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Religion, Theology, and Education

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Jonas Kolb
Universität Innsbruck
2
Stefan Rieker
Unknown
3
Mehmet H. Tuna
Universität Innsbruck
4
Mariusz Chrostowski
Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
5
Julia Eitzinger
Universität Innsbruck
6
Nenad Malović
University of Zagreb
7
Abdulkerim Şenel
University of Münster
8
Catharina Ziebritzki
Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law
9
Jochen Bauer
Landesinstitut für Lehrerbildung und Schulentwicklung
10
Jan Felix Engelhardt
Goethe University Frankfurt

Rising Stars Papers

1
Prospective Islamic Theologians and Islamic religious teachers in Germany: between fundamentalism and reform orientation
British Journal of Religious Education|2024
12 cit.
2
ChatGPT as a modern tool for Bible teaching in confessional religious education: a German view
Journal of Religious Education|2024
12 cit.
3
“Religious Education for All 2.0”: The Hamburg Approach of Shared Religious Education
Religions|2024
6 cit.
4
Teaching religion in postmodern society: some insights from the German “Carousel of Concepts” for the renewal of Catholic religious education in Poland
British Journal of Religious Education|2024
6 cit.
5
Fundamentals of a Pluralism-Fostering Islamic Religious Education: Navigating Cultural and Religious Dimensions of Plurality
Religious Education|2024
4 cit.
6
Sprachlich-kulturelle Vielfalt im Religionsunterricht wahrnehmen:
Religionspädagogische Beiträge|2024
3 cit.
7
Auf dem Weg zur ‚AI literacy‘ im Religionsunterricht: Versuch einer religionsdidaktischen Konzeptualisierung
Zeitschrift für Pädagogik und Theologie|2025
3 cit.
8
Love Thy Neighbor: Exploring Religious and Social Openness among Prospective Theologians in Germany and Turkey
Religions|2024
2 cit.
9
Ambivalent Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence in Religious Education: A Comparative Study Among Teachers in Germany and Poland
Teaching Theology & Religion|2025
2 cit.
10
“Liturgia ex machina?!” – Practical Theological Reflections on the Use of Artificial Intelligence and Technology in Liturgical Celebrations
Studia Teologiczne Białystok Drohiczyn Łomża|2024
1 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Oliver Krüger
Bielefeld University
2
Anja Frank
Goethe University Frankfurt
3
Anke Strube
Institut für Sozialarbeit und Sozialpädagogik
4
katja Schau
Unknown
5
Michael Wimmer
TU Wien
6
Marek Winiarczyk
University of Wrocław
7
Veronika Zimmer
Institut für Soziale Arbeit
8
Lukas Hofheinz
University of Cologne
9
Karin Kempfer
Unknown
10
Michael Spaney
Unknown

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
A Content Analysis of the Friday Sermons of the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs in Germany (DİTİB)
Politics and Religion|2022
28 cit.
2
Akzeptanz gesellschaftlicher Diversität durch junge Muslim:innen und Christ:innen in Abhängigkeit der Stärke der Religiosität und interreligiöser Kontakte
Zeitschrift für Religion Gesellschaft und Politik|2022
6 cit.
3
Advanced Computational Design – digitale Methoden für die frühe Entwurfsphase
Bautechnik|2022
5 cit.
4
Edmund Hardy (1852-1904): Eine kommentierte Bibliographie
AЯGOS|2023
2 cit.
5
Edmund Hardy: Religionswissenschaft als empirische Kultur- und Geisteswissenschaft
AЯGOS|2023
2 cit.
6
The future never dies: a relational approach to secular and religious entanglements of posthuman utopia
Religion|2024
2 cit.
7
Radikale Orientierungen Jugendlicher vor dem Hintergrund der Entwicklung der religiösen Identität im Jugendalter
Zeitschrift für Religion Gesellschaft und Politik|2024
2 cit.
8
The <i>Mechanical Turk</i> : a human-centered approach to the transcendence narrative of artificial intelligence
Religion|2025
1 cit.
9
Radikale Frauen aus Liebe – radikale Männer mit Gewaltfantasien? Geschlechtsspezifische Motive und Einflussfaktoren in der islamistischen Radikalisierung
Zeitschrift für Religion Gesellschaft und Politik|2025
1 cit.
10
Subjektive Erklärungsansätze für islamistische Radikalisierungsprozesse und mögliche Auswirkungen auf die Praxis des islamischen Religionsunterrichts – eine Interviewstudie mit Studierenden der Islamischen Religionslehre und Islamischen Theologie
RadiX – Zeitschrift für Radikalisierungsforschung und Prävention|2025
1 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Andrew Wright
Drew University
2
Ulrich Berk
Krishna University
3
Gergely Rosta
Pázmány Péter Catholic University
4
G.D. Bertram-Troost
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
5
Thomas Luckmann
German Central Institute for Social Issues
6
Manfred Schmitt
Saarland University
7
Frank‐Olaf Radtke
Goethe University Frankfurt
8
Peter Wetzels
Universität Hamburg
9
Friedrich Schweitzer
University of Tübingen
10
Arniika Kuusisto
University of Helsinki

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge.
American Sociological Review|1967
16.6k cit.
2
The Social Construction of Reality
Modern Language Journal|1967
14k cit.
3
The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion|1968
4.3k cit.
4
The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge
Sociological Analysis|1967
1.6k cit.
5
The Invisible Religion: The Problem of Religion in Modern Society.
American Sociological Review|1968
814 cit.
6
Working memory capacity and self-regulatory behavior: Toward an individual differences perspective on behavior determination by automatic versus controlled processes.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology|2008
520 cit.
7
Randomized Adjuvant Chemotherapy Trial in High-Risk, Lymph Node-Negative Breast Cancer Patients Identified by Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator and Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor Type 1
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute|2001
438 cit.
8
Clinical Impact of the Plasminogen Activation System in Tumor Invasion and Metastasis: Prognostic Relevance and Target for Therapy
Thrombosis and Haemostasis|1997
387 cit.
9
Justice Sensitivity
European Journal of Psychological Assessment|2005
375 cit.
10
The Justice Sensitivity Inventory: Factorial Validity, Location in the Personality Facet Space, Demographic Pattern, and Normative Data
Social Justice Research|2010
346 cit.

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