Thematisches Glossar "Religion, Worldviews, Ethics"
Abstract
Thematic German-English Glossary "Religion, Worldviews, Ethics"; this glossary is a supplement to: Jens-Peter Green, Manfred L. Pirner and Jens Büngener (eds.) with assistance of Nele Orlemann: "Religionsunterricht bilingual. Didaktische Perspektiven und Anregungen für die Praxis". Erlangen: FAU University Press 2022. ISBN: 978-3-96147-483-7, eISBN: 978-3-96147-484-4, DOI: 10.25593/978-3-96147-484-4
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J ens - Peter Green , Man fred L. Pirne r u nd Jens Büngener (Hrsg.)
unter Mitar beit von Ne le Orlemann
Reli gionsu nter r icht bi ling ual . Didakt isc he Per spek tive n
und Anr egun g en für die P rax is
Thematisches Glossar
„Religions, Worldviews, Et hics“
Jens - Pet er Gree n
Erla nge n : FA U Uni ver sit y Pre ss 2021 – 202 5
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Inhalt
Zur Nutzun g des Glossars .......................................................................................................... 68
Zielgruppe .............................................................................................................................. 68
Sprachliche Hilfen .................................................................................................................. 68
Inhaltl iche Ve r net z un g .......................................................................................................... 69
Suchfun ktion .......................................................................................................................... 69
Work in p rogress .................................................................................................................... 69
Aborig inal s piri tu al ity ................................................................................................................. 70
Dreamtime .............................................................................................................................. 70
Creat or beings ......................................................................................................................... 70
Tjukurpa l aws .......................................................................................................................... 70
Abort ion ...................................................................................................................................... 70
Con flic t of ri gh ts ..................................................................................................................... 70
A bit of tissue or unbo rn life? ................................................................................................ . 71
Ending t he pregnancy ............................................................................................................. 71
Perf ormi ng ab orti ons .............................................................................................................. 72
Sex - sele ctive abortions ........................................................................................................... 72
Backstre et abortion s ............................................................................................................... 73
Psychol ogical impact of abortions ......................................................................................... 73
Regul ating a bo rtion ................................................................................................................ 74
Time limits on abortion .......................................................................................................... 75
Ab or t ion in d ic at io ns ............................................................................................................... 75
Safe access zon es ..................................................................................................................... 76
Abo rti on fund i ng .................................................................................................................... 77
Abrahamic rel igions .................................................................................................................... 77
Abstract s ...................................................................................................................................... 78
Topic/Research question ........................................................................................................ 78
Research fo cus ......................................................................................................................... 78
Previo us research .................................................................................................................... 78
Purpose .................................................................................................................................... 79
Autho r’s position on t he topic (thesis st atement) ................................................................ . 79
Sour ces ..................................................................................................................................... 79
Findi ngs ................................................................................................................................... 79
Furt her research ...................................................................................................................... 79
Accoun t abilit y ............................................................................................................................ 80
Adaptat ion (missiona ry strategy) .............................................................................................. 80
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Ado pt ion .................................................................................................................................... 80
Agape feast .................................................................................................................................. 81
Aggi orna mento ........................................................................................................................... 81
Agnosticism ................................................................................................................................ . 81
Ahimsa ......................................................................................................................................... 82
Alevism ........................................................................................................................................ 82
Syncret ism ............................................................................................................................... 82
Und er sta nd in g of God ............................................................................................................ 83
Moral co de ............................................................................................................................... 83
Gender roles ............................................................................................................................ 83
Rituals ...................................................................................................................................... 83
Altar call ..................................................................................................................................... 84
Altarpiece ................................................................................................................................... 84
Alt ar servers ................................................................................................................................ 85
Amazing G race ............................................................................................................................ 85
New meanings in new co ntexts .............................................................................................. 85
Message o f hope ...................................................................................................................... 85
Haunt ing tun e ........................................................................................................................ 86
Ambigu ity ................................................................................................................................... 86
Ope n t o in ter pr eta ti on .......................................................................................................... 86
Not all black and white ........................................................................................................... 87
Ambig uity toleran ce ............................................................................................................... 87
Amish .......................................................................................................................................... 87
Origins ..................................................................................................................................... 87
Gel assenheit ........................................................................................................................... 88
Sepa ra ti on fr om the w or l d ..................................................................................................... 88
Correct ive church discipl ine .................................................................................................. 88
Rumsp ringa ............................................................................................................................ 89
Anabaptists ................................................................................................................................ . 89
Ancest ral spirit s ......................................................................................................................... 89
An g el s ......................................................................................................................................... 90
Messeng ers, g uardians, guides .............................................................................................. 90
Hierarchy of angel s ................................................................................................................. 91
Ange l o f Yah we ........................................................................................................................ 91
Heavenly beings ...................................................................................................................... 91
Fall of the rebel angels ............................................................................................................ 92
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Symbo ls, m etaphors, p ersonification s ................................................................................... 92
Charms, trinkets, worry stones ............................................................................................... 92
Ang els in the visual art s .............................................................................................................. 93
Humanl ike wit h wings ............................................................................................................ 93
Poses and activities ................................................................................................................. 93
Image s with a twist ................................................................................................................. 93
Angli can C ommu ni on ............................................................................................................... 94
Worldwide f amily of independent church es ........................................................................ 94
Archbishop of Canterbury ..................................................................................................... 94
Lambet h Conference ............................................................................................................... 95
An g st ........................................................................................................................................... 95
Animal ethics .............................................................................................................................. 95
Animal rights ........................................................................................................................... 95
Anim al research ..................................................................................................................... 96
An i m al - free rese arch ............................................................................................................... 97
Cruelt y to animal s ................................................................................................................... 97
Animal welfare ....................................................................................................................... 98
Animal welfare activists ......................................................................................................... 98
Anim al husbandry ..................................................................................................................... 99
Livestock farming ................................................................................................................... 99
Inte nsi ve anima l far mi ng ....................................................................................................... 99
Organi c animal f arming ......................................................................................................... 99
Labelling ................................................................................................................................ . 99
Annihilationism ........................................................................................................................ 100
Anthr opolo gy ............................................................................................................................ 1 00
Views, understa ndings, philosophies ................................................................................... 1 00
Optimistic, pessimistic, realistic ........................................................................................... 101
Human nature and evil .......................................................................................................... 101
Ant hroposophy ......................................................................................................................... 1 02
Spir i tua l pa th to k nowled g e ................................................................................................ . 102
Organi sa tions an d initiati ves ................................................................................................ 1 02
Antisemitism ............................................................................................................................. 103
Forms of an tisemi tis m .......................................................................................................... 103
Antisemitic stereotypes ........................................................................................................ 104
Christi an anti - Judaism .......................................................................................................... 104
Anti - Jewish dress co des ........................................................................................................ 10 5
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Ghettoisation ......................................................................................................................... 105
Fight against antisemitis m ................................................................................................... 105
Antisem itism in the visual arts ................................................................................................ . 106
Apart heid .................................................................................................................................. 107
Apoc aly ptic lite ra tu re ............................................................................................................... 107
Autho r ................................................................................................................................... 1 07
Com for t a nd ho pe ................................................................................................................. 107
Turn of the ages .................................................................................................................... 1 07
Symboli c la ngua ge ................................................................................................................ 108
Ap ocalyp tic thi nking ................................................................................................................ 108
Apos ta sy .................................................................................................................................... 109
Apostles’ Creed ......................................................................................................................... 10 9
Apos tr o phe ................................................................................................................................ . 110
Appeal to ancient wisdo m ......................................................................................................... 110
Arcadia ....................................................................................................................................... 1 10
Argu mentu m ad ho minem ......................................................................................................... 111
Arian con troversy ........................................................................................................................ 111
Ark of the Covenant ................................................................................................................... 112
Armage dd on ............................................................................................................................... 113
Art o f l i fe .................................................................................................................................... 113
Artificial insemination by don or (AID) .................................................................................... 113
Male fertility issues ................................................................................................................ 113
Getting inseminated .............................................................................................................. 114
Impa ct o n the fami ly .............................................................................................................. 114
Ashram ....................................................................................................................................... 114
Assiste d suicide .......................................................................................................................... 115
Vol untary suicide ................................................................................................................... 115
Right to die ............................................................................................................................. 115
Safeg uards .............................................................................................................................. 116
Medical conditions ................................................................................................................. 117
Com ple ted li fe ........................................................................................................................ 117
Suicide by st arvation .............................................................................................................. 117
Suicide pods ........................................................................................................................... 117
Astrol ogy .................................................................................................................................... 118
Belief in the stars .................................................................................................................... 118
Astrol ogic al meta phors .......................................................................................................... 118
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Pseudoscience ........................................................................................................................ 119
Copin g mec hanis m ................................................................................................................ 119
Asylum ........................................................................................................................................ 119
Accep tin g asyl um - seeker s ..................................................................................................... 119
Rejecting asylum - seekers ...................................................................................................... 120
Church sanct uary .................................................................................................................. 120
Strang ers and fore igners in the Bible ................................................................................... 120
Athei sm ...................................................................................................................................... 121
At m an ......................................................................................................................................... 121
Augsburg Conf ession (1 530) ...................................................................................................... 121
Avatar (Hinduism ) ..................................................................................................................... 122
Axial Age .................................................................................................................................... 122
Baby hatches .............................................................................................................................. 122
Babylonian exile ......................................................................................................................... 12 3
Deportation ............................................................................................................................ 123
Promise of a joyous ret urn ..................................................................................................... 123
Bach, J ohann Sebasti an (1685 – 17 50) .......................................................................................... 123
Glory to God a lone ................................................................................................................. 123
Passion m usic ........................................................................................................................ 124
Bahá’i fait h ................................................................................................................................ . 12 5
Ball, John (? - 138 1) ....................................................................................................................... 125
Banality of evil ............................................................................................................................ 1 27
Bapt ism ....................................................................................................................................... 127
Getting baptised ..................................................................................................................... 127
Inf ant baptism ....................................................................................................................... 128
Adult bapti sm ........................................................................................................................ 12 8
Drop - in bap t i sm .................................................................................................................... 12 8
Baptism bible verse ............................................................................................................... 12 9
Bapt ism al clot hing ................................................................................................................ 129
Imme rsion baptism ............................................................................................................... 129
Dipping , pour ing , spri nk l ing ................................................................................................ 130
Bap tis ts ...................................................................................................................................... 130
Bar m itzvah/Bat mit zvah .......................................................................................................... 130
Base communities ...................................................................................................................... 131
Basic trust ................................................................................................................................... 131
