Die Untersuchung beschaftigt sich mit den Schulfahrten an den Katholischen Gymnasien im Bistum Osnabruck und stellt die Frage, ob diese damit ihrem schulischen Auftrag nachkommen. Dabei tragt der Autor zunachst zur Weiterentwicklung der Pilger- und Wallfahrtstheologie bei, indem er die Ursprunge des Pilgerns und des Wallfahrens herleitet, in den Kontext der Kirchengeschichte stellt und sie an den Erfahrungen der untersuchten Schulfahrten reflektiert. Er pladiert hier fur eine Differenzierung zwischen Pilgern und Wallfahren, die sich in unterschiedlichen Konzepten der Durchfuhrung niederschlagt. Um die Frage nach der Relevanz fur eine Pilger- oder Wallfahrt an einer Schule zu beantworten, zeigt Andreas Gautier zunachst die Motivation von Schulgrundungen auf. Hier werden Unterschiede zwischen Katholischer Kirche und Staat als Trager deutlich. Diese umfassen das Bildungs- und Erziehungsverstandnis, was wiederum unterschiedliche Antworten auf die Frage liefert, ob Pilgern oder Wallfahren dem schulischen Auftrag gerecht wird. Der empirische Teil, dem eine quantitative Erhebung zugrunde liegt, untermauert diese Herleitung und zeigt weitergehende Implikationen fur eine Umsetzung auf.

Der Autor konzipiert "Interreligioese Religionspadagogik" auf interdisziplinaren Grundlagen. Sein Konzept bezieht sich auf das Verhaltnis zur deutschen Minderheit der Muslime. Es bietet zugleich Raum fur den allgemeinen interreligioesen Dialog. Die Grundlagen stammen aus der Sozialisationsforschung sowie der Anthropologie von Martin Buber. Erkenntnistheoretisch folgt die Studie wichtigen Positionen der Kognitionspsychologie und Naturwissenschaften. Damit schafft sie ein religioeses Bewusstsein fur individuelle Selbstfindung im Glauben und befahigt, religioese Differenzen konstruktiv zu verarbeiten. Dieses Konzept mundet in einer Theologie des Weges, die im religioesen Leben (Mystik, Meditation, Tao) seit jeher eine grosse Rolle spielte und fur den zukunftigen interreligioesen Dialog entscheidend sein wird.

Der Autor erforscht die Anwendungsdynamiken des islamischen Rechts (fiqh) in wandelnden Kontexten anhand der Werke von Hayreddin Karaman, einem beruhmten islamischen Rechtsgelehrten in der Turkei. Dabei analysiert er die Entwicklungen chronologisch seit dem Beginn in der Prophetenperiode und die wissenschaftlichen Entfaltungen der Nachfolgezeit bis in die sakulare Postmoderne. Anhand der diachronischen Forschungsmethode untersucht der Autor die innovative fiqh-Anwendung bei Karaman und zeigt seine Methode auf. Es geht hierbei um die Anknupfung an die Tradition und die daraus gewonnene Innovation in ihrem wissenschaftlich-argumentativen Diskurs. Auf kritischer Grundlage begegnet Karaman den Herausforderungen eines innovativen Aufschwungs in der sakularen Postmoderne.

Many children today are growing up in the midst of adversity, whether brought on by family difficulties or larger societal crises. All children need to be able to deal with stress, cope with challenges, and persevere through disappointments. While we cannot protect children from all hardships, we can promote healthy development that fosters resilience. In this interdisciplinary work, Holly Catterton Allen builds a bridge between resilience studies and children's spiritual formation. Because children are spiritual beings, those who work with them can cultivate spiritual practices that are essential to their thriving in challenging times. This book equips educators, counselors, children's ministers, and parents with ways of developing children's spirituality to foster the resilience needed to face the ordinary hardships of childhood and to persevere when facing trauma. It offers particular insight into the spiritual experiences of children who have been hurt by life through chronic illness, disability, abuse, or disasters, with resources for healing and hope.

Explore a new way of pastoral care that enables caregivers to develop relationships and provide meaningful pastoral care to the children and youth they encounter! The Pastoral Care of Children focuses on the need for pastoral caregivers, clergy and chaplains to develop relationships with youths and gives you suggestions to overcome the anxiety associated with caring for an acutely ill child through unique, playful, and child-centered approaches. Many pastoral caregivers have high anxiety when children are ill or hurt, are unsure how to have a substantive conversation with a nine-year old, or their fears of what could be said keep them from hearing what children have to say. The effective approaches in The Pastoral Care of Children are illustrated to assist you with serving the spiritual needs of children. You will explore actual pastoral care experiences that will help you gain confidence in handling situations such as a teenager's desire to be baptized out of fear of death when neither he nor his parents believe in Christ. Intelligent and heartfelt, this valuable book gives you a complete theological exploration of ministering to children who may ask you "Why me?", "Why do people have to die?" and "What happens to children if they die before they are baptized?" The Pastoral Care of Children helps you answer these questions with meaningful responses that are genuine and grounded with yourself, and reflect the parents'beliefs. Some of the help you will discover in The Pastoral Care of Children includes: understanding the similarities and differences of caring for children in comparison to adults, such as different vocabularies but similar emotions, and realizing that children are very perceptive using play as a tool, for example referring to a puppet's experience in reference to the child to eliminate the child's self-consciousness and help him or her open up confronting pastoral issues in acute care settings, such as fear, guilty feelings, and anger, from parents, family and the child helping children recover from mental health issues such as depression, eating disorders, and identity and self-esteem issues by using cognitive therapy conducting prayer and rituals with children such as baptism, naming ceremonies, anointings, and funerals to assist the child and family through this spiritual rite of passage Complete with child and family focused approaches for dealing with the questions surrounding death, The Pastoral Care of Children also provides you with several cited scriptures, and a list of questions you may be asked by a child who is facing death. You will learn from actual circumstances pastoral caregivers have encountered and discover how to approach topics, and answer questions on God and death. The Pastoral Care of Children, an extremely resourceful book that will assist you in overcoming anxiety and help you deliver thoughtful and uplifting pastoral care to children and youth.

