FAU hosts the 12th Hanna Jursch Prize

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) hosted the awards ceremony for the 12th Hanna Jursch Prize of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) this year. In the Wassersaal at the FAU Orangerie, Vice President People Prof. Dr. Andreas Hirsch joined Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, Christian Kopp, and members of the Hanna Jursch Prize jury in an awards ceremony during which Church Councilor Dr. Kristin Bergmann (EKD) awarded two main and two junior prizes for theologians.

FAU theologian earns doctorate on queer pastoral identities

One of the awardees is Dr. Florence Häneke. Since 2023, she has been a research associate at the Chair of Practical Theology at the School of Theology in the DFG project “Bible Performances.” Her doctoral thesis on queer pastoral identity submitted in Basel was awarded one of the two main prizes.

Prof. Dr. Konrad Klek and singer Elena Eismont provided an impressive musical setting with their interpretation of selected songs by 19th and 20th-century female composers.

About the Hanna Jursch Prize

The prize, named after the first woman to habilitate at a German theological faculty in 1934, is awarded every two years for outstanding scientific-theological works in which gender or gender-specific perspectives play a significant role.

Further information:

Prof. Dr. Ursula Roth
Chair of Practical Theology
ursula.roth@fau.de