Basic trust versus mist rust ..................................................................................................... 131
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A gi ft for l i fe ........................................................................................................................... 131
Beat itudes (Matthew 5:1 – 12) ...................................................................................................... 132
Magna Carta ........................................................................................................................... 132
Paradoxical st atements .......................................................................................................... 1 32
Blessed a re... ........................................................................................................................... 132
Becoming like children (Matthew 18 :1 – 4; 19:13 – 14) ................................................................... 133
Children as model s of fait h and lif e ...................................................................................... 133
Children as idealised inn ocents ............................................................................................ 134
Begui ne move me nt ................................................................................................................... 134
Medieval beguinages ............................................................................................................. 134
Conte mpo rary beguinages .................................................................................................... 134
Belief and doubt ......................................................................................................................... 135
Bible ........................................................................................................................................... 136
Script ures ............................................................................................................................... 136
Interpretive approaches ......................................................................................................... 137
Fun d amentalist readings ....................................................................................................... 137
Liberal readings ..................................................................................................................... 138
Allegorical readings .............................................................................................................. 139
Biblical justifications ............................................................................................................. 139
Bible Art Journ aling .................................................................................................................. 139
Bible Be lt ................................................................................................................................... 140
Bible Student movement .......................................................................................................... 140
Bible st udy ................................................................................................................................ . 140
Bible t hrough dance ................................................................................................................... 141
Biblical patriarchs an d matriarchs ............................................................................................ 141
Biblio drama ............................................................................................................................... 142
Bind ing of I sa ac ( Ge nesi s 22:1 – 19) ............................................................................................ 143
Blasp hemy ................................................................................................................................ . 14 3
Blasp heming .......................................................................................................................... 143
Blasp hemy bans ..................................................................................................................... 144
Blessing ...................................................................................................................................... 144
Blessed to be a blessing (G enesis 12:1 – 3) .............................................................................. 144
Blessing rituals ...................................................................................................................... 144
Religious and non - religious blessing s .................................................................................. 145
Blessing symbols ................................................................................................................... 146
Coun ting o ne’s ble ssings ...................................................................................................... 147
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Seeking a blessing ................................................................................................................. 147
Blessing way ............................................................................................................................... 147
Bodhi t ree .................................................................................................................................. 148
Bod hisatt va ................................................................................................................................ 148
Böckenförde di le mma ............................................................................................................... 149
Bo n if ac e ..................................................................................................................................... 149
Apos tl e to th e Ger ma ns ........................................................................................................ 149
Church refo rmer ................................................................................................................... 150
Donar o ak .............................................................................................................................. 150
Death ..................................................................................................................................... 150
Book of Co mmon Pra yer .......................................................................................................... 150
Book of Esthe r ............................................................................................................................ 151
Theme ..................................................................................................................................... 151
End ing .................................................................................................................................... 151
Book of Job ................................................................................................................................ . 151
Theme ..................................................................................................................................... 151
Job‘s aff lictions ....................................................................................................................... 151
Job’s wi fe ................................................................................................................................ . 152
Job’s f riends ............................................................................................................................ 152
Job’s re sponse ......................................................................................................................... 153
Job’s re ward ............................................................................................................................ 153
Job in modern literature ........................................................................................................ 153
Vi sual represent ations of Job ................................................................................................ 154
Bo o k p a int in g ............................................................................................................................ 154
Brahman .................................................................................................................................... 154
Bridge of Siraat ........................................................................................................................... 155
Bron ze serpent (Numbers 21 :6 – 9) ............................................................................................. 155
Buddhism .................................................................................................................................. 156
Branches, schools, movement s ............................................................................................. 156
Script ures ............................................................................................................................... 156
The four si ghts ...................................................................................................................... 156
The Buddha as a doctor ......................................................................................................... 157
The Four N oble Truths .......................................................................................................... 157
From sel f to non - self .............................................................................................................. 157
Attac h ment ............................................................................................................................ 158
Detachment ........................................................................................................................... 158
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The Noble Eightfold Path ..................................................................................................... 158
The Five Precepts .................................................................................................................. 158
The Three Jewels ................................................................................................................... 159
Enlightenm en t ...................................................................................................................... 159
Nirva na .................................................................................................................................. 159
Bullyin g ..................................................................................................................................... 160
Types of bullying ................................................................................................................... 160
Harmful be haviour ................................................................................................................ 160
Verbal bul lyi ng ....................................................................................................................... 161
Gest ural bulling ...................................................................................................................... 161
Relational bullying ................................................................................................................. 161
Bullies .................................................................................................................................... 162
Bullying victims ..................................................................................................................... 162
Bystan ders ............................................................................................................................. 162
Anti - bullying po licies ............................................................................................................ 162
Buraq ......................................................................................................................................... 163
Burials, burial gro unds, burial typ es ........................................................................................ 163
Burial s .................................................................................................................................... 163
Burial groun ds ....................................................................................................................... 163
Land burials ........................................................................................................................... 164
Ossuaries ............................................................................................................................... 164
Cr em a tio ns ............................................................................................................................ 164
Crema tio n tatt oos ................................................................................................................. 165
Diamond bu rial s .................................................................................................................... 165
Green burials ......................................................................................................................... 165
Wate r burials ......................................................................................................................... 165
Air and sky burials ................................................................................................................ 166
Huma n - animal co - burials ..................................................................................................... 166
Burno ut ..................................................................................................................................... 166
Busine ss ethics .......................................................................................................................... 167
Right business policies and practices ................................................................................... 167
Corporat e social respon sibility ............................................................................................. 167
Product responsibility ........................................................................................................... 168
Re sponsibl e investment ........................................................................................................ 168
Respon sible sourcing ............................................................................................................ 169
Cadaver monument s ................................................................................................................. 169
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Fre edom of con science ......................................................................................................... 243
Clear co nsci ence, guilt y consci ence ..................................................................................... 244
Co n so l at io n ............................................................................................................................... 244
Cons ta nti nia n s hif t ................................................................................................................... 244
Cons tituti onal c ou rt ru li ngs ..................................................................................................... 245
Co nt en t men t ............................................................................................................................. 245
Con version ................................................................................................................................ 245
Life - transfo rming experi ence ............................................................................................... 245
Individual vs. mass conve rsion ............................................................................................ 246
Vol untary vs. forced con version .......................................................................................... 246
Inst antaneous vs. gradual conversion ................................................................................. 246
Coronat ion of the V irgin (En guerran d Quarton) .................................................................... 247
First impressions ................................................................................................................... 2 47
Tri parte co smol ogy ............................................................................................................... 2 47
Trinity .................................................................................................................................... 2 47
Ang els and the blessed .......................................................................................................... 248
Rome a nd Je rusalem ............................................................................................................. 248
The cross as bridg e ................................................................................................................ 248
Underwo rld .......................................................................................................................... 249
Cosmis m ................................................................................................................................... 249
Cosm ology ................................................................................................................................ . 2 50
Ancient Near Easte rn c os mology ......................................................................................... 2 50
Eliz abeth an cos mo logy ......................................................................................................... 2 50
Counselling ................................................................................................................................ 251
Co unte r - Re forma tion ............................................................................................................... 2 52
Coura ge ..................................................................................................................................... 252
Taking heart .......................................................................................................................... 2 52
Moral co urage ....................................................................................................................... 253
Cov ena nt ................................................................................................................................... 253
Binding promises .................................................................................................................. 253
Noah’s C ovenant ................................................................................................................... 253
Abrahamic C o ve n ant ............................................................................................................ 254
Sinai Covenant ...................................................................................................................... 254
New Cove nant ....................................................................................................................... 254
Cow worship (Hinduism ) ......................................................................................................... 2 54
Creation ..................................................................................................................................... 255
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Creation stories ..................................................................................................................... 2 55
Order out of chaos ................................................................................................................ 255
Dis enc ha n tme nt o f na tu r e .................................................................................................... 255
The creato r as artisan ............................................................................................................ 256
Made in God’s im age ............................................................................................................. 256
Created male and f emale ...................................................................................................... 256
Rule r of cr eation .................................................................................................................... 2 57
Steward of creat ion ............................................................................................................... 2 57
Nami ng as c ontr ol ................................................................................................................. 258
Creation doctrine .................................................................................................................. 258
Creation o f Ada m (Mi che lange lo) ............................................................................................ 259
Ico n i c p ain t ing ...................................................................................................................... 259
God and Adam ...................................................................................................................... 259
The clo ak ............................................................................................................................... 259
The woman under God’s left arm ......................................................................................... 259
The gift of life ....................................................................................................................... 260
Creationism .............................................................................................................................. 260
Creeds ........................................................................................................................................ 2 61
Creedal formulas in t he B ible ............................................................................................... 2 61
Personal creeds ..................................................................................................................... 261
Expressin g f ait h ..................................................................................................................... 261
Cross (C hristian sym bol) .......................................................................................................... 261
Cross (i nscription ) .................................................................................................................... 262
Cross (t ypes) .............................................................................................................................. 2 62
Latin cross ............................................................................................................................. 262
Cel tic cr oss ............................................................................................................................ 2 62
Tau cro ss ................................................................................................................................ 263
St Andre w’s cross .................................................................................................................. 263
Malte se cross ......................................................................................................................... 263
Greek cro ss ............................................................................................................................ 263
Russian O rthodox cross ....................................................................................................... 264
Crusades ................................................................................................................................... 264
Cryon ics ..................................................................................................................................... 265
Cuius regio, eius religio ............................................................................................................ 265
Cult of Reason ........................................................................................................................... 265
Cul t of the Supreme Being ...................................................................................................... 266
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Cult s .......................................................................................................................................... 267
Cult s, new re ligious groups .................................................................................................. 2 67
Cult l eaders ............................................................................................................................ 267
Cult membe rs ........................................................................................................................ 2 67
