Exploring the Boundaries of Bodiliness
Theological and Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Human Condition
Contributions by Johan de Joode Contributions by Paul Weß Contributions by Calin Saplacan Contributions by Maeve Louise Heaney Contributions by Christian Gostecnik Contributions by Mariele Wulf Contributions by Marie-Jo Thiel Contributions by Kerstin Schloegl-Flierl Contributions by Christof Breitsameter Contributions by Mario Schönhart Contributions by Hans-Walter Ruckenbauer Contributions by Angelo Cardita Contributions by Joris Geldhof Contributions by Dorothea Haspelmath-Finatti Contributions by Willem Marie Speelman Contributions by Christoph Theobald Contributions by Annemie Dillen Contributions by Christina Maria Kreinecker Contributions by Christoph Jacobs Edited by Sigrid Müller Edited by Slavomír Dlugos Edited by Gerhard Marschütz Series edited by Series edited by
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(December 2013)
ISBN: 9783847101970
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Recent developments in technology have given rise to the impression that the boundaries imposed by our bodiliness can be overcome. The increasing philosophical interest in bodiliness as an unavoidable human condition can be seen as a response to this far too comfortable impression. This volume addresses the topic of bodiliness from a theological point of view. The essays show that our perceptions of, and relationships with, one another cannot be divorced from our bodily condition, and that this existential reality affects significantly how we understand our relationship with God.
English summary: Recent developments in technology have given rise to the impression that the boundaries imposed by our bodiliness can somehow be overcome. The increasing philosophical interest in bodiliness as an unavoidable human condition can be seen as a response to this far too comfortable impression. The essays in this volume address the topic of bodiliness from a theological point of view. They show that our perceptions of, and relationships with, one another cannot be divorced from our bodily condition, and that this existential reality affects significantly how we understand our relationship with God. The contributions also address how we can best deal with the fragility of our bodily condition, as well as the challenges that technological and medical procedures for altering the appearance and constitution of our bodies pose. Special attention is given to how liturgical experience not only offers us a means to respond to these challenges but also to deepen our understanding of Christian communities as ineluctably bodily. German description: Die technologischen Entwicklungen unserer Zeit erwecken den Eindruck, dass wir unseren Leib verbessern und seine Grenzen mit ihrer Hilfe uberwinden konnen. Das hohe philosophische Interesse an der leiblichen Verfasstheit des Menschen ist moglicherweise eine Gegenreaktion auf diese Entwicklung. Dieser Band bietet theologische Perspektiven zu diesem Thema. Die Beitrage vertreten ein integratives Verstandnis vom Menschen, zu dem Leiblichkeit als unabdingbare Charakteristik gehort. Sie zeigen, wie diese Leiblichkeit die Art und Weise bedingt, wie wir uns wahrnehmen und miteinander in Beziehung treten und wie sich diese Grundbedingung auch auf unsere Beziehung zu Gott auswirkt. Gegen eine einseitige Perspektive der Verbesserung des Korpers stellen die Autoren einen differenzierten Umgang mit dessen Verwundbarkeit. Die Beitrager stellen die Bedeutung der Leiblichkeit fur den Vollzug der Liturgie und fur ein zeitgemasses Verstandnis von christlicher Gemeinde und diakonischer Arbeit heraus.
- Contributions by Johan de Joode
- Contributions by Paul Weß
- Contributions by Calin Saplacan
- Contributions by Maeve Louise Heaney
- Contributions by Christian Gostecnik
- Contributions by Mariele Wulf
- Contributions by Marie-Jo Thiel
- Contributions by Kerstin Schloegl-Flierl
- Contributions by Christof Breitsameter
- Contributions by Mario Schönhart
- Contributions by Hans-Walter Ruckenbauer
- Contributions by Angelo Cardita
- Contributions by Joris Geldhof
- Contributions by Dorothea Haspelmath-Finatti
- Contributions by Willem Marie Speelman
- Contributions by Christoph Theobald
- Contributions by Annemie Dillen
- Contributions by Christina Maria Kreinecker
- Contributions by Christoph Jacobs
- Edited by Sigrid Müller
- Edited by Slavomír Dlugos
- Edited by Gerhard Marschütz
- Series edited by
- Series edited by
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Anthropologische Probleme und Perspektiven der religiösen Praxis des Christentums
Die Wahrheitsfrage als Herausforderung interreligiöser Hermeneutik
Herausforderungen und Chancen in einer pluralen Gesellschaft
Religious Education at Schools in Europe
Part 6: Southern Europe. In cooperation with Sabine Hermisson and Maximillian Saudino
International Comparison and Transfer in Religious Education
The Projects “RE at Schools in Europe” and “International Knowledge Transfer” in Dialogue
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Schellings absoluter Idealismus der Mitwissenschaft als Antwort auf die metaphysischen und ethischen Problemhorizonte bei Hans Jonas, Vittorio Hösle und Klaus Michael Meyer-Abich
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Part 5: Southeastern Europe. In cooperation with Sabine Hermisson and Maximillian Saudino
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