Confessio

Schuld bekennen in Kirche und Offentlichkeit

edited by Julia Enxing and Jutta Koslowski

Book cover: Confessio

Extent: 294 pages

Publisher: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt

Subjects: Religious Studies

Series: Beihefte zur Okumenischen Rundschau

Series volume number: 118

Language: German

Paperback (Published)

(February 2018)

ISBN: 9783374054060

Price: $44.00

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While the volume on contritio reflected on notions of guilt, shame, and remorse, the anthology on confessio examines the act of confession: the contributors discuss the basic conditions and potentials and analyze particular examples – such as the churches’s confessions of guilt after the Shoah, guilt discussions in post-apartheid in South Africa, as well as in the context of reconciliation efforts in post-genocide Rwanda. The complexity of this topic is manifested by the interdisciplinary approaches that range from theological, philosophical and media studies perspectives.


While the volume on contritio reflected on notions of guilt, shame, and remorse, the anthology on confessio examines the act of confession: the contributors discuss the basic conditions and potentials and analyze particular examples – such as the churches’s confessions of guilt after the Shoah, guilt discussions in post-apartheid in South Africa, as well as in the context of reconciliation efforts in post-genocide Rwanda. The complexity of this topic is manifested by the interdisciplinary approaches that range from theological, philosophical and media studies perspectives.

  • Edited by Julia Enxing
  • Edited by Jutta Koslowski