Examinations

Summer Semester 2026

• Jaqueline Reisinger (L2)
  The Use of Digital Media in Religious Education: A Critical Analysis of Opportunities, Challenges, and Risks
• Anita Jansen (L2)
  How can experiential learning methods promote aesthetic learning in religious education, using the topic of “Creation” as an example? A critical review of the potential and challenges

Winter Semester 2025/26

• Hannah Hilfenhaus (L1)
  “Do We All Believe in the Same God?”—An Investigation of Elementary School Children’s Concepts of God in the Context of Interreligious Education
• Miriam Machill (L3) (Second Reviewer)
  References to the Book of Job and the character of Job in feature films since the 1990s

Summer Semester 2025

• Alexandra Klüh (Master’s Thesis L4)
  How to Talk About God and the Church in Denominational-Cooperative Religious Education? – An Empirical Interview Study on the Experiences of Religious Education Teachers
• Giulia Ferrante (L1)
  Learning from and with one another in an interfaith educational project with Christian and Muslim elementary school students. A religious education analysis of the opportunities and challenges
• Annika Wilhelm (L1)
  What potential do picture books offer for religious education for sustainable development? A religious education analysis of picture books for elementary school religious education.

Winter Semester 2024/25

• Luise Nolte (Master’s Thesis L4) (Second Advisor)
  How can socially current and relevant topics be integrated into religious education? The development of a model approach using the example of a local project on ecological sustainability
• Minh Dang Nguyen (L3) (Second Reviewer)
  Balaam’s Donkey: A Zoo-Theological Reading of Numbers 22
• Lina Salwiczek (L1)
  How do Christian, Muslim, and non-religious children experience elementary school as a place of learning and living? An empirical study in religious education on friendship and religion
• Julia Pfeiffer (L1)
  How can peace be addressed in elementary school religious education? A critical analysis of teaching materials from the perspective of religious education
• Christina Reith (L2)
  Learning by Example as a Subject-Specific Pedagogical Approach within the Framework of Religious Education for Sustainable Development. Ways to Promote Sustainable Thinking and Action in Religious Education

Summer Semester 2024

• Constanze Bannert (L1)
  Religious Education for Sustainable Development in Elementary School. Potential and Challenges of a Student-Question-Oriented Didactics in the Implementation of Religious Education
• Wiebke Gebhart (L1)
  How Do I Imagine God?—An Empirical Case Study on Elementary School Children’s Conceptions of God.
• Anna-Lena Schad (L3) (Second Reviewer)
  Homosexuality from a Catholic Perspective. Theological Arguments for a New Appreciation of Homosexual Lifestyles
• Anna Haase (L1)
  The Catholic Church as an Extracurricular Learning Setting in Elementary School Religious Education. Challenges and Learning Opportunities. An Interview Study with Religious Education Teachers on Their Practical Experiences
• Jacqueline Höhle (L2)
  Can the Compassion Project be considered an effective tool for fostering empathy and social competence among students? A critical analysis and perspective on its implementation in schools.
• Katharina Barth (L3)
  What role can religious education play in preventing antisemitism? A critical analysis of teaching practices from the perspective of religious education

Fall Semester 2023/24

• Tina Krasenbrink (L3)
  A gender-sensitive analysis of students’ conceptions of God. An empirical-qualitative interview study
• Niklas Baierl (L3) (Second Reviewer)
  Is religiosity tied to specific spaces? Biblical and practical-theological reflections

Summer Semester 2023

• Paula Kahlmeyer (L3)
  Current challenges in school pastoral care. An empirical-exploratory interview study with religion teachers and school pastoral counselors
• Sophia Richter (L2)
  Addressing Sexualized Violence in Religious Education. A Compilation and Critical Analysis of Religious Education Modules

Winter Semester 2022/23

• Judith Roth-Smileski (L2)
  Engaging with Contemporary Art as a Learning Opportunity for Religious Education (illustrated and reflected upon using two examples in connection with Documenta 15)
• Elina Wehner (L2) (Second Reviewer)
  Church weddings for same-sex couples? Arguments in a current debate

Summer Semester 2022

• Saskia Romeis (L2) (Second Reviewer)
  Biblical Worldview Meets Rap: Exegetical and Intertextual Reflections
• Martin Richwien (L3)
  The Potential of Using Media in Religious Education. An Empirical Study of Individual Video-Recorded Class Sessions
• Anna Müller (L2)
  A Critical Realist Perspective on Contemporary Social Developments Regarding Faith and the Church. Examining Opportunities and Challenges for Religious Education
• Jonas Alberding (L1)
  Why Is Music Important in Religious Education? A Case Study on Didactic Feasibility
• Luisa Becker (L1)
  Selected lesson modules for interreligious learning in elementary school. An analysis of opportunities and challenges
• Seline Boßek (L2)
  Partnership and Marriage as a Topic in Religious Education. A Theological-Didactic Reflection on Current Opportunities and Challenges

