Klaus Kießling

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Klaus Kießling (born July 13, 1962 in Stuttgart ) is a Roman Catholic theologian , psychologist , pastoral psychologist , psychotherapist, supervisor, deacon and university professor . He is professor at the Philosophical-Theological University of Sankt Georgen in Frankfurt am Main and there director of the seminar for religious education , catechetics and didactics as well as the institute for pastoral psychology and spirituality .

Life

Klaus Kießling studied Catholic theology (with a diploma) and psychology (with a diploma) in Würzburg and Freiburg (Breisgau). This was followed by doctoral studies in psychology (Dr. phil. 1997) at the University of Bern and in practical theology (Dr. theol. 2001) at the University of Friborg . In 2004, Kießling received his habilitation at the University of Tübingen and was appointed private lecturer for religious education and catechetics. In the non-university area, he also completed training in client-centered conversation management (GWG), as a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist (BDP), and as a trainer for pastoral psychology, as a supervisor and as a teaching supervisor (DGfP).

From 1986 to 1988 Kießling worked at the pastoral psychology department of the Theological Faculty of the University of Würzburg , from 1988 to 1998 research assistant at the Institute for Caritas Science and Christian Social Work at the Theological Faculty of the University of Freiburg i.Br. , in 1992 and 1993 also at the Catholic Academy of the Archdiocese of Freiburg and at the Psychological Institute of the University of Freiburg i.Br.

From 1998 to 2003 he worked as a visiting lecturer at the Lahti University of Applied Sciences (Finland), and from 1998 to 2002 he was also a research assistant at the Department of Religious Education, Kerygmatics and Church Adult Education of the Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Tübingen. He was responsible for the scientific coordination of the interdisciplinary pilot project "Religiosity and Family" at the University of Tübingen (research funding from the State of Baden-Württemberg) from 2000 to 2002. From 2002 to 2004 he was deputy head of the Institute for Vocational Religious Education at the Catholic Theological Institute Faculty of the University of Tübingen. Since 2004 he has held the professorship for religious education, pastoral psychology and psychology at the Philosophical-Theological University of Sankt Georgen in Frankfurt am Main.

In 2004 he was ordained permanent deacon of the Rottenburg-Stuttgart diocese .

Klaus Kießling is married and has two sons.

Participation in committees

  • University Council of Sankt Georgen University (since 2004)
  • Doctoral committee and commission for study reform at the Sankt Georgen University as a representative of the practical theology department (since 2004)
  • Committee to monitor the study and examination regulations of the Sankt Georgen University of Applied Sciences (until 2006)
  • Chair of the commission for the internal evaluation of the Sankt Georgen University of Applied Sciences (since 2006)
  • Diocesan Synodal Council in the Diocese of Limburg as a representative of the Sankt Georgen University of Applied Sciences (since 2005 in the main committee for schools and universities, since 2006 in the main committee for culture and education)
  • Scientific Advisory Board of the Institute for Vocational Religious Education (from 2005 to 2007, and again since 2008)
  • Joint scientific advisory board of the Evangelical and Catholic Institute for Vocational Religious Education at the University of Tübingen (since 2010)
  • Group of experts of the "Colloquium European Parishes" (CEP) (2005 to 2007)
  • Research group "Communicative Theology" (since 2005)
  • Liaison lecturer at the German National Academic Foundation (since 2005)
  • Working group to review quality management processes in day-care centers in the Diocese of Limburg (2006 to 2009)
  • International Academy of Practical Theology (IAPT) (since 2007)
  • Scientific Advisory Board of Consense Management Service (organizational development, quality management, further education, evaluation) (since 2009)
  • Research stays, teaching assignments and visiting professorships at home and abroad (Switzerland, Finland, Latvia, Ukraine, South Korea, China, India, South Africa)
  • Board of Trustees of the Foundation "Relationship to God in Families" (since 2002)
  • Public Relations Working Group of the German Society for Pastoral Psychology (DGfP) (since 2002)
  • Vice President of the International Diaconate Center (IDZ) (2005 to 2009)
  • President of the International Diaconate Center (IDZ) (since 2009)
  • IDZ Theological Commission (since 2009)
  • Working group "Permanent Diaconate" of the Commission for Spiritual Professions and Church Services (IV) of the German Bishops' Conference (since 2010)

