Hubertus Roebben
University of Bonn
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Affiliations
Chair of Religious Education, Adult Faith Formation and Homiletics at the Faculty of Catholic Theology of the University of Bonn (Germany)
Biography
Hubertus (Bert) Roebben studied theology, education and canon law at the KU Leuven (Belgium). He was teaching at the universities of Leuven (Belgium), Tilburg (the Netherlands) and Dortmund (Germany), before being appointed to the chair of religious education at the Faculty of Catholic Theology of the University of Bonn in 2017. He served as president of the "International Association for the Study of Youth Ministry" (www.iasym.org) and the "Religious Education Association "(www.religiouseducation.net). Since 2019 he is appointed as extraordinary professor at the Faculty of Theology of Stellenbosch University (South-Africa). Since September 2023 he is presiding the "European Forum for Teachers of Religious Education" (www.eftre.net). His publications include Dutch, German, English and French contributions to the field of education/theology in general and moral/religious education particularly. In English he published among others Seeking Sense in the City. European Perspectives on Religious Education (2013), Theology Made in Dignity. On the Precarious Role of Theology in Religious Education (2016) and recently Educating Religious Education Teachers (together with Berglund, Schreiner and Schweitzer, 2023). Bert Roebben is married and father of three adult children.
Research Focus
- Religious education
- Moral education
- Theology and education
- Ethics and education
GFI Writings
Hubertus Roebben
University of Bonn
Religious Education and/as Kenosis
My academic work as a Catholic practical theologian consists, among other things, in rethinking religious education from a theological perspective. What are the “theologoumena” we have at our disposal to critically reframe the “order” of contemporary religious education (RE)? What really contributes…
Hubertus Roebben
University of Bonn
How to Live Together with Different Versions of Virtue in Ambiguous Settings?
The virtues approach of colleague Herdt reminds us of important elements in the reflection on moral behavior and ethical decision-making. One of them is “human flourishing”. This should be the ultimate horizon for every kind of social and political action, regardless of the worldview or religious ba…