Attra c tin g me m bers .............................................................................................................. 2 67
Contro lli ng membe rs ........................................................................................................... 268
Exit counselling .................................................................................................................... 269
Cul tur al a ppropr ia tio n ............................................................................................................. 269
Cultural f ood banks ................................................................................................................. 269
Dalai La ma ................................................................................................................................ 2 70
Living bodhisattva or sim ple Buddhist monk? .................................................................... 270
Search fo r the reincarn ation ................................................................................................ . 270
Changi ng r ole ......................................................................................................................... 2 71
Glo bal symbol ......................................................................................................................... 271
Dance of Dea th ......................................................................................................................... 272
Dar al - Harb ............................................................................................................................... 272
Dar al - Islam ............................................................................................................................... 273
David ......................................................................................................................................... 273
Portrayal s ............................................................................................................................... 273
David and Goliat h (1 Sam uel 17) ........................................................................................... 274
David and Bat hsheba (2 Samuel 11:1 – 12:25 ) .......................................................................... 274
Deaconess .................................................................................................................................. 2 74
Commun ity of sisters ............................................................................................................ 274
Unifo rm ................................................................................................................................ . 2 75
Dead Sea Scroll s ........................................................................................................................ 2 75
The finds ................................................................................................................................ 275
Sectarian t ex ts ....................................................................................................................... 276
Impo rtance ............................................................................................................................ 2 76
Death ......................................................................................................................................... 2 76
Social, bi ologic al, le gal death ............................................................................................... 2 76
The deceased ......................................................................................................................... 277
Debating .................................................................................................................................... 277
The teams .............................................................................................................................. 277
The jury ................................................................................................................................ . 277
Moti on ................................................................................................................................... 278
Pros a nd c ons ........................................................................................................................ 278
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Cons truc ting a n argu me nt .................................................................................................... 278
Arguin g a case ....................................................................................................................... 279
Outli ning a n ar gume nt ......................................................................................................... 279
Weak a nd str ong ar gu me nts ................................................................................................ 279
Rebuttals ............................................................................................................................... 280
Points of i nfor mati on ........................................................................................................... 280
Delivery ................................................................................................................................ . 2 81
Deep reading ............................................................................................................................. 281
Defender of th e Faith ................................................................................................................ 2 82
Definitions ................................................................................................................................ . 282
Clarif ying t erms ..................................................................................................................... 282
Same concept, different n ames ............................................................................................ 283
Range of meanings ................................................................................................................ 284
Etymo logy .............................................................................................................................. 285
Sem anti c change ................................................................................................................... 2 85
Neol ogis ms ............................................................................................................................ 2 85
Misnomers ............................................................................................................................. 285
Polemi cal ter ms ..................................................................................................................... 285
Dehumanisati on ...................................................................................................................... 286
Deism ........................................................................................................................................ 287
Demons ..................................................................................................................................... 2 87
Demythologising ....................................................................................................................... 287
Deradicalisation ....................................................................................................................... 2 88
Dervish or ders .......................................................................................................................... 288
Desert fathers and mothers ..................................................................................................... 289
Despair ..................................................................................................................................... 289
Diakonia (Diaconia) ................................................................................................................. 290
Diaspo ra ................................................................................................................................... 290
Disciples .................................................................................................................................... 291
Jesus call s disciple s ................................................................................................................ 291
Beloved disciple ..................................................................................................................... 291
Follow i ng Jesus ...................................................................................................................... 291
Trustin g Jesus (Matthew 1 4:22 –33) ....................................................................................... 291
Disillusionment ......................................................................................................................... 2 92
Dispensationalism .................................................................................................................... 292
Dissent ers and nonconf ormists ................................................................................................ 292
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Distancing expressions ............................................................................................................. 293
Divine Liturgy ........................................................................................................................... 2 93
Divine right of kings ................................................................................................................ 294
Divorce and remarriage ........................................................................................................... 294
Diwali ....................................................................................................................................... 294
Diyanet ...................................................................................................................................... 2 95
Do ut des ................................................................................................................................... 295
Dona tio n o f C ons ta nti ne .......................................................................................................... 295
Dona tio n o f Pe pi n ( 756) .......................................................................................................... 2 96
Double st andard ...................................................................................................................... 296
Dra gon s ..................................................................................................................................... 297
Western ideas ........................................................................................................................ 2 97
Eastern ideas ......................................................................................................................... 2 97
Dreams ..................................................................................................................................... 298
Living one’s dreams ............................................................................................................. 2 98
Missing out on one’s dre ams ............................................................................................... 298
Dying ........................................................................................................................................ 2 99
Terminal patients ................................................................................................................. 299
Reactions to imminent d eath .............................................................................................. 299
Passing away .......................................................................................................................... 30 0
Early Christ ianity ...................................................................................................................... 30 1
Diversit y ................................................................................................................................ 301
The role of w ome n ................................................................................................................ 301
Special abilities and spiritu al gifts: prophecy ...................................................................... 30 2
Eastern Orthodoxy .................................................................................................................... 302
Ec ce Homo ................................................................................................................................ 302
Ecclesia and Synagog a .............................................................................................................. 303
Strasbo urg cathe dral ............................................................................................................. 303
Saint J oseph’s Uni versity (Phil adelphia) .............................................................................. 303
Ecclesiastes ................................................................................................................................ 30 4
Ec onomy f or the Com mo n Good ............................................................................................. 305
Ecosat t va ................................................................................................................................... 30 5
Ecumen ical movem ent ............................................................................................................. 306
Ter mi nol ogy .......................................................................................................................... 306
World Counci l of C hurches .................................................................................................. 30 6
Reconciled diversity .............................................................................................................. 306
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Ecumen ical wo rship .............................................................................................................. 307
Ecumen ical f ellowship g roups .............................................................................................. 307
Ecumenical communities ..................................................................................................... 307
Ecumenical yout h meetings ................................................................................................ . 307
Ed ic t of N an tes (1 598 ) ............................................................................................................... 308
Edit o rial independence ............................................................................................................. 308
Effective altruism ...................................................................................................................... 308
Egg cryop reservat io n ................................................................................................................ 30 9
Egg don at ion ............................................................................................................................. 309
Donor and recipient .............................................................................................................. 309
Impa ct o n the fami ly ............................................................................................................. 309
Eid al - Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice) .......................................................................................... 310
Eid al - Fitr ( Feas t o f Fas t - Breaking) .......................................................................................... 310
Eight per t housand/F ive per thousand .................................................................................... 310
Eight per t housand ................................................................................................................ 310
Five per t housan d ................................................................................................................... 311
Elijah ........................................................................................................................................... 311
Elijah in the desert ................................................................................................................. 311
Messiani c forerunn er ............................................................................................................. 311
Ascen t in to heave n ................................................................................................................. 311
Passove r Seder ........................................................................................................................ 31 1
Elves ............................................................................................................................................ 312
Embryo P rotection Act .............................................................................................................. 313
Embryo resea rch ........................................................................................................................ 313
Embryo rig hts ............................................................................................................................ 314
Stages of ear ly huma n de velop me nt .................................................................................... 314
Moral st atus ........................................................................................................................... 314
Empathy, compassion, mercy .................................................................................................... 315
Conne cting with others ......................................................................................................... 315
Lacking empathy an d compassion ....................................................................................... 31 6
Setting and keeping limit s .................................................................................................... 316
Teachin g emp athy and compassion ...................................................................................... 31 7
Endon y ms and exonyms ............................................................................................................ 317
Enlightenment (intellectual movement) .................................................................................. 317
Definition ............................................................................................................................... 317
Heter oge neous an d contr adictory ........................................................................................ 318
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Enso ulment ............................................................................................................................... 318
Successive ensoulment ......................................................................................................... 318
Simul tane ous ens oulme nt .................................................................................................... 319
Enthusi asts (“Schwärm er”) ....................................................................................................... 319
Environmental ethics ................................................................................................................ 320
Epic of Gilgamesh ..................................................................................................................... 320
Epicurus ( ca. 34 1 – 270 B .C .) ........................................................................................................ 321
Materialism and hedonis m .................................................................................................... 321
Freedom f rom fear ................................................................................................................. 321
Epip hany (insight) .................................................................................................................... 322
Equali ty ..................................................................................................................................... 323
Equality of treatment ............................................................................................................ 323
Biblical justifications ............................................................................................................. 323
Equit y ........................................................................................................................................ 32 3
Eschatol ogical reservat ion ........................................................................................................ 324
Esoteri cism ................................................................................................................................ 324
Esoteric elitism ...................................................................................................................... 324
Esote ric e con omy .................................................................................................................. 325
Essenes ...................................................................................................................................... 325
Establi shed church .................................................................................................................... 32 5
Esther mom ent ......................................................................................................................... 326
Ete rni ty ...................................................................................................................................... 326
Ethi cal app roach es .................................................................................................................... 327
Moral reason ing .................................................................................................................... 32 7
Consequ ence - based, duty - based, agent - based .................................................................... 327
The utilitar ian a ppro ach ....................................................................................................... 327
The right s approach .............................................................................................................. 327
The just ice ap p roach ............................................................................................................. 327
The comm on good a p pro ach ................................................................................................ 327
Th e virtue approach .............................................................................................................. 328
The care app roa ch ................................................................................................................. 328
The sit uat iona l approa ch ...................................................................................................... 329
The p rinci ple app roa ch ......................................................................................................... 329
Ethics of responsibili ty .......................................................................................................... 330
Ethi cs of convict ion ............................................................................................................... 330
Ethical issues and dil emmas ..................................................................................................... 330
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Ident ifying an d addressing issues ........................................................................................ 330
Facing dilemmas .................................................................................................................... 331
Mak ing , ju sti fyi ng , ac ting on d eci si ons ................................................................................. 331
Setting priorities ..................................................................................................................... 331
Making t rade -o ffs .................................................................................................................. 332
Making except ions ................................................................................................................ 332
Ethical judgem ents ................................................................................................................... 333
Ethics adviso ry boards .............................................................................................................. 333
Ex per t pane ls ......................................................................................................................... 333
Germ an Ethics Council ......................................................................................................... 334
