Johannes Fröh

Johannes Fröh is a Researcher and doctoral candidate at the Department of Practical Theology and Religious Education within the Faculty of Protestant Theology at the University of Bonn. Since 2024, he has conducted innovative research under Prof. Dr. Sabrina Müller on church innovation and volunteer motivation systems, leveraging computational methods to address contemporary ecclesiastical challenges.

His educational background includes:

• M.Ed. in Protestant Religious Education, Physics, and Educational Sciences (University of Bonn, 2015-2022)
• Business Informatics studies (University of Cologne, 2014-2015)
• High School Diploma (Kardinal-Frings-Gymnasium Bonn-Beuel, 2014)

Fröh's research pioneers the application of computational linguistics and data science in theological contexts, with core expertise in digital religious communication, church innovation frameworks, and volunteer motivation systems. His work systematically examines how social media platforms shape religious discourse and community resilience during crises, particularly through Twitter analysis of ecumenical and social justice groups during the pandemic. This interdisciplinary approach bridges traditional theological inquiry with cutting-edge digital humanities methodologies.

His publication series on digital religious communication and social resilience demonstrates rigorous integration of theoretical modeling with empirical data analysis, establishing foundational frameworks for understanding how online religious communication fosters community resilience during global crises. The research combines computational text analysis with theological hermeneutics to decode patterns in digital religious expression.

Scientific recognition includes:

• Germany Scholarship (2014-2015)

Fröh has secured independent third-party funding for critical research activities, including 800 CHF for a computational linguistics research stay at the University of Zurich and 400 EUR for international hackathons in Amsterdam. He actively contributes to academic communities through memberships in the American Academy of Religion, International Society for Media Religion and Culture, and Transdisciplinary Research Area 4 at the University of Bonn, while mentoring students through seminars on systematic theology and applied digital theology methodologies.