Rainer Oberthür

Rainer Oberthür (* 1961 in Emsbüren ) is a German author of books for adults and children on philosophical, theological and biblical topics. He has been a lecturer in religious education at the Catechetical Institute of the Diocese of Aachen since 1989 and was also deputy director there from 2002 to the beginning of 2020.

Career

In 1980 Oberthür received his Abitur at the Rheiner Dionysianum . After his community service in a home for handicapped people he studied from 1981 to 1987 Catholic theology on teachers for the primary level . After his legal clerkship , Oberthür worked until August 1989 as a consultant for religious education at the Episcopal Vicariate in Osnabrück and as a religion teacher at a secondary school in Meppen . Since September 1989 Oberthür has been a lecturer in religious education at the Catechetical Institute of the Diocese of Aachen .

Oberthür has been an author since 1995 and initially wrote didactic books, but then directed his works to different age groups. His books have been translated into several languages ​​and have appeared in the USA, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway and the Czech Republic, among others. Since 2000 he has been a member of the scientific advisory board of the magazine “ Katechetisch Blätter ”. In 2002 he was appointed deputy director and in 2007 he was also appointed director of the religious pedagogical media office of the Catechetical Institute. From 2008 to 2017 he was a lecturer for religious education and religious didactics for Catholic theology at the Bergische Universität Wuppertal.

Inspired by the symbolic didactics of Hubertus Halbfas and the biblical didactics of Ingo Baldermann , Oberthür turned to " philosophizing with children " as early as the early 1990s . On this basis he developed concepts and ways to “ theologize with children ”. After didactic foundations in Children and the Big Questions and Children Ask About Suffering and God he turned to children directly with Neles Book of Big Questions and The Bible and Children and everyone in the house and others. In addition, biblical picture books appeared. B. on the Easter, Christmas and Pentecost stories, on the Our Father and on the question of God.

The main focus of Oberthür's books is on philosophical and theological, biblical and religious pedagogical topics. He has published most of the books in collaboration with Kösel-Verlag ( Random House ). His picture books are published by Gabriel-Verlag ( Thienemann-Esslinger Verlag ). In religious education he stands between university and school, between practice and theory. Like his Bible for children and everyone around the house , many of his works are not intended for ages.

Rainer Oberthür conducts advanced training conferences, lectures and readings in German-speaking countries. Since the end of 2017 it has also been offering “concert readings” for the book CD project Was-Glaubst-du? to which he in cooperation with the singer / songwriter duo Carolin and Andreas Obieglo, known as Carolin No developed.

Oberthür lives in Aachen and has been married to Ruth since 1986 and has two adult children.

Fonts

• The Ten Commandments . Illustration by Barbara Nascimbeni. Gabriel, Stuttgart 2020, ISBN 978-3-522-30536-5 .
• The peace seeker . Deutscher Katecheten-Verein eV, Munich 2018, ISBN 978-3-88207-459-8 .
• So much more than stardust. Thinking and marveling at God . Illustration by Marieke ten Berge. Gabriel, Stuttgart 2018, ISBN 978-3-522-30499-3 .
• What do you think? Letters and songs between heaven and earth . Kösel-Verlag, Munich 2017, ISBN 978-3-466-37195-2 . (Book with music CD by Carolin No)
• Neles big book . Kösel-Verlag, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-466-37187-7 .
• Imagine ... - Mind games about yourself, God and the world . Kösel-Verlag, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-466-37170-9 .
• The book from the beginning of everything. Bible, science and the mystery of our universe . Kösel-Verlag, Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-466-37127-3 .
• The Pentecost story. From the beginning of the church . Illustration by Renate Seelig . Gabriel, Stuttgart 2014, ISBN 978-3-522-30297-5 .
• Our father . Gabriel, Stuttgart 2013, ISBN 978-3-522-30356-9 .
• The symbol card index. 88 symbolic and narrative pictures for religious education and group work . Kösel-Verlag, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-466-37042-9 .
• The Christmas story . Illustration by Renate Seelig. Gabriel, Stuttgart 2011, ISBN 978-3-522-30262-3 .
• The book of symbols. On a journey of discovery through the world of religion . Kösel-Verlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-466-36805-1 .
• The Easter tale . Illustration by Renate Seelig. Gabriel, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-522-30097-1 .
• The Bible for children and everyone in the house . Narrated and developed by Rainer Oberthür, with pictures of art selected and interpreted by Rita Burrichter. Kösel-Verlag, Munich 2004, ISBN 978-3-466-36668-2 .
• with Alois Mayer: Children ask about suffering and God. Learning with the Bible in religious education . Kösel-Verlag, Munich 1998, ISBN 978-3-466-36493-0 .
• with Alois Mayer: Children and the big questions. A practical book for religious education . Kösel-Verlag, Munich 1995, ISBN 978-3-466-36439-8 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Rainer Oberthür in the catalog of the German National Library
• Homepage of Rainer Oberthür
• Article on the publication of "So much more than star dust" (Aachener Nachrichten, May 7, 2018)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} About me | Rainer Oberthür. Retrieved September 8, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Rainer Oberthür. Retrieved September 8, 2018 . 
3. ↑ Oberthür - Catholic Theology - BERGISCHE UNIVERSITÄT WUPPERTAL. Retrieved September 8, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Concert readings. In: Website Rainer Oberthür. Rainer Oberthür, accessed on February 12, 2020 . 
5. ↑ Rainer Oberthür. Retrieved September 9, 2018 .