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Longing in a Culture of Cynicism
Through current expressions of religion, people are confronted with all kinds of longings and desires which have no place in a rationalised and alienated culture. At the same time, these longings are seeking and finding opportunities for expression. How to understand this cultural ambiguity? The authors in this volume explore the possibilities of a rationality beyond rationalism, reflecting beyond the borders of human imagination on the hidden God.
Religious Identity and the Problem of Historical Foundation
The essays collected in this book deal with the question how, throughout the history of Christianity, Christian communities have tried to construct their identity by anchoring their views in authoritative and normative sources. The main focus is upon the problem of historical foundation through textual traditions but other authoritative sources ( role of religious leaders; ritual traditions) are taken into consideration as well. The book takes as its point of departure the fact that with the rise of modernity the former dependence of western church and society on authoritative sources was called into question. Ever since, appeal to such sources is no longer self-evident; at times it is even ...
Normativity and Empirical Research in Theology
In this publication, researchers and academics from South Africa, Great Britain, Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands provide theoretical explanations and examples of empirical research with regard to the fundamental question of the role of theological normativity in empirical research in theological fields.
Conflict, Catastrophe and Continuity
Offers fresh perspectives on key debates surrounding Germany's descent into and emergence from the Nazi catastrophe. This book explores relations between society, economy and international policy, and provides fresh insights into the complex continuities and discontinuities of modern German history.
Religious Crisis and Civic Transformation
This book offers a fresh interpretation of the connection between the West German Catholic Church and post-1950s political debates on women's reproductive rights and the protection of life in West Germany. According to Tichenor, Catholic women in West Germany, influenced by the culture of consumption, the sexual revolution, Vatican II reforms, and feminism, sought to renegotiate their relationship with the Church. They demanded a more active role in Church ministries and challenged the Church's hierarchical and gendered view of marriage and condemnation of artificial contraception. When the Church refused to compromise, women left en masse. In response, the Church slowly stitched together a ...
Der Einfluß sozialer Veränderungen auf die Jenseitsvorstellungen von Himmel, Hölle und Fegefeuer nach Ebertz
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 1999 im Fachbereich Theologie - Systematische Theologie, Note: 2,25, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Katholisch-theologische Fakultät), Veranstaltung: Hauptseminar: Ekklesiologische Brennpunkte, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Frage, was uns Menschen nach dem Tod erwartet, hat die Menschheit schon immer beschäftigt und liegt wohl im Wesen des Menschen selbst begründet. Mit dem Aufkommen des Christentums wurde ihm eine Antwort gegeben, die ihm Erlösung und ewiges Leben verheißt. Zu dieser Antwort gehören u.a. die Vorstellungen von Himmel, Hölle und Fegefeuer. Diese Jenseitsvorstellungen haben sich allerdings im Laufe der Geschichte verändert. Die Kirche, die diese...
Political Catholicism in Europe 1918-1945
This book examines the role of Catholic parties in inter-war Europe in a systematically pan-European comparative perspective. Specific country chapters address key questions about the parties' membership and social organization; their economic and social policies; and their European and international policies at a time of increasing national and ethnic conflict, and the book includes two survey chapters explaining the origins of political catholicism in 19th century Europe and comparing the parties' interwar development, and two chapters on transnational party contacts. Along with its companion volume, Christian Democracy in Europe Since 1945, also published in 2004, students will have an abundandce of information to guide them through their studies on this fascinating subject.
The War Against Catholicism
This is an innovative and important study of the relationship between Catholicism and liberalism, the two most significant and irreconcilable movements in nineteenth-century Germany
Apocalypse Recalled
"In the end, Apocalypse Recalled seeks to free the imprisoned John of Patmos and employ his massively influential and controversial text to awaken a sleeping, sidelined, and culturally assimilated church to new imperatives of discipleship."--BOOK JACKET.
Bourdieu on Religion
Pierre Bourdieu was one of the most influential social theorists of our time. He developed a series of concepts to uncover the way society works and to challenge assumptions about what society is. His ideas illuminate how individuals and groups find value and meaning and so have rapidly come to be seen as hugely productive in analysing how religion works in society. 'Bourdieu on Religion' introduces students to Bourdieu's key concepts: cultural, social and symbolic capital; habitus and field; and his challenge to the structures of social inequality. This study will be invaluable to any student interested in the relationships between religion, class and social power.
