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For a good 20 years,
angels have been the subject of continuous and steadily
increasing interest. It is apparent that the term "angel" is
anything but self-evident although it is also used in everyday
speech, the media and the art world as a matter of course.
Attempts to explain the current "boom" in angels’ popularity are
just as complex as opinions about what an angel is. There is a wealth of material on the concepts of angels and their backgrounds. Even in a large book it is impossible to include all the interesting details. However, carefully selected examples are helpful as a basis in forming a picture of what human beings have been thinking and reporting about angels. |
AngelsContributors: Herbert Vorgrimler Ursula Bernauer Thomas Sternberg
Specifications:9 3/8 x 11 5/8 in. 24 x 29,5 cm 240 pages Over 250 full colour illustrations
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Contents:Foreword Where Angels come from The Angels in Interpretative Art and Advertising God's Angel and the Angels in the Old Testament Ideas of Angels in Non-Biblical Judaism Angels in the New Testament Angels in Islam The Subject of Angels in the Early Church Angels in Official Chruch Texts The Angels of the Reformers and in Evangelical Piety Guardian Angels, Might and Power Angels: an in-depth psychological interpretation |
Authors:Herbert Vorgrimler Born 1929, studies in philosophy and theology in Freiburg i. Br. and Innsbruck, 1953 ordination as a priest, 1958 doctorate in theology, Emeritus. Since 1995, member of the "Issues of Judaism" working group at the German bishops’ conference. Main focus of work: Kleines theol. Wörterbuch, 1988; Kleines Konzilskompendium, 1966; Der Tod im Denken und Leben des Christen, 1978; Hoffnung auf Vollendung (eschatology), 1984; Theologische Gotteslehre, 1992; Wiederkehr der Engel?, 1999; Neues Theologisches Wörterbuch 2000, 2000
Ursula Bernauer Dr. phil., sociologist (M.A.) and practicing psychotherapist.
Born 1939 in Freiburg. studies in social work and sociology in
Munich, Münster and Freiburg. 1971-1973 teaching appointment at
the UC of Santiago de Chile with subsequent doctorate in social
medicine.1976-1987 Head of Science at the Catholic Further
Training Institute for nursing professions in Freiburg.
1987-2000 tutor at the Catholic Academy in Freiburg (deputy
director since 1993). Further qualification as psychotherapist
at the C. G. Jung Institute, Zurich.
Thomas Sternberg Prof., Dr. theol., Dr. phil., born 1952 in Elspe/Westphalia. Studies in German, history of art and theology in Münster, Rome and Bonn; since 1988, Director of the Catholic-Social Academy, Franz Hitze House in Münster; teaching appointment for art and liturgy at the University of Münster Publications about Achim von Arnim, welfare institutions of the early Middle Ages, early Christian and modern art as well as topics concerning the Church and culture. |
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