The emancipation of the natural sciences from religion was a gradual affair during the last four centuries. Initially many of the leading scientists were churchmen indicating a symbiosis between faith and reason. Due to the increasing specialisation in the sciences this close connection came to an end often leading to antagonism and mutual suspicion. This book traces this historical development with its twists and turns in both Europe and North America. It depicts the major players in this story and outlines their specific contributions. The main focus is on the 19th and 20th centuries with figures such as Darwin and Hodge, but also Beecher and Abbott in the 19th century. In the 20th century the narrative starts with Karl Barth and moves all the way to Hawking and Tipler. Special attention is given to representatives from North America, Great Britain, and Germany. In conclusion important issues are presented in the present-day dialogue between theology and the natural sciences. The issue of design and fine-tuning is picked up, and advances in brain research. Finally technological issues are assessed and the status of medicine as a helpmate for life is discussed. An informative and thought-provoking book. The emancipation of the natural sciences from religion was a gradual affair during the last four centuries. Initially many of the leading scientists were churchmen indicating a symbiosis between faith and reason. Due to the increasing specialization in the sciences this close connection came to an end often leading to antagonism and mutual suspicion. This book traces this historical development with its twists and turns in both Europe and North America. It depicts the major players in this story and outlines their specific contributions. The main focus is on the 19th and 20th centuries with figures such as Darwin and Hodge, but also Beecher and Abbott in the 19th century. In the 20th century the narrative starts with Karl Barth and moves all the way to Hawking and Tipler. Special attention is given to representatives from North America, Great Britain, and Germany. In conclusion important issues are presented in the present-day dialogue between theology and the natural sciences. The issue of design and fine-tuning is picked up, and advances in brain research. Finally technological issues are assessed and the status of medicine as a helpmate for life is discussed. An informative and thought-provoking book.

Das Buch legt theologische Deutungen der Thematik Flucht, Migration und Integration, ausgehend von verschiedenen kulturellen und sozialen Kontexten, vor. Viele der Beitragerinnen und Beitrager sind an Orten tatig, in denen dieser Themenkomplex ahnlich bedeutend ist, wie in Westeuropa. Sie besprechen Flucht, Migration und Integration als Fragen an die christliche Theologie und Diakonie. Ihre individuellen Antworten und Sichtweisen bereichern die kritische Debatte uber diese aktuellen Herausforderungen. This book presents theological approaches to the subject flight, migration and integration from various cultural and social contexts. Many of the contributors are active in places where the issue of flight, migration and integration is similarly significant as it is in Western Europe. They discuss flight, migration and integration as questions for Christian theology and diaconia. Their individual responses and views illuminate and inform the critical discussion for the challenges facing today's world.

One of the most relevant and accessible writers of theology working today, Hans Schwarz here explores the Christian doctrine of creation from biblical, historical, and scientific perspectives, arguing that true dialogue between religion and the sciences provides the fullest and most meaningful picture of the universe.

Schwarz first surveys scientific explanations for the origins of the universe and of life and discusses the scientific understanding of matter, space, time, and determinism. He then reviews the history of Christian responses to sciences discoveries, including a summary of reactions from Christian scientists. He completes his analysis with a proposal for the development of a Christian understanding of creation.

Through this engaging approach Schwarz leads Christians and scientists away from isolation in their respective arenas and draws them toward an appreciation of their complementary contributions to the questions of humanitys origin and destiny. Ultimately, he maintains that Christian hope is based neither on science nor on the denial of science, but on Gods self-disclosure in the life and destiny of Jesus the Christ.

Books on the historical Jesus abound in both the scholarly market and the popular press. Few of these recent studies, however, draw on the entire witness of Scripture and tradition when engaging the contemporary debate over the meaning and significance of Jesus of Nazareth.

Bringing together both the pursuit of the historical Jesus and the systematic exposition of the Christ of faith, Hans Schwarz here presents a solid historical and biblical introduction to Christology that demonstrates the relevance of Jesus for today. After surveying the history of New Testament scholarship and exploring the biblical testimony itself, Schwarz restates important Christological themes in ways that connect them with present-day concerns. Schwarz includes in his discussion his own proposal for constructing a Christology from below that also takes seriously the resurrection.

