The Historia der Passion und Leidens unsers einigen Erlösers und Seligmachers Jesu Christi (1593) by Leonhard Lechner (c. 1553-1606) is frequently cited as an important work in the development of the Passion idiom. Given the work's notoriety, it is therefore odd that little substantive analysis of the piece exists. Aside from some scholars' cursory comments about the piece, only James Morgan Sides's dissertation has discussed the work at length. Sides's findings give a somewhat limited picture of Lechner's Passion because he primarily focuses on technical aspects of Lechner's musical language. This essay instead seeks to provide a more comprehensive examination of Lechner's composition by taking into account social factors that influenced the history, reception, and stylistic influence of the work. The essay seeks to understand Lechner's Passion according to its cultural context, place it within the Passion genre and Lechner's biography, reception history, as well as explore its influence on later Passion settings. It then uses these factors as a means to explore Lechner's musical language to a greater extent than previous scholarship. The first chapter explores how social trends in sixteenth-century Württemberg, where Lechner was a chorister when he composed his Passion in 1593, affected his musical language. When Lechner wrote his Passion, the duchy was at a crossroads, balancing religious tradition and a more secular, modern future. On the one hand, over the 1500s, secularization occurred within the duchy's political, religious, and musical institutions. On the other hand, Württemberg's acceptance of Lutheranism in 1534 also shaped the duchy's culture. Additionally, despite its vehement anti-Catholic rhetoric and actions, Württemberg retained some of its long-standing Catholic religious and musical practices after its conversion to Lutheranism. Württemberg's dichotomous culture-a blend of secular, as well as Catholic and Lutheran influences-affected both the duchy's musical culture and Lechner's composition. The second chapter explores how Württemberg's societal changes, the history of the Passion genre, and Lechner's biography influenced specific musical devices in Lechner's Passion setting. Throughout the work, Lechner seems to use incongruous compositional language-the work not only boasts forward-looking expressive devices, such as text painting, but also incorporates compositional devices typically associated with older Catholic Passion settings. Lechner's setting of Biblical texts in the German vernacular, however, reflects the principles of the Reformation, as well as Württemberg's acceptance of Lutheranism. As the essay traces Lechner's use of text and text setting, expressive devices, and Passiontons throughout each of the piece's five movements, Lechner's musical language is understood to be a product of the Passion idiom, his personal faith, and sixteenth-century culture. While the first two chapters primarily focus on the relationship between Württemberg's culture and Lechner's musical language, the final chapter deals with the influence of Lechner's Passion, which has a bipartite legacy. In part, Lechner's Passion was summative because it is one of the last motet Passion settings, a subgenre that quickly disappeared due to the rise in popularity of instrumental music. Few motet Passions were composed after Lechner's; however, his work did influence later compositions, including pieces by Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672), Hugo Distler (1908-1942), and Kurt Thomas (1904-1973). It is significant that Lechner's Passion not only influenced Schütz, perhaps the greatest seventeenth-century Lutheran composer, but was also admired centuries later by twentieth-century composers. The approach of this essay recognizes that no work of art is created in a vacuum and therefore seeks to explore how cultural factors influenced the composition of Lechner's Passion. Lechner's dichotomous compositional language is an outgrowth of sixteenth-century Württemberg's culture, the history of the Passion idiom, and his own biography. As the essay progresses from the piece's social framework to its historical implications, Lechner's Passion is framed as both a product of its time and a model for future compositions. This essay therefore provides a more comprehensive perspective of Lechner's Passion than what previous musical analyses have offered.

This study investigates the curriculum for English in Gymnasium class 10 in Baden-Württemberg, Germany and compares it with the Swedish curriculum for English 5. A special focus it put on the politics that decide how the curriculum is written. The German and Swedish curricula for English are quite different, although they have some main points in common. The study includes a textual analysis and observations of English classes. Furthermore, nine teachers of English in Germany are interviewed about their views of the curriculum. The teachers view the curriculum and the course book as the same thing and are not very aware of the political or educational ideas behind the most recent curriculum. The curriculum for English in Baden-Württemberg is much more detailed than the Swedish but still the German teachers find it vague and dissatisfactory.