Ethnor eli giou s grou p s .............................................................................................................. 334
Eugen ics .................................................................................................................................... 335
Genetic improvement ........................................................................................................... 335
Negative eugenics ................................................................................................................. 335
Positive e ug en ic s ................................................................................................................... 335
Nazi eugenics ........................................................................................................................ 335
Eurythmy ................................................................................................................................... 336
Euthan asia ................................................................................................................................ . 336
Types of euthanasi a ............................................................................................................... 336
Nazi euthanasia p rogramme ................................................................................................ . 338
Evangel ical Church in Germany ............................................................................................... 338
Evang eli cal co unsels ................................................................................................................. 338
Evang eli cals ............................................................................................................................... 339
Definition .............................................................................................................................. 339
Born - again Christ ians ........................................................................................................... 340
Giving testimony ................................................................................................................... 340
Evil ............................................................................................................................................. 341
Moral evil ............................................................................................................................... 341
Natural evil ............................................................................................................................ 342
Metap hysical evil ................................................................................................................... 342
Exc ommu nica tion ..................................................................................................................... 342
Existentialism ............................................................................................................................ 343
Exodus sto ry .............................................................................................................................. 343
Exorcism .................................................................................................................................... 344
Ex t ro p i an ism ............................................................................................................................. 344
Transhuman ist philosop hy ................................................................................................... 344
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Entr o py .................................................................................................................................. 344
Ex tropy .................................................................................................................................. 345
Eye for a n eye ............................................................................................................................ 345
Fair innings argument .............................................................................................................. 346
Fair t rade ................................................................................................................................... 346
Fair t rade goals ...................................................................................................................... 346
Fair t rade certification .......................................................................................................... 347
Fa ir trade wo rld shops .......................................................................................................... 34 7
Fait h ........................................................................................................................................... 347
Having faith ........................................................................................................................... 347
Professi ng an d pract ising a fait h .......................................................................................... 347
Cer tai nty of fai th ................................................................................................................... 348
Crisis and loss o f f aith ........................................................................................................... 348
Holdi ng on to your faith ....................................................................................................... 349
Fait h tradit ions and com munities ........................................................................................ 349
Fait h journey s ........................................................................................................................ 349
Famil y ........................................................................................................................................ 350
Views of the fam ily ................................................................................................................ 350
Ty pes of fami ly ...................................................................................................................... 350
Residence arrangements ........................................................................................................ 351
Fanta sy (genre) ......................................................................................................................... 352
F ast in g ....................................................................................................................................... 352
Fate and des tin y ........................................................................................................................ 353
Submitting to t he in evi table ................................................................................................ . 353
Making sense of a chaot ic world .......................................................................................... 353
Shaping destin y ..................................................................................................................... 354
Personi fying f ate ................................................................................................................... 354
Fear and anxiet y ........................................................................................................................ 35 4
Medieval fears ....................................................................................................................... 354
Cont emporary fears .............................................................................................................. 354
Fear of t he mysterious .......................................................................................................... 35 5
Living with fear and anxiety ................................................................................................ . 35 5
Feng shui ................................................................................................................................... 355
Fest ivals and hol idays ............................................................................................................... 356
Brea ks f rom ordinary lif e ...................................................................................................... 356
Times of gift - giving ............................................................................................................... 356
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Commercialisation ................................................................................................................ 356
Times of e mptiness and d isappointment ............................................................................. 357
Statut ory holidays ................................................................................................................. 357
Inte rc ultu ra l o pp ortu ni ti es ................................................................................................... 357
Hol iday greeting s and wishes ............................................................................................... 357
Fishers o f humans ..................................................................................................................... 358
Five p illars of Islam ................................................................................................................... 35 9
Pro fes si o n of fa i th ................................................................................................................. 359
Prayer ..................................................................................................................................... 359
F ast in g ................................................................................................................................... 360
Almsgiv i ng ............................................................................................................................. 360
Pilgri mage .............................................................................................................................. 360
Flagella nts ................................................................................................................................ . 361
Florilegia .................................................................................................................................... 362
Flow ........................................................................................................................................... 362
Foo d banks ................................................................................................................................ 362
Demand for food ban ks ........................................................................................................ 362
Donating, collecting, distr ibuting food ................................................................................ 363
Fro nt li ne mode l .................................................................................................................... 36 3
Warehouse mo del ................................................................................................................. 363
Pros and co n s ........................................................................................................................ 363
Forg iveness ................................................................................................................................ 364
He al in g t he p ain .................................................................................................................... 364
A gif t, no ob li gatio n .............................................................................................................. 365
F o rt un e - telli ng .......................................................................................................................... 36 5
Foun ta i n of y ou th ..................................................................................................................... 366
Four cardi nal virtues ................................................................................................................. 366
Basic virtues ........................................................................................................................... 366
Pru denc e ................................................................................................................................ 366
Just ice .................................................................................................................................... 366
For titu de ................................................................................................................................ 367
Temp erance ........................................................................................................................... 367
Four Horsem en of the Apocalyp se (Revel ation 6:1 – 8) ............................................................ 367
Sour ces ................................................................................................................................... 367
Heralds of the end o f t he world ............................................................................................ 367
Fran cis of Assisi ......................................................................................................................... 368
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Right s and responsibi lities .................................................................................................... 454
Human vul nera bility ................................................................................................................. 455
Fra gili ty o f li fe ....................................................................................................................... 455
Vulnerability and neediness ................................................................................................ . 455
Dealing with vulnerability .................................................................................................... 456
Huma nism ................................................................................................................................ . 456
Worldview ............................................................................................................................. 456
Celebrat ions .......................................................................................................................... 457
Spirit ual care ......................................................................................................................... 457
Educati on .............................................................................................................................. 457
Commun ity spaces ................................................................................................................ 458
Humili ty .................................................................................................................................... 458
Humour ..................................................................................................................................... 458
Incongrui ty, superiority, laughter ........................................................................................ 458
Types of humour ................................................................................................................... 459
Uses of humo ur ..................................................................................................................... 459
Humour as a coping mech anism ......................................................................................... 460
Hutterites ................................................................................................................................ . 460
Hymn of t he Pearl ..................................................................................................................... 461
Apo cryphal text ..................................................................................................................... 461
Exile an d sal vation of the soul .............................................................................................. 461
The missio n ........................................................................................................................... 461
Hypo crisy ................................................................................................................................ . 462
Icarus ........................................................................................................................................ 462
Idealism ..................................................................................................................................... 463
Having ideals ......................................................................................................................... 463
Ideals and rea l it y ................................................................................................................... 463
Id enti ty ..................................................................................................................................... 464
Influ e nce s ............................................................................................................................. 464
Ident ity crisis ........................................................................................................................ 464
Finding oneself ..................................................................................................................... 464
Dimensions ............................................................................................................................ 465
Mixed identities ................................................................................................................... 466
Chang e .................................................................................................................................. 466
Igna tian i magi na tion ............................................................................................................... 466
Imit ation of Christ ................................................................................................................... 467
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Immor tal ity .............................................................................................................................. 467
Quest for eternal life ............................................................................................................ 467
Digital immortality .............................................................................................................. 467
In vitro f ert ilisation (IVF ) ........................................................................................................ 468
In vitro m eat ............................................................................................................................. 469
Incen se ..................................................................................................................................... 469
Indu lge nc es ............................................................................................................................... 4 70
Initiation stories ........................................................................................................................ 470
Unsettling experience ........................................................................................................... 4 70
Imp act .................................................................................................................................... 471
Inn er mission ............................................................................................................................ 47 1
Inn er peace ................................................................................................................................ 47 1
Inquisi tion ................................................................................................................................ . 473
Insig ht dialogue ........................................................................................................................ 47 3
Interpersonal meditation practice ........................................................................................ 473
Guidelines .............................................................................................................................. 473
Insp irational quot es .................................................................................................................. 473
Intentional communities .......................................................................................................... 474
Co mm unal living ................................................................................................................... 474
Back - to - the - l and mo vemen t ................................................................................................ 475
Insulari ty ............................................................................................................................... 475
Int ercultural learning ............................................................................................................... 475
Int erfaith cele bration and worship ......................................................................................... 476
Int erfaith comparisons ............................................................................................................. 477
Interfaith dialogue .................................................................................................................... 477
Buil din g bridges .................................................................................................................... 477
Engagi ng i n dial ogue ............................................................................................................. 4 77
Show openness a nd interest ................................................................................................ . 478
Use “I” stat ements ................................................................................................................ 479
Show active listening ........................................................................................................... 480
Seek c ommo n gr ound ........................................................................................................... 4 81
Express disag reement without offend ing anyone ................................................................ 482
Deal constructively with misunderstandi ngs ...................................................................... 4 83
Interpictorial ref erences ........................................................................................................... 4 83
Intertextual references ............................................................................................................. 4 84
Inve stiture cont roversy ............................................................................................................. 485
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Iona C ommu ni ty ....................................................................................................................... 485
Net work commun ity ............................................................................................................. 485
Gath er ed c o mm uni ty ............................................................................................................ 485
Sc atter ed co m muni ty ........................................................................................................... 486
Levels o f commi tment ......................................................................................................... 486
Living by the Rule ................................................................................................................ 486
Is - ought f allacy ......................................................................................................................... 4 86
Islam .......................................................................................................................................... 487
Submission ............................................................................................................................ 4 87
Follo wers of Islam ................................................................................................................. 487
Branches , schools , mo ve ments ............................................................................................. 487
Sunna h .................................................................................................................................. 488
Islami c dress code .................................................................................................................... 489
Hijab ..................................................................................................................................... 489
