Oliver Dürr | Center Faith & Society | University of Fribourg

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Focus of work
Theology of Technology.

Anthropology in the digital transformation (artificial intelligence, artificial life).

Trans- and posthumanism.

Ecclesiology, spirituality and faith in the secular and technological era.

Metaphysics in the "post-metaphysical" era: participatory metaphysics, analogia entis, and sophiology.

Russian philosophy of religion in the Silver Age (esp. Nikolai Fedorov, Sergiy Bulgakov, and Vladimir Soloviev).

Urban and cultural history of Florence.
Doctrine

University of Fribourg

HS 2021: Dogmatics. Being Church in the Ruins of the Church. Ecumenical ecclesiology in conversation with the times. Main lecture (https://www3.unifr.ch/timetable/de/vorlesungsbeschreibung.html?show=99416)

Since 2024	Director of the Center for Faith & Society, University of Fribourg
2018-2021	Doctoral studies in systematic theology at the Chair of Dogmatics, Theology of Ecumenism of Prof. Dr. Barbara Hallensleben at the University of Fribourg. Dissertation: "Homo Novus. On the eschatological transformation of man in the age of transhumanism." (Degree: Summa Cum Laude, 6.0) Awarded the Franz Josef II of Liechtenstein Prize 2021.
2016-2018	Studies of Theology (Master of Theology) with specialization in Dogmatics and Theology of Ecumenism at the University of Fribourg (Degree: Summa Cum Laude, 6.0)
Since 2016	Study of history (Master of Arts in Historical Sciences) with a focus on modern history
2015-2016	Online music studies: Producer certificate for sound design in Native Instruments' Komplete (Dubspot)
2014-2015	Online music studies: Producer certificate for programming in Ableton Live (Dubspot)
2013-2016	Studies in Theology (Bachelor of Theology) with a minor in History (Bachelor of Arts in Historical Sciences) at the University of Fribourg