Seit dem Jahr 2000 ist die Anzahl an installierten Photovoltaik-Anlagen in Deutschland – dank günstiger politischer Rahmenbedingungen – rasant von 76 MWp auf 24.820 MWp in 2011 gestiegen. Trotz bundesweit einheitlicher finanzieller Förderbedingungen durch das Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz existieren jedoch räumliche Unterschiede in der Anzahl an installierten Photovoltaik-Anlagen pro Einwohner, sowohl auf Ebene der Bundesländer, als auch zwischen einzelnen Gemeinden einer Region. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird die räumliche Diffusion von Photovoltaik-Anlagen in Baden-Württemberg untersucht. Ziel ist zum einen die Ursachen für die räumlichen Unterschiede in der Photovoltaik-Diffusion aufzudecken. Zum anderen ist das Ziel zu überprüfen, ob ein Nachbarschaftseffekt der Photovoltaik-Diffusion existiert. Dies wird mit Hilfe quantitativer und qualitativer Methoden untersucht. Mit Hilfe der räumlichen Autokorrelationsanalyse wird gezeigt, dass sich die Anzahl an Photovoltaik-Anlagen pro Einwohner in den Gemeinden Baden-Württembergs signifikant unterscheidet. Es existieren Cluster von Gemeinden mit besonders hoher Photovoltaik-Nutzung (Hot Spots) und Cluster von Gemeinden mit besonders niedriger Photovoltaik-Nutzung (Cold Spots). Hot Spot-Gemeinden befinden sich zu 95% im ländlichen Raum und Cold Spot-Gemeinden zu 85% im Verdichtungsraum. Die Ergebnisse der räumlichen Regressionsanalyse und der Fallstudie in der Region Heilbronn-Franken zeigen, dass die Unterschiede in der Dichte der Photovoltaik-Anlagen pro Einwohner erstens auf Unterschiede in der Siedlungsstruktur zurückzuführen sind (Anteil an Ein- und Zweifamilienhäusern, Anteil an Neubauten, Anzahl an Viehbetrieben pro Einwohner), zweitens auf Unterschiede im Sozialgefüge (Anteil an Familien) sowie drittens auf den Nachbarschaftseffekt der Diffusion. Aus den Experteninterviews geht hervor, dass zudem weitere lokale Voraussetzungen gegeben sein müssen, damit es zu einer schnellen Photovoltaik-Diffusion kommt. Eine wichtige Rolle spielen die Landwirte, die häufig als Innovatoren auftraten, sowie sog. Change Agents, die den Diffusionsprozess anstoßen und bewusst fördern. Zu letzteren zählen auf lokaler Ebene aktive Bürgermeister, Solarvereine, Photovoltaik-Unternehmer oder Elektroinstallateure, auf regionaler Ebene Maschinenringe und Energieagenturen. Die Modellierung und Analyse der Photovoltaik-Diffusion in den einzelnen Gemeinden von 2000 bis 2030 zeigt für das Jahr 2009, dass die Gemeinden einer Raumkategorie unterschiedliche Diffusionsprofile aufweisen. Je ländlicher eine Gemeinde ist, desto weiter ist tendenziell der Diffusionsprozess fortgeschritten: In Gemeinden des ländlichen Raums befindet sich die Photovoltaik-Diffusion meist bereits im Early Majority-Stadium, in Gemeinden des Verdichtungsraums ist die Photovoltaik-Diffusion dagegen überwiegend erst am Ende des Early Adopter-Stadiums angelangt. Der Innovationseffekt, der angibt, wie stark die Anzahl an Photovoltaik-Anlagen unabhängig von den bereits installierten Anlagen zunimmt, ist im suburbanen Raum und im ländlichen Raum am höchsten. Der Imitationseffekt, der angibt, wie stark die Zunahme neu installierter Photovoltaik-Anlagen von bestehenden Anlagen in einer Gemeinde abhängt, steigt dagegen von der Stadt zum Land an. Durch den Vergleich der Hot Spot-Gemeinden mit den übrigen Gemeinden des ländlichen Raums wird deutlich, dass die Imitation in den Hot Spot-Gemeinden höher liegt. Dies lässt darauf schließen, dass ein Nachbarschaftseffekt der Photovoltaik-Diffusion zwischen den Gemeinden existiert, da die Lage innerhalb eines Hot Spots zu einer erhöhten Wahrnehmung von Photovoltaik-Anlagen und einem häufigeren Austausch mit Photovoltaik-Besitzern führt und damit die Photovoltaik-Diffusion fördert. Vor dem Hintergrund des Klimawandels und der knapper werdenden fossilen Ressourcen gilt in Deutschland das Ziel, die Nutzung erneuerbarer Energien und damit auch der Photovoltaik weiter voranzutreiben. Diese Arbeit zeigt, dass lokale Einflussfaktoren entscheidend für das Entstehen räumlicher Unterschiede in der Photovoltaik-Nutzung sind. Die Kenntnisse dieser Unterschiede, deren Ursachen sowie die Bedeutung des Nachbarschaftseffekts können eine Grundlage für gezielte Förderung oder Marketingmaßnahmen zur weiteren Diffusion von