Niqab .................................................................................................................................... 489
Khim ar .................................................................................................................................. 489
Chad or .................................................................................................................................. 4 89
Burqa .................................................................................................................................... 490
Islami c swimwear ................................................................................................................. 490
Skull caps .............................................................................................................................. 490
Ban on religious dress .......................................................................................................... 490
Islami c law ................................................................................................................................ 490
Sharia .................................................................................................................................... 490
Fatwas .................................................................................................................................... 491
Dietary laws ........................................................................................................................... 491
Corporal puni shment ............................................................................................................ 491
Ampu ta ti o n .......................................................................................................................... 492
Sto ning ................................................................................................................................ . 492
Islami sm ................................................................................................................................... 492
Ithaca ........................................................................................................................................ 492
Jacob’s La dder (Gene sis 28:10 – 25) ............................................................................................ 4 93
Jainism ....................................................................................................................................... 4 93
Names .................................................................................................................................... 493
Origin .................................................................................................................................... 493
Religion of self - hel p ............................................................................................................. 494
Tirthankaras ......................................................................................................................... 494
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Ethical principles ................................................................................................................. 494
Great er and lesser vo ws ....................................................................................................... 494
Vegetarianism ....................................................................................................................... 495
Jehovah’s W itn esses .................................................................................................................. 495
Name a nd or igi n ................................................................................................................... 495
Use of the name “Jehovah “ ................................................................................................... 495
Congr ega tions ....................................................................................................................... 495
Prose lytising ......................................................................................................................... 4 96
Ban on blood t ran sfusions ................................................................................................... 496
Jerusalem .................................................................................................................................. 496
Meeti ng poi nt of re ligi ons ................................................................................................... 496
City of David ......................................................................................................................... 4 96
Temple Mount ...................................................................................................................... 497
Church of t he Holy Sepulchre ............................................................................................. 498
New Jerusalem ...................................................................................................................... 498
Jesus .......................................................................................................................................... 498
Jesus’ deat h (inte rpretations) .................................................................................................. 498
At on em e nt ............................................................................................................................ 498
Martyrdo m ........................................................................................................................... 498
Hero’ s journey ...................................................................................................................... 499
Jesus‘ descen t into he ll ............................................................................................................. 4 99
Jesus in Islam ............................................................................................................................ 499
Jesus in Judaism ........................................................................................................................ 500
Jesus in t he movies .................................................................................................................... 5 00
Jesus fi lms .............................................................................................................................. 5 00
Jesus po rtrayals ..................................................................................................................... 500
Jesus in the visual a rts ............................................................................................................... 501
Symbo ls and secret si gns ...................................................................................................... 501
Figures ................................................................................................................................... 501
Physical a ppearance .............................................................................................................. 502
Gest ures and attribut es ......................................................................................................... 503
Resurrection .......................................................................................................................... 50 3
Art tr ad i tio ns ......................................................................................................................... 504
Image s with a t wist ............................................................................................................... 504
Jesus‘ m inistry ........................................................................................................................... 505
Jesus, a n itinerant p reacher and mi racle - wo rk e r ................................................................ . 505
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Jesus shows con cern fo r t he out cast ..................................................................................... 505
Jesus eat s with tax col lectors and sinn ers ........................................................................... 506
Jesus dies o n the cross ......................................................................................................... 506
Jesus‘ names and titles ............................................................................................................. 506
Jesus’ resurrect ion ..................................................................................................................... 507
Resurrection appearances ..................................................................................................... 507
The em pty to mb .................................................................................................................... 507
Easter t esti monies ................................................................................................................. 50 8
Ea ste r fa ith ............................................................................................................................ 508
Int erpretations of the resurrectio n ...................................................................................... 508
Jes us ’ te mp tati on (M at th ew 4:1 – 11) ......................................................................................... 509
Jewish identity .......................................................................................................................... 509
Jihad ........................................................................................................................................... 510
John the Baptist ......................................................................................................................... 510
Itin erant p reacher ................................................................................................................. 510
Voice in the wilderness .......................................................................................................... 511
Bapt ism ................................................................................................................................... 511
Judaism ....................................................................................................................................... 512
Judaism of Jesus’ day .............................................................................................................. 512
Ethni c branches ...................................................................................................................... 512
Religious branches ................................................................................................................. 512
Clerg y ...................................................................................................................................... 513
Judas Iscariot ............................................................................................................................. 514
Name ..................................................................................................................................... 514
Cont roversial f igure .............................................................................................................. 514
Thirty pieces of silver ............................................................................................................ 514
Just war t heory ........................................................................................................................... 515
Law of war .............................................................................................................................. 515
Ius ad bellum .......................................................................................................................... 515
Ius in bel lo ............................................................................................................................. 516
Ius ex bello ............................................................................................................................. 516
Ius post bellum ...................................................................................................................... 516
Just ice ........................................................................................................................................ 516
Distributive justice ................................................................................................................ 516
Pro cedural just ice ................................................................................................................... 517
Retributive justice .................................................................................................................. 517
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Restorative justice .................................................................................................................. 517
Reparat i ve just ice .................................................................................................................. 518
Intergenerational justice ....................................................................................................... 518
Gender justice ....................................................................................................................... 519
Racial justice .......................................................................................................................... 519
Enviro nment al just ice ........................................................................................................... 519
Cl i m at e just ice ....................................................................................................................... 5 20
Working for justice ............................................................................................................... 5 20
Kaaba .......................................................................................................................................... 521
Kabbalah ..................................................................................................................................... 521
Kaddish ...................................................................................................................................... 5 22
Kant’ s four question s ................................................................................................................ 5 22
Karma ........................................................................................................................................ 522
Kashkul ...................................................................................................................................... 523
Kashrut (Jewish dietary l aws) ................................................................................................... 524
Katholikent ag ............................................................................................................................ 524
Kibbut z ...................................................................................................................................... 524
King James Version ................................................................................................................... 525
Revision of prior t ransl ations ............................................................................................... 52 5
Accessibility ........................................................................................................................... 525
Poetic lan guage ..................................................................................................................... 525
Linguistic i nfl uen ce ............................................................................................................... 525
Literary influence .................................................................................................................. 526
Kingd om of God ........................................................................................................................ 526
Nat iona l and apo calypt ic con cepts ...................................................................................... 526
Jesus pre aches the gosp el of the kingdom of God ............................................................... 526
The kingdom of God as a present and f u ture realit y ........................................................... 527
The kingdom of God as a gift an d a task .............................................................................. 527
Gift be fore co mmand me nt ................................................................................................... 528
Ki ntsug i ..................................................................................................................................... 528
Kipp ah ....................................................................................................................................... 528
Kirchen tag ................................................................................................................................ . 529
K oan .......................................................................................................................................... 529
Kul tur ka mp f (18 71 – 1887) ........................................................................................................... 530
Catho lic church in Impe rial Germany .................................................................................. 530
Pul pi t Law .............................................................................................................................. 530
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School Supervisi on Law ......................................................................................................... 531
Anti - Jesuit Law ....................................................................................................................... 531
May Laws ................................................................................................................................ 531
Civil Registry Law .................................................................................................................. 532
Mitigation and peace laws .................................................................................................... 532
Labyrint hs an d maze s ............................................................................................................... 533
Labyri nth ............................................................................................................................... 533
Maze ...................................................................................................................................... 533
Min ot aur ................................................................................................................................ 5 33
Creat ing a labyrint h .............................................................................................................. 533
Walkin g a l abyrinth .............................................................................................................. 534
Laity ........................................................................................................................................... 534
Lay people, lay movemen ts ................................................................................................... 534
Lay roles i n the church ......................................................................................................... 535
Las t Judge me nt ......................................................................................................................... 535
Judge men t Da y ...................................................................................................................... 535
The blessed ............................................................................................................................ 536
The damned .......................................................................................................................... 536
Lateran Pact s (192 9) .................................................................................................................. 536
La w of a ttr ac ti o n ....................................................................................................................... 5 36
Legends an d hagiographies ...................................................................................................... 537
Fac t or fic ti on? ...................................................................................................................... 537
Insp irational stori es .............................................................................................................. 537
Talking about a l egend ......................................................................................................... 538
Lenten veil ................................................................................................................................ . 538
Letting go .................................................................................................................................. 538
Liberation theology ................................................................................................................... 539
Life after death .......................................................................................................................... 539
Life choices ................................................................................................................................ 539
Life coaching ............................................................................................................................. 540
Life metaphors .......................................................................................................................... 541
Life stories ................................................................................................................................ . 541
Building stories ..................................................................................................................... 541
Writi ng down or record ing memor ies ................................................................................. 542
Being selective ....................................................................................................................... 543
Recalling th e p ast .................................................................................................................. 543
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Provid ing unity an d purp ose ................................................................................................ 544
Bridging g enerational and cultural gaps .............................................................................. 545
Life’s big questions .................................................................................................................... 545
Basic existential questions .................................................................................................... 545
Dealing with existential q uestions ....................................................................................... 546
Light (universal symbol) ........................................................................................................... 547
Limbo ........................................................................................................................................ 547
Litany ......................................................................................................................................... 548
Living will .................................................................................................................................. 548
Longtermism ............................................................................................................................. 549
Lord’s P rayer ............................................................................................................................. 549
Lot us (Buddhist symbo l) .......................................................................................................... 549
Love according t o Paul (1 Corinthian s 13) ................................................................................ 550
Hym n to love ......................................................................................................................... 550
Paul ’s unde rst andi ng of lov e ................................................................................................ . 550
The greatest gift .................................................................................................................... 550
The dos of love: patience ...................................................................................................... 550
The dos of love: hope ............................................................................................................ 550
The dos of love: trust ............................................................................................................. 551
