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Health and Quality of Life
How could one define health and disease? On what presuppositions, and ought we look for such definitions? Does quality of life inherit a subjective or objective evaluation? Are health and quality of life culture dependent concepts? Under the conditions of technologically advanced medicine and the common tendency towards a hedonistic lifestyle such questions come into focus. Hence, one question is of special relevance: which role does health play in our quality of life? The contributions of this interdisciplinary volume aim at the clarification of the various concepts in use. International scholars and scientists outline the framework for a more comprehensive and demanding concept of health and quality of life including philosophical and cultural aspects as well as medical and psychological dimensions.
Justification and Participation in Christ
The unity of the early Lutheran reformation, even in the central themes such as justification, is still an open question. This study examines the development of the doctrine of justification in the works of the prominent first and second generation Lutheran reformers from the viewpoints of divine participation and effectivity of justification. Generally, Luther’s idea of Christ’s real presence in the believer as the central part of justification is maintained and taught by all Reformers while they simultaneously develop various theological frameworks to depict the nature of participation. However, in some cases these developed models are contradictory, which causes tension between theologians resulting in the invention of new doctrinal formulations.
Media, Policy and Interaction
Situated within the field of discourse-oriented approaches to policy and media, this collection explores the interface between government, media and the public, highlighting the increasing importance placed on media channelled 'public opinion' as part of a democratic process. The authors use a variety of discourse analytic methods including CA/MCA, Discourse Analysis and Interactionism, to provide discussions around the social organization of policy debate in media sites including news interviews, public access broadcasts, broadcast debates, panel discussions, mediated government initiatives, newspapers and news broadcasts. The book's geographical coverage spans the USA, Canada, the UK, Europe, Asia and Australia. This volume offers a major contribution to discourse analysis and its emphasis on policy substance will appeal to a broad audience in social and public policy, political communication, journalism and politics.
The Intelligent Design Debate and the Temptation of Scientism
The controversy over Intelligent Design (ID) has now continued for over two decades, with no signs of ending. For its defenders, ID is revolutionary new science, and its opposition is merely ideological. For its critics, ID is both bad science and bad theology. But the polemical nature of the debate makes it difficult to understand the nature of the arguments on all sides. A balanced and deep analysis of a controversial debate, this volume argues that beliefs about the purposiveness or non-purposiveness of nature should not be based merely on science. Rather, the philosophical and theological nature of such questions should be openly acknowledged.
Who Do I Say That You Are?
The question of what it means to be a human creature lies at the heart of contemporary wrestling with anthropology, and especially anthropology from a theological perspective. Through both historical and systematic engagement with the so-called Finnish school of Tuomo Mannermaa, this study explores and assesses the anthropological dimension of their theology of theosis. or deification. Mannermaa initiated a minor revolution in Luther studies and in contemporary Lutheran theology by interpreting Luther's doctrine of justification to be a close analog to the Eastern Orthodox doctrine of theosis. but his eeumenical interests led him to minimize or overlook key themes in Luther and sharp distinc...
Die Gemeinsame Erklärung zur Rechtfertigungslehre
Am 31. Oktober 1999 wurde in Augsburg die »Gemeinsame Erklärung zur Rechtfertigungslehre « (GE) zwischen Lutherischem Weltbund (LWB) und der Römisch-Katholischen Kirche feierlich bestätigt. Bei der Rechtfertigung des Menschen allein aus Gnade Gottes geht es nicht um ein Lehrstück neben anderen, sondern um den zentralen Punkt, an dem die Einheit der westlichen Kirche im 16. Jahrhundert zerbrochen ist. Mit der GE sowie den Zusatzdokumenten »Gemeinsame Offizielle Feststellung« (GOF) und »Annex« ist offiziell eine Übereinstimmung in Grundfragen der Rechtfertigungslehre erzielt worden. Der erzielte Konsens hebt die verbleibenden Unterschiede nicht auf und wird auch umgekehrt durch dies...
America's Preacher and His Message
Although the popular literature concerned with Billy Graham as an evangelical icon is vast, there have been few serious academic considerations of his religious views. In America's Preacher and His Message, Timo Pokki provides the most extensive systematic analysis to date on Graham's theology, paying particular attention to views surrounding conversion and sanctification. The study not only provides a detailed analysis of Graham's thoughts on these topics, but also investigates the impact of Calvinism and Arminianism on revivalism and evangelicalism in general.
Crossings and Crosses
Dealing with different regions and cases, the contributions in this volume address and critically explore the theme of borders, educations, and religions in northern Europe. As shown in different ways, and contrary to popular ideas, there seems to be little reason to believe that religious and civic identity formation through public education is becoming less parochial and more culturally open. Even where state borders are porous, where commerce, culture, and trade as well as associative, personal, and social life display stronger liminal traits, normative education remains surprisingly national. This situation is remarkable and goes against the grain of current notions of both accelerating ...
Grundbegriffe christlicher Ästhetik
Christliche Asthetik lebt aus der Bilderwelt der Bibel, aus der Poesie religioser Sprache und aus der mystischen Schau uberweltlicher Schonheit. Diese Asthetik findet in der Alten Kirche beispielhaft Ausdruck im Werk des Monchsvaters Makarios. SeinBeitrag zur Entwicklung einer christlichen Asthetik bildet den Mittelpunkt des Werkes. Die Beitrage des Symposiums befassen sich daruber hinaus mit der christlichen Asthetik in der Spatantike und im christlichen Orient, aber auch mit der in manchemverwandten Asthetik der Reformation und des Pietismus. So werden in den hier dokumentierten Beitragen Parallelen zwischen altkirchlich-ostlicher und neuzeitlichwestlicher Spiritualitat und Asthetik erkennbar.
