Antonia Sophie Steins

Biography

Antonia Sophie Steins studied Philosophy, Economics and Philosophy of Religion in Frankfurt am Main. Alongside her studies, she worked as a tutor and teaching assistant at the Institute of Philosophy and was involved in two self-organised student cafés on campus and as a student representative in the philosophy student council. Her doctorate, funded by the Hanns-Seidel-Foundation, is dedicated to the relationship between Jewish and Christian concepts of “enlightened religion” in German-speaking countries during the 19th century. The aim of the project is to explore the extent to which the various contributions to this subject opened up possibilities for thinking about religious difference with equal rights and where the path to a sufficiently broad understanding of religious equality was obstructed.