Confessio(1st Edition) Schuld bekennen in Kirche und Öffentlichkeit (Beihefte Zur Okumenischen Rundschau) (German Edition) by Julia Enxing, Jutta Koslowski, DorotheaWojtczak Paperback, 294 Pages, Published 2018 by Evangelische Verlagsanstalt ISBN-13: 978-3-374-05406-0, ISBN: 3-374-05406-4
"While the volume on contritio reflected on notions of guilt, shame, and remorse, the anthology on confessio examines the act of confession: the contributors discuss the basic conditions and potentials and analyze particular examples - such as the churches's confessions of guilt after the Shoah, guilt discussions in post-apartheid in South Africa, as well as in the context of reconciliation efforts in post-genocide Rwanda. The complexity ..."
Contritio(1st Edition) Annaherungen an Schuld, Scham Und Reue (Beihefte Zur Okumenischen Rundschau) (German Edition) by Julia Enxing, Katharina Peetz, DorotheaWojtczak Paperback, 274 Pages, Published 2017 by Evangelische Verlagsanstalt ISBN-13: 978-3-374-04965-3, ISBN: 3-374-04965-6
"Who is supposed to feel ashamed (and for what)? Who defines guilt? Does collective guilt exist and who bears its responsibility? Who are victims or perpetrators? What constitutes remorse? Who is required to repent (and for what)? The essays collected here reflect on shame, guilt, and remorse as individual as well as communal phenomena. The ambivalence, contradictions, and complexities of these terms become apparent in the multiplicity o ..."