Philosophy

Chi-Kin Lei reexamines 1 Peter 3:19 and its early Christian reception, challenging the current scholarly consensus by exploring its association with the doctrine of Christ's descent into Hades ( descensus ) and its significance in Christian theology.

Volume 10 of the HKW contains the second edition of ' Sozialismus und Staat ' and 'Österreichisches Staatsrecht' - two monographic works that impressively underpin Kelsen's role as a critical observer of the contemporary currents of (Austro-)Marxism and Leninism as well as his position as the most important scholar of constitutional law of the First (Austrian) Republic.

The promise that each individual shall live freely in accordance with their religion or belief lies at the heart of the human right to freedom of religion. Using classical philosophical texts, Marco Schendel analyses this core promise in the context of the rule of law.