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Faculty Bio: Rev. Dr. Domenik Ackermann

Rev. Dr. Domenik Ackermann, is Assistant Professor for the Practice of Ministerial Leadership at Moravian University School of Theology. After the completion of his Ph.D. on the experience of prayer in Judaism and Christianity at Boston College, Ackermann worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Center for Comparative Theology and Cultural Studies at Paderborn University (Germany), where he collaborated on a project to transfer the comparative theological discourse into houses of worship and areas of education. His scholarship focuses on the hermeneutics of interfaith dialogue in the practice of ministry; liturgical theology; and leadership models in ministry. Aside from his academic appointment, Ackermann serves as an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. His teaching areas include: Future Ministerial Leadership; Worship; UCC Polity; Pastoral Theology.

Degrees and Institutions: Ph.D., Boston College, 2024; M.Th., University of Göttingen (Germany), 2018; Studies in the Middle East Program, 2014-15, Near East School of Theology, Beirut, 2014-15

Publications and Work:

  • Ackermann, D. Prayer and Memory. What Christian Theology Can Learn From Jewish Practice. Diss. Boston College, 2024.
  • Ackermann, D. (Ed.) Visions and Visionaries. Animating Texts, Liberative Experience, Contemporary Realities. Journal for Interreligious Studies, vol. 21, Spring 2025.
  • Ackermann, D. (Ed.) Theologies of Land. CrossCurrents, vol. 73 (1). Durham, NC: UNC Press (2023).
  • Ackermann, D. “Mosaic Tiles. Comparative Theological Hermeneutics and Christian-Jewish Dialogue About the Land.” CrossCurrents vol. 73 (1), 2023, 6-24.
  • Ackermann, D. “Memory in Passover and the Words of the Luminaries. Insights for a Christian.” Journal of Interreligious Studies vol. 37 (2022), 18-31.