The Concept of Soul in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Published by De Gruyter 2023

The Concept of Soul in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Edited by: Christoph Böttigheimer and Wenzel Maximilian Widenka

Volume 11 in the series Key Concepts in Interreligious Discourses

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110748239

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About this book

This volume of the series "Key Concepts in Interreligious Discourses" investigates the roots of the concept of "soul" in Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
The human soul fascinates not only believers in the three monotheistic faiths. Believing in an immortal entitiy, surpassing body, materia and their temporality and thus seeming to be closer to the creator that the mere body was and remains to be a vividly discussed theme in theological and practical debates. Even our secular, postreligious environment is unable to disengage from the key concept of the soul. Numerous proverbs, undefined concepts and hopes prove this fact. Asking for the soul means asking fundamental questions like life after death and therefor asking for one of the most fundamental and uniting hopes of human beings, be they secular or religious.
The volume presents the concept of "soul" in its different aspects as anchored in the traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It unfolds commonalities and differences between the three monotheistic religions as well as the manifold discourses about peace within these three traditions. The book offers fundamental knowledge about the specific understanding of the soul in each one of these traditions, their interdependencies and their relationship to secular world views.

Author / Editor information

Christoph Boettigheimer and Wenzel Maximilian Widenka, University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germany.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
The Concept of Soul in Judaism Alan J. Avery-Peck Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
The Concept of Soul in Christianity Eberhard Schockenhoff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
The Concept of Soul in Islam Bernhard Uhde Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
Epilogue Christoph Böttigheimer and Wenzel M. Widenka Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
List of Contributors and Editors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
Index of Persons Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
Index of Subjects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars of Jewish Studies, Christian Theology, Islamic Studies, Religious Studies, Political Sciences, Social Sciences
Pages
- Front matter: 7
- Main content: 132
Keywords: Interreligious discourse; Dialogue; Soul

eBook

Published: July 24, 2023
ISBN: 9783110748239

Paperback

Published: July 24, 2023
ISBN: 9783110748185