Photovoltaik-Anlagen bieten. / Since 2000, the number of photovoltaic systems installed in Germany has significantly increased from 76 MWp to 24,820 MWp in 2011. This can be attributed to a favourable policy framework. Despite a nationaly uniform financial incentive scheme supported by the Renewable Energies Act (EEG), spatial differences in the number of photovoltaic systems installed per capita can be observed between the federal states as well as among individual municipalities. This study analyses the spatial diffusion of photovoltaic installations in the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg. The first aim of the study is to identify the reasons for spatial differences in diffusion. The second aim is to examine whether there is a neighbourhood effect in the spatial diffusion of photovoltaic installations. The study is based on quantitative and qualitative methods. The analysis of spatial autocorrelation shows that the number of photovoltaic installations per capita differs significantly among the municipalities in Baden-Württemberg. The analysis reveals the presence of clusters of municipalities with above average photovoltaic development (Hot Spots) and below average photovoltaic development (Cold Spots). The results show that 95 % of the Hot Spot municipalities are located in rural areas while 85 % of the Cold Spot municipalities are found in urban agglomerations. Both the results of the spatial regression analysis and the case study of the region Heilbronn-Franken, indicate that differences in the density of photovoltaic installations per capita arise for three main reasons: firstly, because of differences in the settlement structure (percentage of detached and semi-detached houses, percentage of new houses, percentage of livestock farms), secondly, because of differences in the social structure (percentage of families), and thirdly, because of the neighbourhood effect of diffusion. Expert interviews identified that additional local conditions play an important role in promoting the diffusion of photovoltaic installations. Particularly farmers play a crucial role in the diffusion as they often act as innovators. The photovoltaic diffusion process is often triggered and promoted by change agents. On a local level, change agents are active mayors, solar initiatives, photovoltaic entrepreneurs or electricians. On a regional level, these are machinery rings or energy agencies. The results of the model for the analysis (from 2000 to 2030) of the diffusion of photovoltaic installations in the municipalities show that in 2009 municipalities of different spatial categories display different diffusion profiles. The more rural a municipality is, the more advanced the diffusion process: municipalities in rural areas have mostly reached the point of inflection of the diffusion curve and adopters now belong to the Early Majority. Municipalities in urban areas still belong to the Early Adopters. The coefficient of innovation indicating the extent at which the number of photovoltaic installations increases independently from other installations, is highest in suburban and rural areas. The coefficient of imitation indicating the strength of dependence in the development of new photovoltaic installations from existing ones, increases from urban to rural areas. The comparison of Hot Spot municipalities with the remaining municipalities of the rural areas shows that the coefficient of imitation is higher in Hot Spot municipalities. Thus, one can conclude that there is a neighbourhood effect in the diffusion of photovoltaic installations among municipalities. The position within a Hot Spot advances the perception of photovoltaic installations and increases interaction and communication among photovoltaic owners promoting the diffusion of the technology. In the context of climate change and the limited availability of fossil fuels, the use of renewable energies e.g. photovoltaic installations should be further encouraged in Germany. This study shows that local conditions significantly impact the development of spatial differences in the use of photovoltaic technology. Understanding the reasons for these spatial differences and the neighbourhood effect can help to define well-directed incentives and to develop marketing strategies to further promote the diffusion of photovoltaic installations.

