Curriculum Vitae
| Education | |
| 1965 | Born in Bad Oeynhausen (North-Rhine-Westphalia) |
| 1970-1975 | Primary School |
| 1975-1984 | High School Bad Oeynhausen (“Immanuel-Kant-Gymnasium”) |
| 1984-1990 | Studies in Protestant Theology at the universities of Münster, Heidelberg, Jerusalem, Berlin |
| 1987-1992 | Jewish Studies („Judaistik“) at Hebrew University, Jerusalem, und Free University, Berlin |
| 1992-1995 | Training for the ministry („Vikariat“) at Dortmund (United Church of Westphalia) |
| 1994 | Doctoral degree in Jewish Studies (Dr. phil.) at Free University, Berlin, under supervision of Prof. Dr. Peter Schäfer |
| 1995-2001 | Assistant Professor („Wissenschaftlicher Assistent“) at the Faculties of Protestant Theology at the universities of Halle and Münster |
| 2000 | Habilitation in Practical Theology at the University of Münster |
| Positions and Professional experiences | |
| 1996 | Ordination for ministry at Halle |
| 1995-1997 | Volunteer in parish confirmation work in Halle |
| 1997-2000 | Teaching RE at a Comprehensive School and a Gymnasium in Münster |
| 2001-2011 | Professor for Religious Education at the Institute for Protestant Theology at Saarland University, Saarbrücken |
| 2008 | Call to the chair for Religious Education at the Faculty of Protestant Theology, University of Vienna (rejected) |
| since 2011 | Chair for Practical Theology, specialized in Religious Education, at the Faculty of Theology, Georg-August-University, Göttingen |
| since 2013 | Ephorus of the Theological Stift, Georg-August-University, Göttingen |
| 2019-2021 | Dean of the Faculty of Theology |
Research interests:
- Comparative Religious Education
- Religious Life in schools
- History of RE and catechetics
- Christian-Jewish Dialogue and Practical Theology
- Education in Modern Judaism, Islam and Christianity
- Models and methodology of Practical Theology