Jens Zimmermann
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Jens Zimmermann is a philosopher and theologian who specializes in hermeneutics and the philosophical and theological roots of humanism. He currently holds the Canada Research Chair in Interpretation, Religion and Culture.[1]
Education and academic career
Degrees:[2]
- Ph.D. Philosophy, 2010. Johannes Gutenberg Universität.
- Ph.D. Comparative Literature, 1997. University of British Columbia.
- M.A. Comparative Literature, 1993. University of British Columbia.
- B.A. English Literature and Language, 1992. University of British Columbia.
Academic Positions:
- Canadian Research Council (CRC) Chair in Interpretation, Religion and Culture,
September 2006 - Present.
- Professor of Literature, Trinity Western University, September 2006 – Present.
Selected publications
- Hermeneutics: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press (forthcoming).
- Incarnational Humanism: A Philosophy of Culture for the Church in the World. Strategic Initiatives in Evangelical Theology. Westmont, IL:InterVarsity Press, 2012.
- Humanism and Religion: A Call for the Renewal of Western Culture. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2012.
- Theologische Hermeneutik (Theological Hermeneutics). Freiburg, Germany: Herder, 2008.
- Politics and the Religious Imagination. Co-edited with John Dyck and Paul Rowe. London, England: Routledge, 2010.
- Through a Glass Darkly: Suffering, the Sacred, and the Sublime in Literature and Theory. Co-edited with Holly Faith Nelson and Lynn R. Szabo. Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier UP, 2010.
- Being Human, Becoming Human: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Social Thought. Co-edited with Brian Gregor. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2010.
- Bonhoeffer and Continental Thought: Cruciform Philosophy. Co-edited with Brian Gregor. Bloomington, IN: Indiana UP, 2009.