Wellbeing in Early Modern Christianity

Perspectives and Practices for a Happy Life

286 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Today, wellbeing is high on the personal and societal agenda, but thinking about wellbeing certainly is not a new phenomenon. The Greek philosopher Aristotle, for example, came up with the concept of Eudaimonia – the contented state of feeling healthy, happy, and prosperous – and this concept has been influential up until today. Starting from Augustine’s thoughts on the topic of wellbeing, which had a great influence on theologians and others in the Early Modern Era, the contributions in this book reflect on a variety of topics ranging from wellbeing for the soul and the body to broader related concepts and theories approaching the theme from such disciplines as music, literature, history and theology.

• Reihe: Refo500 Academic Studies (R5AS)
• ISBN: 9783525500859
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 09.09.2024
• Genre: Religion, Theologie/Christentum
• Verlag: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
• Mitherausgegeben von: Christopher B. Brown
• Reihe herausgegeben von: Herman J. Selderhuis
• Herausgegeben von: Karla Boersma
• Mitherausgegeben von: Anna Szyrwinska-Hörig, Marta Quatrale, Dávid Molnár, Mathijs Lamberigts, Jan Červenka, Didier Course, Brigitta Schvéd, Donatella Melini, Andreas J. Beck, Catrien Santing, Balázs Rigó, Gioia Filocamo / Prof. Marco Beghelli, Herman J. Selderhuis, Günter Frank, Barbara Mahlmann-Bauer, Tarald Rasmussen, Violet Soen, Zsombor Tóth, Günther Wassilowsky, Siegrid Westphal