Clear and well organized, this volume is an excellent resource for discussing Christological themes within the context of today's historically oriented academy.

Die Orthodoxe Theologische Fakultat der Universitat Oradea, Rumanien, und das Institut fur Evangelische Theologie der Universitat Regensburg arbeiten seit 20 Jahren eng zusammen. Aus diesem Anlass fand im Oktober 2016 in Regensburg ein Symposium statt. Dieses, ebenso wie der hiermit vorgelegte Sammelband, befasste sich mit der Thematik "Vertreibung, Flucht und Migration" aus verschiedenen theologischen Perspektiven. Im Dialog zwischen Protestantismus und Orthodoxie werden dabei Differenzen und Gemeinsamkeiten der Disziplinen und Konfessionen deutlich.

Spater als vorgesehen und angekundigt legen wir nun als Beiheft 2 des Handbuchs den von unserem Mitarbeiter Hartwig FRANKE in mehrjahriger entsagungsvoller Muhe ge- schaffenen Sach-und Fragenweiser (Register A) zu Teil I, Bd. I-lI (Verfassernamen A-K) vor. Damit erhalt der Benutzer endlich das langentbehrte Hilfsmittel, das ihm wenigstens von der sprachtheoretischen, methodischen und grammatischen Thematik her einen bequemen Zugang zu den bisher angehauften Stoffmassen eroeffnet und deren freizugige Auswertung gestattet. Gemass dem ursprunglichen Plan, wie er im Geleitwort zur 1. Lieferung (I, S. VIIf. ) umrissen ist, gewahrt das vorliegende Register vor allem den notwendigen erschoepfenden Einblick in das vielmaschige Netz perspektivischer Stellungnahmen, durch die moeglichst alle fur eine inhaltbezogene Sprachwissenschaft irgendwie wichtigen oder interessanten Einzelfragen und -gegenstande einer entsprechenden Betrachtung unterworfen werden, so dass sich nun das Handbuch in seiner ihm zugedachten Rolle als theoretischer und methodischer Leitfaden in samtlichen praktischen Belangen der Sprachinhaltsforschung tatsachlich erproben lasst. Um dieses Ziel zu erreichen und dem Benutzer ein zuverlassiges, vielseitig brauchbares Forschungswerkzeug an die Hand zu geben, waren freilich betrachtliche, zunachst je- doch keineswegs voll erkennbare Schwierigkeiten zu uberwinden. Diese hangen fast durchweg mit dem Umstand zusammen, dass hier - anders als bei einem gewoehnlichen Sachregister zu einem einzelnen Werk mit halbwegs einheitlicher Terminologie - Stoff- mengen verschiedenartigster Herkunft, namlich aus verschiedenen Sprachen, Sprachzu- standen, Wissenschaftszweigen, Schulen und individualsprachlichen Begriffssystemen terminologisch bewaltigt und erschlossen werden mussten. Dazu bedurfte es vielfach neuer, z. T.

