Dr. Aneke Dornbusch
Aneke Dornbusch is a research assistant at the subdepartment of Modern Church History at the Faculty of Protestant Theology of the University of Bonn.
Consultation hours:
During the winter semester, I offer an open-door consultation hour, Mondays 1-2 pm.
Individual appointments can also be arranged via e-mail.
About
- 1991 born in Melle
- 2011-2018: Studies in Protestant Theology in Göttingen and London
- 2018-2022: Doctoral studies in Göttingen, at the same time repetiteur of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Hanover
- 2022: Doctorate; Doctoral thesis: "Hermann Dörries (1895-1977) - Ein Kirchenhistoriker im Wandel der politischen Systeme Deutschlands" (Supervisor Prof. Dr. Peter Gemeinhardt)
- Since 2022: Research assistant (post-doc) at the University of Bonn, Faculty of Protestant Theology, Chair of Modern Church History
Research Interests
- ‘Deviant’ Reformation movements in the early modern period incl. the history of research of this topic (Argelander Starter Kit Grant “Networks of defamation and persecution of Reformation deviance in southern Germany, 1525-1530” [2023-2025])
- Digital Humanities in Reformation Research (Project Group of the WGTh"Networks in Church History and Theology")
- Contemporary church history, especially the history of theology in the 20th century and the role of women in theology
Habilitation project: ‘Imperial cities and Anabaptism – The Anabaptist movement as a challenge for the authorities and society in southern German imperial cities in the 16th century’
For the first time, this project brings together sources on the Anabaptist movement in selected imperial cities in southern Germany (including Esslingen, Reutlingen, Ulm, Augsburg, Nuremberg, and Regensburg). It examines the question of whether the specific social and governmental structures of imperial cities influenced their treatment of Anabaptists in the 16th century.
The project goes beyond a purely comparative perspective between cities by focusing on different types of texts that are relevant to this question. Newly discovered archive material is brought together with previously edited texts. It investigates mandates, theological and legal opinions, letters of supplication and chronicles, among other things. In addition, the supra-regional cooperation of the imperial cities on the Anabaptist question is examined with the help of historical network analysis.
The project promises not only a differentiated perspective on the previous portrayal of the persecution of the Anabaptists, but also new insights into questions of the organisation and identity of early modern imperial cities during the Reformation.
REFORC PAPER AWARD
Aneke Dornbusch has won the REFORC Paper Award 2023 for her paper “Concerning the Defamation and Execution of the ‘Radical’ Ludwig Hätzer (1500-1529): An Attempt at Using Social Network Analysis on Small Samples” . The article has now been published in the Journal of Early Modern Christianity.
For a list of publications by Aneke Dornbusch please refer to the German version of this website.
Contact
Dr. Aneke Dornbusch
3 .160
Rabinstraße 8
53111 Bonn
Consultation Hours
During the winter semester, I offer an open-door consultation hour, Mondays 1-2 pm.
Individual appointments can also be arranged via e-mail.