Interview
“I had not finished my own studies in theology yet, but exceptionally, I was accepted,” recalled Suter. “I was the only Swiss participant at that time, and the subject of the term was The Holy Spirit and the Ministries of the Church.”
When Suter started that term, she heard about former experiences with students from the term before or two years before. “We heard it was a difficult one, and apparently, it had to do with the subject of that term, which was liberation theology,” said Suter. “But our term was actually quite harmonious.”
The term subject included charismatic movements—something that was new to Suter at the time. “The students were not so much representing these movements, but they knew about them and were open to them, so I also got a little bit involved in it,” she said. “I appreciated that we spent so much time together. We had meals together and spent free time together, which meant a lot of exchange was possible—and to be with people from all parts of the world was very special.”
Currently, Suter mainly works as a freelance journalist in German, French, and English. She finalized her doctoral thesis about “Das Existenzverständnis bei Fritz Buri” (a Swiss liberal theologian, 1907-1995) in 2020, published in 2025 and plans an English translation.
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