Fundamental questions concerning the organization and status of religious education in schools are addressed, along with the professional self-image of religion teachers. Central topics and contents include:

• God and images of God
• Jesus Christ
• Biblical learning
• Symbols
• Ethical learning
• Philosophizing with children
• Biographical learning
• Confessional identity
• Inter-religious learning
• Rituals, celebrations, and worship

An extensive chapter is dedicated to concrete didactic and methodological suggestions for engaging learning, such as:

• The art of telling and listening
• Meditative exercises and prayer
• Imaginative learning
• Music and movement
• Playing and learning
• Creative writing
• Working with pictures
• Perceiving and exploring spaces
• Free work and project work
• Digital learning
• Religion in the early stages.