Wellbeing in Early Modern Christianity - Perspectives and Practices for a Happy Life
Verlag | Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht |
Auflage | 2024 |
Seiten | 286 |
Format | 16,0 x 2,4 x 23,5 cm |
Gewicht | 597 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
Reihe | Refo500 Academic Studies (R5AS) Band 102 |
ISBN-10 | 3525500858 |
EAN | 9783525500859 |
Bestell-Nr | 52550085A |
Today, wellbeing is high on the personal and societal agenda, but thinking about wellbeing certainly is not a new phenomenon. The Greek philosopher Aristotle already came up with the concept of Eudaimonia and 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.
Wellbeing - not only for the soul and the body
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.