Philip Miti

Doctoral Candidate in Systematic Theology at the University of Heidelberg

Philip Miti is a doctoral candidate in systematic theology at the University of Heidelberg, Germany working on Karl Barth’s doctrine of the body and soul. He completed a masters in theological ethics at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland and currently resides in Berlin. Philip worked at the Bonhoeffer-Haus in Berlin and participated on the board (2017–2018). Alongside his research on Barth, Philip spent time as a junior research fellow in science-engaged theology at the University of St Andrews (2021–2022) working on “Embodied Cognition in Thomas Aquinas’ Anthropology” and “Play in the Christian Tradition & Contemporary Neurosciences,” funded by the John Templeton Foundation. He has published a number of reviews and has a forthcoming article on the allegorical interpretation of Song of Songs 1:5–6 in Origen, Ambrose, and Bernard of Clairvaux. Philip’s major areas of interests are the doctrine of God, the doctrine of Scripture, and psychology. He has previously enjoyed translating the Heidelberg Catechism into English, and he is currently working on a translation of Eduard Böhl’s Dogmatik with Richard McIntosh. In his spare time, Philip likes to run, bake, and play guitar. He is married to Katja, a theologian, and they have a toddler named Amos.