Non-university activities

From 1978 to 1987 Klaus Kießling was active in church youth work in the parish of St. Peter and Paul in Leinfelden-Musberg, and since 1984 also in the church nursing association in Leinfelden-Echterdingen. As part of his community service, he worked from 1982 to 1983 in the care and upbringing of children and adolescents with multiple disabilities at the Maulbronn Children's Center. From 1991 to 1999 he looked after prisoners in the prison in Freiburg i.Br. and worked in the Catholic Working Group for Aid to Criminals of the Working Group for Aid at Risk and Youth Protection (AGJ) in the Archdiocese of Freiburg i.Br. With.

From 1995 to 2004 he worked in pastoral psychological practice, in psychotherapy and supervision in various diaconal fields of activity. From 1995 to 2003 he taught Catholic religious studies at vocational schools and high schools in Germany and abroad, especially in Freiburg i.Br. and in Lahti (Finland).

Awards

  • 1994: Teaching Award of the State of Baden-Württemberg (Psychology Working Group)

Focus of his work

Practical theology

  • practical-theological theory formation
  • Head of the study “World Church Work Today for Tomorrow. Scientific study in parishes of German dioceses "on behalf of the project" On the future of universal church work in Germany "of the German Bishops' Conference, the dioceses in Germany and the Catholic aid organizations Adveniat , Caritas international, Kindermissionswerk, Missio Aachen and Munich, Misereor and Renovabis .
  • Pastoral Psychology and Spirituality
  • Pastoral psychology as a basic dimension of practical theology
  • Conception of a diaconal mystagogy
  • Psychotherapy and pastoral care
  • Supervision
  • Survey of the effectiveness of spiritual support in cooperation with various dioceses
  • Religious Education, Catechetics and Didactics
  • empirical religious education
  • Family religion and catechetics
  • Relationship didactics of self-disclosure
  • Religious didactics at vocational schools - in cooperation with Albert Biesinger and Joachim Schmidt at the Institute for Job-Oriented Religious Education at the University of Tübingen
  • Diaconal and social learning in upper school (grammar school) and in vocational schools - in cooperation with Heinz Schmidt at the theological faculty of Heidelberg University
  • Children's Theology - in cooperation with Anna-Katharina Szagun at the Theological Faculty of the University of Rostock
  • Head of the scientific study on the “Dreikönigssingen” campaign on behalf of the children's mission organization “Die Sternsinger” - in cooperation with Albert Biesinger
  • Theology of Diakonia
  • Diaconal science and theology of the diaconate
  • “Pro Diakonia” - cooperation project between the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart and the Diocesan Charity Association of Rottenburg-Stuttgart: scientific support and evaluation of the project process as well as curriculum development for training as a permanent diaconate
  • Head of the research project “Pro Diakonia Latina” on the Latin American diaconate (as a follow-up project to “Pro Diakonia”) in cooperation with the Rottenburg-Stuttgart diocese 2006–2007
  • Head of the research project “Pro Diakonia Africana” on the diaconate in southern Africa (as a further follow-up project to “Pro Diakonia”) in cooperation with the Rottenburg-Stuttgart diocese since 2008
  • Solidarity as a learning process

Psychology and other related disciplines

  • Theory of Science of Contemporary Psychology
  • qualitative and quantitative methods of human and social science research
  • Religious Psychology
  • Chaos and self-organization research in psychology and sociology

