Uta Ranke-Heinemann (born October 2, 1927) is a German Roman Catholic theologian, academic and author. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Theology is the study of a god or the gods from a religious perspective An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created She holds the chair of History of Religion at University of Essen in Essen, her birthplace. The University of Duisburg-Essen (Universität Duisburg-Essen is a University institution situated in the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia Essen (ˈɛsən is a City in the center of the Ruhr Area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is also the daughter of the former president of Germany, Gustav Heinemann. The President of Germany (deutscher Bundespräsident is Germany 's Head of state. Gustav Walter Heinemann GCB ( July 23, 1899 - July 7, 1976) was a German politician