Systematic Theology

Endliches Leben

Interdisziplinäre Zugänge zum Phänomen der Krankheit

Herausgegeben von Markus Höfner, Stephan Schaede und Günter Thomas

[Finite Life. Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Phenomenon of Illness.]

Experts in theology, philosophy, medical ethics, medicine and medical sociology point out the potential of theological and philosophical discourses for interpreting phenomena of finiteness and apply this to debates on medical ethics and decisions relevant for medical economics.  (read more...)

Old Testament

Erhard Blum Textgestalt und Komposition

Exegetische Beiträge zu Tora und Vordere Propheten

Herausgegeben von Wolfgang Oswald

[Textual Form and Composition. Exegetical Essays on the Torah and the Former Prophets.]

The present volume contains a collection of 16 essays by Erhard Blum which deal with the question of the compositional history of the Pentateuch and the Former Prophets.   (read more...)

Systematic Theology

Philipp Stoellger Passivität aus Passion

Zur Problemgeschichte einer 'categoria non grata'

[Passivity by Passion. The History of the Problem of a categoria non grata.]

Philipp Stoellger looks into the origins of theology by passion. What is the point of talking about passivity when theology originated as an interpretation of passion?   (read more...)

Systematic Theology

Lorenz B. Puntel Sein und Gott

Ein systematischer Ansatz in Auseinandersetzung mit M. Heidegger, É. Lévinas und J.-L. Marion

[Being and God. A Systematic Approach in Response to M. Heidegger, É. Lévinas and J.-L. Marion.]

Of subject matters for philosophy, God is among the most obscure, complex, and ambiguous. Lorenz B. Puntel shows - especially in extensive opposition to Heidegger - that the problem can be treated rationally and argumentatively.   (read more...)