Welker / Witte / Pickard The Impact of Religion

on Character Formation, Ethical Education, and the Communication of Values in Late Modern Pluralistic Societies
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-374-06411-3
Verlag: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt
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E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm

Late modern pluralistic societies are characterised by an infinitely multi-coloured individuality of their citizens and a wealth of associations and groups. This 'plurality', which is difficult to grasp, is welcomed by many people as a source of freedom, but feared by some people inside and many observers outside as a social chaos. However, this plurality is countered by a limited number of so-called 'social systems', which are to a large extent characterised by organisational, institutional and normative structures and weight.
The overwhelming majority of the contributions in this volume deal with the Christian religion, as pluralistic societies today thrive substantially in Christian environments.

Contributions by Peter Carnley, Gregor Etzelmüller, Johannes Eurich, Jennifer Herdt, Admiel Kosman, Piet Naudé, Waihan Ng, Friederike Nüssel, Bernd Oberdorfer, Martin Percy, Stephen Pickard, Raja Sakrani, William Schweiker, Philipp Stoellger, Milton Wan, Renee Ip, and Michael Welker.

[Der Einfluss der Religion auf Charakterbildung, ethische Erziehung und Kommunikation von Werten in spätmodernen pluralistischen Gesellschaften]
Spätmoderne pluralistische Gesellschaften sind von einer unendlich vielfarbigen Individualität ihrer Bürgerinnen und Bürger und einer Fülle von Zusammenschlüssen und Gruppierungen geprägt. Diese schwer zu fassende 'Pluralität' wird von vielen Menschen als Quellgrund der Freiheit begrüßt, von manchen Innenstehenden und vielen Außenstehenden aber auch als soziales Chaos gefürchtet. Doch dieser Pluralität steht eine begrenzte Zahl von sogenannten 'sozialen Systemen' gegenüber, die in hohem Maße organisatorisch, institutionell und normativ geprägt sind.
Die überwältigende Mehrzahl der Beiträge diese Bandes behandeln die christliche Religion, da pluralistische Gesellschaften heute wesentlich in christlichen Umgebungen gedeihen.

This book on the influence of religion on the ethos of pluralistic societies is part of a series of ten international research projects with contributions from all continents. The influences of the market, law, science, politics, media, family, education, medicine and defense will also be examined.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Welker, Michael

Witte, John

Pickard, Stephen

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Religionspädagogik, Religionsdidaktik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Philosophie, LER (Unterricht & Didaktik)
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Affektive, soziale und ethische Ziele in der Erziehung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

INHALT

Contributors 9

Acknowledgments 11

Preface to the Series 13

Michael Welker
Introduction to the Present Volume 17

Part One
Christian Religion and Character Formation: Potentials and Risks

Michael Welker
Comfort, Freedom, Justice, and Truth 29
Christian Religion, the Formation of Character, and the Communication of Values

Gregor Etzelmüller
Anthropology and Religious Formation 41

Friederike Nüssel
“Values of the Gospel” 53
The Formative Role of Christian Values for Social Cohesion in Modern Societies

Peter Carnley
The Fallacy of “Individual Autonomy,” and Moral Value in the Community of Christ 63

William Schweiker
Should Religion Shape Character? 73

Jennifer A. Herdt
The Dialectic of Religious Formation 85

Part Two
Character Formation in Other Religious Traditions and General Morals

Admiel Kosman
Buber vs. Weber 103
Future Sociological Research According to Buber’s Proposal—
The I-Thou Relationship in Scholarly Research

Raja Sakrani
Elements of Religious Socialization in Islamic Cultures 123
How to Be a “Good” Muslim in Europe?

Milton Wai-Yiu Wan and Renee Lai-Fan Ip
Chinese Family Education and Spiritual Intervention 147
Voluntary and Involuntary Moral Actions from Neurological and Theological Perspectives

Waihang Ng
Literary Form, Paideia, and Religion 159
Comparing Case Studies from the Ancient Greek, Traditional Chinese, and Early Christian Contexts

Martyn Percy
Humility, Humiliation, and Hope 171
An Extended Homily on the Crucible for Authentic Character in Leadership

Part Three
Interdisciplinary and Ethical Perspectives on Societal
Impacts of Religion

Piet Naudé
The Impact of Religion on Shaping Values in Pluralistic Societies 187
A Case of Opposing Interpretations and Unintended Consequences?

Stephen Pickard
Optimal Environments for the Formation of Character 205
Challenges and Prospects for Religion

Bernd Oberdorfer
“With Religion, not from Religion” 217
Christian Antimoralist Moralism and its Impact on Moral Formation

Philipp Stoellger
Formation as Figuration 225
The Impact of Religion Framed by Media Anthropology

Johannes Eurich
Learning to Care for the Whole Person 237
The Significance of Body and Soul for Diaconal Work

John Witte Jr.
The Uses of Law for the Formation of Character 261
A Classic Protestant Doctrine for Late Modern Liberal Societies?