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Sebastian Salaske-Lentern

Australia
Institution Diocese of Parramatta
Position Peace, Justice and Ecology Coordinator
Email Address sebastian.salaske@uni-muenster.de
Prior Education Background
  • Doctor of Theology (Dr theol), 2012 – 2020, University of Münster (Germany)
  • Visiting Scholar, 2018 – 2019, Sydney College of Divinity (Australia)
  • Complementary Studies in Christian Social Ethics, Economics, and Politics of International Development, awarded degree: Graduate Diploma in Christian Social Sciences, 2008 – 2012, Institute of Christian Social Sciences (ICS), University of Münster (Germany)
  • Full-time Study Abroad Student, 2007 – 2008, Australian Catholic University (ACU), Strathfield Campus (Australia)
  • Under- and Postgraduate Studies in Catholic Theology, awarded degree: German “Diploma of Theology” (Dipl-Theol, comparable to a Master of Theology or Licentiate in Sacred Theology), 2004 – 2011, University of Münster (Germany)
Research Interests
  • Consumer Ethics
  • Ecological Theologies
  • Economic Ethics
  • Environmental/Ecological Ethics
  • Human Rights
  • Inculturation Theologies
  • Liberation Theologies
  • Social Ethics
Recent Publications
  • Befreiende Begrenzungen: Gut leben innerhalb von Grenzen [translates as: Liberating Limits: Living Well Within Limits], in: feinschwarz.net. Theological Feuilleton, 20/11/2020, https://www.feinschwarz.net/befreiende-begrenzungen-gut-leben-innerhalb-von-grenzen.
  • Together with Marianne Heimbach-Steins: Beteiligungsgerechtigkeit und ihre Relevanz für eine Ermöglichung nachhaltigen Konsums [translates as: Participatory Justice and Its Relevance for an Empowerment Towards Sustainable Consumption], in: Zentrum für Interdisziplinäre Nachhaltigkeitsforschung (ZIN): Partizipation als zentrales Thema interdisziplinärer Nachhaltigkeitsforschung (= ZIN Diskussionspapiere 01/2020), Münster: ZIN, 2020, pp. 28-41, https://www.uni-muenster.de/Ejournals/index.php/zin/article/view/3128.
  • God's Exemplary Graduates in Times of Ecological Crisis: Enabling Future Leaders to Become Authentic Promotors of an Ecological Conversion, in: Bolt, Peter G. / Laughlin, Peter (eds.): God's Exemplary Graduates: Character-Oriented Graduate Attributes in Theological Education, Macquarie Park: SCD Press, 2021, pp. 346-364.
  • Liberating Limits. How Acknowledging, Agreeing Upon and Adhering to Limits Can ‘Do Climate Justice’ and Have Liberating Effects, Presentation at the Digital Conference ‘Liberation Theology Workshop: Doing Climate Justice’ at KU Leuven, 22-24 October 2020, to be published in the conference proceedings in 2021.
  • Nachhaltiger Konsum und Beteiligungsgerechtigkeit. Impulse aus der christlichen Sozialethik zur Stärkung kritischer Konsument*innen [translates as: Sustainable Consumption and Participatory Justice. Empowering Critical Consumers: Inspiration from Christian Social Ethics], Munich: Oekom, 2021 (https://www.oekom.de/buch/nachhaltiger-konsum-und-beteiligungsgerechtigkeit-9783962383121; the preview ("Leseprobe") contains an Executive Summary in English).
Professional Activities and Affiliations
  • Australian Catholic Theological Association (ACTA): member
  • Institute of Christian Social Sciences (ICS), University of Münster (Germany): alumnus
  • University of Münster (Germany): alumnus