Main interests Sociology Name Gabriele Dietrich | ||
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Influences Professor Jacob Taubes, M. M. Thomas | ||
Gabriele Dietrich: A Flower on the Chain or a Tunnel towards Liberation?
Gabriele Dietrich (born 1943) is a Sociology Professor at the Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary, Madurai, affiliated to the nation's first University, the Senate of Serampore College (University).
Contents
- Gabriele Dietrich A Flower on the Chain or a Tunnel towards Liberation
- Early life
- Studies
- ResearcherTeacher
- Writings
- Honours
- References
Early life
Dietrich grew up in Germany during the post-Second World War period in a disarrayed atmosphere.
Studies
In various stages of her study life, Dietrich went through the Universities of Marburg, Muenster and Heidelberg. She had done her research at the Free University of Berlin on Aztec religion.
Researcher/Teacher
Dietrich first came to India in 1971 as a Researcher to the Christian Institute of Study of Religion and Society (CISRS), Bangalore during the Directorship of M. M. Thomas. After an extended stint with the CISRS, she left for Germany in 1973. On invitation from the Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary in 1975, she returned to India to take up a teaching assignment at the Seminary where she currently teaches.
Writings
Honours
In 2004, a 11-member committee coordinated by Lalrinawmi Ralte of the United Theological College, Bangalore brought out a festschrift in honour of Dietrich entitled Waging Peace, Building a World in which Life Matters: Festschrift to Honour Gabriele Dietrich.