Wellbeing in Early Modern Christianity
Perspectives and Practices for a Happy Life, Refo500 Academic Studies (R5AS) 102
J Selderhuis, Herman / B Brown et al, Christopher
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01.09.2024, Auflage: 1. Auflage
Beschreibung
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 Augustines 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.