Many people understand that, at the end of all things, Christ returns, God will create a new heaven and a new earth where those who have trusted in Christ will live with him for ever. But what about those who have "passed on" well before this? Where are they now? What does heaven look like? What will occupy us there? When David Oliver faced the death of his son Joel, at the age of 38, following a short and brutal fight with cancer, he set about researching and writing this powerful short book on heaven and committed to write whatever he discovered. Through a thorough examination of the relevant Bible texts, David provides us with a thrilling view of the future and a destiny well worth preparing for, which will enrich our vision and faith.

Lots of people think Christianity is all about doing what Jesus says. But what if doing what Jesus says isn t what Jesus says to do at all? Jesus invitation is an invitation to relationship, and it begins with a simple request: follow me.

Religion says Change and you can join us. Jesus says, Join us and you will change. There s a huge difference. Jesus doesn t expect people to be perfect. He just wants them to follow him. Being a sinner doesn t disqualify anyone. Being an unbeliever doesn t disqualify anyone. In fact, following almost always begins with a sinner and unbeliever taking one small step.

In this eight-session video-based Bible study, Andy Stanley takes small groups on a journey through the Gospels as he traces Jesus teaching on what it means to follow.

Sessions include:

• Jesus Says
• Next Steps
• Fearless
• Follow Wear
• The Fine Print
• What I Want to Want
• Leading Great
• Unfollowers

Designed for use with Follow: A DVD Study (sold separately)."

The church across North America has struggled to minister effectively with children, teens, and adults with common mental health conditions and their families. One reason for the lack of ministry is the absence of a widely accepted model for mental health outreach and inclusion. In Mental Health and the Church: A Ministry Handbook for Including Children and Adults with ADHD, Anxiety, Mood Disorders, and Other Common Mental Health Conditions, Dr. Stephen Grcevich presents a simple and flexible model for mental health inclusion ministry for implementation by churches of all sizes, denominations, and organizational styles. The model is based upon recognition of seven barriers to church attendance and assimilation resulting from mental illness: stigma, anxiety, self-control, differences in social communication and sensory processing, social isolation and past experiences of church. Seven broad inclusion strategies are presented for helping persons of all ages with common mental health conditions and their families to fully participate in all of the ministries offered by the local church. The book is also designed to be a useful resource for parents, grandparents and spouses interested in promoting the spiritual growth of loved ones with mental illness.

I Am God's Storyteller invites children to use their gifts to shine God's light and share the Gospel. Offering children examples of noted storytellers in Bible history (Sarah, Moses, Deborah, Esther, David, Isaiah, Mary, John the Baptist, and the Evangelists and early Church), this colorful and engaging picture book also looks at how Jesus used storytelling to teach and share his message of faith, hope and love. I Am God's Storyteller concludes by asking children to be "God's storytellers," and helps them to understand that our world needs them now more than ever to shine God's light. Includes information for parents, teachers and caregivers, with suggestions and guidelines for building a love for storytelling in the hearts of children. With encouragement and empowerment, young storytellers are sent on a mission to engage the world around them with joy and creativity.

Religionswissenschaft. Einfuhrung und Grundlagen untersucht, welche analytischen Fahigkeiten fur das Studium der als Religion bezeichneten Verhaltensweisen und Institutionen notwendig sind. Der wissenschaftlich grundlegende Akt des Klassifizierens und seine zentrale Bedeutung fur die Forschung werden dabei in den Blick genommen. Damit nimmt diese Einfuhrung im Vergleich zu vielen anderen Lehrwerken einen Perspektivwechsel vor. Ihr geht es darum, dem Religionswissenschaftler bei der Arbeit uber die Schulter zu schauen und nicht um einen klassischen UEberblick uber die Fachgeschichte oder das Beschreiben religioeser Details.

and other questions about who He is and what He does.

"Erwerbt euch Weisheit, ..." (Sir 51,25). Diese Aufforderung aus dem Buch Jesus Sirach provoziert die Frage, was unter dem Begriff Weisheit zu verstehen ist und wie man Weisheit erwerben kann. Die Beitrage dieser Festschrift zu Ehren Bernd Feiningers widmen sich dieser Thematik aus unterschiedlichen theologischen und padagogischen Blickwinkeln. Sie analysieren Weisheit aus der Perspektive der Bibel und des Koran, untersuchen weisheitliche Aspekte aus historisch-theologischer und systematisch-theologischer Sicht und entfalten weisheitliche Dimensionen in religionspadagogischer und religionsdidaktischer Perspektive.

Samuel Wilberforce (1805-1873) was a Church of England bishop and renowned orator. Originally published in 1908, this edition presents a series of stories and religious allegories for children written by Wilberforce. It will be of value to anyone with an interest in the writings of Wilberforce, Christianity and books for children.