Hasidism, a controversial, mystical-religious movement of Eastern European origin, has posed a serious challenge to mainstream Judaism from its earliest beginnings in the middle of the eighteenth century.
Die UN-Behindertenrechts-Konvention fordert einen Paradigmenwechsel in der Arbeit mit Menschen mit Behinderung von wohltätiger Fürsorge zu Selbstbestimmung und Inklusion.
Zentral für diesen spannenden Aufsatzband sind Beziehungen des jungen Kierkegaard zur Berliner Philosophie sowie sein Verhältnis zum Pietismus in den erbaulichen Schriften vor allem des späten Kierkegaard.
This book extensively explores the various influences and connections between Joseph Ratzinger and a number of leading philosophers; engaging with his work by means of Spanish, Portuguese, German, and English schools of thought through the contributions of a global body of scholars.
This book assesses William Shakespeare in the context of political and religious crisis, paying particular attention to his Catholic connections, which have heretofore been underplayed by much Protestant interpretation.
Paradise Understood: New Philosophical Essays about Heaven systematically investigates heaven, or paradise, as conceived within theistic religious traditions such as Rabbinic Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Über Gott, den Schöpfer und Ursprung allen Seins, nachzudenken und diese Gedanken in Worte fassen, ist für den Autor Ansporn und Verant- wortung zu gleich.
13 packende Selbstvorstellungen Jugendlicher, aufgeschrieben von einer Jugendpastorin und Jugendbuchautorin – 13 Sachtexte zu den Basics des christlichen Glaubens, für junge Menschen verfasst von einem Oberkirchenrat der Evangelischen Kirche: Sie stehen in fruchtbarer Spannung und umfassen den gesamten Horizont einer lebensweltorientierten Konfirmandenzeit.
La Trinidad y un mundo entrelazado constituye un serio intento de reflexión colectiva e interdisciplinar sobre las posibilidades, límites y fundamento de una «ontología relacional».
The secrets of a complex belief system that have sustained the Mandaeans in their centuries-old native lands in Iraq and Iran have been collapsing before their eyes.
Here, John Webster presents a trinitarian theology of holiness, which is aimed at a wide range of audiences, including ordinands, students of theology and interested laypeople.
Kaia Ronsdal combines the perspective of production of space, ethical theory and fieldwork, focusing on the contradictions in lived space, by observing encounters and interactions between different groups of people in everyday public space.
Although the moral and ethical dimensions of NATO presence in Afghanistan has been the focus of debate by politicians and media alike, questions of the religious culture and spirituality that underlie the complexities of both the conflict and convictions of those affected have rarely been discussed.
Originating in 1867 under the presidency of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lambeth Conference has proactively shaped the modern world by influencing areas as diverse as the ecumenical movement, post-war international relations, and the spiritual lives of hundreds of millions.
