Personal profile
Primary fields of research
- Christianity and culture 18th - 20th century
- Danish church history
- Protestant theology and secularization
- Historiography
- AI and datadriven source analysis
Current research
Transformations of church and Christianity in 18th century Denmark-Norway, and the impact of these developments within Nordic cultures and organisaton of society.
Dynamics between Pietist theology and medicine.
Religion and politics in the 20th century. The role of Lutherreceptions in the shaping of modern, secular, democratic, Nordic welfarestates.
Danish female theologians.
The use of AI and digital tools to explore Christianity and culture in the past
The religious component in Christiansfeld's UNESCO World Cultural Heritage.
Research project: Managing Melancholy: Dynamics of Theology and Medicine in 18th-century Denmark-Norway (MM)
https://teol.ku.dk/english/dept/managing-melancholy/
AI-driven machinetranscriptions and datadriven source analysis
CV
Education & Employment
2017 – Associate Professor, Church History, UPCH
2012 – 2017 Professor w. special obligations (fixed term), UCPH
2012 Dr. theol., University of Copenhagen (May 25th2012)
2012 Individual Postdoc financed by The Carlsberg Foundation
2010 – 2011 Scientific assistant, Department of Church History, UCPH
2004 – 2009 PhD fellow UCPH, financed by DFF
2004 Cand.theol., UCPH (Jan. 26th)
Periods of Maternity Leave
- Sept. 1999 – Aug. 2000
- Aug. 2002 – July 2003
- Sept. 2006 – Aug. 2007
Research Abroad
2020 Forschungszentrum Gotha (guest researcher)
2019 The Danish Institute in Rome (archival studies)
2018 Riksarkivet Oslo and Statsarkivet Bergen (archival studies)
2015 – 2016 U.C. Berkeley, Dep. of History (invited guest researcher)
2009 - 2010 Princeton Theological Seminary, Dep. of History(visiting scholar)
Academic Awards and Honors
2011 “Direktør N.Bang og hustru Camilla Bang, født Troensegaards
Hæderslegat til kvindelige forskere”
(award to female researchers of excellence)
2010 The Kulin Award,The American-Scandinavian-Foundation
2002 Gold medal from Universtity of Copenhagen for prize dissertation
Education/Academic qualification
Dr.theol.
Award Date: 25 May 2012
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Melancholy diagnostics: On pietist introspection and forensic psychiatry in statu nascendi
Reeh, T. R. & Hemmingsen, R. P., 2023, Religious Enlightenment in the eighteenth-century Nordic countries: Reason and orthodoxy. Ljungberg, J. & Sidenvall, E. (eds.). Manchester University Press, p. 263-286 24 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Crossroads of Heritage and Religion: Legacy and Sustainability of World-Heritage-Site Moravian Christiansfeld
Damsholt, T. (Editor), Riegels Melchior, M. (Editor), Petterson, C. (Editor) & Reeh, T.R.-L. (Editor), 2022, Berghahn Books.Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › Research › peer-review
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Kristendom, historie, demokrati: Hal Koch 1932-1945
Reeh, T.R.-L., 2012, København: Museum Tusculanum. 722 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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Managing Melancholy: Dynamics of theology, medicine and law in early modern Nordic Lutheran societies
Reeh, T. R. (Editor) & Beck, C. S. (Editor), 2026, (Accepted/In press) Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. 295 p. (Refo500 Academic Studies).Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › Research › peer-review
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Myndige kvinder i vækkelser og højskoler
Reeh, T. R., 2026, (Accepted/In press) Danmark Dannes: Det moderne Danmarks idéhistorie. Stjernfelt, F., Kjældgaard, L. H., Thorup, M. & Lauritzen, A. M. (eds.). København: Gad, Vol. 2. 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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The Management of Melancholy: Salvation, Madness and Responsibility
Beck, C. S. & Reeh, T. R., 2026, (Accepted/In press) Managing Melancholy: Dynamics of theology, medicine and law in early modern Nordic Lutheran societies. . Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 15 p. (Refo500 Academic Studies (R5AS) ).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Kirkehistoriske Samlinger 2024
Bostrup, M. S. (Editor), Bisgaard, L. (Editor), Dreyer, R. H. C. N. (Editor) & Reeh, T. R. (Editor), 2025, Syddansk Universitetsforlag. 202 p. (Kirkehistoriske Samlinger).Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › Research › peer-review
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Kvindelige medicinere på mission: Om lægemissionærer i 150-året for kvinders adgang til universitetet
Reeh, T. R., 2025, In: TEOL-information. 72, p. 6-9 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Communication
Activities
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Eduard Geismar og Teltmissionen i Peshawar
Reeh, T. R. (Other)
28 Aug 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Moravian University (External organisation)
Reeh, T. R. (Member)
Jul 2025 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership in board of company or public organisation
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Selskabet for Danmarks Kirkehistorie (External organisation)
Reeh, T. R. (Chair)
14 Mar 2025 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership in board of company or public organisation
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Aarhus University (External organisation)
Reeh, T. R. (Member)
28 Feb 2025 → 28 Apr 2025Activity: Membership types › Membership in review committee
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Church diplomacy caught between the Cold War and Decolonization
Reeh, T. R. (Organizer)
20 Feb 2025Activity: Participating in an event - types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Transkribus site lancering
Reeh, T. R. (Organizer), Reeh, T. R. (Speaker), Nissen, N. E. (Speaker) & Steensgaard, B. E. T. (Speaker)
31 Jan 2025Activity: Participating in an event - types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Teologisk voksenundervisning: Kirkehistorie
Reeh, T. R. (Lecturer)
Jan 2025 → Dec 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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University of Oulu (External organisation)
Reeh, T. R. (Member)
Nov 2024 → Feb 2025Activity: Membership types › Membership in review committee
Prizes
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Københavns Universitets guldmedalje
Reeh, T.R.-L. (Recipient), 2002
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
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The Kulin Award, The American-Scandinavian-Foundation
Reeh, T.R.-L. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
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Direktør N. Bang og hustru Camilla Bang, født Troensegaards Hæderslegat til kvindelige forskere
Reeh, T.R.-L. (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
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Carlsberg Foundation Monograph Fellowship
Reeh, T.R.-L. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions