Friedrich Schweitzer
Biographic Data
| ID | 1567039 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Friedrich Schweitzer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Friedrich |
| FAMILY NAME | Schweitzer |
| SIGNATURE | SCHWEITZER F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tübingen |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1701-1147 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 30 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 43 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 5 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Current debates about (inter-)religious literacy and assessments of the outcomes of religious education: Two approaches to religion-related knowledge in critical review
This article addresses two current debates that have generated increasing interest in a number of countries but have rarely been considered together: the debate on religious and interreligious literacy and the debate on the assessment of the outcomes of Religious Education (RE). Against this background, both debates are reviewed and critically discussed in relation to the following questions: 1) What guiding educational ideas are connected to the…
Developing a Research Tool for Investigating Religious Knowledge as Part of Religious Literacy: The Questionnaire – First Results – Possibilities for International Comparisons
This article makes international debates on religious literacy as well as forms of assessment in RE related to these debates its starting point by identifying the lack of an empirical basis for the respective discussions. A questionnaire for 15-year-old pupils with a focus on religious knowledge, based on prior studies and tried out in Finland, Germany and Sweden is introduced. The results, although not representative, allow for comparative evalu…
Konstruierte Gleichheiten: Von interreligiöser Kommunikation zu politischer reundschaft, written by Silke Radosh-Hinder
Von der religiösen zur interreligiösen Bildung? Einwände, theoretische Klärungen und empirische Befunde zur Wirksamkeit
Ausgangspunkt dieses Beitrags ist die in Öffentlichkeit und Politik verbreitete Forderung nach einer Erweiterung der religiösen zur interreligiösen Bildung. Darüber hinaus werden Einwände gegen ein solches Programm aufgenommen, die eine „Religiösierung“ sozialer Probleme sowie ein „Othering“ befürchten. Anhand theoretischer Klärungen zu interreligiöser Bildung werden diese Einwände diskutiert, vor allem aber mit der Frage nach der Wirksamkeit int…
A forgotten piece of transnationalism in religious education: Harold Loukes’ influence on ‘problem-oriented RE‘ in Germany
It is probably no coincidence that the essay written by Terence Copley (1947–2011) and published posthumously in this issue on how to re-appreciate Loukes’ work did not refer to Loukes’ internation
Learning from Each Other: Confirmation Work in Europe and in the United States
This article is based on the European project on confirmation work. It provides a brief description of the theological and ecclesiological background of this project as well as of the empirical studies carried out in this project in nine European countries and summarizes some of the main results. The example of Germany is used for presenting more detailed insights into the practice of confirmation work there as well as the religious attitudes of …
Jahre Praktische Theologie: Fallstudien zur Geschichte der Disziplin an der Universität Tübingen
Dass die Praktische Theologie zu Beginn des 19. Jahrhunderts begründet wurde, entspricht einer weithin geteilten Wahrnehmung. Die Herausgeber dieses Bandes nehmen das 200. Jubiläum anlässlich der Einrichtung der ersten ordentlichen Professur und der Gründung der Predigeranstalt zwischen 1813 und 1815 zum Anlass, der Gründungsgeschichte und den weiteren Entwicklungen der Praktischen Theologie in Tübingen nachzugehen. In Fallstudien, die auch über …
Sacrificing Cinderella: Will giving up Religious Education help to establish a more promising successor
This article discusses the recent report of the Commission on Religious Education on “Religion and Worldviews“. While it praises the report for its honest critical evaluation of the current situation of Religious Education in England as well as for the effort of improving this situation by suggesting far-reaching amendments at a systemic level, the article also raises a number of critical questions. These questions refer to the relationship betwe…
Can Empirical Research Predict the Future of the Church
This article first discusses the question of how empirical research can contribute to the ongoing discussions concerning the future of the church. Among others, German research on church membership is used as a case study for gaining insights into the interplay between theoretical assumptions, empirical research and designing strategies for church development. The need for comparisons over time, for longitudinal studies and the identification of …
In Search of Interreligious Competence: An Empirical Study in the Context of Training Caregivers Through Religious Education
Given the increasingly diverse and multi-religious character of contemporary societies in Europe and beyond, interreligious education has come to attract more and more interest. This is especially true for the field of religious education. This article comes from a research project that has two aspects as its focus. The first aspect refers to the question of whether approaches to interreligious education really are effective. The other aspect con…
Towards international comparative research on the professionalisation of Religious Education
This article calls for international comparative research on the professionalisation of Religious Education (RE). To this end, it provides a rationale for focusing upon the concept of professionalisation and a theoretical justification for international comparative research, particularly identifying its significance in terms of the development of RE in England and Germany. The article outlines a methodology for exploring the concepts of professio…
Religion in Childhood and Adolescence: How should it be studied? A Critical Review of Problems and Challenges in Methodology and Research
This article discusses the question of how religion in childhood and adolescence should be studied. More exactly, the focus is on problems of methodology and research which are discussed in relationship to religion in childhood and adolescence. It does not present a handbook type of overview, however, but is focused on problems and challenges for future research. Four questions are addressed specifically: How can empirical research do justice to …
Researching religious education journals: Methodology and selected results from a German study
This article is based on a research project concerning the development of religious education as an academic discipline in Germany during the twentieth century. Applying a methodology that has been of growing interest in a number of fields, the project proceeded by analysing major religious education journals published between 1900 and 1975. The present report focuses on the procedures developed and used in this research project in order to make …
How Many Gods in Heaven? Young Children and Religious Plurality — Results of a Qualitative Study
Multireligious contexts are considered a routine challenge for growing children today, yet very little is known empirically about how children deal with religious differences. Studies by developmentalists like David Elkind, fifty years ago, have not been followed up and more recent research on young children and religion has tended to centre on other questions. The article that follows is based on a study of 140 children (mean age 4.9 years) inte…
Plädoyer für Gott
Im Laufe der Moderne hat sich im Westen die Vorstellung des Religiösen gewandelt und ist so für viele Menschen problematisch geworden. Eine Theologie, die Lehre von Gott sein will, stellt keine Erklärungen bereit, sondern lädt uns dazu ein, in die Transzendenz, die wir Gott nennen und die jenseits unseres Verstehens liegt, vorzudringen; eine solche Glaubenslehre bietet uns nicht Informationen über das Göttliche, sondern fordert von uns Taten und …
Researching Confirmation Work in Europe: The Need for Multi-Level Analysis for Identifying Individual and Group Influences in Non-Formal Education
This article includes a dual argument, about confirmation work as an object of research on the one hand, and about general methodological questions on the other. Based on an international comparative study on confirmation work with more than 28000 persons involved, the article presents the advantages of multi-level analysis (MLA) as a method for discerning effects on the levels of individuals and of groups. Discussing the methodological implicati…
Endlichkeit und Sammlung des Lebens
Mit dem Leopold-Lucas-Preis des Jahres 2008 wurde Dieter Henrich ausgezeichnet. Seine Untersuchung geht von der Grundsituation des Menschen in einem Leben aus, das er bewusst führen muss. Sie erklärt, was eine Sammlung dieses Lebens bedeutet, wenn jede Hoffnung auf ein anderes Leben ihre Gewissheit verloren hat. Aus dieser Situation ergibt sich ein Gegensatz zwischen der Erfahrung einer unaufhebbaren Bedeutung des endlichen und hinfälligen Lebens…
Das Vaterunser: Im Licht seiner jüdischen Voraussetzungen
Mit dem Leopold-Lucas-Preis des Jahres 2007 wurde Eduard Lohse ausgezeichnet. Der Preis wurde ihm verliehen in Würdigung seiner wissenschaftlichen Leistungen im gesamten Bereich der neutestamentlichen Exegese und Theologie und insbesondere seines Beitrags zur Erschließung und Einbeziehung jüdischer Quellen in das Verstehen des frühen Christentums, seiner wegweisenden Impulse für eine neue Verhältnisbestimmung zwischen Israel und der Christenheit …
The Child in Christian Thought . Marcia J. Bunge
The Human Image of God
A new wave of religious energy is sweeping through the western nations. Although God is disappearing from religious discourse in western culture, both as a word and as a concept, there is a definite undercurrent of religious ardour, which is growing in strength. It focuses all the more attention on the issue: what or who is God in the modern era? This is the question examined through systematic studies, practical theology and empirical research, …
Luthers Seelsorge: Theologie in der Vielfalt der Lebenssituationen an seinen Briefen dargestellt. Gerhard Ebeling
Why We Might Still need a Theory for the Religious Development of Women
Two criteria for answering the question raised by H. Reich (this issue) are taken up: Have psychological processes in relation to gender been given sufficient attention in existing theories? Are these theories comprehensive enough to cover the whole range of phenomena in question? In a 3rd step, Reich's suggestion not to change the theory but to improve interviewing and scoring procedures is critically examined
Practical Learning and Ecology
The following is a report on experiences with practical learning that are of ecological significance, as learning in the domain of ecology. Two unknown quantities are introduced. What is practical learning? What does learning in the domain of ecology mean? And how do the two relate to one another and to the school
Religious Development and the Praxis of Religious Education1
Psychological theories of religious development are considered to be an important foundation for religious education. In Germany this is especially true for E.H.Erikson's model of the life cycle with its religious implications (Wright 1982). In the last two decades J.W. Fowler's theory of faith development (Fowler 1981) and F. Oser's theory of religious judgment (Oser & Gmunder 1984) have been given similar attention. Many attempts have been made…
Religious Development and Education
A Preliminary Report of Excavations of a Cave at Die Kelders
Archaeological Evidence for Sheep at the Cape
A Preliminary Report on Excavations at Byneskranskop, Bredasdorp District, Cape
Learning from Each Other: Confirmation Work in Europe and in the United States
This article is based on the European project on confirmation work. It provides a brief description of the theological and ecclesiological background of this project as well as of the empirical studies carried out in this project in nine European countries and summarizes some of the main results. The example of Germany is used for presenting more detailed insights into the practice of confirmation work there as well as the religious attitudes of …
A Preliminary Report of Excavations of a Cave at Die Kelders
Archaeological Evidence for Sheep at the Cape
A Preliminary Report on Excavations at Byneskranskop, Bredasdorp District, Cape
Adolescents' justifications for faith or doubt in god: A study of fulfilled and unfulfilled expectations
In adolescence, beliefs and doubts about God and the Church are often experienced in terms of fulfilled and unfulfilled expectations
Stages of Faith and Religious Development: Implications for Church, Education, and Society
Religious Development and Education
Religious Development and the Praxis of Religious Education1
Psychological theories of religious development are considered to be an important foundation for religious education. In Germany this is especially true for E.H.Erikson's model of the life cycle with its religious implications (Wright 1982). In the last two decades J.W. Fowler's theory of faith development (Fowler 1981) and F. Oser's theory of religious judgment (Oser & Gmunder 1984) have been given similar attention. Many attempts have been made…
Practical Learning and Ecology
The following is a report on experiences with practical learning that are of ecological significance, as learning in the domain of ecology. Two unknown quantities are introduced. What is practical learning? What does learning in the domain of ecology mean? And how do the two relate to one another and to the school
Why We Might Still need a Theory for the Religious Development of Women
Two criteria for answering the question raised by H. Reich (this issue) are taken up: Have psychological processes in relation to gender been given sufficient attention in existing theories? Are these theories comprehensive enough to cover the whole range of phenomena in question? In a 3rd step, Reich's suggestion not to change the theory but to improve interviewing and scoring procedures is critically examined
Luthers Seelsorge: Theologie in der Vielfalt der Lebenssituationen an seinen Briefen dargestellt. Gerhard Ebeling
The Human Image of God
A new wave of religious energy is sweeping through the western nations. Although God is disappearing from religious discourse in western culture, both as a word and as a concept, there is a definite undercurrent of religious ardour, which is growing in strength. It focuses all the more attention on the issue: what or who is God in the modern era? This is the question examined through systematic studies, practical theology and empirical research, …
The Child in Christian Thought . Marcia J. Bunge
Das Vaterunser: Im Licht seiner jüdischen Voraussetzungen
Mit dem Leopold-Lucas-Preis des Jahres 2007 wurde Eduard Lohse ausgezeichnet. Der Preis wurde ihm verliehen in Würdigung seiner wissenschaftlichen Leistungen im gesamten Bereich der neutestamentlichen Exegese und Theologie und insbesondere seines Beitrags zur Erschließung und Einbeziehung jüdischer Quellen in das Verstehen des frühen Christentums, seiner wegweisenden Impulse für eine neue Verhältnisbestimmung zwischen Israel und der Christenheit …
Endlichkeit und Sammlung des Lebens
Mit dem Leopold-Lucas-Preis des Jahres 2008 wurde Dieter Henrich ausgezeichnet. Seine Untersuchung geht von der Grundsituation des Menschen in einem Leben aus, das er bewusst führen muss. Sie erklärt, was eine Sammlung dieses Lebens bedeutet, wenn jede Hoffnung auf ein anderes Leben ihre Gewissheit verloren hat. Aus dieser Situation ergibt sich ein Gegensatz zwischen der Erfahrung einer unaufhebbaren Bedeutung des endlichen und hinfälligen Lebens…
Plädoyer für Gott
Im Laufe der Moderne hat sich im Westen die Vorstellung des Religiösen gewandelt und ist so für viele Menschen problematisch geworden. Eine Theologie, die Lehre von Gott sein will, stellt keine Erklärungen bereit, sondern lädt uns dazu ein, in die Transzendenz, die wir Gott nennen und die jenseits unseres Verstehens liegt, vorzudringen; eine solche Glaubenslehre bietet uns nicht Informationen über das Göttliche, sondern fordert von uns Taten und …
Researching Confirmation Work in Europe: The Need for Multi-Level Analysis for Identifying Individual and Group Influences in Non-Formal Education