Nach Abschluss des zweiten Bandes (Lfg. 8-16, H-K) von Teil I des Handbuchs legen wir nun - ungefahr in der Mitte des Verfasseralphabets haltend - als vorlaufiges Hilfsmittel fur den Benutzer und als Probe auf Teil II des Werkes einen reprasentativen Querschnitt durch den geplanten Registerband vor. Der hierfur anstehende Stoff wird dabei auf zwei gesonderte Beihefte verteilt: Beiheft 1 (vorliegendes Heft) bringt neben dem fur beide Hefte gultigen Verzeichnis der bei den Sprachangaben angewandten Abkurzungen eine vorwiegend nach dem Ge- sichtspunkt der Ergiebigkeit fur kunftige Feldstudien getroffene Auswahl aus der Ord- nung nach Sinnbezirken (B) und einen als zusatzliche Informationsquelle gedachten Auszug aus dem spezifizierenden Namenregister (C) sowie ferner als Anhang allfallige Erganzungen zur Zeitschriftenbibliographie (S. CXV -CCIV), zum Rezensionsverzeich- nis (S. CXIV) und zur Besetzung des Mitarbeiterstabes (S. CXIII). - In beiden Re- gistern (B und C) ist innerhalb der einzelnen Ausschnitte der in Band 1-11 gebotene Stoff vollstandig und - mit Ausnahme der von H. BECKERS bearbeiteten Gebiete - auch unter Ausnutzung der Verweise auf die zweite Alphabethalfte ausgewertet. Daruber hinaus sind in der Ordnung nach Sinnbezirken probeweise auch (gemass Einl., S. XCIII) bereits die inzwischen angefallenen Nachtrage zu A-K eingearbeitet. Beiheft 2 (voraussichtlich im Herbst 1974 erscheinend) wird dann- allerdings unter Verzicht auf die Nachtrage- das in sich selbst vollstandige alphabetische Sach- und Problemregister (A) zu Band 1-11 und gegebenenfalls, sofern noch Raum verfugbar, eine Liste der im Handbuch von den Bearbeitern beilaufig gegebenen Erklarungen ein- zelner Woerter oder Redewendungen (D) enthalten.

This reader-friendly primer offers a concise yet thorough overview of the Christian faith. Hans Schwarz, one of the major Lutheran theologians of the last half-century, covers the Christian faith from creation to the final fulfillment of life. He gives his account of the major points of Christian doctrine, always moving from the biblical text to the unfolding of the faith through the centuries to contemporary significance. This brief systematic theology will appeal to professors, students, pastors, and educated lay readers who want a quick but profound and biblically grounded overview of the Christian faith.

Description: Who is the God in whom Christians believe? Is he just a figment of the human mind as critics of religion claimed in the nineteenth century and as crusading atheists assert again today? Since the beginnings of rational thought the brightest minds among humanity have attempted to assert that God does indeed exist. But even the so-called proofs for God's existence always started with the assumption that there is someone to prove. As soon as we move beyond that which is within space and time mere proofs or disproofs no longer suffice. Both believers and unbelievers live to a certain degree by faith. Yet religion is inextricably connected with human history. When we journey through the landscape of religion and witness its gradual unfolding we soon realize that not all religions are equal. Though they may be witnesses of the same God, the way they talk about God is so different that this not only leads to very different concepts of God but also to different approaches to life on this earth. At the end of this long journey we finally arrive at the Judeo-Christian tradition which witnesses to the God in whom Christians believe. This book seeks to show how this belief matured and what difference this belief still makes today. Endorsements: ""Building upon decades of interreligious and ecumenical engagement, Hans Schwarz establishes the parameters for serious deliberation of the God question in our time. Taking seriously diverse views and counterarguments against religion, The God Who Is invites readers to examine biblical claims for the God who is revealed in history and whose ultimate self-disclosure occurs in Jesus Christ. The longings of theomorphous humanity meet the infinite compassion of the one, true God most adequately and completely in the Christ event."" --Craig L. Nessan Academic Dean and Professor of Contextual Theology Wartburg Theological Seminary About the Contributor(s): Hans Schwarz is Professor of Systematic Theology and Contemporary Theological Issues at the University of Regensburg, Germany. His most recent books include theology in a Global Context (2005), Creation (2002), and Eschatology (2000).

In an increasingly global world, context becomes more important than ever. As our national and international narratives intertwine, untangling them can become a difficult task, especially in the field of theology. In this book, Hans Schwarz leads us into the web of Christian theology's recent past from Kant to Schleiermacher to Mbiti and Zizioulas, pointing out all the theologians of the last two hundred years who have had a major impact beyond their own context. With an eye to the blending of theology and biography, Schwarz skillfully draws the lines of connection between theologians, their history, and wider theological movements.

