The European Society of Women in Theological Research (ESWTR) is a network of women involved in academic research in the areas of theology and religious studies. The Society hosts a European conference every two years to discuss relevant themes in feminist theology. Between conferences scholars meet at national or regional levels and continue to work together in subject groups. In the General Assemblies 2015 in Crete and 2017 in Vienna the ESWTR decided to stress the interreligious focus at all levels of its engagement. The ESWTR is the editing body of the annual Journal of the European Society of Women in Theological Research and of the ESWTR Studies in Religion.
President
Prof. Dr. Elzbieta Adamiak
Vice President
Prof. Dr. Silvia Martínez Cano
Secretary
Dr. Mirjam Jekel
Vice Secretary
Mag. Dr. Ewelina Drzewiecka
Treasurer
PhD a&h PhD.theol MS Antonina Wozna
Vice Treasurer
Mag.theol. Stanka Oršolic
Networking / Social Media
Dr. Aleksandra Michalska
History of the ESWTR
The ESWTR has been an entity since 1986. Why was it formed? Who are the founders? What has it come to mean? How has the organization developed over time in different countries?
The ESWTR Herstory project aims to answer these questions. Angela Berlis, Malgorzata Grzywacz and Gertraud Ladner, the Herstory team, are collecting information and documents on the history of our association. If you are willing to be interviewed or to provide documents, records and photos, please contact them. Contact:
Previous documents of the ESWTR have been transfered via the Helen Straumann-Foundation for Feminist Theology to the manuscript department of the Library of the University of BaselLibrary of the University of Basel, where an archive space has been set up for the ESWTR.
The following publications already provide some insights into the history of this ‘reasonable and loving group of theologians with a unique dynamic’ (Éva Vörös):
- Eisen, Ute E., Mehr als 30 Jahre ESWTR – European Society of Women in Theological Research, in: Eisen, Ute E. / El Omari, Dina / Petersen, Silke (Hg.), Schrift im Streit – Jüdische, christliche und muslimische Perspektiven. Erträge der ESWTR-Tagung vom 2.–4. November 2016 (Exegese in unserer Zeit Band 25), Berlin u.a.: LIT-Verlag 2020, 229-244.
- Hartlieb, Elisabeth: Europäische Gesellschaft für theologische Forschung von Frauen – ESWTR, in: Matthiae, Gisela/Jost, Renate/Janssen, Claudia/Mehlhorn, Annette/Röckemann, Antje (eds.), Feministische Theologie. Initiativen, Kirchen, Universitäten – eine Erfolgsgeschichte, Gütersloh 2008, 42–47.
- Kaul, Dagny: Zur Vorgeschichte der ESWTR, in: Fischer, Irmtraud (ed.), Theologie von Frauen für Frauen? Chancen und Probleme der Rückbindung feministischer Theologie an die Praxis. Beiträge zum Internationalen Kongress anlässlich des zwanzigjährigen Gründungsjubiläums der ESWTR (Exegese in unserer Zeit 18), Wien 2007, 77–78.
- Schüngel-Straumann, Helen: Zu Entstehung und zur Geschichte der ESWTR – mit Bildern, in: Fischer, Irmtraud (ed.), Theologie von Frauen für Frauen? Chancen und Probleme der Rückbindung feministischer Theologie an die Praxis. Beiträge zum Internationalen Kongress anlässlich des zwanzigjährigen Gründungsjubiläums der ESWTR (Exegese in unserer Zeit 18), Wien 2007, 86 –101.
- Vörös, Éva: Der Anfang der ESWTR im ungarischen kirchengeschichtlichen Rückblick, in: Fischer, Irmtraud (ed.), Theologie von Frauen für Frauen? Chancen und Probleme der Rückbindung feministischer Theologie an die Praxis. Beiträge zum Internationalen Kongress anlässlich des zwanzigjährigen Gründungsjubiläums der ESWTR (Exegese in unserer Zeit 18), Wien 2007, 307–322.
In the General Assemblies 2015 in Crete and 2017 in Vienna the ESWTR decided to stress the interreligious focus at all levels of its engagement.
Why joining ESWTR is the best thing you can do?
Becoming a member is like finding your true home: you get sisters, nieces, aunties and mothers. And these sisters, nieces, aunties and mothers all understand that what you are doing is really interesting and important. Moreover, these new family members support you and help you find your way in academic life. They will tell you why finishing your PhD or doctoral dissertation is important. They will tell you why publishing in a peer reviewed recognized scholarly series is a necessity. They will tell you how to navigate the sea of journals and help you to understand why reviews of your work before it is published is better and more constructive than after it is published. They will inform you which conferences you have to go to and how to apply for grants. They will be there when you start applying for jobs and need decent letters of recommendation. They will sit with you and commiserate when things do not go as planned and they will be there cheering when you reached your goal!
So, do not hesitate any longer, become a member of the ESWTR
Contact countries
Austria
Agnethe Siquans (treasurer)
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Israel and Palestine
Italy
Coordinamento Teologhe Italiane (CTI)
Latvia
Lithuania
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia