Regular University Lectures
1978/79, 2nd semester : Seminar: "Current Liturgy" (Dutch)
Subjects: Liturgy as festival and celebration; liturgy as communication, symbol and ritual; the historical-genetic, literary-historical, semiotic and practical-theological methods in liturgical studies; participating observation and analysis; comparison of liturgical and ‘profane’ celebrations
Place: Catholic Theological University of Amsterdam
November 1984 : Course of four lectures: "The Anointing of the Sick in the Greek Orthodox Church" (Dutch)
Subject: Historical development, current practice and present formulary of the anointing of the sick in the Greek Orthodox Church
Place: Theological Faculty, University of Nijmegen
1987/88, 2nd semester : Course of lectures: "Introduction to Eastern Christianity" (Dutch)
Subjects: History and present situation of Eastern Christianity; ecumenical and inter-religious aspects
1987/88, 2nd semester : Course of lectures: "Eastern Christian Spirituality" (Dutch)
Subjects: Spirituality; monasticism and hesychasm; secularisation and communism; fundamentalism and openness for new directions; nationalism and national identity
Place: Theological Faculty, University of Nijmegen
1988/89, 1st semester : Course of lectures: "Introduction to Eastern Christianity" (Dutch)
1988/89, 2nd semester : Course of lectures: "Eastern Christian Art" (Dutch)
Subjects: Reflections on art and theology; iconography and architecture; poetry and hymnology; link between religion and art in Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy
Place: Theological Faculty, University of Nijmegen
1989/90, 1st semester : Course of lectures: "Introduction to Eastern Christianity" (Dutch)
1989/90, 2nd semester : Course of lectures: "Eastern Christian Spirituality" (Dutch)
Place: Theological Faculty, University of Nijmegen
1990/91, 1st semester : Course of lectures: "Introduction to Eastern Christianity" (Dutch)
1990/91, 2nd semester : Course of lectures: "Religion in Eastern Europe" (Dutch)
Subjects: Historical aspects and new situation of Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Protestantism, Judaism and Islam after the fall of the Communist regimes; tension between traditionalism and fundamentalism, on the one hand, and openness for new developments, ecumenism and inter-religious dialogue, on the other.
Place: Theological Faculty, University of Nijmegen
1991/92, 1st semester : Course of lectures: "Introduction to Byzantine Christianity" (Dutch)
Subjects: History and present situation of the Greek, Romanian and Slavic Orthodox denominations; ecumenical and inter-religious aspects
Place: Institute of Eastern Christian Studies, University of Nijmegen
1994/95, 1st semester : Course of lectures: "Introduction to Byzantine Christianity" (Dutch)
1994/95, 2nd semester : Course of lectures: "Byzantine Chant and Liturgy" (Dutch)
Subjects: Chanting and hymnology in the Greek and Slavic traditions; service books; sacraments and other rituals; tension between liturgical renewal and traditionalism
Place: Institute of Eastern Christian Studies, University of Nijmegen
1995/96, 1st semester : Course of lectures: "Introduction to Byzantine Christianity" (Dutch)
1995/96, 2nd semester : Course of lectures: "Byzantine Spirituality" (Dutch)
Place: Institute of Eastern Christian Studies, University of Nijmegen
1996/97, 1st semester : Course of lectures: "Introduction to Byzantine Christianity" (Dutch)
Place: Institute of Eastern Christian Studies, University of Nijmegen
Course of lectures: "Introduction to Eastern Christianity" (German)
Place: Catholic Theological Faculty, University of Munster
Seminar: "Uniate Churches in Eastern Europe and in the Middle East (Uniatism): Origin-Development-Problems-Perspectives" (German)
Subjects: Origins, historical development, current problems and meaning of the Eastern Christian Uniate churches in Eastern Europe and the Middle East
Place: Catholic Theological Faculty, University of Munster
1996/97, 2nd semester : Course of lectures: "Byzantine Art" (Dutch)
Place: Institute of Eastern Christian Studies, University of Nijmegen
Course of lectures: "Conflicts in Ecumenical Relations between the Eastern and the Western Churches" (German)
Seminar: "Nationalism in Eastern Orthodoxy" (German)
