What are the global and cross-cultural phenomena of religion? They are neither things-in-the-world nor things 'in themselves', yet we know they are ve…

Following modern and postmodern philosophy’s critique of metaphysics, experiences of transcendence are often considered ‘aesthetic’ rather than ‘metap…

Philosophy originates in wonder that generates sensitive thinking, also called ‘aesthetic thinking’—an expanded mode of thought that bridges and disso…

One man's way of thinking about God has decisively shaped the political and economic rise of Nordic social democracy. 500 years ago, Martin Luther's w…

Drawing on both textual and archaeological sources, this book discusses how Christians in Late Antiquity negotiated the sculptural environment of citi…

As indicated by the title, this volume focuses on an area of conflict that became decisive for the development of Christianity, i.e. which group of te…

The Bible has been called the 'Book of Books'. In Western culture it is considered a literary work and it has a central role in both the Jewish and Ch…

Abraham was willing to sacrifice his son on God's command. This willingness symbolizes the violent potential of authoritarian religion and it can be s…

Thema der vorliegenden Abhandlung sind die religionsphilosophischen Konsequenzen der Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns von Jürgen Habermas. Obwohl H…

A number of prolific writers were active in the Syrian Church of the 4th and 5th centuries. However, in some cases these writers are only accessible b…

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