Theology

In the second century, Clement of Alexandria places the learners at the center of Christian-ethical instruction in his Paidagogos. Johanna A. Jürgens reconstructs their profile and, from there, explores the pedagogical implications of their central position for Clement's educational concept.

Johann Gottlieb Töllner's (1724-1774) »Katechetischer Text« presents his Neological convictions for a non-academic audience. In four books, he covers the classical theological fields without adhering to the rigid structure of traditional catechisms.

Cornelius Voigt uses selected sources to trace diverse ways early Christian communities in the second and third centuries understood the Easter event. This study reveals fascinating new interpretations that emerged from evolving theological necessities, while also highlighting the formative role played by older (canonical) Easter narratives.

Hartmut von Sass explores the four levels of factual, evaluative, normative, and implicative relations to the future and asks what attitudes toward the future the Christian faith already contains - in the face of concrete challenges of our present in which the future has become fundamentally uncertain.