Philosophy

The speeches, essays and newspaper articles of Marianne Weber (1870-1954) gathered here allow her to step out from her famous husband Max's shadow to reveal a campaigner who fought tirelessly for the education of women and their equal rights and pay during the transition from the German Empire to the Weimar Republic. As this volume amplifies, it is time for her voice to be heard.

What is religion? In an age of religious pluralism, syncretism and new forms of spirituality, Hanna von Lingen embarks on a search for a Christian concept of religion, drawing on the myth theories of Ernst Cassirer and Hans Blumenberg which shed new light on religion in its function for postmodern man.

How can we change our minds about the standards we use to change our minds? Leading scholars from various fields discuss the far-reaching implications of the elegant, groundbreaking solution philosophers Menachem Fisch and Yizhak Benbaji have found for this paradox.

Developing, classifying, and critiquing reasonings is key to theological work. But what does »theological reasoning« mean? Thorben Alles explores the question and proposes an answer, drawing consequences for concepts like internal view, perspective, reason, and revelation.