This article includes a dual argument, about confirmation work as an object of research on the one hand, and about general methodological questions on the other. Based on an international comparative study on confirmation work with more than 28000 persons involved, the article presents the advantages of multi-level analysis (MLA) as a method for discerning effects on the levels of individuals and of groups. Discussing the methodological implicati…
Researching religious education journals: Methodology and selected results from a German study
This article is based on a research project concerning the development of religious education as an academic discipline in Germany during the twentieth century. Applying a methodology that has been of growing interest in a number of fields, the project proceeded by analysing major religious education journals published between 1900 and 1975. The present report focuses on the procedures developed and used in this research project in order to make …
How Many Gods in Heaven? Young Children and Religious Plurality — Results of a Qualitative Study
Multireligious contexts are considered a routine challenge for growing children today, yet very little is known empirically about how children deal with religious differences. Studies by developmentalists like David Elkind, fifty years ago, have not been followed up and more recent research on young children and religion has tended to centre on other questions. The article that follows is based on a study of 140 children (mean age 4.9 years) inte…
Towards international comparative research on the professionalisation of Religious Education
This article calls for international comparative research on the professionalisation of Religious Education (RE). To this end, it provides a rationale for focusing upon the concept of professionalisation and a theoretical justification for international comparative research, particularly identifying its significance in terms of the development of RE in England and Germany. The article outlines a methodology for exploring the concepts of professio…
Religion in Childhood and Adolescence: How should it be studied? A Critical Review of Problems and Challenges in Methodology and Research
This article discusses the question of how religion in childhood and adolescence should be studied. More exactly, the focus is on problems of methodology and research which are discussed in relationship to religion in childhood and adolescence. It does not present a handbook type of overview, however, but is focused on problems and challenges for future research. Four questions are addressed specifically: How can empirical research do justice to …
In Search of Interreligious Competence: An Empirical Study in the Context of Training Caregivers Through Religious Education
Given the increasingly diverse and multi-religious character of contemporary societies in Europe and beyond, interreligious education has come to attract more and more interest. This is especially true for the field of religious education. This article comes from a research project that has two aspects as its focus. The first aspect refers to the question of whether approaches to interreligious education really are effective. The other aspect con…
Can Empirical Research Predict the Future of the Church
This article first discusses the question of how empirical research can contribute to the ongoing discussions concerning the future of the church. Among others, German research on church membership is used as a case study for gaining insights into the interplay between theoretical assumptions, empirical research and designing strategies for church development. The need for comparisons over time, for longitudinal studies and the identification of …
Jahre Praktische Theologie: Fallstudien zur Geschichte der Disziplin an der Universität Tübingen
Dass die Praktische Theologie zu Beginn des 19. Jahrhunderts begründet wurde, entspricht einer weithin geteilten Wahrnehmung. Die Herausgeber dieses Bandes nehmen das 200. Jubiläum anlässlich der Einrichtung der ersten ordentlichen Professur und der Gründung der Predigeranstalt zwischen 1813 und 1815 zum Anlass, der Gründungsgeschichte und den weiteren Entwicklungen der Praktischen Theologie in Tübingen nachzugehen. In Fallstudien, die auch über …
Sacrificing Cinderella: Will giving up Religious Education help to establish a more promising successor
This article discusses the recent report of the Commission on Religious Education on “Religion and Worldviews“. While it praises the report for its honest critical evaluation of the current situation of Religious Education in England as well as for the effort of improving this situation by suggesting far-reaching amendments at a systemic level, the article also raises a number of critical questions. These questions refer to the relationship betwe…
Learning from Each Other: Confirmation Work in Europe and in the United States
This article is based on the European project on confirmation work. It provides a brief description of the theological and ecclesiological background of this project as well as of the empirical studies carried out in this project in nine European countries and summarizes some of the main results. The example of Germany is used for presenting more detailed insights into the practice of confirmation work there as well as the religious attitudes of …
Sociology (18 works) · Religious Education and Schools (16 works) · Philosophy (15 works) · Epistemology (12 works) · Pedagogy (11 works) · Political science (11 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (11 works) · Religion, Theology, and Education (10 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Religious education (8 works)