Place: Catholic Theological Faculty, University of Munster
1997/98, 1st semester : Course of lectures: " Introduction to Eastern Christianity and Ecumenical Perspectives" (German)
Seminar: "Conflicts and Reconciliation in Eastern Orthodoxy” (German)
Subjects: Conflict, violence and reconciliation between different denominations in Eastern Europe and the Middle East (Eastern and Oriental Orthodox, Catholics, Protestants, Muslims and Jews)
Place: Catholic Theological Faculty, University of Mu nster
Two lectures: “ Russian Icons” (Dutch)
Subject: Meaning of Russian iconography and icons
Place: Senior Citizens’ Education, University of Nijmegen
1998/99, 1st semester : Course of lectures: “ Introduction to Byzantine Christianity” (Dutch)
Seminar: “ Nationalism in Eastern Orthodoxy” (Dutch)
Place: Institute of Eastern Christian Studies, University of Nijmegen
1998/99, 2nd semester : Course of lectures: “ Byzantine Liturgy and Art” (Dutch)
Place: Institute of Eastern Christian Studies, University of Nijmegen
Five lectures: “Eastern Christian S pirituality” (Dutch)
Place: Senior Citizens’ Education, University of Nijmegen
1999/2000, 1st semester : Course of lectures: “Byzantine-Rite Liturgical Poetry” (Dutch)
Subjects: Poetry by Romanos Melodos, Akathistos-Hymn, Kondakia, canons, and other liturgical poems
1999/2000, 2nd semester : Course of lectures: “Th e Byzantine Holy Week and Paschal Liturgy” (Dutch)
Subject: Byzantine-rite services of Holy Week and Easter
2000/2001, 2nd semester : Seminar: “ Byzantine Palaeography and Byzantine Liturgical Manuscripts” (English)
Course of lectures: “ Comparison between Eastern Orthodox and Western Theology” (English)
Place: International Graduate School of Theology, University of Nijmegen
2001/2002, 1st semester : Course of lectures: “ Orthodox Ecclesiology, Ecumenism, and Uniatism” (English)
2001/2002, 2nd semester : Seminar “ Byzantine Palaeography and Byzantine liturgical texts” (English)
Course of lectures: “Eastern and Western Approaches to Theology” (English)
Place: International Graduate School of Theology, University of Nijmegen
2002/2003, 1st semester : Course of lectures: “ Liturgy in Current Practical-Theological Reflection ” (German)
Subject: pastoral-liturgical themes, such as liturgical reform, vernacular language, worship and youth, liturgy and ecumenism
Course of lectures: “Celebration and Theology of the Eucharist I” (German)
Place: Catholic Theological Faculty, University of Graz
2002/2003, 2nd semester : Course of lectures: “Celebration and Theology of the Eucharist II” (German)
Course of lectures: “Theology of the Sacraments and Sacramentals I - II” (German)
2003/2004, 1st semester : Course of lectures: “ Introduction to Liturgical Studies ” (German)
Subjects: historical development of Christian worship; methodology
Course: “Byzantine Liturgical Paleography ” (German and Greek)
2003/2004, 2nd semester : Course of lectures: “ Liturgy in Current Practical-Theological Reflection ” (German)
Course of lectures: “Theology of the Sacraments and Sacramentals I - II” (German)
Course: “ Study of Byzantine Liturgical Texts ” (German and Greek)
2004/2005, 1st semester : Course of lectures: “Celebration and Theology of the Eucharist I” (German)
Course of lectures: “Introduction to Liturgical Studies” (German)
2004/2005, 2nd semester : Course of lectures: “Celebration and Theology of the Eucharist II” (German)
Seminar: “ Rites of the Sick and the Deceased ” (German)
2005/2006, 1st semester : Course of lectures: “ Introduction to Liturgical Studies ” (German)
Course of lectures: “Theology of the Sacraments and Sacramentals I” (German)
2005/2006, 2nd semester : Course of lectures: “ Liturgy in Current Practical-Theological Reflection ” (German)
Course of lectures: “Theology of the Sacraments and Sacramentals II” (German)
2006/2007, 1st semester : Course of lectures: “ Introduction to Liturgical Studies ” (German)
Course of lectures: “Celebration and Theology of the Eucharist I” (German)
2006/2007, 2nd semester : Course of lectures: “Celebration and Theology of the Eucharist II” (German)
Seminar: “The Sacrament of Matrimony, and the Multi-Formity of Love Relationships” (German)
2007/2008, 1st semester : Course of lectures: “ Liturgy in Current Practical-Theological Reflection ” (German)