Winter Semester 2021/22

• Sarah Weidemann (L2)
  Encounters During Social Service Placements. A Survey of Students on the Compassion Project in the Context of Ethical Learning
• Dorothea Günther (L1) (Second Reviewer)
  Women as Priests? Arguments in a Current Debate
• Johanna Rudolph (L2)
  Digital Learning in Religious Education. A Religious Education Assessment of Digital Tools in Lower Secondary Religious Education
• Natalie Friedrich (Master’s Thesis L4)
  How Are Protection Concepts Implemented Through Their Application in the School Setting? A Critical Comparison from a Practical Theological Perspective Based on Two Schools

Summer Semester 2021

• Monique Abel (L2)
  Addressing Sexual Violence Through the Study of Biblical Texts in Religious Education. Design and Analysis of Specific Lesson Modules Based on 2 Sam 13:1–22 and Gen 39
• Phuong-Vi Lisa Nguyen (L3)
  Vegetarianism as Part of Global Learning in Religious Education—Challenges and Opportunities
• Diana Mans (L2)
  Inclusion and Religious Education: Challenges and Opportunities
• Amelie Schmitz (L1)
  A Comparative Study of Children’s Bibles—A Thematic Approach to Their Design, Impact, and Didactic and Theological Potential
• Isabel Bodensohn (L1)
  Theodicy as a Topic in Elementary School Religious Education. A Religious Education Analysis of Opportunities and Challenges
• Miriam Selmi (L1)
  The Significance of Space and Spatial Design for Religious Learning. An Empirical Survey of Religious Education Teachers on the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Religious Education
• Friederike Kuhaupt (L1) (Second Reviewer)
  The Story of the Flood in Selected Children’s Bibles

Winter Semester 2020/21

• Miriam Riemer (L2)
  Addressing Images of God in Religious Education. What Opportunities Does Working with Poetry Offer?
• Sarah Nachtwey (L2)
  Remembering the Holocaust as a Topic in Religious Education. A Religious Education Analysis of Various Lesson Modules
• Maria Kiwa (L3)
  Sexuality as a Topic in Religious Education. Challenges and Opportunities in Implementation
• Alina Allendorf (L1)
  How to Talk to Elementary School Children About Death and Dying? An Examination of the Role of the Religious Education Teacher and Possible Interventions When Dealing with a Sudden Death
• Sophia Riethmüller (L1)
  Talking About Death in Elementary School Religious Education. What Ideas Do Children Have About Death?
• Christian Henkel (L1)
  How can we talk to children about God today in a pedagogically and theologically appropriate way? A religious education analysis of the use of children’s books in elementary school religious education
• Anna Teresa Slany (Master’s Thesis L4)
  Migration and Refugeeism in Contemporary Art as Inspiration for Religious Education. A Reflection on Mutual Enrichment
• Matthias Brudek (Master’s Thesis L4) (Second Reviewer)
  “Faith in the Same God? The Image of God in Christianity and Islam” He who created me knew a place of rest for my tent (Sir 24:8). The Torah as the Dwelling Place of Wisdom

Summer Semester 2020

• Isabella Candela (L1)
  Promoting Discussions About God in Religiously Diverse Elementary School Classes. An Analysis of Different Religious Education Modules.
• Anika Grünberg (L3)
  Inclusion and Religious Education. A Religious-Pedagogical Analysis of Opportunities and Challenges
• Leandra Haas (L2)
  How can gender-sensitive religious education be designed? Current tasks and challenges
• Lisa Marker (L1)
  Creation as a Topic in Elementary School Religious Education—A Religious Education Analysis of Instructional Concepts

