The series Religion and Society (RS) contributes to the exploration of religions as social systems– both in Western and non-Western societies; in particular, it examines religions in their differentiation from, and intersection with, other cultural systems, such as art, economy, law and politics. Due attention is given to paradigmatic case or comparative studies that exhibit a clear theoretical orientation with the empirical and historical data of religion and such aspects of religion as ritual, the religious imagination, constructions of tradition, iconography, or media. In addition, the formation of religious communities, their construction of identity, and their relation to society and the wider public are key issues of this series.

Since its founding by Jacques Waardenburg in 1971, Religion and Reason has been a leading forum for contributions on theories, theoretical issues and agendas related to the phenomenon and the study of religion. Topics include (among others) category formation, comparison, ethnophilosophy, hermeneutics, methodology, myth, phenomenology, philosophy of science, scientific atheism, structuralism, and theories of religion. From time to time the series publishes volumes that map the state of the art and the history of the discipline.

Since its founding by Jacques Waardenburg in 1971, Religion and Reason has been a leading forum for contributions on theories, theoretical issues and agendas related to the phenomenon and the study of religion. Topics include (among others) category formation, comparison, ethnophilosophy, hermeneutics, methodology, myth, phenomenology, philosophy of science, scientific atheism, structuralism, and theories of religion. From time to time the series publishes volumes that map the state of the art and the history of the discipline.

The series Religion and Society (RS) contributes to the exploration of religions as social systems – both in Western and non-Western societies; in particular, it examines religions in their differentiation from, and intersection with, other cultural systems, such as art, economy, law and politics. Due attention is given to paradigmatic case or comparative studies that exhibit a clear theoretical orientation with the empirical and historical data of religion and such aspects of religion as ritual, the religious imagination, constructions of tradition, iconography, or media. In addition, the formation of religious communities, their construction of identity, and their relation to society and the wider public are key issues of this series.

Since its founding by Jacques Waardenburg in 1971, Religion and Reason has been a leading forum for contributions on theories, theoretical issues and agendas related to the phenomenon and the study of religion. Topics include (among others) category formation, comparison, ethnophilosophy, hermeneutics, methodology, myth, phenomenology, philosophy of science, scientific atheism, structuralism, and theories of religion. From time to time the series publishes volumes that map the state of the art and the history of the discipline.

Wer die Bibel aufschlägt. möchte erfahren, was es mit Gott auf sich hat - und auch mit den Menschen. Aber damit beginnt auch schon die Schwierigkeit: Wie soll man Texte verstehen, die vor mehr als 2000 Jahren geschrieben wurden. Dietrich Bonhoeffer schreibt: "Ich glaube, dass die Bibel allein die Antwort auf alle unsere Fragen ist". Zahllose Menschen, die nach dem Sinn des Lebens gefragt haben, bekommen eine Antwort auf diese Frage in der Bibel. In diesem Buch finden Sie nicht nur die unverbindliche - Meinung, Lebenserfahrung und Weltsicht von Menschen vergangener Zeiten; hier kommt Ihr eigenes Leben zur Sprache. "Hier redet Gott selbst mit uns wie ein Mensch mit seinem Freunde". Das ist die Erfahrung Luthers gewesen. "verstehst du was du du liest?, fragte Philippus einen bibellesenden Äthiopier, und dieser gab freimütig zurück: "Wie kann ich, wenn mich nicht jemand anleitet? Prof. Dr. Lucas Osiander hat im 17. Jahrhundert zu der ersten Lutherübersetzung Vers für Vers Erklärungen geschrieben. Hier findet der Bibelleser eine Antwort auf alle Fragen zur Bibel.