This essay contributes to the discussions about the end, or rather reform, of the Counseling Movement. One central problem concerns the question of whether, apart from the positive impact psychology has had on pastoral counseling, this influence may not also have led to an obfuscation of theological profile. This question is addressed in view of the language used in pastoral counseling. First, various implications of the use of psychological terms are exposed insofar as these influence pastors’ professional identity as well as the pastoral communication. In a second step, a parishioner-oriented communication model is proposed, which renders different language games complementary to each other.

Article Seelsorgende als ‚Vertikalisten‘ im Krankenhaus was published on June 8, 2022 in the journal Spiritual Care (volume 0, issue 0).

In 2016, the Dutch Case Studies Project in Chaplaincy Care (CSP) was launched, an interdenominational and interuniversity empirical research project on case studies from different fields of chaplaincy. The article presents the methodological approach and the procedure of description and evaluation. The CSP works with research communities composed of chaplains working in a similar context under supervision by a research scholar. The article also analyzes the social and institutional framework of pastoral and spiritual care in a secular setting and its influence on the orientation of the CSP. In conclusion, a comparison to the situation in German speaking countries is drawn.

This paper proposes a new charge control method for voltage balancing of flying capacitor multilevel converters. Only the signs of the deviations from the nominal capacitor voltages and the sign of the output current are needed to choose proper switching states for charging or discharging the capacitors

In present-day Europe, people are crossing borders in need of refuge. This is just one example of the changing spaces for religion, church, and pastoral care in late modernity. However, there has been migration within Europe in recent history. This article exemplifies the practical-theological issue of borders and migration through a historical case study: post-World War II migrants in Germany. The case study shows the long-term effects of migration. The border-experiences of expelled people after the Second World War have consequences right up to the present. Memories continue to have an impact via an inter-generational transfer of typical behaviour and attitudes. In conclusion, borders themselves turn out to be an important locus theologicus for practical theology, which is underpinned in dialogue with Paul Tillich.