Winter Semester 2019/20

• Anh Duc Cao (L1)
  What contribution can religious education make in a multicultural society? An empirical study on the opportunities and challenges for religious education from the perspective of teachers
• Carolin Lange (L2)
  What role do extracurricular learning settings play in interreligious learning? An interview study with religious education teachers
• Jan Mikuda (L1)
  What potential do children’s books hold for addressing the topic of death in religious education? A critical analysis from the perspective of religious education
• Clara Seng (L2)
  Fridays for Future. The current student protests as a challenge for sustainability within the framework of religious education concepts
• Stefanie Emde (L2)
  The cut-out animation method in religious education. Developing a lesson unit using an exemplary example
• Lena Drott (L2)
  Dying and Death as a Topic in Religious Education—Opportunities and Challenges in Extracurricular Learning Settings
• Alena Kewitz (L1)
  Silence Exercises in Elementary School Religious Education—A Religious Education Analysis of Opportunities and Challenges
• Friederike Nägler (L1)
  What Happens in the First Minutes of Religious Education Class? A Religious Education Study on Class Beginnings and Introductory Phases Based on Classroom Videos
• Isabell Wolf (L1)
  What Role Does Prayer Play in the Daily Lives of Elementary School Children? An Empirical Study and Analysis from the Perspective of Religious Education
• Lea Engelhardt (L2)
  Sex education in Catholic religious education. An empirical study with teachers on addressing “alternative” lifestyles in lower secondary school classrooms

Summer Semester 2019

• Jonas Gabel (L3) (Second Reviewer)
  “Yes, I do!”—Or maybe not? On the situation of Christian marriage in the postmodern era
• Florian Knippschild (L2) (Second Reviewer)
  Manga—A Laboratory for Christian Theology?
• Lara Kara (L2) (Second Reviewer)
  Belief in the Same God? The Image of God in Christianity and Islam
• Vanessa Böhle (L1)
  Concepts of God and Suffering. An Empirical Study with Elementary School Children
• Isabella Krefta (L1)
  Death as a Topic in Religious Education. A Religious Education Analysis of Picture Books

Fall Semester 2018/19

• Friederike Lemoine (L2) (Second Reviewer)
  Ending the Life Given by God Through Self-Determination. Is Christian Euthanasia Compatible with Faith? Second Review
• Francesca Murano (L3) (Second Reviewer)
  Active Euthanasia as a Moral-Theological Challenge—A Debate on the Self-Determined End of Life, Second Review
• Ramona Peters (L1)
  How can tolerance and empathy be fostered in inclusive religious education? A religious education analysis of children’s books
• Annika Rudolph (L1)
  How can children’s grieving processes be supported in elementary school? A religious education analysis
• Cynthia Burchard (L1)
  Children’s books on the topic of “refugees.” Opportunities and challenges for religious education
• Jessica Schawerna (L2)
  How do elementary and early secondary school-aged children imagine “heaven” and “hell”? An empirical and religious education study
• Johanna Krenzer (L1)
  “I Want to Be Like…”—Biblical Figures as Role Models for Children Today? Opportunities and Challenges

Summer Semester 18

• Martha Görth (L3)
  Students’ Questions in Religious Education Classes and Their Significance for Classroom Discussions. Empirical Explorations and Analysis from the Perspective of Religious Education

Fall Semester 2017/18

• Stefanie Dugonjic (L1)
  The Relevance of World Religions in Religious Education. A Study in Religious Education and Empirical Research on Interreligious Learning
• Chanise Kalb (L1)
  Literary Texts on the Topic of “Death” in Elementary School Religious Education. Analysis of the Children’s Book *How to Become Immortal* by Sally Nicholls and Design of Lesson Modules.

Summer Semester 2017

• Patrizia Witzel (L3) (Second Reviewer)
  God as a Guest in a Foreign Land. A Systematic-Theological Examination of a Biblical Motif
• Jana Schneider (L1)
  Running, Searching, Hoping… A Religious Education Analysis of the Use of Picture Books on the Topic of “Refugee Flight and Migration” in Elementary School Religious Education
• Katrin Hoang (Master’s Thesis L4) (Second Reviewer)
  The Catholic Church and National Socialism until the Outbreak of World War II
• Christina Koslowski (Master’s Thesis L4)
  Performance Assessment in Religious Education at Vocational Schools. An episodic interview study mapping the practical classroom experiences of religious education teachers regarding performance assessment and the handling of student performance in religious education at vocational schools

Winter Semester2016/17

• Elena Stumpf (L3)
  Correlation in Classroom Discourse: An Empirical Analysis from the Perspective of Religious Education on the Possibilities and Limitations of Concrete Implementation in Religious Education Classes

Summer Semester 2016

• Philipp Schubert
  World Religions for Beginners. An Analysis of Instructional Materials for Interreligious Learning in the Subject of Catholic Religion

Winter Semester 2015/2016 (substitute: Prof. Dr. Silvia Arzt)

• Jacqueline Kalvelage (L1)
  Images of God as a Classroom Topic in Elementary School within the Framework of Mystagogical Learning
• Roberto Henning (Master’s Thesis L4)
  Relationships in the Context of Religious Education. On a Self-Evident Central Concept in Religious Education!?

