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Sind "Glaube, Liebe, Hoffnung", diese drei christlichen Grundtugenden, der Weg zu Wohlbefinden und zur Gesunderhaltung des Menschen? Helfen sie bei der Überwindung von Ängsten, Belastungen und Traumata und tragen so zur Entwicklung von Widerstandsfähigkeit und Bewältigung schwieriger Lebenssituationen bei? Die Politikerin Hildegard Hamm-Brücher antwortete in einem Interview (Tagesspiegel, 17.5.2009) auf die Frage, ob der Glaube an Gott sie nach Rückschlägen weitermachen ließ "Ja, für mich war er immer ein wichtiger Bestandteil im Kampf gegen die Verzweiflung." Die vorliegende Dissertation widmet sich dieser Thematik und untersucht, ob und welche Unterstützung die potentiellen Schut...
Die Zahl betroffener Angehöriger von alkoholkranken Menschen ist kaum abzuschätzen, schon gar nicht ihr Verlust an Lebensqualität. Besonders bei Christinnen oder bei Menschen mit helfenden Berufen ist die Gefahr groß, ein ausgeprägtes Helfersyndrom oder Verhaltensweisen der Co-Abhängigkeit zu entwickeln. In christlichen Gemeinden werden die Probleme von Suchtkranken und ihren Angehörigen in der Regel nicht wahrgenommen bzw. keine Hilfen angeboten. In dieser Arbeit werden durch die Auswertung narrativer Interviews mit Frauen alkoholabhängiger Partner nicht nur Risiko- und Schutzfaktoren aufgezeigt, sondern auch resilienzfördernde Impulse für Seelsorge und Beratung gegeben. Besondere Beachtung findet die Bedeutung des christlichen Glaubens als Resilienzfaktor. Die Erkenntnisse der Studie helfen, Probleme und Möglichkeiten co-abhängiger Frauen besser zu verstehen. Zugleich regen sie nicht nur christliche Gemeinden an, Menschen aus diesem Personenkreis stärker zu beachten und ihnen beizustehen.
Die Religiosität der Pommern und deren Nachkommen ist gekennzeichnet durch eine Mischung aus religiösen Praktiken magischen Inhaltes und evangelisch-lutherischem Glauben. Als Hunderte von ihnen ab dem 19. Jahrhundert nach Brasilien auswanderten, brachten sie ihre Religiosität mit sich und haben sie auch in den Siedlungsgebieten weiter tradiert. So gelang es ihnen mithilfe unterschiedlicher kirchlicher und magischer Quellen ihre Verluste, Krisen, Krankheiten, Nöte und Schwierigkeiten zu meistern und ein einzigartiges Umfeld für sich und ihre Nachkommen in den brasilianischen Siedlungsgebieten zu schaffen. In diesem Buch werden zunächst die Motive der Auswanderung kritisch untersucht, au...
'Bad Island is an extraordinary, unsettling document: a silent species-history in eighty frames, a mute future archive. I can imagine it discovered in the remnants of a civilisation; a set of runes found amid the ruins. Stark in its lines and dark in its vision, Bad Island reads you more than you read it' Robert Macfarlane 'I've read lots of Stanley's stuff and it's always good and I am in no way biased' Thom Yorke, lead singer of Radiohead From cult graphic designer and long-time Radiohead collaborator Stanley Donwood comes a starkly beautiful graphic novel about the end of the world. A wild seascape, a distant island, a full moon. Gradually the island grows nearer until we land on a primeval wilderness, rich in vegetation and huge, strange beasts. Time passes and things do not go well for the island. Civilization rises as towers of stone and metal and smoke, choking the undergrowth and the creatures who once moved through it. This is not a happy story and it will not have a happy ending. Working in his distinctive, monochromatic lino-cut style, Stanley Donwood carves out a mesmerizing, stark parable on environmentalism and the history of humankind.
I wish this was a song' is an international group exhibition focusing on the role played by music in contemporary art today. Contemporary artists employ music or musical elements in their art. As well as being visual artists, many of them are also musicians, directors of recording companies, music video producers, band members or composers. The exhibition comprises works from around 40 artists from the USA, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Austria, United Kingdom, Peru, Turkey, the Faroe Islands, Portugal, Sudan, Iceland, Canada, Ecuador, Denmark, Finland, Poland, Switzerland and the Netherlands. The exhibits span various forms of expression such as painting, sculpture, video, sound installations and photography. 0Exhbition: Nasjonalmuseet, Museet for samtidskunst, Oslo, Norway (14.09.2012-20.01.2013). 0.
'I could get in,' Marianne thought, 'if there was a person inside the house. There has got to be a person. I can't get in unless there is somebody there.' A powerful and haunting classic about a girl haunted by her own dreams. Ill and bored with having to stay in bed, Marianne picks up a pencil and starts doodling - a house, a garden, a boy at the window. That night she has an extraordinary dream. She is transported into her own picture, and as she explores further she soon realises she is not alone. The boy at the window is called Mark, and his every movement is guarded by the menacing stone watchers that surround the solitary house. Together, in their dreams, Marianne and Mark must save themselves . . . The perfect gift for children aged 8+, this well-loved classic will delight a new generation of readers of the Faber Children's Classics list.
Poison has caused some of history's most dramatic deaths--yet a fine line separates healing from killing: the difference lies in the dosage! Folklorist Fez Inkwright returns to the archives to reveal fascinating stories behind a variety of lethal plants, witching herbs, and funghi. Going from A to Z, she covers everything from apple to oleander, beautifully illustrating each plant herself. This enthralling treasury is packed with insight and lore on the mysteries of everyday flora.
An enchanting novel intertwining folklore, the magical realm of the fairy folk, mysterious intrigue, and superstition with drug addiction, smuggling, and possibly murder. A delightful discovery for lovers of fantasy.
'Fascinating' The Times 'Blakeian in its singularity' New Statesman 'A wonderful adventure' Irish Times 'Rich, complex and original' Tom Holland 'A crisp, ambitious and thoroughly contemporary introduction' Times Literary Supplement Poet, artist, visionary and author of the unofficial English national anthem 'Jerusalem', William Blake is an archetypal misunderstood genius. In this radical new biography, we return to a world of riots, revolutions and radicals, discuss movements from the Levellers of the sixteenth century to the psychedelic counterculture of the 1960s, and explore the latest discoveries in neurobiology, quantum physics and comparative religion to look afresh at Blake's life and work - and, crucially, his mind. Taking the reader on wild detours into unfamiliar territory, John Higgs places the bewildering eccentricities of a most singular artist into context and shows us how Blake can help us better understand ourselves.
A 2015 Whitney Award Nominee! A powerful story of loss, second chances, and first love, reminiscent of Sarah Dessen and John Green. When Oakley Nelson loses her older brother, Lucas, to cancer, she thinks she’ll never recover. Between her parents’ arguing and the battle she’s fighting with depression, she feels nothing inside but a hollow emptiness. When Mom suggests they spend a few months in California with Aunt Jo, Oakley isn’t sure a change of scenery will alter anything, but she’s willing to give it a try. In California, Oakley discovers a sort of safety and freedom in Aunt Jo’s beach house. Once they’re settled, Mom hands her a notebook full of letters addressed to her—...