Ulrich Engel – författare

Poverty, inequality, violent conflicts, climate change, migration, racism, burn-out are just a few of the symptoms showing how living life to the fullest is out of reach for so many people in our world. Is, then, seeking fullness of life and justice for all not a too ambitious project? For nothing less than the wellbeing of humanity and in extension, the whole of creation is at stake. On the other hand, we see people responding, acting and struggling for justice, liberation and a more sustainable world. How to make sense of the ideas of fullness of life and justice for all, in light of the many crises humanity currently faces but also the glimpses of positive and hopeful responses? Even more so, how to make sense theologically? In this volume twenty authors reflect on how the notions of fullness of life and justice for all are theoretically conceived and have practically taken form from within Dominican theology and spirituality. The contributions on youth spirituality, contemplation, art as a means to community building, gender, pluralization, populism and management discuss the fullness of life in both its material and spiritual dimensions. The question on justice for all is raised in confrontation with issues such as poverty, migration, ecological threats and the role of virtues in society. In this way, the book aims to uncover a variety of Dominican perspectives as valuable contributions to a broader dialogue on the fullness of life and justice for all.

Poverty, inequality, violent conflicts, climate change, migration, racism, burn-out are just a few of the symptoms showing how living life to the fullest is out of reach for so many people in our world. Is, then, seeking fullness of life and justice for all not a too ambitious project? For nothing less than the wellbeing of humanity and in extension, the whole of creation is at stake. On the other hand, we see people responding, acting and struggling for justice, liberation and a more sustainable world. How to make sense of the ideas of fullness of life and justice for all, in light of the many crises humanity currently faces but also the glimpses of positive and hopeful responses? Even more so, how to make sense theologically? In this volume twenty authors reflect on how the notions of fullness of life and justice for all are theoretically conceived and have practically taken form from within Dominican theology and spirituality. The contributions on youth spirituality, contemplation, art as a means to community building, gender, pluralization, populism and management discuss the fullness of life in both its material and spiritual dimensions. The question on justice for all is raised in confrontation with issues such as poverty, migration, ecological threats and the role of virtues in society. In this way, the book aims to uncover a variety of Dominican perspectives as valuable contributions to a broader dialogue on the fullness of life and justice for all.

Bewährtes bewahren - Neues wagen! Unter diesem Motto haben sich anlässlich des 60. Geburtstages der Pastoraltheologin Doris Nauer über zwanzig WegbegleiterInnen und SchülerInnen zusammengefunden, um vor dem Hintergrund ihrer jeweiligen theoretischen und praktischen Expertise spannende und hochaktuelle Impulse für eine zukunftsfähige Seelsorge bereitzustellen. Gerade in einer Zeit massiver Anfragen an die Kirchen ist gute Seelsorge unabdingbar für die Glaubwürdigkeit der ekklesialen Praxis. Die Beiträge des vorliegenden Bandes gliedern sich nach der spirituell-mystagogischen, der pastoralpsychologisch-heilsamen und der diakonisch-prophetischen Alltagspraxis seelsorglichen Handelns.