Department for Religious Studies and Intercultural Theology
Universitätsstr. 13-17 48143 Münster
Germany
Participation in the Cluster of Excellence
Research Foci
dynamics of religious plurality
intercultural theology, ecumenical theology and decoloniality
religion and politics in Indonesia
method and theory in religious studies
CV
Academic Education
Doctoral Studies at the Faculty of Protestant Theology at the University of Münster
Graduate Studies in Protestant Theology at the University Tübingen
MPhil (Ecumenics), Irish School of Ecumenics, Dublin (Ireland)
Undergraduate Studies in Protestant Theology and Certificate in Diaconia Studies in Heidelberg
Positions
Professor of Religious Studies and Intercultural Theology at the Faculty of Protestant Theology, University of Münster
Professor of Ecumenical Theology, Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, affiliate institute of the University of Geneva, and the World Council of Churches, Geneva, Switzerland.
Study Coordinator for Public Theology and Interreligious Relations at the Lutheran World Federation in Geneva, Switzerland
Doctoral research position at the Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics” at the University of Münster
Theological associate in the theology department of the Lutheran World Federation in Geneva, Switzerland
Pastoral training (Vikariat) in the Evangelische Landeskirche in Württemberg
Internship at the interreligious dialogue institute DIAN/ Interfidei in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Sinn, Simone. 2014. Dogmatik in der Moderne, Vol. 4, Religiöser Pluralismus im Werden. Religionspolitische Kontroversen und theologische Perspektiven von Christen und Muslimen in Indonesien Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck Verlag.
Books (Edited Collections)
Sinn, Simone; Tong, Wing-Sze, ed. 2016. Interactive Pluralism in Asia. Religious Life and Public Space Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt.
Sinn, Simone; Rötting, Martin; Inan, Aykan;, ed. 2016. Praxisbuch Interreligiöser Dialog. Begegnungen initiieren und begleiten Sankt OTtilien: EOS Verlag.
Articles
Articles in Scientific Journals, Newspapers or Magazines
Sinn, Simone. 2014. Dogmatik in der Moderne, Vol. 4, Religiöser Pluralismus im Werden. Religionspolitische Kontroversen und theologische Perspektiven von Christen und Muslimen in Indonesien Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck Verlag.
2002
Sinn, Simone. 2002. The Church as Participatory Community. On the Interrelationship of Hermeneutics, Ecclesiology and Ethics Dublin: Columba Press.
Books (Edited Collections)
2021
Sinn, Simone; Wijlens, Myriam; Shmaliy, Vladimir;, ed. 2021. Faith and Order Paper, Vol. 229, Churches and Moral Discernment, volume 2: Learning from History 2. edt. Genf: WCC Publications.
2019
Sinn, Simone; Harasta, Eva, ed. 2019. Resisting Exclusion. Global Theological Responses to Populism Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt.
2017
Sinn, Simone; El Omari, Dina; Hege Grung, Anne, ed. 2017. Transformative Readings of Sacred Scriptures. Christian and Muslim Perspectives Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt. doi: 10.51619/stk.v98i1.23947 .
Sinn, Simone; Burghardt; Anne, ed. 2017. Global Perspectives on the Reformation. Interactions between Theology, Politics and Economics Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt.
El Omari, Dina, Hedge, Anne, and Sinn, Simone, eds. 2017. Transformative Readings of the Sacred Scriptures Leipzig: Lutherischer Weltbund.
2016
Sinn, Simone; Tong, Wing-Sze, ed. 2016. Interactive Pluralism in Asia. Religious Life and Public Space Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt.
Sinn, Simone; Rötting, Martin; Inan, Aykan;, ed. 2016. Praxisbuch Interreligiöser Dialog. Begegnungen initiieren und begleiten Sankt OTtilien: EOS Verlag.
2015
Sinn, Simone; Khorchide, Mouhanad; El Omari, Dina;, ed. 2015. Religious Plurality and the Public Space. Joint Christian-Muslim Theological Reflections Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt.
Sinn, Simone; Reid Trice; Michael;, ed. 2015. Religious Identity and Renewal in the Twenty-first Century. Jewish, Christian and Muslim Explorations Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt.
Sinn, Simone, Khorchide, Mouhanad, and El Omari, Dina, eds. 2015. Religious Plurality and the Public Space: Joint Christian - Muslim Theological Reflections Leipzig: Lutherischer Weltbund.
2010
Sinn, SimoneSinaga Martin, ed. 2010. LWF studies, Freedom and Responsibility. Christian and Muslim Explorations Genf: Lutherischer Weltbund.
