Intercultural Experience

Study theology in dialogue with the world, grow in community, discover new horizons!

One of the highlights of the M.A. in Intercultural Theology is the vibrant intercultural journey that accompanies academic study. From the very first semester, you will be part of an international community that lives, learns, and grows together.

Life in Community

Your intercultural experience begins in everyday moments: engaging in classroom discussions, spending time in communal spaces, cooking and sharing meals together, exploring Germany through walks, hikes, and trips, and taking your first steps in the German language and culture.

These experiences create bonds and friendships that last far beyond graduation.

Expanding Your Horizons

During your studies, you can broaden your intercultural perspectives through:

Semester Abroad → Join Erasmus and other exchange programs

Fieldwork → Conduct research at an institution or location of your choice

Internships → Connect your academic research with hands-on practice

Funding Opportunities

We know financing your intercultural journey matters. That’s why we guide students towards numerous funding options, including Erasmus, PROMOS, Stube BPSA, BAföG, and scholarships such as Brot für die Welt, which supports research trips abroad.

Where Our Students Have Gone

Over the past years, our students have spent two to five months abroad in Armenia, Belarus, Cameroon, China, Estonia, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Lebanon, Tanzania, the USA, and more. Others conducted projects within Germany, exploring intercultural theology in diverse organizations and communities.

We work closely with theological institutions around the world. These partnerships enable our students to immerse themselves in the theological traditions of different regions, gain new perspectives for their own research, and contribute to truly global academic dialogue. Below, you can see the examples of student projects and the list of institutions we have been consistently cooperating with.

Intercultural Student Research Projects

Jessica Shakunle, Germany to Malawi. Research project “Supporting Vulnerable Orphaned Girl Children in Malawi: A Case Study on Kindle Orphan Outreach” Cooperation partner: Kindle Orphan Outreach Malawi (Salima, Malawi) Funding: BAföG

Angelina Yeboah Lartey, Ghana to USA & Ghana Research project “Womanist Theology in Theological Studies in the USA from an African (Ghanaian) Women's Theology Perspective” Cooperation partners: Union Theological seminary (New York City), Candler School of Theology (Atlanta, Georgia), Talitha Qumi Center (Accra, Ghana) Funding: Brot für die Welt scholarship

Vladyslav Ivchenko, Ukraine to Finland. Research project “Theological Reflection and Politics of Memory of the Soviet Period in the Modern Russian Orthodox Church” Cooperation partners: University of Helsinki (Finland); Butovo Memorial Centre (Russia) Funding: Erasmus exchange programme

Carla Suzana Krüger, Brazil to India. Research project "Whose land is it anyway? Post-colonialist and Bible perspective on land ownership” Cooperation partner: TTS Tamilnadu Theological Seminary (Madurai, India) Funding: The FIT scholarship (ELM + FIT Hermannsburg) & savings

Blessen George Babu, India to Ethiopia Research project “Cultural Contacts between Ethiopia and Syria: The Nine Saints of the Ethiopian Tradition and their Possible Syrian Background” Cooperation partners: Holy Trinity Theological College (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia), National Archives and Library of Ethiopia (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia), Bahir Dar University (Bahir Dar, Ethiopia) Funding: Brot für die Welt

Xinyue Zhang, China to Germany. Research project “Discover the Relationship between Food and Faith in an Ethnic Chinese Protestant Church in Germany” Cooperation partners: Chinese Protestant Church in Northern Germany Funding: Brot für die Welt scholarship & savings

Viktar Niachayeu, Belarus to Norway. Research project “The search for the true self in works of Thomas Merton” Cooperation partner: MF Norwegian Scholl of Theology (Oslo, Norway) Funding: Erasmus exchange programme & savings

International Cooperation Partners