Andrea Lehner-Hartmann

Andrea Lehner-Hartmann is a Professor of Religious Education and Catechetics at the University of Vienna's Institute for Practical Theology, serving as Dean of the Faculty of Catholic Theology and Deputy Spokesperson of the GAIN research platform. Her work focuses on religious education in pluralistic societies, gender studies, violence prevention, and interdisciplinary subject didactics. She holds academic titles including Mag.a and Dr. theol., and has contributed significantly to theological and educational research through her extensive publications and leadership roles.

Education: Studies in Catholic theology and religious education at Universities of Vienna and Freiburg (1980–1986), habilitation in Religious Education and Catechetics (2013). Professional highlights include leadership roles in the Austrian Religious Education Forum (since 2013) and the Center for Teacher Education (since 2013). She has been recognized with the Leopold Kunschak Prize and Bank Austria Prize for Innovative Research (2002).

Research emphasizes transformative processes in religious education, gender in educational contexts, and religious learning in diverse environments. Key contributions include works on interreligious education and postcolonial perspectives in theology. She collaborates with interdisciplinary networks like the 'Religion and Transformation in Contemporary Society' research center and 'Interdisciplinary Values Research' platform.

She advises on academic journals such as Limina Graz and serves on boards for organizations including the European Society for Women in Theological Research (ESWTR) and the International Academy of Practical Theology (IAPT). Her work bridges theological scholarship with practical educational challenges in modern societies.