2008
Simone, Sinn, ed. 2008. Deepening Faith, Hope, Love in Relations with Neighbours of Other Faiths Genf: The Lutheran World Federation.
Articles
Articles in Scientific Journals, Newspapers or Magazines
Sinn, Simone. 2025. “Suzanne de Dietrich (1891-1981).” in T&T Clark Handbook of Modern Theology , edited by Phiip G. Ziegler and R.DavidNelson. New York: Bloomsbury Publishing.
Sinn, Simone. 2024. “Lutheran Perspectives on Church Governance and Synodality.” in Listening to the West. Synodality in the Western Ecclesial Traditions, edited by Institutefor Ecumenical Studies of theAngelicum. Vatikan: Libreria Editrice Vaticana.
Sinn, Simone. 2022. “Ökumenische Metakommunikation über moralisch-ethische Urteilsbildung.” in Beziehungsweisen. Theologie aus dialogischer Überzeugung, Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstag von Bernd Oberdorfer, edited by HannesMüller, LisanneTeuchert and StefanDienstbeck. Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlagshaus.
Sinn, Simone. 2021. “Introduction.” in Churches and Moral Discernment, volume 2: Learning from History, Faith and Order Paper, edited by SimoneSinn, MyriamWijlens and VladimirShmaliy. Genf: World Council of Churches.
Sinn, SImone. 2018. “Gender Issues and Mutual Recognition. Engaging Lutheran and Roman Catholic Discourse.” in Just Do It? – Recognition and Reception in Ecumenical Relations. Proceedings of the 19th Academic Consultation of the Societas Oecumenica, Vol. 115 of Beihefte zur Ökumenischen Rundschau, edited by DagmaHeller and MinnaHiertamäki. Leipzig : Evangelische Verlagsanstalt.
Sinn, Simone. 2015. “Public Space, Agency and Dialogue in Plural Societies.” in Religious Plurality and the Public Space. Joint Christian-Muslim Theological Reflections, edited by Sinn, Simone; Khorchide, Mouhanad; El Omari, Dina. Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt.
Sinn, Simone. 2007. “Hermeneutics and Ecclesiology.” in The Routledge Companion to the Christian Church, edited by GerardMannion and Lewis S. Mudge. London: Routledge.
Sinn, Simone 2025: „Von der ‚Bewahrung der Schöpfung‘ zur ‚sozial-ökologischen Transformation‘: Konzeptionelle Entwicklungen in der christlichen Ökotheologie im ökumenischen Horizont“. Umweltethik aus christlicher und buddhistischer Perspektive, Universität Münster, Dec 17, 2025.
Sinn, Simone 2025: „Religiöse Pluralität im globalen Horizont erkunden. Kritische Perspektiven aus Religionswissenschaft und Interkultureller Theologie“. Antrittsvorlesung, Universität Münster , Nov 26, 2025.
Sinn, Simone 2025: “Incarnation Theories in Eastern Religions ”. The Confession of the Council of Nicaea: History and Theology, Universität Münster, Oct 16, 2025.
Sinn, Simone 2025: “Resisting Exclusion. Patterns of Multistakeholder Public Engagement in Interreligious and Academic Collaboration”. The Role of Islam and Christianity in Public Space. Perspectives from Indonesia and Germany, Universität Münster, Sep 28, 2025.
Sinn, Simone 2025: „Dialog und Zusammenarbeit zwischen Religionen – ein Querschnittsthema im Ökumenischen Rat der Kirchen“. INTRA im Dialog, Online, Sep 22, 2025.
Sinn, Simone 2025: „Zur Agency befreit. Interkulturell-theologische Perspektiven auf Pluralismus und Religion“. Welten des Glaubens – Glauben in der Welt, Evangelische Akademie Tutzing , Mar 29, 2025.
Sinn, Simone 2025: „Interreligiöses Engagement, Krisenerfahrungen und die Frage nach dem guten Leben“. Symposium "Lebenskunst: interreligiös", Rothenburg ob der Tauber , Mar 24, 2025.
Sinn, Simone 2025: „Kindheit in Buddhismus und Islam. Religionswissenschaftliche Erkundungen“. Jahrestagung der Rudolf-Bultmann-Gesellschaft , Evangelische Akademie Hofgeismar, Feb 19, 2025.
2024
Rüsch, Markus; Sinn, Simone; Axtmann, Lara 2024: „Wozu nachhaltig leben? – Impulse aus Christentum und Buddhismus“. CAMPUS EARTH - Nachhaltigkeitstag der Universität Münster, Münster, Nov 8, 2024.