Early modern Lutherans, as is well known, worshipped in decorated churches. They adopted a path of reform that neither disposed of all ornament nor retained all the material trappings of the Catholic church. This thesis studies the fortunes of ecclesiastical art in the Duchy of Württemberg after its Reformation in 1534 and the place images found for themselves in the devotional lives of Lutherans up to c. 1700. The territory was shaped not just by Lutheranism, but initially by Zwinglianism too. The early years of reform thus saw moments of iconoclasm. The Zwinglian influence was responsible for a simple liturgy that distinguished Württemberg Lutheranism from its confessional allies in the north. This study considers the variety of uses to which Lutheran art was put in this context. It addresses the different ways in which Lutherans used the visual setting of the church to define their relationships with their God, their church, and each other. The Dukes of Württemberg used their stance on images to communicate their political and confessional allegiances; pastors used images to define the parameters of worship and of the church space itself; parishioners used images, funerary monuments, and church adornment to express their Lutheran identity and establish their position within social hierarchies. As Lutheranism developed in the seventeenth century, so too did Lutheran art, becoming more suited to fostering contemplative devotion. While diverse in their aims, many Lutherans appreciated the importance of regular investment in the visual. Ducal pronouncements, archives held centrally and locally, surviving artefacts and decoration in churches, and printed sources enable the distinctive visual character of Lutheranism in Württemberg to be identified here.

Der Beitrag geht auf die Landschaftsveränderungen der Kulturlandschaft im Bauland und in Hohenlohe im nördlichen Baden-Württemberg ein. Untersucht wird insbesondere die Veränderung der typischen Stillgewässer.

The dissertation addresses the trajectory of the Reading Society Hermann Faulhaber, that has its origins in the Library founded in 1903, in the old Colony of Neu-Württemberg, current municipality of Panambi/RS. The research focuses on the creation, constitution and maintenance of the Reading Society, as an institution dedicated to the preservation of culture among immigrants/descendants. Thus, it analyzes the Library, in the initial years of formation in the Colony, by the initiative of its owner Hermann Meyer, under the management of Marie and Hermann Faulhaber, and its transformation in the Reading Society in 1927, as well as its characteristics before the collection was confiscated in 1942, due to the nationalization policies adopted by the Estado Novo. The research also discusses the decision of not to close activities of the Reading Society, after the seizure of the books, strategies for recovery of the collection, as well as the restructuring actions, with emphasis on the National Institute of the Book (INL). Finally, the dissertation addresses the role played by Marie Faulhaber in the formation of readers in the Colony, highlighting her trajectory, her studies in Germany and her work in the community. The dissertation allows us to understand the role of the Reading Society, associated with the Faulhaber family, especially in bond with the German culture, through the reading practices of the former Colony of Neu-Württemberg. / A dissertação aborda a trajetória da Sociedade de Leitura Hermann Faulhaber, que tem suas origens na Biblioteca fundada em 1903, na antiga Colônia de Neu-Württemberg, atual município de Panambi/RS. A pesquisa está centrada na criação, constituição e manutenção da Sociedade de Leitura, enquanto instituição voltada à preservação da cultura alemã entre os imigrantes/descendentes. Assim, analisa a fundação da Biblioteca, nos anos iniciais de formação da Colônia, por