Eva-Maria Leven

Dr. Eva-Maria Leven serves as Academic Councilor (akademische Rätin a.Z.) at the Chair of Religious Education within the Faculty of Catholic Theology at the University of Würzburg since 2022. She concurrently holds positions as Deputy Equal Opportunities Officer for the faculty, co-editor of the journal Religion 5 - 10, theology expert for Würzburg's distance learning program since 2019, and Bavarian secondary school teacher (Studienrätin) since 2018.

Her educational background includes teacher training in Catholic Religious Education and German at the University of Würzburg (2005-2010), followed by teacher preparation (Referendariat, 2010-2012), and completion of her doctorate (Dr. phil.) at the University of Siegen in 2018.

Research centers on religious education's adaptation to contemporary challenges, with emphasis on digital transformation (AI integration, gamification in instruction, and media effects on learning), interreligious dynamics (intrapsychic learning processes, religious tolerance in schools), and pluralistic contexts (eschatological didactics, cultural hermeneutics, human rights frameworks). Current leadership of the 2022-2026 project Gamification im Religionsunterricht demonstrates applied innovation in pedagogical methodology.

She actively contributes to academic communities through AKRK (Catholic Religious Education Association) and EARLI Special Interest Group 19 on Religious Education, while maintaining consultation services for state examinations including scheduled Zoom sessions through 2025.