The don’ts of love : boasti ng ................................................................................................... 551
The don’ts of love: jea lou sy .................................................................................................... 551
The don’ts of love: giv ing u p .................................................................................................. 551
The don’t s of lo ve: irritability ................................................................................................ 551
The don’ts of lov e: bea ri ng gr udges ..................................................................................... 552
Love (double command ment) .................................................................................................. 552
Love (objects and types) ........................................................................................................... 552
Love of self ............................................................................................................................. 552
Love of and for y our fam ily ................................................................................................... 553
Love between friends (ph ilia) ............................................................................................... 553
Love of a romantic partner (sex us and eros) ....................................................................... 554
Love of neighbours and strang ers (agape) ........................................................................... 554
Love of ene my ....................................................................................................................... 555
Love of nation ........................................................................................................................ 556
Lov e of pe ts ........................................................................................................................... 556
Love of nature ....................................................................................................................... 556
Love of and by God ............................................................................................................... 556
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Love of material things ......................................................................................................... 557
Luther, Martin (1483 – 15 46 ) ....................................................................................................... 557
Luther ro se ................................................................................................................................ 557
Summ ary of Luther’s theology ............................................................................................. 557
Black cross i nside a red heart ............................................................................................... 557
Whit e rose in a sky - blue field ............................................................................................... 558
Gold en r i ng ............................................................................................................................ 558
Lying .......................................................................................................................................... 558
Types of lies ........................................................................................................................... 558
Ethical views .......................................................................................................................... 559
Magi (Matt hew 2:1 – 12) .............................................................................................................. 559
Magic ........................................................................................................................................ 560
Magical thinking .................................................................................................................. 560
Sorcerers, witches, healers ................................................................................................... 560
Harmful and helpful m ag ic ................................................................................................... 561
Apo tro pa ic ma gic .................................................................................................................. 561
Sympa the tic ma gic ................................................................................................................ 561
Sp ell s ...................................................................................................................................... 562
Mahdi ........................................................................................................................................ 562
Messiani c figure .................................................................................................................... 562
Sunn i Islam ............................................................................................................................ 563
Shia Islam .............................................................................................................................. 563
Mandala ..................................................................................................................................... 563
Meditat io n aids ..................................................................................................................... 563
Sand m andalas ...................................................................................................................... 563
Manichaei sm ............................................................................................................................. 564
Eclect ic .................................................................................................................................. 564
Dualistic ................................................................................................................................ . 564
Maqam Ibrahi m ........................................................................................................................ 565
Marriage .................................................................................................................................... 565
Definition .............................................................................................................................. 565
Spo uses .................................................................................................................................. 565
Same - sex m arriage ................................................................................................................ 565
Child m arr iage ...................................................................................................................... 566
Arrang ed marriag e ............................................................................................................... 5 66
Forced m arriage ................................................................................................................... 566
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Endoga my ............................................................................................................................. 566
Int erfaith m arriage ............................................................................................................... 566
Martyrs ...................................................................................................................................... 567
Mary Magdal ene ....................................................................................................................... 567
Apos tl e of th e a pos tles .......................................................................................................... 567
Id enti fic ati o n ......................................................................................................................... 568
Portrayal s ............................................................................................................................... 568
Mary (Mot her of Jesus) ............................................................................................................. 568
Titles ...................................................................................................................................... 568
Marian apparitions ............................................................................................................... 569
Marian c ul t ........................................................................................................................... 569
Mariology .............................................................................................................................. 5 70
Mary as a role mod el ............................................................................................................. 5 70
Mary (Mot her of Jesus) in the visual arts ................................................................................. 570
Scenes .................................................................................................................................... 5 70
Figures .................................................................................................................................... 571
Virgin of Guadalupe as syncret ism ....................................................................................... 5 72
Marian i mages as nation al symbols ..................................................................................... 572
Meaning in life .......................................................................................................................... 573
Sources and framewo rks of m eaning ................................................................................... 573
The quest for meaning .......................................................................................................... 573
Crisis of meaning ................................................................................................................... 574
Medical et hics ........................................................................................................................... 575
Ethics, e thic, et hos ................................................................................................................ 575
Pr in cipl e of aut onom y .......................................................................................................... 575
Principle of beneficence ........................................................................................................ 576
Princ i ple of no n - malefi cence ................................................................................................ 576
Principle of justice ................................................................................................................. 576
Principle of freedom of c onscience ...................................................................................... 576
Meditat io n ................................................................................................................................ . 576
Sitting .................................................................................................................................... 576
Walking ................................................................................................................................ . 577
Breat hing ............................................................................................................................... 577
Mant ras .................................................................................................................................. 577
Turnin g withi n ...................................................................................................................... 578
Mind wandering .................................................................................................................... 57 8
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Pat h (universal symbol) ............................................................................................................ 655
Path , r oad , j our ney ................................................................................................................ 655
At a cro ssroads ...................................................................................................................... 6 55
Narrow vs. broad gate ( Matthew 7:1 3 – 14 ) ............................................................................. 655
Path e tic fa lla cy ......................................................................................................................... 656
Peace ethics .............................................................................................................................. 656
Peaceable K ingdo m (Edward Hicks) ....................................................................................... 656
Peak experiences ....................................................................................................................... 657
Moment s of highest f ulfilment ............................................................................................. 657
Commo n trigg ers .................................................................................................................. 658
Peasant s’ Wa r P anorama (W erner Tübke) .............................................................................. 658
Pent ecost story (Act s 2:1 –36) ................................................................................................... 659
Miracle of languages ............................................................................................................ 659
The descent of the Holy Spiri t (Acts 2:1 –13) ........................................................................ 65 9
Flames, wind, do ve ............................................................................................................... 659
From frightened to fearless .................................................................................................. 660
Pentec os t for me .................................................................................................................. 660
Pentecostalism ......................................................................................................................... 660
Peo ple of th e Book .................................................................................................................... 661
Perfectionism ............................................................................................................................ 661
Personal ity cult ........................................................................................................................ 662
Pharaoh .................................................................................................................................... 662
Pharisee s .................................................................................................................................... 663
Lay moveme nt ....................................................................................................................... 663
Negative stereotyping ........................................................................................................... 663
Philos ophica l cou nselli ng ......................................................................................................... 663
Philo sophy of history ............................................................................................................... 664
Pietà .......................................................................................................................................... 664
Lamentation of Mary ........................................................................................................... 664
Mary holdin g her dea d so n .................................................................................................. 665
Modern piet às ...................................................................................................................... 665
Pilgri mage ................................................................................................................................ 665
The pilgrima ge moti f ........................................................................................................... 665
Pil gri m ways ......................................................................................................................... 666
Pilgrimage leaders ................................................................................................................ 667
Bike pilgrimages ................................................................................................................... 667
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Horse bac k pil grima ges ........................................................................................................ 667
Reading and walking pilg rimages ........................................................................................ 667
Religious to urism ................................................................................................................. 668
Pil grims (Plymouth Colony) .................................................................................................... 669
Sepa ra ti sts ............................................................................................................................ 669
Worship ................................................................................................................................ 669
Platinum Rule .......................................................................................................................... 669
Po etic just ice ............................................................................................................................ 670
Poetry as fo od for the soul ....................................................................................................... 670
Reading p oems like prayers ................................................................................................ . 670
Poems as language o f t he heart ............................................................................................ 671
Poems as c ompa nio ns ........................................................................................................... 671
Pogro ms .................................................................................................................................... 6 72
Pogro ms, mass murd er, g enocid e ........................................................................................ 672
Pogro m Nigh t 1938 ................................................................................................................ 6 72
Pokrov /Pok r ova ........................................................................................................................ 672
Pola ri ty of l i fe ............................................................................................................................ 673
Pol ytheism ................................................................................................................................ . 673
Pop e .......................................................................................................................................... 674
Papacy ................................................................................................................................... 674
Offices and titles .................................................................................................................. 674
Papal infallibility .................................................................................................................. 674
Peace br oker .......................................................................................................................... 675
Election .................................................................................................................................. 67 5
Papal garments an d insignia ................................................................................................ 676
Inaug uration .......................................................................................................................... 677
Populism and religion .............................................................................................................. 678
P ost -C hrist ian socie ties ........................................................................................................... 678
P ost h um an i sm ......................................................................................................................... 679
Postsecul arism ......................................................................................................................... 679
Power places ............................................................................................................................. 680
Praise a nd worship m usic ........................................................................................................ 680
Pr ana ......................................................................................................................................... 6 80
Praycat ion ................................................................................................................................ 680
Prayer ........................................................................................................................................ 681
Praying a lone and wit h others .............................................................................................. 681
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Mealt ime prayers ................................................................................................................. 682
Silent pra yer, spontaneo us prayer, scripte d prayer ............................................................ 682
Form s of address ................................................................................................................... 6 83
Repetitive prayer ................................................................................................................... 6 83
Refuge ................................................................................................................................... 6 84
Peni te nce .............................................................................................................................. 684
Requests ................................................................................................................................ 684
Praise ..................................................................................................................................... 685
Submission ............................................................................................................................ 6 85
Body language ....................................................................................................................... 6 85
Senso ry prayer ...................................................................................................................... 687
Prayer rug s ............................................................................................................................... 687
Preg na ncy ................................................................................................................................ . 688
Becomi ng pre gna nt .............................................................................................................. 688
Ges ta ti onal a ge ..................................................................................................................... 6 88
Mothe rs - to - be ...................................................................................................................... 68 8
Preg na ncy c ou n se lling ......................................................................................................... 689
Continuing t he pregnancy ................................................................................................... 689
Prenatal medicine .................................................................................................................... 690
Fetal abnormalities .............................................................................................................. 690
Pren atal screen ing ................................................................................................................ 690
Preimplantation diagnosi s (PGD, PIGD) ............................................................................. 691
Fund ing ................................................................................................................................ . 6 91
Prim eval history ........................................................................................................................ 691
Punishment, protection, promise ......................................................................................... 6 91
The Fall (Genesis 3:1 – 24 ) ...................................................................................................... 692