Memberships in professional and specialist societies

Works

Monographs

  • “Love greets you” - On the culture of deacony (= Publications of the Department of Practical Theology, Volume 93), Helsinki (Finland) 1998; modified version in Latvian translation: Jus sveicina milestiba. Raksti par diakonisku kulturu (= Love greets you. Contributions to a diaconal culture ), Riga (Latvia) 2004.
  • Psychotherapy - a chaotic process? On the way to a postcartesian psychology , Stuttgart 1998.
  • Pastoral care in case of eclipse of the soul. Depressive challenge as a provocation of diaconal mystagogy , Freiburg i.Br .: Herder, 2002.
  • “Useful and necessary”: Basic psychological knowledge in theology and practice (= practical theology in dialogue; Volume 24), Friborg (Switzerland) 2002.
  • Religious learning. Multidisciplinary approaches to religious education theory and practice (= pastoral psychology and spirituality; Volume 6), Frankfurt am Main 2003.
  • Find your own voice. Religious learning at vocational schools (= Zeitzeichen, Volume 16), Ostfildern, 2004, subsequent edition 2004.
  • Elämäntaito. Monitieteisiä artikkeleita diakoniatieteestä (= art of living . Multidisciplinary contributions to diaconal science), Vammala (Finland) 2004.
  • with Guntis Dislers: Radikalas krizes: problemas un risinajumi. Macibu metodiskais lidzeklis (= Radical Crises: Problems and Solutions. Teaching and Learning Paths), Jurmala (Latvia) 2010.

Editorships

  • with Riikka Ryökäs: Spiritus - Lux - Caritas. International Congress in Deacony in Lahti, Finland (23rd to 27th September 1998) , Saarijärvi 1999.
  • with Albert Biesinger , Josef Jakobi, Joachim Schmidt: learning field didactics as a challenge. Religious instruction at vocational schools (= gott - Leben - beruf; Volume 1), Norderstedt 2005.
  • with Viera Pirker, Jochen Sautermeister : Where is the church going tomorrow? Development of pastoral priorities in the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart , Ostfildern 2005.
  • with Albert Biesinger, Ottmar Fuchs : Solidarity as an intercultural learning process (= Tübingen Perspectives on Pastoral Theology and Religious Education. Volume 22), Münster 2005.
  • with Mikko Lahtinen, Terttu Pohjolainen, Tuulikki Toikkanen: Anno Domini 2006. Diakoniatieteen vuosikirja (= Diakoniewwissenschaftliches Jahrbuch), Vammala (Finland) 2006.
  • Permanent Deacons - Representatives of the Poor? Pro Diakonia project: Process - Positions - Perspectives (= Diakonie und Ökumene / Diakonia and Ecumenics, Volume 2), Münster 2006.
  • with Janis Nameisis Vejs, Skaidrite Gutmane, Nicu Dumitrascu, William Bell, Aino Kuznecova: International Scientific Conference (May 12 to 13, 2005) “The Strategy of Christian Higher Education: Experience and Perspectives in Latvia” (= Proceedings; Volume 1), Jurmala 2006.
  • Spiritual accompaniment between pastoral psychology and spirituality , (= special issue of the magazine "Ways to People"), Volume 60, 2008, Issue 4.
  • with Martin Jochheim: Transformations. Pastoral psychological workshop reports , 2nd edition of issues 1–4, Frankfurt am Main 2008.
  • with Reinhold Boschki, Helga Kohler-Spiegel , Monika Scheidler, Thomas Schreijäck: Basic religious education options. Elements of a successful communication of faith (= Festschrift Albert Biesinger), Freiburg i.Br. 2008.
  • World church work today for tomorrow - Scientific study in parishes of German dioceses (= work aids, number 235), Bonn 2009 (with Chunhee Cho and Vera Pirker).
  • Diaconal Spirituality. Contributions from science, training and practice . (= Festschrift Godehard König ) (= Diakonie und Ökumene / Diakonia and Ecumenics, Volume 3), Münster 2009.
  • with Aleksandrs Kudrjasovs, Janis Nameisis Vejs, Peter Török, Skaidrite Gutmane, William Bell, Baiba Rivza, Aino Kuznecova: European Social Development: Sacred Foundations of Europe, Social Dialogue, Solidarity, Migration, Cohesion (Proceedings; Volume 2), Jurmala 2009.

