The Housed Human

Kurt E. Becker The Housed Human Four Walls and a Roof Over Your Head: In a Dialogue with 77 Personalities from Aristotle to Stefan Zweig A characteristic of human beings is that they live in residences and furnish them. The living space is part of the sphere of privacy and may be entered only by...

Having Presence of Mind

Annette Schavan Having Presence of Mind The Claim of Christianity "The Church began on the day of Pentecost. On this day, it chose cultural diversity." This quote by Pope Francis mentions an important attribute of the Catholic Church: Diversity is not a danger, but an enrichment. It helps raise the...

Secular Piety

Hubertus Halbfas Secular Piety Conversation About an Enlightened Christianity Hubertus Halbfas wants to reclaim the word "piety" for people who live secular lives. His thesis: People who live secular lives are not impious. Even a secular existence can be lived in a spiritual way. In the form of an...

Anxious Confidence

Paul M. Zulehner Anxious Confidence What Moves People in the Corona Crisis The Corona pandemic has profoundly changed people's attitude towards life. In order to protect the risk groups, some countries have taken Draconian measures. These have been willingly supported by a large portion of the...

Values

Michael Korth Values Foundation and Future of Our Culture Our values determine what we consider meaningful, what we strive for and who we trust. Living together in a community and even the coexistence of cultures is only possible on the basis of shared values. Passing on values is one – and...

Breaking Through the Cycle of Failure

Klaus Mertes Breaking Through the Cycle of Failure So That Coming to Terms with Abuse Doesn't End Up at the Start Again Since the sexual abuse at the Canisius College in Berlin came to light in 2010, the persons involved and the public experienced an avalanche of failed attempts by the Church to...

Retreat or Crusade?

Michael Blume Retreat or Crusade? The Crisis of Christianity and the Danger of Fundamentalism What is the future of Christianity as the largest world religion on the planet? Are the many internal and external crises that Christianity must overcome signs of its imminent demise, as some say? Parallel...

After Corona

Franz Alt After Corona Reshaping Our Future Franz Alt's current book is thoroughly optimistic. We have learned much during the Corona pandemic and have concentrated all of our forces to withstand a life-threatening and global catastrophe. This includes recognising scientific findings, planning...

Table Fellowship

Hubertus Halbfas Table Fellowship Jesus' Meals and What Became of Them Hubertus Halbfas follows the references to how Jesus sat at the table with women and men, with Pharisees, "tax collectors and sinners" and talked about his hope for the "Kingdom of God" using the parable of the Great Banquet. He...

An Epochal Opportunity for Reform

Paul M. Zulehner An Epochal Opportunity for Reform The Synodal Way of the Catholic World Church For a synodal Church: community, participation and mission. Under this motto, Pope Francis proclaimed a Synodal Way for the Catholic World Church that began in October 2021 and leads up to the World...