PhD scholarship in the field of Systematic Theology

The School of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Tartu, Estonia, invites international applications for doctoral studies in the field of systematic theology. The study should deal with the concept and the figuration: travels of Philip Hefner's God's created co-creator in contemporary science and religion discussion. Philip Hefner (born 1932) is a retired American Lutheran theologian who has most of his career focused on the interaction of religion and science. He was one of the creators of the Zygon Center for Religion and Science and the editor of the Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science. One of his contributions to the interface of science and religion and theological anthropology is the concept (God’s) created co-creator, which has found both supporters and critics. The concept/the figuration/the symbol – it can be used in all these ways and others – is waiting for a thorough examination both within Hefner’s own works and in consequent uses by other theologians, philosophers and scientists.

The supervisor will be Anne Kull ([email protected]). Application deadline is 1 June 2017; the scholarship is provided by Dora Plus program, for more information see https://www.ut.ee/en/phd-theology.