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Claudia Welz is a Professor in the Department of Systematic Theology at the Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen. She is also a Research Fellow at the Center for Subjectivity Research (CFS). Her academic journey includes appointments at Heidelberg University, University of Tübingen, and University of Zurich, where she completed both her PhD (2007) and Habilitation (2009).
Her educational background includes a Master's degree in Theology from the University of Tübingen (2003), followed by doctoral studies at the University of Zurich. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges theological traditions with contemporary philosophical discourse, particularly focusing on human subjectivity, trust, and the limits of human self-understanding.
Welz's research spans several interconnected areas including phenomenology, hermeneutics, philosophy of religion, and literary studies. She examines how human experiences and existential questions are expressed through fiction, film, and art, rather than merely using them as illustrations. Her work on Kierkegaard connects Lutheran-Reformation theology with modern philosophical interpretations, while her interest in Jewish religious philosophy and Holocaust testimonies explores memory, trauma, shame, and guilt.
Her publications show a consistent trajectory toward understanding the relationship between theological traditions and contemporary existential questions. The articles demonstrate her commitment to exploring how philosophical concepts like trust, faith, and ethics can be understood across different contexts and traditions. Her work consistently bridges historical theological concepts with contemporary psychological and philosophical concerns.
- EliteForsk Award (2013)
Welz is actively involved in research projects including 'In-visibilis: Visibility and Transcendence in Religion, Art and Ethics' and is preparing to establish a 'Center for Modern Jewish Thought and post-Holocaust Theology, Philosophy and Literature' in Denmark. Her interdisciplinary approach has received major external grants both nationally and internationally. She has served as co-editor for three English-language anthologies and published numerous articles in leading journals.
She is currently working to complete her long-term project 'Conscience, Self-Disclosure and Self-Deception: Emotion – Memory – Identity' and is developing new research initiatives that connect historical and application-oriented debates on human dignity through an 'ethics of invisibility'.