Course of lectures: “Theology of the Sacraments and Sacramentals I” (German)
Course of lectures: “Theology of the Sacraments and Sacramentals II” (German)
2008/2009, 1st semester : Course of lectures: “ Introduction to Liturgical Studies ” (German)
Course of lectures: “ Liturgy and Sacraments in the Context of Post-Modern Societies ” (German)
2008/2009, 2 nd semester : Course of lectures: “Ritual, Symbol, and Sacrament II” (German)
Course of lectures: “ Witness to God – Church in Action ” (German, with two colleagues)
Seminar: “ The Celebration of the Eucharist in Eastern and Western Christianity ” (German)
Source Reading Course: “ Two Different Models of the Eucharist: the Missale Romanum Editions of 1570 and 1970 ” (German and Latin)
2009/2010, 1st semester : Course of lectures: “ Introduction to Liturgical Studies ” (German; with Assoc.-Prof. Dr. Peter Ebenbauer)
Course of lectures: “Ritual, Symbol, and Sacrament II” (German)
Source Reading Course: “ Two Different Models of the Eucharist: the Missale Romanum Editions of 1570 and 1970 ” (German and Latin)
Seminar including lectures: “Ecclesiastical Ritual-Liturgical Practice as Public Faith Formation” (German)
2009/2010, 2nd semester : Course of lectures: “Ritual, Symbol, and Sacrament I” (German)
Source Reading Course: “ Two Different Models of Sacramental Celebrations: the ‘Tridentine’ Rituale Romanum and the ‘Vatican II’ Rituale Romanum” (German an d Latin)
2010/2011, 1st semester : Course of lectures: “ Introduction to Liturgical Studies ” (German; with Peter Ebenbauer)
Source Reading Course: “ Two Different Models of Sacramental Celebrations: the ‘Tridentine’ Rituale Romanum and the ‘Vatican II’ Rituale Romanum” (German an d Latin)
Source Reading Course: “The Greek Euchologion: Celebration and Theology of the Sacraments I” (German and Classical Greek)
Seminar: “Baptism, First Communion, and Confirmation: Steps toward Christian
Adulthood?” (German; with Assoc.-Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Weirer)
2010/2011, 2nd semester : Course of lectures: “Ritual, Symbol, and Sacrament II” (German)
Course of lectures: “ Liturgy and Sacraments in the Context of Post-Modern Societies ” (German)
Source Reading Course: “ Two Different Models of Sacramental Celebrations: the ‘Tridentine’ Rituale Romanum and the ‘Vatican II’ Rituale Romanum, II” (German an d Latin)
Source Reading Course: “The Greek Euchologion: Celebration and Theology of the Sacraments II” (German and Classical Greek)
2011/2012, 1 st semester : Seminar: “Catholic Liturgy between Dogma and Devotion” (English; with Prof. Dr. Teresa Berger)
Place: Yale Divinity School, New Haven, USA
2012/2013, 1 st semester : Course of lectures: “ Introduction to Liturgical Studies ” (German; with Peter Ebenbauer)
Course of lectures: “Ritual, Symbol, and Sacrament I” (German)
2012/2013, 2 nd semester : Course of lectures: “Ritual, Symbol, and Sacrament II” (German )
Course of lectures: “ Liturgy and Sacraments in the Context of Post-Modern Societies ” (German)
2013/2014, 1 st semester : Seminar: “Eastern Liturgy” (German)
Seminar including lectures: “Ecclesiastical Ritual-Liturgical Practice as Public Faith Formation” (German)
Course of lectures: “Ritual, Symbol, and Sacrament II” (German)
Two lectures: “Liturgical Renewal Initiated by the Second Vatican Council: Current Challenges” (Modern Greek)
Place: Aristotle University, Thessalonica (Erasmus Programme)
2013/2014, 2 nd semester :
Course of Lectures: “The Anointing of the Sick and the Small Water Blessing in the Byzantine Rite” (Italian)
Place: Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome
Course of Lectures: “Ritual, Symbol, and Sacrament I” (German )
Course of Lectures “The People of God Today ” (German; with Prof. Dr. Rainer Bucher)
Doctoral Programme “Visual Culture and its Interdisciplinary Aspects” (German, with colleagues from other scholarly branches)
2014/2015, 1 st semester :
Course of Lectures: “Religious Popular Culture and Worship Rituals in Southeastern Europe” (English)
Course of lectures: “ Introduction to Liturgical Studies ” (German; with Peter Ebenbauer)
2014/2015, 2 nd semester :
Course of Lectures: “Liturgical Language and Vernacular Tongues in the Eastern Churches” (Italian)
