Teaching
Teaching
My teaching is student-centered and inquiry-driven, emphasizing critical reflection, curiosity, and active engagement. I aim to connect theoretical ideas with lived experience and hands-on research, allowing students to learn through both study and practice. qualitative methods to foreground people’s ideas and lived experiences. A former Arts and Science Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto, she is now a researcher at the Institute for World Church and Mission in Frankfurt, Germany, where she leads the research area “Intercultural Theology.” She earned her PhD in Catholic Theology from the University of Salzburg.
Courses taught:
Sankt Georgen Graduate School | BA Level | S 2025
“Conflicts as Opportunities for Church Transformation”: In a continuing education module for professionals in fields of practical theology, I am responsible for the intercultural theological component. I teach the intercultural dimensions of conflicts and their narrative interpretations, with a focus on theological reflection and practical relevance for church contexts.
University of Toronto | BA Level | S 2024
“Religion and Popular Culture”: This course introduces ways in which religion and popular culture interact with a focus on experiential learning in student’s everyday environments.
University of Toronto | BA/MA Level | F 2023
“Words and Worship in Christian Cultures”: In this course, instructed by Simon Coleman, I taught a session on the “The power of words: Pentecostal performative use of language”.
Goethe University | BA/MA Level | S 2021
“African Indigenous Religious Traditions: Yoruba Religion”: The course introduced African Indigenous Religious Traditions with a focus on Yoruba Religion. Next to studying the complex net of religious practices within the system of Yoruba Religion, the course aimed to discuss Yoruba Religion in relation to current art perspectives.
Goethe University | BA/MA LEVEL | W 2020/21
“Glocal Pentecostalism”: The course introduced global Pentecostal movements, their historical genesis, and characteristics with a focus on African Pentecostal Movements. Empirical investigations were conducted in local Pentecostal communities that came with the introduction of qualitative research methods.
Goethe University | BA/MA LEVEL | S 2020
“Qualitative Research Methods in the context of Digital Religion”: The course introduced qualitative research methods with a focus on Participant Observation and Narrative Interview. An exploration in the context of digital religion gave students the opportunity to practice their method skills.
