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Talking God in Society
Peter Lampe's work has covered a wide range of fields, the common denominator being his interest in contextualizing belief systems. Mirroring his multifaced work, the authors pursue his interest from different interdisciplinary angles, addressing the interdependence between religious expressions and their situations or contexts. The application of theoretical models to texts examples flanks the inspiring theoretical – epistemological and methodological – reflections. Studies in socio-economic and political history adjoin archaeological, epigraphic, papyrological and iconographic investigations. (Social-)psychological interpretations of texts complement rhetorical analyses. The hermeneutical reception of biblical materials in, for example, the Koran and Christian Chinese or Orthodox contexts, as well as in religious education and homiletics, rounds off the volumes.
Preaching the Fear of God in a Fear-Filled World
Fear runs rampant in the world today, including fears related to the rise of nationalism, refugees, political corruption, violence, religious extremism, and climate crises. Amid these existential realities, the biblical idea of "the fear of God" poses theological opportunities and challenges for those who address these themes in their preaching and public ministry. This collection of conference presentations from the 2018 meeting of Societas Homiletica focuses on how preaching and homiletical studies around the world address the rhetorical, biblical, political, and spiritual dimensions of fear as it has emerged in recent decades in church and society.
God behind Bars: An Empirical Approach to Prison Ministry in the United States and Germany
This first empirical study on differences between prison ministries in the US and Germany enables a dialogue between chaplains of both countries. What can they learn from each other? What do they have in common – that thus has been transculturally tested? The divergent theological-philosophical backgrounds of the two criminal justice systems are presented along with their different accentuations of retributing punishment and rehabilitating restoration. Religious extremism of inmates and „switching“ of religious orientation in prisons are discussed, the roles of volunteers assessed, and promising restoration methods presented – such as the so-called „Circles“ or religion-related rehabilitation programs, which have been proven to reduce recidivism by changing inmates‘ mindsets. The book examines chaplains‘ working styles in ten fields of activity as well as their theological and political leanings, their job satisfaction and factors contributing to overload, their time management, and their „dreams“ of what could be done better.
The Restoration of Israel
This study identifies and explores texts of restoration in a wide selection of Early Jewish Literature in order to assess the variety of ways in which Jews envisioned Israel’s future restoration. Particular attention is given to the expression of restoration in what is identified in the present study as the exilic model of restoration. In this model, Israel’s restoration is characterized by the features of (a) a future re-gathering, (b) the fate of the nations, and (c) the establishment of a new Temple. The present work focuses primarily on the first two features. Through this framework Jews in the Greco-Roman period could draw on Israel’s history and legacy, but re-appropriate ‘exile and return’ in new and creative ways. Finally, the writing of Luke-Acts is investigated for its ideas of restoration and its indebtedness to Early Jewish traditions.
Parables and Rhetoric in the Sermon on the Mount
"Parable research has to a large degree ignored the Sermon on the Mount (SM) and for its part, research into the SM has likewise left the parables by the wayside. However, the use of parabolic language in more than one third of the SM influences its interpretation and indeed opens up a new approach to it. In the current volume, Ernst Baasland focuses on this important factor, whilst also taking the rhetoric of Jesus' teaching into consideration. The author maintains that rhetorical features have a great bearing on the interpretation of the text with the overall structure illuminating the entire composition of the sermon. Fresh insights into its oration therefore serve to challenge the source...
The Apocalyptic Dimensions of Climate Change
Climate change and the apocalypse are frequently associated in the popular imagination of the twenty-first century. This collection of essays brings together climatologists, theologians, historians, literary scholars, and philosophers to address and critically assess this association. The contributing authors are concerned, among other things, with the relation between cultural and scientific discourses on climate change; the role of apocalyptic images and narratives in representing environmental issues; and the tension between reality and fiction in apocalyptic representations of catastrophes. By focusing on how figures in fictional texts interact with their environment and deal with the consequences of climate change, this volume foregrounds the broader social and cultural function of apocalyptic narratives of climate change. By evoking a sense of collective human destiny in the face of the ultimate catastrophe, apocalyptic narratives have both cautionary and inspirational functions. Determining the extent to which such narratives square with scientific knowledge of climate change is one of the main aims of this book.
The Reluctant Revolutionary
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a uniquely reluctant and distinctly German Lutheran revolutionary. In this volume, the author, an Anglican priest and historian, argues that Bonhoeffer’s powerful critique of Germany’s moral derailment needs to be understood as the expression of a devout Lutheran Protestant. Bonhoeffer gradually recognized the ways in which the intellectual and religious traditions of his own class - the Bildungsbürgertum - were enabling Nazi evil. In response, he offered a religiously inspired call to political opposition and Christian witness—which cost him his life. The author investigates Bonhoeffer’s stance in terms of his confrontation with the legacy of Hegelianism and Neo-Rankeanism, and by highlighting Bonhoeffer’s intellectual and spiritual journey, shows how his endeavor to politicially reeducate the German people must be examined in theological terms.
Christsein
Christ:insein als Lebensform ist seit je her in unterschiedlichen Gestalten beobachtbar und an verschiedenen Orten erfahrbar. Es zeigt sich in der Gegenwart in seiner Konkretisierung als Lebensgestaltungsoption und zugleich als ein Suchfeld gegenwärtiger Praktischer Theologie. Die Beiträge des Bandes nehmen die Suchbewegung nach tragfähigen Gestalten und möglichen Orten des Christ:inseins aus ganz unterschiedlichen Perspektiven auf und führen die von Christian Grethlein seit 2018 in seinen Ausführungen zum »Christsein als Lebensform« elaborierten Überlegungen kreativ und explorativ fort. Dabei erweitern sie das Suchfeld in konstruktiv-kritischer Weise, indem sie differenziert auf di...
Wenn Jugendliche Bibel lesen
Anders als Kinder werden Jugendliche als Theologisierende nach wie vor kaum wahrgenommen. In der Bibeldidaktik braucht es daher einen Perspektivenwechsel hin zu einer Jugendtheologie, die Jugendliche als Interpretinnen und Interpreten der Bibel ernst nimmt. Eine solche jugendtheologische Bibeldidaktik fragt nach dem Umgang der Jugendlichen mit der Bibel und nach ihren eigenen Deutungsweisen. Neu kann und soll gefragt werden, welche Zugänge zur Bibel im Unterricht heute sinnvoll sind, um der Kompetenz der Jugendlichen Raum zu geben. Die Autorinnen und Autoren dieses Tagungsbandes beleuchten die bibeldidaktischen Ansätze der Gegenwart aus einer jugendtheologischen Perspektive, reflektieren sie für den Kontext der Schweiz und tragen aktuelle Ergebnisse der Rezeptionsforschung zusammen. So kommen die Jugendlichen als theologisch selbstständig und kreativ denkende Menschen in den Blick.
Mission in Crisis
»Mission in crisis« – this diagnosis makes immediate sense in view of the rapid decline of European Christian churches. However, there is a great deal of controversy as to what exactly this crisis consists of, what its actual causes are and what dynamics the crisis discourse itself exhibits. The contributions in this volume were held on an international conference that took place from November 25–27, 2022 at the University of Zurich. They pursue these questions from a mission-theological perspective and seek to open up new perspectives for the future of the church in both secular and plural societies. With contributions from: Heike Breitenstein, John G. Flett, Ralph Kunz, Sabrina Müll...
