Completed dissertation projects
| Dissertant:in | Topic/work title |
|---|---|
| Magdalena Hürten | Listening to the silence - The significance of the concept of epistemic injustice for research on abuse of adult women in the Catholic Church. Case study on abuse in the founding history of the Franciscan Sisters of St Franziskusschwestern Vierzehnheiligen (1/2024) |
| Theresa Theis | Activation and utilisation of external solution knowledge for church development processes. The open innovation paradigm in a charism-orientated pastoral ministry (01/2021) |
Ongoing dissertation projects
| Doctoral candidate | Topic/work title |
|---|---|
| Patricia Seidel | Anti-liberal and right-wing populist tendencies in charismatic milieus in the Roman Catholic Church. A pastoral theological analysis under consideration of social media |
| Nadja Schmitz-Arenst | NetzwerkZimmermann - Clarification and reappraisal of sexual abuse. A case study from the diocese of Regensburg. |
| Basil Iruthayasamy | From Basic Christian Community to Basic Human Community |
| ChristophNaglmeier-Rembeck | Church as a civil society actor in cities |
| Peter Stubenvoll | Pastoral care for altar servers |
| Philippa Haase | Total dedication. Spiritual abuse in the Catholic integrated community |
Master's/Magistra theses (initial supervision)
| Name | Topic/working title |
|---|---|
| Viktoria Brengmann | Ecclesiastical-parish care of the dying - a field of practice full of tension? |
| Sebastian Göttl | A comparison of parish pastoral models |
| Thomas Meier | Mission Manifesto - An analysis of the resulting scientific and media reception and criticism |
| Tobias Asbeck | The principle of synodality in the "Pastoral Development Passau" |
| Matthias Strätz | "But I want to put myself at the service of the people, at the service of the church!" A contribution to researching the activities of full-time church musicians in relation to the pastoral nature of church activities (10/2020) |
| Christoph Naglmeier-Rembeck | City pastoral and third places. Pastoral theological systematisation with a sociological perspective (08/2020) |
| Peter Lehner | Pastoral care in palliative care - how it has developed and what contribution it can make to multi-professional teamwork (08/2020) |
| Eva-Maria Hofmann | Prison chaplaincy on the threshold. Aspects of Christian pastoral care in prisons (2/2020) |
| Elisabeth Eibl | Cemetery forest - an alternative burial concept and its theological evaluation (10/2019) |
| Lucas Lobmeier | Possibilities of pastoral care with divorced and remarried believers. An area of tension in priestly pastoral care (6/2019) |
Admission theses
| Name | Topic/working title |
|---|---|
| Kristina Ernst | Call for openness - initiatives and voices in the struggle for the women's diaconate |
| Lena Goldbach | Innovative or no longer viable? A theological-sacramental-pastoral examination of a confirmation preparation concept from the diocese of Passau |
| Hannah-Sophia Hornstein | The youth synod as a synodal event? Process, participants and the BDKJ |
| Katharina Eibl | School worship services as an important part of pastoral care at secondary schools and their adaptation to the pupils' world. An analysis of specific worship service designs |
Master's theses (initial supervision)
| Name | Topic/working title |
|---|---|
| Lisa Thöle | Arrival and farewell. Perspectives for families and birth attendants in dealing with perinatal loss; a study based on qualitative interviews. |
Rebekka Mörschardt (Criminology and violence studies | Abuse of women religious in the Catholic Church. The routine-activity theory as an explanatory and preventive approach |
| Theresa Höchstetter (TAWO) | Ethical implications of pastoral educational work with adults - justice and participation in society as challenges for Catholic adult education (7/2019) |