Der Band thematisiert die Zusammenhange zwischen "Drittem" Weg und Kirchlichem Arbeitsgerichtshof in ihrer gegenseitigen Abhangigkeit und Entstehung. Die Kirchen eroeffneten fur die kollektivrechtliche Ordnung der Arbeitgeber-Arbeitnehmer-Beziehungen einen eigenen Weg. Was bedeutet dieser "Dritte" Weg fur die Kirchen bei der Ausgestaltung des kollektiven Arbeitsrechts? Um diese Frage zu beantworten, berucksichtigt der Autor die aktuelle deutsche und europaische Rechtsprechung. Ferner beschreibt er die Herausbildung und den Aufbau einer kircheneigenen Gerichtsbarkeit. Das Buch zeigt, welche Chancen der "Dritte" Weg fur das kirchliche Arbeitsrecht eroeffnet. Dass dies nur in einem engen Miteinander zwischen kirchlichen Arbeitgebern und Arbeitnehmern geschehen kann, ist die UEberzeugung des Autors.

New edition with extra chapter looking at the impact of COVID-19 on the churchOur world needs the Church, like never before, to be full of hope. But the Church is not always what it could be. Perhaps we need a declutter. A clear-out. A detox. We all collect excess stuff - books, clothes, cars, gadgets... thoughts, habits, scars, traditions... Sometimes, it's good to strip things back a bit. It's healthy to occasionally explore our past and consider a fresh purpose for the future. To realign ourselves with the plan that our creator God has already set out for us. To recalibrate. To return to the start again. To go back a couple of millennia to discover what the original Church looked like, so we can remember and reset.Simply... Church.

This collection documents the contributions made to an international colloquium organized in Rome in 2005 by the German Historical Institute on the subject of the international relations entertained by the Roman curia under Paul V Borghese. The proceedings were based on the three-volume edition of the main directives of this pontificate by Silvano Giordano published in 2003. Alongside more general issues (implementation of the reforms adopted at the Council of Trent, jurisdiction, military matters, the relationship between micro- and macro-politics), there is also discussion of the (confessional) political contacts between Rome and the main territories of the orbis catholicus (legations, nunciatures), including those outside Europe.

Looks at the politics of the Catholic Church during a turbulent period in central Mozambique This book is concerned with the internal diversity and complexity of the Roman Catholic Church. It aims at exploring, unpacking, and explaining how the Roman Catholic institution works, how its politics are made, and how the latter impact its environment. Using the diocese of Beira in central Mozambique as a case study, and following insights by Max Weber, author Eric Morier-Genoud takes the novel "horizontal" approach of looking at congregations within the Church as a series of autonomous entities, rather than focusing on the hierarchical structure of the institution. Between 1940 and 1980, the diocese of Beira was home to some fifteen different congregations rangingfrom Jesuits to Franciscans, from Burgos to Picpus fathers. As in many areas of the world, the 1960s brought conflict to Catholic congregations in central Mozambique, with African nationalism and the reforms of Vatican II playinga part. The conflict manifested in many ways: a bishop's flight from his diocese, a congregation abandoning the territory in protest against the collusion between church and state, and a declaration of class struggle in the church. All of these events, occurring against the backdrop of the war for Mozambican independence, make the region an especially fruitful location for the pioneering analysis proffered in this important study. ERIC MORIER-GENOUD is Senior Lecturer in African History at Queen's University Belfast.

Die Studie erschliesst einen neuen Zugang zur "Liebe". Der Autor untersucht Liebe nicht lediglich als sinnlichen Affekt, sondern als Grundausrichtung auf das Gute. Seine rein philosophische Argumentation geht den Gegebenheiten der Erfahrung auf den Grund. Das Buch beginnt mit der Darstellung von Liebe als "Prinzip des Seins". Das in Evolution befindliche Sein des Kosmos weist auf das Goettliche als "sich verstroemende Liebe" hin. Liebe erscheint als Aufbauprinzip einer Seinsordnung, die zum Beispiel Ehe und Familie begrundet. Es folgt eine Betrachtung der Liebe als Prinzip des sinnlichen und des geistigen Erkennens. Die Betrachtung kulminiert in einem abschliessenden Teil mit einer Reflexion der Liebe als "Prinzip des Handelns" gegenuber dem Sein, der eigenen Person, den Mitmenschen und der Natur.

Re-Imagining Christian Higher Education takes a fresh and critical look at the challenges facing Christian colleges and universities and provides concrete recommendations for university leaders, faculty, and staff to implement in their daily work. Chapters in this book address leadership and diversity challenges, issues of affordability and sustainability, and ways of maintaining the distinguishing features of a Christ-centered liberal arts education. A vivid and compelling picture of the Christian university of the future is painted by these authors as they highlight the importance of embracing our Christian identity while being willing to engage a pluralistic and fragmented world. Firmly rooted in a missional identity of faithful learning that is committed to the intellectual, personal, and spiritual development of our students, Christian colleges and universities are encouraged to reclaim and revitalize the breadth and depth of the Christian tradition in order to move forward. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Christian Higher Education.

La iglesia celular es un instrumento formidable que puede ayudar a cualquier iglesia a retener, alimentar y pastorear a un gran numero de nuevos creyentes.

Como desatar el potencial de la oracion en beneficio de la iglesia.
Quiere ser uno que marque la diferencia en la vida de su pastor y de su iglesia? Ya que he experimentado el poder cambiante de la vida de un ministerio de companeros de oracion, quiero dar a conocer esa experiencia al mayor numero posible de iglesias. Me he propuesto la meta de alcanzar un millon de companeros de oracion para los pastores de Estados Unidos. Y por eso he escrito este libro y el esfuerzo de levantar companeros de oracion ha sidouno de los propositos primordiales de EQUIP por sus siglas en ingles].
-John C. Maxwell

Inhalt: Wolfgang Lienemann: Theologische Grundlagen und Entwicklungen des heutigen Kirchenrechts in evangelischer Sicht - Christian R. Tappenbeck: Die Weiterentwicklung des bernischen Verhaltnisses "Kirche - Staat" nach dem Entwurf des Landeskirchengesetzes. Gedanken aus der Perspektive der Reformierten Kirchen Bern-Jura-Solothurn - Christoph Winzeler: Der Nutzen von Religion - rechtliche Orientierungen