Thomas Schirrmacher

Thomas Schirrmacher
Thomas Schirrmacher in discussion with the Ecumenical Patriarch of the Orthodox Churches Bartholomäus I. in Istanbul
Born	June 25th, 1960 Schwelm in Germany
Residence	Bonn in Germany
Nationality	German
Other names	Širmacher, Tomas (lit); Širmacheris, Tomas (lit); Širrmahers, Tomass (lit)
Citizenship	German
Employer	Martin Bucer European Theological Seminary and Research Institutes
Known for	Christian moral philosophy
Spouse(s)	Christine Schirrmacher

Thomas Schirrmacher is a Christian moral philosopher and a specialist in the Sociology of Religion and Religious freedom and holds a chair in Theology (Ethics, Missiology, World Religions). He is chairman of the Theological Commission of the World Evangelical Alliance and since 2014 president of the International Society for Human Rights.

Thomas Schirrmacher was born on June 25, 1960 to the german professor of Telecommunications engineering Bernd Schirrmacher and his wife Ingeborg. His great-grandfather was the historian Friedrich Wilhelm Schirrmacher. Thomas Schirrmacher is married to Christine Schirrmacher who is professor of Islamic Studies in Bonn, Germany.

Thomas Schirrmacher studied theology from 1978 to 1982 at STH Basel (Switzerland) and since 1983 Cultural Anthropology and Comparative Religion at University of Bonn. He earned a Drs. theol. in Missiology and Ecumenism at Theological University (Kampen/Netherlands) in 1984, and a Dr. theol. in Missiology and Ecumenics at Theological University of the Reformed Churches (Kampen/Netherlands) in 1985, a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology at Pacific Western University (today: California Miramar University) in Los Angeles (CA) in 1989, a Th.D. in Ethics at Whitefield Theological Seminary in Lakeland (FL) in 1996, and a Dr. phil. in Comparative Religion and Sociology of Religion at University of Bonn in 2007. In 1997 he got honorary doctorates (D.D.) from Cranmer Theological House and in 2006 from Acts University in Bangalore.