: 'Neighborhood Help at the Train Station' (2019–2023)

Academic Service

Siegl declined a professorship offer (Chair of Diaconal Studies, Hamburg 2023) to continue her research at Augustana. She contributes to theological education through university teaching and parish-based ministry.