Friederike Dillenseger

Friederike Dillenseger is a Researcher at the Institute for World Church and Mission (IWM) at Saint George University in Frankfurt am Main. Her work focuses on mission history with particular emphasis on East Africa, gender studies in missiology, and intercultural mission dynamics. She holds a Diploma in Catholic Theology from the Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg (2010) and has extensive field experience including a Jesuit Mission Volunteer assignment in Uganda (2010/11), development work in Kenyan slums (2014–2017), and secondary school teaching in Germany (2018).

Her research interests coalesce around three core areas: 1) Women's roles and agency in missionary contexts, 2) Historical analysis of East African church-mission dynamics, and 3) Gender-sensitive missiological frameworks. She combines academic rigor with practical engagement, having managed projects addressing socio-economic challenges in Nairobi's Mukuru slums.

Recent scholarly contributions include critical reviews of mission historiography and explorations of theological gaps in understanding women's mission contributions. Though not explicitly noted, her fieldwork experience suggests strong practical engagement with mission-related development initiatives.

Her academic trajectory reflects a unique blend of theological training, hands-on missionary work, and educational outreach, positioning her at the intersection of academic missiology and applied social mission projects.