Place: Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome
Seminar: “Liturgy with the Sick and the Dying, as well as for the Deceased, in the Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant Traditions ” (German)
Course of lectures: “ Liturgy and Sacraments in the Context of Post-Modern Societies ” (German)
Course of lectures: “Ritual, Symbol, and Sacrament II” (German )
Course of Lectures “The People of God Today ” (German; with Rainer Bucher)
2015/2016, 1 st semester :
Seminar including lectures: “Ecclesiastical Ritual-Liturgical Practice as Public Faith Formation” (German)
Course of Lectures “The People of God Today ” (German; with Rainer Bucher)
Doctoral Colloquy on Southeastern Europe (English; with twelve Graz University colleagues)
2015/2016, 2 nd semester :
Course of lectures: “ Introduction to Liturgical Studies ” (German; with Peter Ebenbauer)
Seminar on ‘Encounter between Pastoral Care and Theology’ (German; with two colleagues)
Course of lectures: “Witness to God – Church in Action ” (German; with two colleagues)
Course of lectures: “Ritual, Symbol, and Sacrament I” (German)
Doctoral Colloquy on Southeastern Europe (English; with twelve Graz University colleagues)
Course of Lectures: “The Anointing of the Sick in the Byzantine Rite” (Italian)
Place: Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome
2016/2017, 1 st semester :
Seminar: “Introduction to Practical Theology” (German; with Dr. Matthias Rauch)
Course of lectures: “Ritual, Symbol, and Sacrament II” (German )
Course of Lectures “The People of God Today ” (German; with Rainer Bucher)
Doctoral Colloquy on Southeastern Europe (English; with twelve Graz University colleagues)
2016/2017, 2 nd semester :
Course of lectures: “ Introduction to Liturgical Studies ” (German; with Peter Ebenbauer)
Course of lectures: “ Liturgy and Sacraments in the Context of Post-Modern Societies ” (German)
Course of Lectures: “Funeral and Commemorative Service in the Byzantine Rite” (Italian)
Place: Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome
2017/2018, 1 st semester :
Seminar: “Introduction to Practical Theology” (German)
Seminar including lectures: “Ecclesiastical Ritual-Liturgical Practice as Public Faith Formation” (German)
Course of lectures: “Ritual, Symbol, and Sacrament II” (German )
Course of Lectures: “Liturgical Language in Eastern Christianity: Historical Development and Current Practice” (Italian)
Place: Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome
2017/2018, 2 nd semester :
Course of lectures: “ Introduction to Liturgical Studies ” (German; with Peter Ebenbauer)
Course of lectures: “Ritual, Symbol, and Sacrament I” (German )
Course of Lectures “The People of God Today ” (German; with Rainer Bucher)
Course of Lectures: “Liturgical Language in Eastern Christianity: Theological Aspects” (Italian)
Place: Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome
2018/2019, 2 nd semester :
Course of Lectures “The People of God Today ” (German; with Rainer Bucher)
In addition, I have supervised numerous papers, master theses and doctoral dissertations – in Nijmegen, Munster, Graz, Vienna, New Haven (Yale University) and Rome (Pontifical Oriental Institute) –, as well as several ‘Habilitation’ theses.
Guest Lectures
March 1983: Course of four lectures: "The Divine Liturgy of the Western Church" (Modern Greek)
Subject: H istory of Western Christian worship
Place: Faculty of Orthodox Theology, Aristotle University , Thessalonica
1991/92, 2nd semester: Three lectures: “History and Current Practice of the Anointing of the Sick in the Western and Eastern Churches ” (Dutch)
Place: C atholic Theological University of Utrecht
Other guest lectures at:
Universities of Amsterdam, Groningen, Ghent
Universities of Erfurt, Prague, Vienna
Rome (Pontifical Oriental Institute)
Universities of Beograd, Bucharest, Sibiu, Iaşi
University of Veliko Tărnovo and Catholic University of Ružomberok in Spišska Kapitula
Aristotelian University, Thessalonica, and University Ecclesiastical Academy of Thessalonica
University of Beer Sheva
Yale University, University of Oregon, Seattle University
Saint Ephrem Ecumenical Research Institute and Indian Orthodox Major Seminary, both in Kottayam, Kerala, India
In addition, numerous public lectures for wider audiences.