Diploma and Master's theses

If you would like to write your thesis for your degree—a bachelor’s thesis and, later, a master’s thesis or diploma thesis—in the field of Liturgical Studies and Sacramental Theology, please contact our university assistants or Prof. Feulner, who will be happy to assist you in selecting a topic.

The following topics are intended as suggestions for potential theses (other topics may, of course, also be proposed):

• The sacraments of the Church – classification and liturgical practice
• The current state of liturgical studies
• Authenticity in the liturgy
• Liturgical rituals of separation for lepers in the Middle Ages
• Worship culture during the time of the plague in the Middle Ages and early modern period
• Liturgical celebrations during pandemics – challenges and perspectives
• Religious rituals in the film trilogy “The Godfather”
• Papal rituals in the film “In the Shoes of the Fisherman”
• The Papal Blessing “Urbi et Orbi”—Still Relevant Today?
• Worship Services with People Suffering from Dementia
• The Image of the Priest in Film from a Liturgical Perspective
• Broadcasting of Worship Services (Livestream, TV, Radio) in the Archdiocese of Vienna
• The Diocesan Customs of Lyon and Braga
• The Liturgy of the Dominicans
• Luther’s Understanding of Ordination
• Calvin’s Understanding of Ordination
• Meaning and Classification of the Rubrics in Liturgical Books
• Harvest Festival (and Thanksgiving) from a Liturgical Perspective
• Commemoration of the Dead in Liturgical Practice