CV: Uve Hummel

Born on 31 March 1957 in Hamburg, Germany.

Academic Studies:

1977-1980: University of Natal and the Lutheran Seminary in Pietermaritzburg, South-Africa (B.A. Degree in Divinity).

1981-1986: Studies in Theology at the University of Hamburg (Magister Theologiae).

1999-2006: Ph.D. candidate at Utrecht University.

Ministry:

1986-1988: Vicariate in The Netherlands.

1989-1994: Lutheran pastor of Groningen, The Netherlands.

1994-2001: Instructor in Theology in the BNKP on Nias in the service of the United Evangelical Mission.

2004 until now: Coordinator of the Wuppertal based West Papua Netzwerk.

Publications (selection)

• Reis naar Indonesië: Eeuwfeest op Pulau Tello , (Travel report), Stichting Lutherse Uitgeverij en Boekhandel in opdracht van de Zendingsraad van de Evangelisch-Lutherse Kerk, Woerden, 1989.

·         “De status van de zendeling binnen het Nederlandsch Zendelinggenootschap gedurende de eerste decennia van zijn bestaan”. In: Th. Van den End et al. (eds.), Twee eeuwen Nederlandse zending 1797-1997, pp. 47-69. Boekencentrum, Zoetermeer, 1997 (Festschrift).

·          “Strategi Misi di Indonesia Menyongsong Abad ke-21”. In: Panitia Penerbitan Buku Kenangan Prof. Dr. Olaf H. Schumann, Agama dalam Dialog, BPK Gunung Mulia, Jakarta, 1999, pp. 215-229 (Festschrift)

·         Sirihpruim en Kruis: Het Luthers Genootschap en het zendingswerk op Sumatra, Gedenkboek (1852-2002). Stichting Lutherse Uitgeverij en Boekhandel, ‘s-Gravenhage, 2002.

·         “Sundermann”, RGG⁴ VII (2004), p. 1903.

·         “Menschenrechte Artikel 9”. In: Jahrbuch Mission 2005, pp. 176-177.

·          “Die Zusammenarbeit zwischen der Rheinischen Missionsgesellschaft und der Niederländisch-Lutherischen Missionsgesellschaft in Ausbildung und Verkündigung, Missionsarbeit auf Sumatra, Nias und den Batu Inseln”, in: Beate Magen et al. (eds.), Monatshefte für die Evangelische Kirchengeschichte des Rheinlande LIV (2005), Rudolf Habelt, pp. 97-116.

·         “Ketabahan dalam Kemelut: Kesaksian Guru Aurelius My”, Papua, in: Ati Hildebrandt Rambe et al. (eds.), Teologi Bencana. Pergumulan Iman dalam Konteks Bencana Alam dan Bencana Social, Yayasan OASE INTIM / Kanisius, Makassar / Yogyakarta, 2006, pp. 49-57.

·         1990-2006: Author of various articles in magazines, especially on Mission, Nias and West-Papua.

Other recent activities

2003-now: Chairman of the Dutch Lutheran Missionary Society (DLM).

2004-2006: Project leader of an international Study on the “Economic, Social and Cultural Right in West-Papua”, Th. Rathgeber et al., Foedus Verlag / Pustaka Sinar Harapan, Wuppertal / Jakarta, 2005/2006.

2005: Member of the Tsunami Response Group of the UEM.

Family

Since 1984, Uwe Hummel is married to Reverend Sonia Parera from Ambon, Indonesia. They have two children: Thea, born on 22 May 1985 in Hamburg, and Uwe (Brudy), born on 1 May 1988 in Breda, The Netherlands.