Minority as a Key Perspective on Religious Diversity Structure and Interpretation of Religious Life and Communities in European Sociological Minority Settings with a Special Emphasis on Germany

Matthias Ehmann is Professor of Mission Studies and Intercultural Theology at Ewersbach Theological University, Germany. His research engages with theologies of migration in ecumenical perspective (Theologien der Migration 2023), revivalist Protestant movements (Perspectives on the Study of Revivalist Protestantism in Europe 2024), global Christianity, and digital theology. Integrating empirical and theological approaches (Integrating Theory and Praxis in Empirical Missiology 2021), he explores the intersections of theology and religious studies, contributing to current debates on the role of religion in contemporary societies (Donald Rumsfeld, Slavoj Žižek, and Spirituality in Research 2024).

Michael Schroth is Professor for Practical Theology at the Ewersbach Theological University, Germany. His research focuses on interdenominational church theory (Freie evangelische Gemeinden, 2022), pastoral theology with an emphasis on the different actors in churches and congregations and their interdependence (Irgendwie ganz anders, aber irgendwie dann auch doch nicht, 2024) and the intersection between pastoral care and leadership (Seelsorgerin oder Leiterin?, 2023) as well as late modern leadership concepts and their relevance for congregations and churches.