Daniel Walther

Daniel Walther is a Lecturer at the Institute for Practical Theology, University of Leipzig, where he has been teaching since 2017. He currently holds a scholarship at the Liturgical Sciences Institute of VELKD for the research project 'Peace in the Liturgy – Liturgies of Peace'. Previously, he served as a Research Assistant at MLU Halle-Wittenberg's Chair of Dogmatics and Hermeneutic Philosophy of Religion (2022-2023) and received doctoral funding from the Evangelical Study Association Villigst (2018-2022).

He completed his M.Ed. in Theology and History at the University of Leipzig and MLU Halle-Wittenberg (2010-2015), following professional experience in banking and chemical industries. His academic journey includes specialized studies in phenomenology of religion, liturgy, and systematic theology.

Walther's research explores experiential approaches to religious phenomena through phenomenological, xenological, and hermeneutic frameworks. His work focuses on liturgical theology, fundamental questions at the intersection of systematic and practical theology, and the philosophy of religious experience. Key investigations include divine absence, liturgical peace practices, and hermeneutic studies of foreignness in theological contexts.

His publications demonstrate concentrated focus on liturgical hermeneutics, phenomenological theology, and peace studies, with recent works examining liturgical responses to divine absence, peace prayers, and theological approaches to foreignness. Article themes consistently intersect liturgy, language philosophy, and experiential theology.

• VELKD Scholarship for 'Peace in the Liturgy – Liturgies of Peace' (2023-present)
• Evangelical Study Association Villigst Scholarship (2018-2022)

Walther leads the VELKD-funded project 'Peace in the Liturgy' and previously conducted doctoral research on hermeneutic-xenological theology. He has collaborated with institutions including HMT Leipzig for experimental worship projects and maintains academic partnerships with Prof. Alexander Deeg, Prof. Matthias G. Petzoldt, and Dr. h.c. Christian Lehnert.