Theology

In the first volume of his two-volume theological anthropology, Hans-Christoph Askani takes the monastic way of existence as a guide for discovering what is at stake in being human. Like in a magnifying mirror, the fundamental unfinishedness of all human existence is meant to come into view here.

Christian Steiner develops a systematic theological reconstruction of Thomas Aquinas' doctrine of reconciliation under the guiding concept of amicitia Dei. He shows that Thomas understands reconciliation not as a legal settlement or purely ethical model, but as a Trinitarian-based friendship between God and man.

Cyril of Alexandria's theology rewards close reading from unexpected angles. Jonathan Morgan takes one such angle - Cyril's interpretation of circumcision - and uses it to illuminate a rich, multifaceted doctrine of salvation and a distinctive way of reading Scripture in the light of Christ.

Psalm 39 reveals a struggle with personal and anthropological questions through lament and self-reflection. It deals with guilt, silence, and mortality. In this study Margarethe Kelm shows how prayer can become a process of working on oneself and on the relationship with God - honest, painful, yet hopeful.