Den Tod studieren. Moraltheologe Rupert M. Scheule über den Master "Perimortale Wissenschaften"

In: Communicatio socialis: Zeitschrift für Medienethik und Kommunikation in Kirche und Gesellschaft, Band 54, Heft 4, S. 548-552

Abstract

They are an integral part of life, yet many people avoid the topics of dying, death and mourning. All the more remarkable, then, that the University of Regensburg has been offering a master's degree program since the 2020/21 winter semester that explicitly addresses these existential areas. The course of study "Perimortal Sciences: dying, death and mourning interdisciplinary" is unique in Germany. It is led by Rupert M. Scheule, Professor of Moral Theology, who also helped develop the concept. He related to Petra Hemmelmann, editor of Communicatio Socialis, who decides for this unusual course of study, their reasons for doing so and what the students learn and discuss there.