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Theologian
Country of origin
Switzerland

Pierre Bühler was professor for systematic theology at the university of Neuchâtel (since 1982) and at the university of Zurich (1997-2015). There, he was in charge of the Institute for Hermeneutics and Philosophy of Religions. One of his core themes is the relation between theology and literature, another the relation between image and text which implies an interest in film.

 

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Events

16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin
11.10.2023
Café of the Propsteikirche Leipzig, Nonnenmühlgasse 2

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