Nostra Aetate - In Our Time

23 ECUMENICAL PERSPECT I VES OF NOSTRA AETATE Dr. Susanne Heine is University Professor Emeritus of Practical Theology and Psychology of Religion at the Protestant Theological Faculty, Vienna University. Dr. Heine studied Protestant Theology and Philosophy in Vienna and Bonn after which she was ordained into the Lutheran ministry. For over 30 years she has been engaged in Christian-Muslim dialogue, both nationally and internationally, with many publications to her name. Career summary v Assistant within the Department for New Testament Studies, Vienna University v 1973: Doctor’s degree in New Testament studies v 1978: Post-doctoral thesis (Habilitation) in religious education v 1982–1990: Associate Professor and Head of Depart- ment of Religious Education, Vienna University v 1990–1996: Full Professor of Practical Theology and Psychology of Religion, Zürich University v 1996–2010: Head of Department, Practical Theology and Psychology of Religion, Vienna University v 1997–2006: Member of the Academic Senate, initiat- ing and promoting Master studies in Islamic Religious Education v 2007: Awarded the Wilhelm Hartel Prize by the Aus- trian Academy of Sciences v 2011: Awarded the Honorary Cross for Science and Art, first class, by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture. Nostra Aetate and lessons learned for broader interreligious relations Univ. Prof. Em. Dr. Susanne Heine Dr. Heine with colleagues at the Offene Dialogveranstaltung in Vienna