Dieser Band thematisiert die Religionen, und insbesondere den Islam, im Kontext des Globalisierungsprozesses bezuglich der religioesen Kollektivitat, Handlung und Bildung. Die Weltreligionen waren schon global, bevor die Globalisierung im heutigen Sinne anfing. Mit dem Beginn der Menschheitsgeschichte fanden sie sich auf dem Weg, wanderten uber die geographischen und geistigen Grenzen. Ihre Verbreitung schulden sie sogar dieser Wanderung. In der heutigen Zeit der Globalisierung gewinnen die Religionen auch eine strategische Bedeutung, weil sie geistige Grenzen mitmarkieren, globale Identitaten mitdefinieren und Massen mobilisieren koennen.

Home Education consists of six lectures by Charlotte Mason about the raising and educating of young children (up to the age of nine), for parents and teachers. She encourages us to spend a lot of time outdoors, immersed in nature and handling natural objects and collecting experiences on which to base the rest of their education. She discusses the use of training in good habits such as attention, thinking, imagining, remembering, performing tasks with perfect execution, obedience, and truthfulness, to replace undesirable tendencies in children (and the adults that they grow into). She details how lessons in various school subjects can be done using her approach. She concludes with remarks about the Will, the Conscience, and the Divine Life in the Child. Charlotte Mason was a late nineteenth-century British educator whose ideas were far ahead of her time. She believed that children are born persons worthy of respect, rather than blank slates, and that it was better to feed their growing minds with living literature and vital ideas and knowledge, rather than dry facts and knowledge filtered and pre-digested by the teacher. Her method of education, still used by some private schools and many homeschooling families, is gentle and flexible, especially with younger children, and includes first-hand exposure to great and noble ideas through books in each school subject, conveying wonder and arousing curiosity, and through reflection upon great art, music, and poetry; nature observation as the primary means of early science teaching; use of manipulatives and real-life application to understand mathematical concepts and learning to reason, rather than rote memorization and working endless sums; and an emphasis on character and on cultivating and maintaining good personal habits. Schooling is teacher-directed, not child-led, but school time should be short enough to allow students free time to play and to pursue their own worthy interests such as handicrafts. Traditional Charlotte Mason schooling is firmly based on Christianity, although the method is also used successfully by secular families and families of other religions.

Tricky Questions about God is a response to many requests made by Catholic teachers, catechists, and parents for help in answering the tricky and often highly intelligent questions that children and young people ask about their faith. The book begins with four foundational chapters: "Can theology be made simple?," "Why is the Bible important?," "Is faith reasonable?," and "Can expressions of faith change?" It then explores a series of questions like "Who made God?," "If God is almighty, why is there so much suffering?," and "Does God have a plan for me?". Each chapter draws on engaging stories and examples to illustrate points, as well as summarizing relevant elements of Scripture, Church teaching, and contemporary philosophy and science. While primarily designed as a resource for teachers, the work could also be helpful in RCIA programs, faith formation programs for adults, and identity development programs for lay leaders in Catholic ministries.

Young children live with awe and wonder as their daily companions. But as they grow, worries often crowd out wonder. Knowing this, how can parents strengthen their kids' love for the world so it sticks around for the long haul? Thankfully, parents have at their fingertips a miracle vaccine--one that can boost their kids' immunity to the world's distractions. Well-chosen stories connect us with others, even those on the other side of the globe. Build your kids' lives on a story-solid foundation and you'll give them armor to shield themselves from the world's cynicism. You'll give them confidence to persevere in the face of life's conflicts. You'll give them a reservoir of compassion that spills over into a lifetime of love in action. Give Your Child the World features inspiring stories, practical suggestions, and carefully curated reading lists of the best children's literature for each area of the globe. Reading lists are organized by region, country, and age range (ages 4-12). Each listing includes a brief description of the book, its themes, and any content of which parents should be aware. Parents can introduce their children to the world from the comfort of home by simply opening a book together. Give Your Child the World is poised to become a bestselling family reading treasury that promotes literacy, develops a global perspective, and strengthens family bonds while increasing faith and compassion.

Die Forschungsarbeit liefert den Entwurf einer Spiritualitatskritik. Im Mittelpunkt steht die Ausarbeitung von Kriterien fur eine lebensfoerderliche Spiritualitat. Als Inspiration dienen dafur die Gefangnisbriefe Dietrich Bonhoeffers. Sie sind das Zeugnis eines Theologen und Widerstandskampfers, der mitten in den Widrigkeiten des Lebens seine Glaubenstreue zum Ausdruck bringt und allen Suchenden heute wegweisende Impulse anbieten kann. Der Geistlichen Begleitung kommt in diesem Kontext eine prominente Rolle zu: sie ist der Ort, an dem sich Spiritualitatskritik bewahren muss. Dabei bezieht sie sich auf die Grundsatze einer maeutischen, empathischen und solidarischen Haltung. Die Gefangnisbriefe Bonhoeffers moechten aufzeigen, wie eine solche Haltung an Form gewinnen kann.

This exposition, a standard in the field, was written to aid the church in recovering with certainty the rich heritage of the Reformation faith.