iniciativa do seu proprietário Hermann Meyer, sob administração do casal Marie e Hermann Faulhaber, e a sua transformação na Sociedade de Leitura em 1927, bem como suas características antes do acervo ser confiscado em 1942, devido às políticas de nacionalização adotadas pelo Estado Novo. A pesquisa também discorre sobre a decisão de não encerrar as atividades da Sociedade de Leitura, depois da apreensão dos livros, as estratégias para recuperação do acervo, assim como as ações de reestruturação, com destaque a vinculação ao Instituto Nacional do Livro (INL). Por fim, a dissertação aborda o papel exercido por Marie Faulhaber na formação de leitores na Colônia, destacando a sua trajetória individual, seus estudos na Alemanha e a sua atuação na comunidade. O conjunto da dissertação permite compreender o papel da Sociedade de Leitura, associada ao protagonismo da família Faulhaber, sobretudo no que diz respeito à manutenção dos vínculos com a cultura alemã, através das práticas de leitura da antiga Colônia de New-Württemberg.

Der Beitrag geht auf die Landschaftsveränderungen der Kulturlandschaft im Bauland und in Hohenlohe im nördlichen Baden-Württemberg ein. Untersucht wird insbesondere die Veränderung der typischen Stillgewässer.

Cette recherche a pour objet d’étudier la conception qu’ont les élèves du cycle de vie des plantes à fleurs, en Alsace et au Baden-Württemberg, dans des établissements du primaire et du secondaire, de rechercher les facteurs d’influence potentiels et de dégager les principaux obstacles aux apprentissages. Trois éléments structurent cette thèse : 1) une enquête exploratoire par entretiens (n=49) ; 2) une analyse contextuelle des références en sciences naturelles et dans le champ socio- culturel, des “curricula à enseigner”, à travers les programmes et manuels scolaires, et des “curricula enseignés” ; 3) une enquête principale par questionnaires (n=1388). Les outils de recueil interrogent les concepts-clés (graine, fleur, fruit) et les processus-clés (pollinisation, fécondation, fructification, formation des graines, dissémination) qui caractérisent le cycle de vie des plantes à fleurs. Les élèves ont été priés d’ordonner différents stades de développement des plantes et d’expliquer ce placement. Différents modèles mentaux ont été élaborés à partir des résultats. D’autre part, les résultats sont mis en lien avec ceux de l’analyse contextuelle. La conceptualisation du cycle de vie végétal dépend, entre autres, de celle de la reproduction sexuée et ainsi du type de plante (fleur, au sens commun, ou d’un arbre fruitier). Des différences culturelles ont également pu être relevées. / This research aims to investigate students’ conceptions about the life cycle of flowering plants in both Alsace and Baden-Württemberg, in primary and secondary schools, to detect potential factors influencing student’s conceptions and to identify main learning obstacles. Three elements structured this PhD-thesis: 1) an exploratory investigation with the help of interviews (n=49) ; 2) a context analysis of references in natural sciences and in the socio-cultural domain, of “curricula to teach” through school programmes and manuals, and of “taught curricula” ; 3) a main investigation using questionnaires (n=1388). The instruments included questions to key concepts (seed, flower, fruit) and processes (pollination, fecundation, fructification, formation of seeds, dissemination), which characterize the life cycle of flowering plants. Students were especially asked to order different development stages of plants and to explain their ordering. Different mental models could be derived from the results. Moreover, results were related to those of the context analysis. Conceptualizations of the life cycle of plants depend, amongst others, on those of the sexual reproduction and thus the type of plant (flower, fruit tree). Cultural differences were also identified.

