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Knut Martin Stünkel is a Privatdozent and Research Associate at the Collaborative Research Center 'Metaphors of Religion' (SFB 1475) at Ruhr University Bochum, affiliated with CERES (Centre for Religious Studies). His academic work bridges theology, philosophy, and intellectual history, with a strong focus on metaphor in religious discourse and interreligious contact.
His research interests include:
- Metaphor and religious language
- Intellectual history of the Enlightenment and early modern period
- Religious contact and transfer
- Figures such as Johann Georg Hamann, Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy, Nicholas Cusanus, and Martin Luther
- Theology and philosophy of religion
- Sociology of religion
Stünkel's recent publications span topics from medieval religious dialogues to 20th-century totalitarianism, consistently examining how language, metaphor, and form shape religious meaning. His work appears in leading journals such as Entangled Religions, Zeitschrift für Religions- und Geistesgeschichte, and Neue Zeitschrift für Systematische Theologie. He frequently collaborates with scholars like Linda Simonis, Patrick Krüger, and Görge K. Hasselhoff.
He has no listed scientific awards in the provided text. As a senior researcher and Privatdozent, he likely mentors junior scholars, though no formal students are listed. His work is embedded in major research projects such as SFB 1475 and previously the Käte Hamburger Kolleg, indicating sustained grant support and institutional collaboration.
He is based at Universitätsstr. 90a, Bochum, and can be contacted at knut.stuenkel@gmx.net.
