History

Emil Lederer was among the most influential economic and social theorists of his time. He analyzed World War I, modern capitalism, and Weimar democracy, linking theoretical innovation with public engagement. Christian Schneebeck portrays him as a versatile and timely thinker.

The contributors to this volume examine the interrelations between Judaism, Christianity and Islam from Antiquity to the early modern period with regard to the development of knowledge and scholarship. Central to their inquiry is how a theology of revelation could be articulated and legitimised within diverse epistemological orders.

Through the analysis of twenty Easter sermons from the late Enlightenment period, Maike Peyrer explores how the resurrection of Jesus was preached in an era marked by the struggle to define the relationship between reason and revelation, and in which belief in miracles - such as the resurrection of Jesus - was increasingly questioned.

This study is the first to explore the striking intimacy of the early correspondence between Marcus Aurelius and his tutor Fronto (second century AD) as a literary production. Wytse Keulen presents Fronto's letter collection as a self-edited literary monument that brings his most important friendship to life with an emphasis on public appeal.