Faculty Profile
Evangelical Lutheran Theological Faculty
The only Lutheran theological faculty in Slovakia, continuing a 400+ year tradition of evangelical theological education (Lyceum 1606). Serves students from Slovakia, Serbia (Vojvodina), Slovenia, Romania, and the Czech Republic. Strong international connections with German, Scandinavian, and American Lutheran institutions.
Founded: 1919 · Part of Comenius University since: 1990 Confessional identity: Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia (ECAV)
Departments & Research Areas
Old Testament Studies (KSZ)
- Old Testament exegesis
- Hebrew language
- Hermeneutics
- Ancient Near East
New Testament Studies (KNZ)
- New Testament exegesis
- Koine Greek
- Synoptic tradition
- Pauline theology
Church History (KCD)
- Reformation history in Slovakia and Central Europe
- History of ECAV
- Church-state relations
- Patristics
Systematic Theology (KST)
- Lutheran dogmatics and ethics
- Ecumenical theology
- Social ethics
- Christian Personalism
- Theology and philosophy
Practical Theology (KPT)
- Homiletics
- Pastoral theology
- Liturgics
- Catechetics
- Diaconia and social work of the church
Philosophy and Religious Studies (KFR)
- Philosophy of religion
- History of religions
- Interreligious dialogue
- Syriac Christianity
- AI ethics
- Neo-Aristotelian ethics
Institute of Contextual Theology (IKT)
- Contextual theology
- Theology and society
- Public theology
- Post-communist Central Europe
Research Strengths
Primary
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Lutheran social ethics and theology
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Reformation history in Slovakia and Central Europe
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Syriac Christianity and the Christian East
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Interreligious and ecumenical dialogue
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Biblical studies (OT and NT exegesis)
Emerging
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Ethics of artificial intelligence and Industry 4.0
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Digital humanities in theology
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Christian Personalism and Neo-Aristotelian ethics
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Religious heritage and cultural memory
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Public theology
Interdisciplinary
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Theology × Philosophy
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Ethics × Technology (AI, digitalization)
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Church history × Cultural heritage
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Religious studies × Sociology
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Diaconia × Social work
International Connections
EBF UK maintains partnerships across 11 countries: Germany, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Finland, USA, Serbia, Slovenia, Romania, Czech Republic, Hungary.
German-speaking (Germany, Austria): Strongest ties — German Lutheran theological faculties
Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Finland): Scandinavian Lutheran institutions
North America (USA): Slovak Zion Synod, American seminaries
Central Europe (Serbia, Slovenia, Romania, Czech Republic): Student exchange — countries with Lutheran minorities
Church Organizations
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Lutheran World Federation (LWF)
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Martin Luther Bund (MLB)
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Gustav-Adolf-Werk (GAW)
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Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD)
Alliances & Networks
ENLIGHT (University Alliance): Comenius University is a member of the ENLIGHT European University Alliance
Slovak Zion Synod (church_partnership):
REFORC (Research Network): Research Consortium on the Reformation
RESILIENCE (Research Infrastructure): Religious Studies Infrastructure — ESFRI project
Research Languages
| Category | Languages |
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| Research | German, English, Latin, Greek, Hebrew |
| Teaching | Slovak, German, English |
| Publication | Slovak, English, German, Czech |