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Zu den Wurzeln angloamerikanischen Sendungsbewusstseins und apokalyptischer Katastrophenerwartungen im theologischen Diskurs des 16. und 17. Jahrhunderts

  • Birgit Biehler
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On the roots of the Anglo-American sense of mission and apocalyptic catastrophic expectations in the theological discourse of the 16th and 17th centuries. This essay examines apocalyptic expectations of catastrophe and of optimistic millenarianism in early modern England. Both attitudes were based of the theological assumption of a world-historical dualism between good and evil, in which authors stylized oneself as end-time fighter for good. Both concepts were taken to the American colonies: The self-description as the last fighters in the face of doom, and the stylization as forerunner of a better world. Various signs of the imminent end were discussed: For example, the re-establishment of the Jewish people - converted to Christianity - in the land promised to them by God. This and the conversion of the American indigenous people were to be expected and supported as a preliminary stage to the fulfillment of all divine promises. In general, the 16th and 17th centuries saw the establishment of a worldview that interpreted historical and current political events against the backdrop of religious prophecies.

Abstract

On the roots of the Anglo-American sense of mission and apocalyptic catastrophic expectations in the theological discourse of the 16th and 17th centuries. This essay examines apocalyptic expectations of catastrophe and of optimistic millenarianism in early modern England. Both attitudes were based of the theological assumption of a world-historical dualism between good and evil, in which authors stylized oneself as end-time fighter for good. Both concepts were taken to the American colonies: The self-description as the last fighters in the face of doom, and the stylization as forerunner of a better world. Various signs of the imminent end were discussed: For example, the re-establishment of the Jewish people - converted to Christianity - in the land promised to them by God. This and the conversion of the American indigenous people were to be expected and supported as a preliminary stage to the fulfillment of all divine promises. In general, the 16th and 17th centuries saw the establishment of a worldview that interpreted historical and current political events against the backdrop of religious prophecies.

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Vorwort V
  3. Dank VII
  4. Inhaltsverzeichnis IX
  5. Einleitung 1
  6. Umrisse einer intellektuellen Biografie von Ruth und Dieter Groh 11
  7. 1 Sozial- und Geistesgeschichte
  8. Dieter Grohs Buch Rußland im Blick Europas – wieder gelesen 45
  9. Der Niedergang der Sozialdemokratie: Wissenschaftliche Erklärungsversuche 59
  10. Ostkrieg, Antibolschewismus und Endlösung 83
  11. Zu den Wurzeln angloamerikanischen Sendungsbewusstseins und apokalyptischer Katastrophenerwartungen im theologischen Diskurs des 16. und 17. Jahrhunderts 101
  12. 2 Carl Schmitt als (Beg)Leitfigur
  13. Chaos von oben. Gedanken zu Carl Schmitts Anthropologie 141
  14. Die Begriffe des Politischen 153
  15. Dieter Groh und die philosophische Anthropologie von Karl Jaspers 161
  16. 3 Anthropologie und Frühe Gesellschaften
  17. Subsistenz, Risiko und Mußepräferenz in nicht-staatlich organisierten Gesellschaften 173
  18. Fremdenfeindlichkeit – anthropologische Konstante oder kulturelles Konstrukt? 197
  19. Globale Umweltgeschichte und biokulturelle Evolution früher Menschen 243
  20. 4 Natur und Kultur
  21. (Natur-)Katastrophen definieren – definierende Katastrophen 275
  22. Mont Ventoux: Ruth und Dieter Groh und die Moderne 297
  23. Das Problem der ‚Kompensation‘ – Kritische Interventionen im Werk Ruth und Dieter Grohs 301
  24. Das Mittelalter als Moderne 319
  25. Zum Naturbegriff Martin Seels 339
  26. Zum Newton-Komplex: Göttliche Weltökonomie oder Selbstbehauptung des Menschen? 373
  27. 5 Rezeptionskonflikt: Mittelstraß vs. Hoyningen-Huene
  28. Einführende Bemerkungen zu Vortrag und Kommentar von Jürgen Mittelstraß und Paul Hoyningen-Huene 397
  29. Historische Randbemerkungen zum Natur- und Weltbildbegriff 407
  30. Kommentar zu Jürgen Mittelstraß’ „Historische Randbemerkungen zum Natur- und Weltbildbegriff“ 425
  31. 6 Erinnerung
  32. Mensch (und Natur), Dieter! 433
  33. Carl Schmitt, Ruth Groh und ich – Begegnungen, Gedanken, Fragen 441
  34. Anhang
  35. Autorinnen und Autoren 467
  36. Personen- und Stichwortverzeichnis 473
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