Collegium Emmaus

Who We Are

The Collegium Emmaus is a community of theological researchers committed to deep collaborative engagement within a shared research programme, as friends from diverse ecclesial traditions.

The community seeks to embody and promote a renewed academic culture that is dialogical, ecumenical, and communal. We believe theology flourishes at the intersection of academic, ecclesial, and social perspectives. For this reason, members of the Collegium are engaged in ongoing dialogue with partners from the academy, the church, and the wider public.

In addition to their research, members are open to contributing, where possible, to initiatives and events that foster the renewal of the Church and serve the common good.

We are a voluntary association of scholars, including professors as well as doctoral and postdoctoral researchers, based in Switzerland and beyond.

Our Aims

1. Fostering a theological learning community that is intellectually stimulating and spiritually sustaining.
2. Wholistically forming people for future leadership in church and society.
3. Conducting theological research (and teaching) that serves the renewal of the church and society.

Key Publication

• Dürr, Oliver and Christophe Chalamet (ed.), "Towards a Renewed Theological Culture," in: International Journal of Systematic Theology, Special Issue 3 (2023).Open Access: Wiley