Summer Semester 2015

• Helena Golücke (L1)
  Memories of Religious Education and Their Relevance to One’s Own Life Story. An Empirical Interview Study with the 60+ Generation
• Cornelia Manjak (L2)
  Death and Dying in Religious Education. Reflections from the Field of Religious Education on Grief Work with Students.
• Carolin Riga (Master’s Thesis L4)
  Catholic Religious Education in Religiously Diverse Learning Groups at Vocational Schools—An Empirical Exploration and Analysis from the Perspective of Religious Education

Winter Semester 2014/2015

• Dominic Iwanowski (L1)
  Approaches to Experiencing God in Religious Education. Empirical Explorations and Analyses from the Perspective of Religious Education
• Katharina Gaul
  Showing a New Face of the Church. Empirical Explorations and Pastoral-Theological Analyses of the St. Joseph Social Church in Kassel

Summer Semester 2014

• Lena Bröder
  Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife (Gen 39). Design and Evaluation of a Pilot Lesson on Addressing Sexual Violence in the Bible

Summer Semester 2013 (advised by Dr. Alexander Schimmel)

• Marion Hessberger (Master’s Thesis L4) (Second Reviewer)
  The Limit-Pushing Experience of Moses – Biblical Insights on Burnout
• Natalia Kowalski (L3) (Second Reviewer)
  “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens” (Eccl 3:1) – How do high school students interpret the “Poem of Time” from the Book of Ecclesiastes?
• Christine Pavel (L1)
  Prayer in Elementary School Religious Education—Didactic Considerations and Methodological Suggestions for Practice
• Madeline Dietrich (L1)
  The Symbol of the Hand in Elementary School Religious Education—Design and Evaluation of a Symbol-Based Lesson Plan
• Caroline Antonie Nieder (L1)
  Addressing Dying and Death in Elementary School Religious Education—Didactic Considerations and Development of a Lesson Series Incorporating Selected Children’s Books
• Maren Mielke (L2)
  Death and Grief as a Topic in Religious Education. A Series of Lessons for Grades 7–8 Using a Children’s and Young Adult Book
• Kerstin Kolle (Master’s Thesis L4)
  Catholic Religious Education in Vocational Schools—A Contribution to Vocational Training?!—A Study in the State of Hesse

Winter Semester 2012/2013

• Isabell-Christin Schmelz (L1)
  The textual and visual representation of parables in children’s Bibles. A critical analysis from the perspective of religious education
• Jessica Raab (L2)
  Interreligious Learning in Lower Secondary School as a Challenge and Opportunity in Religious Education
• Lisa Kraft
  Interreligious Learning—Off to New Shores—Building Bridges to the Unknown!
• Julia Müller (L2)
  How can one responsibly address death and dying with lower secondary students in religious education from a religious education perspective? Opportunities and Challenges
• Stephanie Wiegand
  St. Boniface as a Topic in Religious Education. What Unique Opportunities Do Extracurricular Learning Settings Offer?

Summer Semester 2011 (substitute: Prof. Dr. Arzt)

• Katharina Druschel (L1)
  “An angel is like…”. The appearance, significance, and nature of an angel from the perspective of fourth-grade students.
  Link to the published thesis on KOBRA: https://kobra.bibliothek.uni-kassel.de/handle/urn:nbn:de:hebis:34-2012041841109
• Astrid Godehardt (L2)
  Rock, Pop – Amen?! Popular Music in Religious Education
• Franziska Schmeier (L1)
  Prayers in the Daily Lives of Young Families. An Empirical Study on the Significance of Family Prayers Across Generations.
• Anna-Lena Surrey (L1)
  Church Education as a Possible Implementation of Performative Religious Education: Children’s Reactions in a Case Study.
• Katharina Hufnagel (L1)
  Christology Among Elementary School Students—Jesus Christ as a Being with His Attributes and Character Traits in Children’s Faith
• Alena Dietrich (L1)
  E-learning in Religious Education

Winter Semester 2010/11 (Substitute: Prof. Dr. Arzt)

• Alina Isabella Stanischewski (L4)
  What Is Sacred to Vocational High School Students? A Qualitative-Empirical Study at the Paulus-Julius-von-Reuter School

Summer Semester 2010

• Linda Damm (L1)
  What Is Children’s Happiness? A Qualitative-Empirical Study on Children’s Concepts of Happiness from a Religious Education Perspective
• Elena Komarov (L1)
  Why does God allow suffering? Young people’s engagement with the question of theodicy