Ca in and Abel (Genesis 4 :1 – 16) ............................................................................................ 692
The Flo od (Genesis 6 – 9) ....................................................................................................... 693
The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11 :1 – 9) ..................................................................................... 693
Princ e - bishops ......................................................................................................................... 694
Principal Conclusion of t he Extraordinary Imperial Delegation ( 1803) ................................ 694
Prog ress .................................................................................................................................... 695
Project ion t heory ..................................................................................................................... 695
God as a project ion .............................................................................................................. 695
Canvase s of the im ag in at io n ................................................................................................ 695
Proo fs o f God ’s exi s tenc e ......................................................................................................... 6 96
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Prophet ic min istry of t he church ............................................................................................ 697
Prophet s ................................................................................................................................... 698
Cou rt pr op hets ..................................................................................................................... 698
Fre e pr oph e ts ....................................................................................................................... 698
Visions .................................................................................................................................. 698
God ’s messenge rs ................................................................................................................. 698
Pro ph ets of d o om, pr oph ets o f ho pe ................................................................................... 699
Prophet ic gestures ................................................................................................................ 699
True p rophets, fal se prophets .............................................................................................. 699
Prosperi ty go spel ...................................................................................................................... 700
Healt h and wealth pre achers ............................................................................................... 700
The audience ........................................................................................................................ 700
Criticism ............................................................................................................................... 700
Psalm s ........................................................................................................................................ 701
Book of psa lms ...................................................................................................................... 7 01
Psalm s of praise ..................................................................................................................... 701
Psalms of lame nt ................................................................................................................... 7 01
Psalm s of thanksgiving ......................................................................................................... 702
Psalm s of trust ....................................................................................................................... 7 02
Psalm s of co nfession ............................................................................................................. 7 02
Hebrew poetic devices .......................................................................................................... 7 02
Modern psalm s ...................................................................................................................... 703
Pub lic sta temen ts ...................................................................................................................... 7 03
Pulpi t a nn ounc e men ts .......................................................................................................... 703
Se rmon s ................................................................................................................................ . 703
Church maga zines ................................................................................................................. 7 04
Media releases, posit ion pap ers, m emoranda ...................................................................... 704
Purgato ry ................................................................................................................................... 7 04
Purim ......................................................................................................................................... 705
Pur ita ns .................................................................................................................................... 706
Purit ans and the Church of England ................................................................................... 706
Predestination ...................................................................................................................... 706
Purit an value s ....................................................................................................................... 706
Cit y upon a hil l ..................................................................................................................... 708
Purit y and impurit y ................................................................................................................. 708
Clea n a nd u ncle a n ................................................................................................................ 708
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Ritu al co nta mi na ti on ........................................................................................................... 708
Ritual purif ication ................................................................................................................ 709
Purit y c ultur e ........................................................................................................................... 709
Qi ............................................................................................................................................... 7 10
Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) ..................................................................................... 711
Name ...................................................................................................................................... 711
The inward l ight ..................................................................................................................... 711
Worship .................................................................................................................................. 7 11
Decision - making .................................................................................................................... 7 12
Social responsibility/testimonies .......................................................................................... 7 12
Quaker aid in Germany ......................................................................................................... 713
Quran ( Koran) ........................................................................................................................... 713
Rama .......................................................................................................................................... 714
Incarn ation of Vi shnu ........................................................................................................... 7 14
Role model ............................................................................................................................. 714
Ramadan ................................................................................................................................... 714
Rap tur e ....................................................................................................................................... 715
Meeting Christ ........................................................................................................................ 715
Timing .................................................................................................................................... 715
Rastaf arians ................................................................................................................................ 715
Rationalism ............................................................................................................................... 716
Reconciliation ........................................................................................................................... 7 16
Healing broken relation ships ............................................................................................... 716
Truth and Reconciliation Commissio n ................................................................................. 717
Refor mati on ............................................................................................................................... 717
Time of great chang es ............................................................................................................ 7 17
Fore runners ........................................................................................................................... 718
Reformers .............................................................................................................................. 7 18
Five solas ............................................................................................................................... 7 18
Sola scriptura ......................................................................................................................... 719
Solus C hristus ........................................................................................................................ 719
Sola fide, sola gratia .............................................................................................................. 7 19
95 the ses (1517) ...................................................................................................................... 7 20
Priesthood of all believer s ..................................................................................................... 720
Diet of Worms (1521) ............................................................................................................. 720
Invocavit sermons (1522 ) ........................................................................................................ 7 21
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Marburg Co lloquy (152 9) ....................................................................................................... 7 21
Luther’s hym ns ...................................................................................................................... 722
Luther’s p ub li ca t ion s ............................................................................................................ 7 22
The Prot estant parsonag e in German cult ural history ........................................................ 7 22
Reformat ion Al tar (Lucas Cran ach) ......................................................................................... 723
Cranach wo rkshop ................................................................................................................ 723
Left - ha nd pane l ( In fa nt b ap tis m) ......................................................................................... 723
Central panel (Last Supper) .................................................................................................. 723
Right - h an d p anel (Confession) ............................................................................................ 723
Predel la (Luther’s sermon) ................................................................................................... 724
Reverse of the altarpiece ....................................................................................................... 724
Reiki ........................................................................................................................................... 7 25
Alternative or esoteri c healing ............................................................................................. 7 25
Energy he aling ....................................................................................................................... 7 25
Reincarnation ............................................................................................................................ 726
Relics ......................................................................................................................................... 7 26
Religion ..................................................................................................................................... 7 27
Definitions ............................................................................................................................. 7 27
Bra nch es, s ch ools , d e nom ina tio ns ....................................................................................... 7 27
Func ti ons ............................................................................................................................... 728
Amb ivale nce .......................................................................................................................... 729
Religion and sci ence .................................................................................................................. 7 31
The relationship betwee n religion and science .................................................................... 731
Different worldviews .............................................................................................................. 7 31
Relig ious approaches t o the world ........................................................................................ 7 31
Scien t ific appro aches t o the wo rld ....................................................................................... 732
Spirit ual sensibi lity through scient ific knowledge .............................................................. 7 32
Religion and state ..................................................................................................................... 732
Religion and politics ............................................................................................................. 7 32
Mark 12 :17 .............................................................................................................................. 733
Roma ns 13 :1 –7 ........................................................................................................................ 734
Allian ce of t hrone and altar .................................................................................................. 7 34
Confessional states ................................................................................................................ 7 34
Majorit arianism ..................................................................................................................... 734
Sepa ra ti on of r eli gi o n an d s tate ............................................................................................ 735
Church - sta te se par a tio n and c oo per a tio n ........................................................................... 7 35
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Religion in the German B asic Law ........................................................................................ 7 36
Religious privileg es ............................................................................................................... 7 37
Religion as opium of/for th e people ........................................................................................ 737
Religion in the mass media ...................................................................................................... 738
Religion in the social media ..................................................................................................... 739
Inf luencers ............................................................................................................................. 7 39
Personal branding ................................................................................................................. 7 40
Influ e nce r - follower in teraction ............................................................................................ 740
Pos tings ................................................................................................................................ . 741
Marketi ng .............................................................................................................................. 741
Religious affiliation and membershi p ...................................................................................... 741
Religious affiliation ............................................................................................................... 741
Religious mem bershi p .......................................................................................................... 742
Religi ous archit ecture ............................................................................................................... 743
Religious change ....................................................................................................................... 743
Religious conflict and violence ................................................................................................ . 744
Religion as a conflict driv er .................................................................................................. 744
Religious divisions ................................................................................................................. 744
Cont roversies ......................................................................................................................... 745
Riots, clashes, hostilities ....................................................................................................... 745
Vandal ism .............................................................................................................................. 745
Arson, bombs, firework att acks ........................................................................................... 746
Sexua l vio lence ..................................................................................................................... 746
Abduct io ns ............................................................................................................................ 747
Beheadings ............................................................................................................................ 7 47
Protest ers, ri oters, t errorists ................................................................................................ . 7 47
Religious discrimination and persecution ............................................................................... 7 47
Discrimination ...................................................................................................................... 7 47
Persecution ............................................................................................................................ 747
Religious diversity and plu ralism ............................................................................................. 748
Internal religious diversity .................................................................................................... 748
Multireligious societies ........................................................................................................ 749
Re ligious market .................................................................................................................. 749
Religious education ................................................................................................................. 749
Religious or non - religio us upbringing ................................................................................ 749
Religious education in ch urches .......................................................................................... 7 50
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Religious education in sc hools ............................................................................................. 7 50
Denominational religious education ..................................................................................... 751
Cooperative religious educ ation ............................................................................................ 751
Non - denomina tional religious education ............................................................................. 7 51
Explor ing ch urch buildings .................................................................................................. 752
Coll ective worship in schools ............................................................................................... 7 52
Retre ats at schools ................................................................................................................ 7 52
Religious experience ................................................................................................................. 7 52
Sense of transcendence ......................................................................................................... 752
Sens e o f s a fety a nd pr ote c tion .............................................................................................. 7 53
Sense of ultimate concer n ..................................................................................................... 753
Re ligiou s foll owers .................................................................................................................... 753
Followers, adherents, dev otees ............................................................................................. 753
Pract ising, p ious, ardent ....................................................................................................... 7 54
Liberal, sceptical, doubting .................................................................................................. 755
Fanatic, militant, extremist .................................................................................................. 7 55
Religious freedom ..................................................................................................................... 756
Positive and negative religious freed om .............................................................................. 756
Respecting and violating religious freedo m ......................................................................... 756
Religious hatred ........................................................................................................................ 7 57
Hate crimes and incident s .................................................................................................... 7 57
St irring up hate ..................................................................................................................... 7 57
Making hate speeches ........................................................................................................... 758
Posting hat e messages .......................................................................................................... 758
Chant ing slogans and songs ................................................................................................ . 758
Att acking the Quran (Koran) ............................................................................................... 758
Offending religious feelings .................................................................................................. 759
Religious images ....................................................................................................................... 759
Func ti ons ............................................................................................................................... 759
Idol wo rship .......................................................................................................................... 7 59
Icon ocla sm ........................................................................................................................... 760
Narrative religi ous art .......................................................................................................... 760
Dev otional i ma ges ................................................................................................................. 761
Religious graffit i .................................................................................................................... 761
