Akad. Dir. Klaus König

• 1959 Born in Giessen
• 1978 Abitur (university entrance qualification) in Alsfeld / Oberhessen
• 1978-1983 Studied Catholic theology and history teaching for secondary school (Gymnasium) at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
• 1984-1985 National service
• 1985-1986 Teacher training
• 1986-1989 Teacher at secondary schools (Gesamtschulen) in Hesse
• 1989-1994 Research associate at the Chair of Catholic Religious Education at Justus Liebig University Giessen
• 1995-present Akademischer Direktor at the Chair of Didactics of Religion, Catechetics, and Religious Education at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt

Information on Klaus König’s research projects is available in the KU’s research database.

Klaus König’s work covers the following topics: 

• Religious learning in the context of history
• Music in religious studies classes
• Religious studies teaching and religious culture
• Textbooks for religious studies for use in Mittelschule in Bavaria

Detailed information is available in German here.

A complete list of publications is available on the KU’s publication server. Information on Klaus König’s book publications is available here. The listed publications are available in German.

Regular courses

• Basismodul Religionsdidaktik. Unterrichtsfach GS / MS / RS / Gym sowie Tripeldidaktik  (seminar)
• Aufbaumodul Religionsdidaktik für GS / MS / RS (seminar)
• Unterrichtspraxis 1 - 3 für GS / MS / RS / Gym (seminar)
• Fachreflexion / Orientierungskurs Katholische Theologie (seminar)
• Religionspädagogik als Begleitveranstaltung zum Schulpraktikum (seminar)
• BA-/MA-Kolleg (seminar)

Memberships in academic associations

• Member of the Association of Scholars in Catholic Religious Education and Catechetics (AKRK) specializing in didactics

Roles at the University

• Member of the Faculty Council (winter semester 2015/16 to summer semester 2017)
• Member of the KU’s Center for Teacher Education and Education Research (KU ZLB)