Schwarz's initial focus on European and American Protestant theology broadens to include the rich worlds of Catholic and Orthodox theology, also looking into liberation, feminist, African, East Asian, and Indian theology. Extensive primary source quotations from such varied and eminent theological figures as John Henry Newman, Karl Barth, Paul Tillich, Jacques Maritain, Gustavo Gutiirrez, Elisabeth Sch]ssler Fiorenza, Desmond Tutu, and more enrich the experience by allowing them to speak in their own voices. All who are interested in doing theology will find Schwarz's "Theology in a Global Context" invaluable in charting their relation to the past, thus enabling them to set a course for the global theological future.

All human beings--indeed, all creatures--experience evil in various forms. How can the hurtful and harmful aspects of life be understood and faced? What differing perspectives on evil can be gained from - Behavioral science and psychology - Biblical faith and the history of Christian thought - Contemporary thinkers - Religious traditions of the East In a constructive conclusion, Schwarz assesses the pervasiveness of evil, human freedom in the face of evil, the personification of evil, and the hope for the end of evil. This book provides the basis of hope for a just and humane life. It is a book for our time. Evil is neither a primeval decree nor an inescapable fate but has its origin in a power that always denies or negates. While we are all caught in the dragnet of evil, we are not helpless victims, as if evil were simply an imperious "it." We can fight evil and indeed should do so. --from the Preface Evil is [a] comprehensive treatment of a complex and currently interesting subject. The historical and theological treatment will be as competent as everyone who has read a Schwarz book before will expect. [In] the final chapter Schwarz concludes [that]: evil exists as opposition to God in our natural world; humans participate freely in evil and morally transgress; a price is paid for choosing wrongly; evil will not necessarily continue in order to highlight the good by contrast; the liberated Christian bears good fruit amidst this evil; and God has set boundaries for evil that it cannot overstep. -- Pastor Ronald E. C. Grissom, St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bridgeport, Ohio Hans Schwarz provides a kind of textbook history of the ways thinkers in our time have tried to account for evil. . . .The book is succinct, fair to its subjects, and helpful to those who want introductions to these hypotheses. -- The Christian Century Hans Schwarz is Professor of Systematic Theology and Contemporary Theology at the University of Regensburg, Germany. He is the author or editor of more than two dozen books.

This overview of Christian anthropology by Hans Schwarz uniquely emphasizes three things: (1) the biblical testimony, (2) the historical unfolding of Christian anthropology through the centuries, and (3) the present affirmation of Christian anthropology in view of rival options and current scientific evidence. Schwarz begins by elucidating the special place occupied by human beings in the world, then ponders the complex issue of human freedom, and concludes by investigating humanity as a community of men and women in this world and in the world beyond. While maintaining a strong biblical orientation, Schwarz draws on a wide range of resources, including philosophy and the natural sciences, in order to map out what it means to be human. Schwarz's Human Being will interest anyone who is concerned with how in the face of fascinating scientific insights we can intelligently talk today about human sinfulness, human freedom, and human beings as children of the God who created us.

Hans Schwarz is professor emeritus of systematic theology at the University of Regensburg, Germany. From 1967 to 1981 he was professor at Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio.

Most biographers of Luther are faced with a choice-focus on Luther's life or focus on his thought. The choice, though real, is false. Luther's thought was inextricably bound up with his life. In this short, engaging volume, Hans Schwarz succeeds in blending the two-creating a volume that introduces Luther's thought in the context of his life story. The book meets the need for a clear and concise introduction to the life and teachings of the great church reformer, Martin Luther. After a brief overview of his life, the book devotes chapters to Luther's thoughts on key areas of the Christian faith and life, including the knowledge of God, church and sacraments, the Scriptures, marriage and parenthood, and vocation. The author incorporates quotations from Luther's own writings to show how Luther's insights have relevance for all Christians today. With questions for reflection and discussion, the book can be used as a study resource for individuals, church groups, or college and seminary classes. For this revised edition, Schwarz has thoroughly reviewed the text and added important new sections on Luther and music, Luther and the economy, Luther and the Jews, and more.