Habilitation (i.e. qualification to teach at a university) recognizes the capacity for independent academic research and teaching in a given subject or in several subjects within the field of theology.
The following count as subjects (with possible specifications):
- Old Testament (Biblical Environment and Palestinian Studies)
- New Testament
- Historical Theology (Church History, Dogma History, Denominational Studies, Ecumenical Theology)
- Systematic Theology (Ethics, Dogmatics, Philosophy of Religion, Ecumenics)
- Practical Theology (Homiletics, Pastoral Care/Pastoral Psychology, Religious Education Studies)
- The History of Old Catholicism
- Moral Theology
- Liturgical Studies
- Ecumenical Theology
Habilitation is based on the habilitation regulations of the Faculty of Theology of the University of Bern as of May 1, 2014.
