| Description |
1 online resource (x, 175 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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SpringerBriefs on pioneers in science and practice. Texts and protocols, 2194-3125 ; volume 24 |
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SpringerBriefs on pioneers in science and practice. Texts and protocols ; v. 24. 2194-3125
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| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Self-Portrait; 2.1 ... Preparation; 2.2 ... Philosophy; 3 Creation in the Old Testament; 4 Christianity and History; 5 What Is Secularization?; 5.1 ... The Concept of Secularization; 5.2 ... The Political Revolutions; 5.3 ... The Christian Background to the Modern Ambivalence; 5.4 ... Belief in Progress; 5.5 ... Hegel; 5.6 ... Marx; 5.7 ... The Ambivalence of Success; 5.8 ... What Is Secularization?; 6 The Sermon on the Mount: Interpretations; 6.1 ... Prefatory Note; 6.2 ... Translation; 6.3 ... Commentary ... ; 6.4 ... Interpretations |
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7 Thoughts of a Non-theologian on the Theological Development of Dietrich Bonhoeffer7.1 ... Influences on Bonhoeffer's Theological Development; 7.2 ... Christian Commitment and Modern Consciousness; 7.3 ... A Journey to Reality; 7.4 ... Religion and Modern Consciousness; 8 Levels of Christian Theology: A Comment on Luther; 9 A Dialogue on Meditation (A Conversation with Udo Reiter); 10 What Is Meditation?; 11 The Moral Problem of the Left and the Moral Problem of Morality; 11.1 ... The Moralization of Politics; 11.2 ... Comment; 12 Notes on the Relationship of Physics and Religion; 13 Unfinished Religion; 14 Anxiety |
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15 DeathCarl Friedrich von Weizsäcker Society; Carl Friedrich von WeizsäckerFoundation; Federation of German Scientists; Udo Keller Foundation; Ruhr University Bochum; About the Author; About the Editor; About the Book |
| Summary |
This book presents a collection of texts by the German physicist and philosopher Carl Friedrich von Weizsacker (1912-2007) in English, for use in seminars on the philosophy of religion, the comparative study of religion, but as well on the?relationship between religion and the scientific worldview. Most texts appear in English for the first time. Weizsacker became famous through his works in physics, mainly in the early development of nuclear physics. Later he would also become well known as a philosopher and analyst of contemporary culture. He also worked very intensely on projects for the pr |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 9, 2014) |
| Subject |
Weizsäcker, Carl Friedrich, Freiherr von, 1912-2007.
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| SUBJECT |
Weizsäcker, Carl Friedrich, Freiherr von, 1912-2007 fast |
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Religion -- Philosophy.
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Science -- Philosophy.
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RELIGION -- Philosophy.
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Religion -- Philosophy
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Science -- Philosophy
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Raiser, Konrad, 1938- editor.
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| ISBN |
9783319037042 |
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3319037048 |
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331903703X |
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9783319037035 |
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