Dr. Oliver Dürr

Director

 

oliver.duerr@unifr.ch
T +41 26 300 74 25

MIS 05 - Office 5221
Av. de l'Europe 20
CH-1700 Fribourg

Key Areas of Focus and Interests

  • Techno-theology.
  • Anthropology in Digital Transformation (Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Life).
  • Trans- and Posthumanism.
  • Ecclesiology, Spirituality, and Faith in the Secular and Technological Age.
  • Metaphysics in the 'Post-Metaphysical' Age: Participatory Metaphysics, Analogia Entis, and Sophiology.
  • Russian Philosophy of Religion in the Silver Age (esp. Nikolai Fyodorov, Sergius Bulgakov, and Vladimir Solovyov).
  • Urban and Cultural History of Florence.

Short biography

I studied Theology (Master of Theology with a specialization in Dogmatics and Ecumenical Theology) and History (Master of Arts in Historical Sciences) at the University of Fribourg (CH). I then pursued a PhD in Theology in Fribourg on the topic 'Homo Novus: On the Eschatological Transformation of Humanity in the Age of Transhumanism.'

In parallel, I worked as a research associate at the Center for Faith & Society, where I have served as director since 2024. Currently, I am working on my habilitation within the framework of the UFSP Digital Religion(s) at the University of Zurich.

Educational Path

Seit 2023 Habilitation in Theology, University of Zurich
2024 Master of Arts in historical Sciences, University of Fribourg
2021 PhD in Theology, University of Fribourg
2018 Master of Theology, University of Fribourg
2016 Bachelor of Theology with a Minor in History, University of Fribourg

Offices and Mandates

Publications

(Status of January 1st 2024)

List of Publications

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0970-4090