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The book contains comparative analyses of the development of litanic verse in European poetry, from medieval to modern times. Litanic verse is based on different syntactic devices, such as enumeration, parallelism, anaphora and epiphora. However, it is not to be seen...
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Cyril of Alexandria is one of the major intellectuals of the early Byzantine Christian world. His approach to Christ is at the core of the classical Christian tradition, however, because his works were not translated into English in the post-Reformation environment, the...
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1828 unterzeichneten 23 Professoren aus Freiburg i. Br. Petitionen zur Abschaffung des Zölibates und verteidigten diese mit einer erläuternden «Denkschrift». Hierauf antwortete Johann Adam Möhler (1796–1838) mit der «Beleuchtung der Denkschrift».
Die Autorin analysiert...
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Die Religionswissenschaft mit ihren beiden Subdisziplinen Religionssoziologie und Religionspsychologie hat als sogenannte „Außenperspektive" wichtige Forschungsbeiträge für die „Innenperspektive" der christlichen Theologien geliefert. Einen Konflikt stellte dabei immer...
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The Lutheran doctrine of the orders of creation specifies fundamental forms of human community. Grounded in God’s structuring of the universe, these institutions acquire their expression in human history. Although they are fallen and distorted under sin, they remain...
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This volume engages with the work of E. Douglas Lewis, who has made major contributions to the understanding of Eastern Indonesia, ethnography, culture, and religion, as well as a neurobiologically informed anthropology. Lewis’ work on the Ata Tana ‘Ai (People of the...
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Der vorliegende Band 26 der Zeitschrift Morgen-Glantz enthält die überarbeitete Fassung der Vorträge, die an der 25. Tagung der Christian Knorr von Rosenroth-Gesellschaft vom 19.–21. Juni 2015 in Sulzbach-Rosenberg gehalten wurden. Thema der Tagung war:...
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The discovery by Charles Darwin of natural selection as the principal mechanism of biological evolution sharpened the classical theological issue of suffering in the natural world. Darwin’s discovery revealed predation and starvation to be the engine of biological...
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Das Buch bringt religiöse Konflikte in der galizischen Literatur zur Darstellung. Der Schwerpunkt liegt dabei auf der Analyse von literarischen Werken, die zwischen 1848 und 1914 entstanden, als Galizien noch «österreichisch» und durch eine große ethnisch-konfessionelle...
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In the early nineties, after Reinholds first publication »Die Beziehungen Altisraels zu den aramäischen Staaten in der israelitisch-judäischen Königszeit« an archaeological find came to light with the broken pieces of the early Aramaic written Têl Dan Stela, which has...
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We all have a sense of what it means to be a person, but how do we conceptualize that intuition? What is the connection between a person and their human nature? Where does mind fit in to the picture? This book draws upon the work of Joseph Ratzinger and Hans Urs von...
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Die Garantie der unantastbaren Menschenwürde hat sich zu einer universalen ethischen und rechtlichen Norm herausgebildet. Sie wird jedoch in Abhängigkeit vom jeweiligen weltanschaulichen und religiösen Hintergrund unterschiedlich begründet. Diese Uneinheitlichkeit der...
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Historically, the relationship between religion and psychotherapy has been more negative than positive. Are there inherent contradictions between the two, or can advances in the area of mental health care offer insights that are useful for the work of those in ordained...
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If God knows human actions in advance, do humans really have freedom of choice? Throughout the centuries various solutions have been offered as to how to retain or reconcile both the concepts of divine omniscience and human freedom. One solution focuses on the idea of...
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Das Buch bietet den Entwurf einer Didaktik des Gebets im islamischen Religionsunterricht. Der Autor geht der Frage nach, wie ein derart zentraler Begriff wie der des Gebets an Schärfe und Kontur gewinnen kann, wenn er Gegenstand des islamischen Religionsunterrichts...
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Wie ist es möglich, Bürger Europas und gleichzeitig Muslim zu sein? Die Autorin vergleicht aus differenzhermeneutischer Perspektive die Antworten von drei zeitgenössischen muslimischen Denkern. Sie zeigen, dass Europa und Islam durchaus zusammen gedacht werden können....
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Navid Kermani – author, journalist and academic – is one of the most prominent public intellectuals in Germany today. Kermani has been at the forefront of recent debates about Islam and its role in Germany’s political, social and cultural life. Instead of emphasizing...
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This book is about the dangers of religious intolerance, conflict and violence oriented strategies in our contemporary society. It exposes the evangelical strategies of Christian Churches and Denominations in the Nigerian society. The process of the enthronement of...
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In 2005, the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) signed the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended the longest civil war in African history. Stein Erik Horjen argues that although this second civil war was not a religious one,...
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The author presents a close reading of Martin Luther’s lectures on Galatians (1531) and Genesis (1535–1545). It reveals that Luther employed his unique understanding of Law and Gospel to inculcate in his students the understanding and desire to faithfully live out their...
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