Series (editorship)

  • with Albert Biesinger , Josef Jakobi, Joachim Schmidt: Series SinnVollSinn. Religion in vocational schools. Materials (textbook and DVD) for the specialist classes of the dual system and the corresponding educational programs (developed by Michael Boenke ).
  • with Anna-Katharina Szagun: Series Kinder Erleben Theolo.gie.
  • with Albert Biesinger, Volker Elsenbast, Andreas Obermann: Religion and Vocational Education series.
  • with Karl Frielingsdorf : Series Pastoral Psychology and Spirituality.
  • with Bernd Jochen Hilberath : Diakonie und Ökumene / Diakonia and Ecumenics series.

Reader and booklet

  • Reader: Prieksstati par cilveku (= images of people), Jurmala (Latvia) 2000.
  • Pastoral care in case of eclipse of the soul (= spiritual. Speyerer Hefte für Spiritualität, Volume 9), Speyer: Bischöfliches Ordinariat, 2004.
  • Plea for a mystagogical concept. Religious instruction in primary school in search of new ways (= Limburg impulses for religious education, Volume 4), Limburg an der Lahn 2008.

Editors

Collaboration in editorial offices

  • Journal of religious instruction at vocational schools (rabs) - freelance work since 2003.
  • Weg zum Menschen magazine (WzM) - membership and collaboration in the editorial and editorial group since 2004.
  • meditation. Journal for Christian Spirituality and Lifestyle - Working as an editorial advisory board since 2009.

Further essays, articles, lexicon articles, and reviews

  • Out of divine solidarity. For a spirituality that does not come from me and does not stay with me , in: Pastoral Psychology in Motion. On the status of the pastoral care movement in Germany (= German Society for Pastoral Psychology eV (Hrsg.), DGfP-Info), 2009, pp. 32–46.
  • Pastoral care for depression and suicidality in China , in: Transformations. Pastoral Psychological Workshop Reports, Issue 20, 2014, pp. 192–199.

Lectures

  • "Mission impossibile"? Diaconate in a culturally plural world . Lecture at Diakonie interkulturell - International Study Conference of the International Diaconate Center June 13-16, 2013 Velehrad (Czech Republic)

Texts available online

  • Self-Organization - Multidisciplinary Contributions to Contouring a Post-Cartesian Psychology, in: Systems. Interdisciplinary journal for systems theory-oriented research and practice in the human sciences 14 (2000) 99 - 131. ( PDF , 153 kB)
  • The "pure" and the "mixed" - interculturality as a challenge for pastoral care. Report on the annual conference of the German Society for Pastoral Psychology (DGfP) 2006, in: DGfP-Info 2006, Issue 1, 38 - 43, and Paths to People 59 (2007) pp. 314–318 (with Viera Pirker).
  • Editorial, in: Transformations. Pastoral Psychological Workshop Reports 7 (2007) 1 - 2. ( PDF ).
  • From the diverse field. Religious development of children in a mostly non-denominational context, in: Weg zum Menschen 59 (2007) 110 - 114. []
  • Editorial, in: Transformations. Pastoral psychological workshop reports 8 (2007) 1 - 3. ( PDF )
  • Editorial, in: Transformations. Pastoral psychological workshop reports 9 (2008) 1 - 3. ( PDF )
  • Editorial, in: Martin Jochheim (Ed.), Klaus Kießling (Ed.), Transformations. Pastoral Psychological Workshop Reports, 2nd edition of issues 1 - 4, Frankfurt am Main: German Society for Pastoral Psychology, 2008, 1 (with Martin Jochheim). ( PDF )
  • Editorial, in: Transformations. Pastoral psychological workshop reports 10 (2008) 1 - 3. ( PDF )
  • Editorial, in: Transformations. Pastoral psychological workshop reports 11 (2009) 1 - 2. ( PDF )
  • Editorial, in: Transformations. Pastoral psychological workshop reports 12 (2009) 1. ( PDF )
  • Editorial, in: Transformations. Pastoral Psychological Workshop Reports 13 (2010) 1. ( PDF )
  • Power turns on. Report on the 38th Annual Congress of the German Society for Pastoral Psychology (DGfP) 2010. ( PDF )

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personal data
SURNAME Kiessling, Klaus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Roman Catholic theologian, psychologist, pastoral psychologist, psychotherapist, supervisor, deacon and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH July 13, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Stuttgart