English summary: The notion of an 'eternal life' is central to the Christian idea of redemption. For 'eternal life' denotes the state of consummation redemption is directed towards. Changes and shifts within the idea of redemption can thus be made visible by attending to the notion of an 'eternal life'. And it is such changes and shifts which are provoked by challenges to the Christian tradition from societal and scientific dynamics in modernity. It is in focusing on the notion of eternal life that the contributions of ...
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English summary: The notion of an 'eternal life' is central to the Christian idea of redemption. For 'eternal life' denotes the state of consummation redemption is directed towards. Changes and shifts within the idea of redemption can thus be made visible by attending to the notion of an 'eternal life'. And it is such changes and shifts which are provoked by challenges to the Christian tradition from societal and scientific dynamics in modernity. It is in focusing on the notion of eternal life that the contributions of this volume analyse and explicate such changes and shifts in the idea of redemption. They do so in looking back into the Christian tradition, developing constructive proposals from contemporary theology and philosophy of religion, and by asking for possible analogies within the field of religion, in diaconia, literature, and biomedicine. The question central to these different approaches is how far Christianity can and should be described as a religion of redemption under conditions of modernity. German description: Fur die christliche Idee von Erlosung zentral ist der Begriff eines 'ewigen Lebens'. Als Ubergang von einem defizitaren in einen vollendeten Zustand geschieht Erlosung auf ewiges Leben hin. Umbauten der Idee von Erlosung, wie sie sich in der Moderne angesichts gesellschaftlicher und wissenschaftlicher Herausforderungen christlicher Tradition vollziehen, lassen sich daher am Begriff des ewigen Lebens pragnant beobachten. In Orientierung am Begriff des ewigen Lebens gehen die Beitrage des vorliegenden Bandes solchen Umbauten nach - mit Ruckblicken auf die christliche Tradition, konstruktiven Zugangen gegenwartiger Theologie und Religionsphilosophie und mit dem Blick auf Resonanzraume der Idee von Erlosung im religiosen Feld, in Diakonie, Literatur und Biomedizin. Leitend ist dabei die Frage, inwiefern das Christentum auch unter den Bedingungen der Moderne als Erlosungsreligion beschrieben werden kann und sollte. Mit Beitragen von: Friedrich Avemarie, Jan-Dirk Dohling, Wim Drees, Hans-Jorg Ehni, Gregor Etzelmuller, Johannes Eurich, William Franke, Katharina Greschat, Markus Hofner, Michael S. Hogue, Rochus Leonhardt, Alexander-Kenneth Nagel, William Schweiker, Gunter Thomas, Lisa Wevelsiep, Peter Zimmerling
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