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German text / Vor dem Hintergrund gegenwärtiger Reformprozesse, sowohl in der Evangelischen Landeskirche Württembergs, als auch in der Evangelischen Kirche Deutschlands, reflektiert und kommentiert die vorliegende Arbeit das Reformbemühen der letzten Jahre und stellt es in den Kontext empirischer Forschung. So versucht die Studie explorativ pragmatisch Zugangswege zu den bisher nicht erreichten Menschen zu eruieren, die bei der Entwicklung einer zukünftigen Sozialgestalt von Kirche mitbedacht werden könnten. Mittels eines mehrstufigen Zufallsauswahlverfahrens wurden die Befragungspersonen ermittelt und 628 standardisierte Interviews durchgeführt. Dabei stehen zunächst die religiösen Einstellungen zur christlich-abendländischen Kultur- und Werteorientierung, zur kirchlichen Arbeit als solche und zum christlichen Glauben im Forschungsinteresse, dann die Erfahrungen mit Gottesdienst, Kirche und Leben, Erwartungen, Bedürfnisse und Interessenlagen und schließlich der Stellenwert von Gebet und Bibel als Bausteine christlich-spiritueller Lebenspraxis. Ausgehend vom Gottesdienst, als Zentralort gemeindlichen Lebens, will die Forschung die Chancen gottesdienstkultureller Ausdifferenzierung ergründen und nimmt unter anderem alternative Gottesdienstformen in den Blick. Ehrenamtlicher Mitarbeit in der Kirche, gemeindlicher Kleingruppenarbeit und religiöse Erwachsenenbildungsangebote sind von potenzieller Bedeutung und wollen ebenso als Zugangswege kirchlicher Zukunftsentwicklung bedacht sein, wie der Stellenwert gemeindlicher Seelsorge- und Lebensberatung in Umbruchsituationen, oder die Einrichtung einer landeskirchlichen Gemeindegründungsbewegung in bisher unerreichten soziokulturellen Umgebungen. Die vielfältigen Erkenntnisse und potenziellen Möglichkeiten zukünftiger Kirche sind nicht zu trennen von einer missionstheologischen und ekklesiologischen Positionierung, die in der Herausbildung von kulturrelevanter, multioptionaler Gemeinde, als Gemeinschaft von Brüdern und Schwestern, das Zentralgeschehen nachhaltiger Gemeinde- und Kirchenentwicklung erkennt. Damit ist die Studie als Diskussionsbeitrag in den Entscheidungsprozessen aktueller Reformdebatte platziert. / Against the background of current reform processes in the Evangelische Landeskirche von Würrtemberg (protestant national church of Baden-Württemberg as) well as the Evangelische Kirche von Deutschland (protestant national church of Germany), this paper reflects and comments on the reformation efforts of the past years and places them into the context of empirical research. The aim of this survey is to investigate in an explorative manner various forms of pragmatic access to people hitherto unreached, who could be factored into the church's future social form. The participants were selected using a multilevel random selection process and 628 standardised interviews were subsequently carried out. To begin with, this research focuses on the interviewee's religious stance on christian-occidental culture and values,on the work of the church in general and on christian faith, then on their personal experience with services, church and life, their expectations, needs and interests, and lastly the significance of prayer and the bible as integral parts of a spiritual Christian life. Based on the service as the centre of a congregation's community life, this survey wants to fathom the chances of service differentiation and takes a look at alternative forms of service among other things. Volunteer work in the church, work in small groups as well as religious education programmes for adults are of potential importance and need to be taken into consideration as possible access paths to the future development of the church as well as the value of pastoral care and life coaching in situations of radical change or the start-up of a national movement to establish new congregations in hitherto unreached sociocultural environments. The manifold findings and potential possibilities of our church in the future cannot be separated from our position with regard to missiology and ecclesiology, which identifies the central development of congregation and church as the formation of culturally relevant, multioptional congregations, as the community of brothers and sisters. This survey thus contributes to the current discussion of reform and the associated decision-making process. / Christian Spirituality, Church History & Missiology / D. Th. (Missiology)