Underst anding relig ious iconography .................................................................................. 7 62
Religious and aesthetic a ppeal ............................................................................................. 7 62
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Religious jokes .......................................................................................................................... 7 62
Religious language .................................................................................................................... 763
Religious literacy ...................................................................................................................... 764
Religious nat uralism ................................................................................................................ 764
Religious refugees ..................................................................................................................... 765
Religiou s satire .......................................................................................................................... 765
Religious trut h ......................................................................................................................... 766
Religious exclusivism ........................................................................................................... 766
Religious inclusivism ........................................................................................................... 7 66
Religious pl uralis m ............................................................................................................... 7 67
Remember in g ............................................................................................................................ 767
Repentance ............................................................................................................................... 768
Repo rting verbs (beli efs and opinions) ................................................................................... 769
Rerum Novarum (1891) ............................................................................................................ 769
Resilience .................................................................................................................................. 7 70
Emo ti ona l s tre ng th ............................................................................................................... 7 70
Cop ing with adversit y ........................................................................................................... 770
F ou nd at ion s in lif e ................................................................................................................ 770
Sources of strengt h ................................................................................................................ 7 71
Finding n ew strength ............................................................................................................. 771
Building resilience .................................................................................................................. 771
Resistance .................................................................................................................................. 772
Resisting ................................................................................................................................ 772
20th July p lot ......................................................................................................................... 7 72
Tyran nici de ........................................................................................................................... 7 73
Responsible sexuality ................................................................................................................ 773
Ambivalent gift ...................................................................................................................... 773
Con sent, respect, equ ality ..................................................................................................... 773
Loyalt y ................................................................................................................................... 7 74
Respon sible to urism ................................................................................................................. 7 74
Social ly, cultural ly, ecological ly responsi ble ........................................................................ 774
Limit s on mass tourism ........................................................................................................ 7 75
Local communities ................................................................................................................ 7 75
Eco - f riendl y forms of transport ............................................................................................ 775
Ou tdo or e ti qu et te ................................................................................................................. 7 76
Retreats ..................................................................................................................................... 7 76
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Temporary escap ism ............................................................................................................. 776
Recharging the batteries ....................................................................................................... 776
Retreat centres ...................................................................................................................... 7 77
Revelation claims ...................................................................................................................... 777
Reverence fo r life ...................................................................................................................... 778
Revival movement .................................................................................................................... 779
Righte ou s amo ng the Na tions .................................................................................................. 779
Rite s of p assage ........................................................................................................................ 780
Transit ions ............................................................................................................................ 780
Baby nam ing ......................................................................................................................... 780
Circumcision ......................................................................................................................... 7 81
First C om muni on .................................................................................................................. 7 81
Confir ma tion ......................................................................................................................... 7 81
First day of school ................................................................................................................. 7 81
Comi ng of age ....................................................................................................................... 782
Wedding ................................................................................................................................ 7 82
Separation an d divorce ......................................................................................................... 783
Ritual designers ..................................................................................................................... 7 84
Celebrant s .............................................................................................................................. 784
Ritual slaughter ......................................................................................................................... 78 4
Road novels and movies ........................................................................................................... 785
Role reversal and pers pective t aki ng ...................................................................................... 786
Romanticism ............................................................................................................................. 7 87
Romanticising the world ....................................................................................................... 7 87
Long ing .................................................................................................................................. 787
Dark Romanticism ................................................................................................................ 787
Rose (sym bol) ........................................................................................................................... 788
Rosh Hashan ah ........................................................................................................................ 788
Takin g sto ck ......................................................................................................................... 788
Soundi ng the s hofar ............................................................................................................. 789
Wishin g a good, sweet year ................................................................................................ . 789
Ruach ........................................................................................................................................ 789
Sac k of C ons ta nti no ple (1 20 4) ................................................................................................ . 790
Sacraments ............................................................................................................................... 790
Signs ...................................................................................................................................... 790
Cat holic church ..................................................................................................................... 791
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Audience reaction ................................................................................................................. 87 1
Theod icy .................................................................................................................................... 871
The probl em .......................................................................................................................... 871
Defences of God .................................................................................................................... 872
Evil as “privatio boni” ............................................................................................................ 87 2
Cons equence of free will ....................................................................................................... 872
Oppor tuni ties to gr ow .......................................................................................................... 872
God as a source of st rength .................................................................................................. 873
Trust in Go d .......................................................................................................................... 873
Tikkun olam .............................................................................................................................. 87 3
Time ........................................................................................................................................... 873
Views of time ......................................................................................................................... 87 3
Kairo s ..................................................................................................................................... 87 4
Passag e of t ime ( metaphors) ................................................................................................ 87 4
Tole ran ce ................................................................................................................................... 875
Different beliefs ..................................................................................................................... 87 5
Accepting ot her ness .............................................................................................................. 87 5
Torah ........................................................................................................................................ 876
Writte n Torah ...................................................................................................................... 876
Oral Torah ............................................................................................................................ 876
Torah po inter ............................................................................................................................ 877
Tori i ........................................................................................................................................... 87 7
Tragic triad (V iktor E. Frankl) .................................................................................................. 87 7
Transcendental ism .................................................................................................................. 87 8
Transhuman ism ....................................................................................................................... 879
Tran sien ce ................................................................................................................................ 880
Impermanence of things ...................................................................................................... 880
Fleetingness of human life ................................................................................................... 880
Sojourn ers on earth .............................................................................................................. 880
Fut ility of human endeavo ur ............................................................................................... 880
Comi ng to terms with tra nsienc e ......................................................................................... 881
Tr ans lati o ns , ad ap ta tio ns , r ein ter pre ta ti ons ........................................................................... 881
Translat ions and f ree renderings .......................................................................................... 881
Reworkings ........................................................................................................................... 882
Tw is ts on fam i lia r tex ts ......................................................................................................... 883
Tr ansrel igio sity ......................................................................................................................... 883
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Triag e ......................................................................................................................................... 883
Tribulat ions .............................................................................................................................. 884
Trip tych .................................................................................................................................... 884
Tu quoq ue argum ent ................................................................................................................ 885
Twelve A rt icl es (1 525) ............................................................................................................... 885
Twelve Nights .......................................................................................................................... 886
Outsid e ordinary time ......................................................................................................... 886
Period of peril ....................................................................................................................... 887
Wild Hu nt ............................................................................................................................ 887
Rituals ................................................................................................................................... 887
Two k ingd oms d octr ine ........................................................................................................... 888
God 's two ways of rul ing ...................................................................................................... 888
Spiritual kingdom ................................................................................................................ 888
Temporal kingdom .............................................................................................................. 888
Tzitzit ....................................................................................................................................... 888
Ubunt u ..................................................................................................................................... 889
Ultramont anism ....................................................................................................................... 889
Ummah ..................................................................................................................................... 890
Underwo rld .............................................................................................................................. 890
Unitarian Universalism ............................................................................................................. 891
Universal salvation ................................................................................................................... 892
Uto pia n tho ugh t ...................................................................................................................... 892
Euto pias ................................................................................................................................ 892
Anti - uto pia s ........................................................................................................................... 893
Setting of utopian novels ...................................................................................................... 893
Hist orical and so cial background ......................................................................................... 893
Pur po se o f u to pia n fi c tio n ................................................................................................... 894
Value s ....................................................................................................................................... 89 4
Good, desirable, worthwhil e ................................................................................................ 894
Int rinsic value ....................................................................................................................... 894
Extr insi c value ...................................................................................................................... 894
Value syst em s ....................................................................................................................... 894
Core values ........................................................................................................................... 895
Value orientation ................................................................................................................. 895
Value conflicts ...................................................................................................................... 895
Value chang e ........................................................................................................................ 896
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Vanitas in art and lit erature .................................................................................................... 896
Varanasi .................................................................................................................................... 897
Na m e an d l o cat i on ............................................................................................................... 897
Hinduism .............................................................................................................................. 897
Buddhism ............................................................................................................................. 897
Veganism .................................................................................................................................. 897
Vegetarianism .......................................................................................................................... 898
Type s ..................................................................................................................................... 898
Reasons ................................................................................................................................ . 898
Verger ....................................................................................................................................... 89 9
Vesp er church .......................................................................................................................... 899
Via Dol oros a ............................................................................................................................. 900
Viridit as (St. Hildegard of Bingen) .......................................................................................... 900
Visible mending ........................................................................................................................ 901
Vit a acti va and vita passiva ....................................................................................................... 901
Vit a acti va .............................................................................................................................. 90 1
Vit a passiva ........................................................................................................................... 902
Finding a balance ................................................................................................................. 902
Vitalism ..................................................................................................................................... 903
Vol untary po verty ..................................................................................................................... 903
Volunteering ............................................................................................................................ 90 4
Wabi - sabi ( Wabi Sabi) ............................................................................................................. 905
Aesthetic and spiritual concept ........................................................................................... 905
Wabi - sabi art ........................................................................................................................ 905
Wabi - sabi sp iritualit y .......................................................................................................... 905
Waldensians ............................................................................................................................. 906
Wat ........................................................................................................................................... 906
Religious and social cen tre .................................................................................................. 906
Ordinat io n hall ..................................................................................................................... 907
Assembl y hall ....................................................................................................................... 908
Chedi ..................................................................................................................................... 908
Library .................................................................................................................................. 908
Bell or d rum tower ............................................................................................................... 90 8
Temple etiquette .................................................................................................................. 90 8
Wayside cro sses and shrin es ................................................................................................... 90 9
Western civilisation ................................................................................................................. 909
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Whatab o ut i s m .......................................................................................................................... 910
Wheel ( Buddhist symbol) ......................................................................................................... 910
Whit e Crucifixion (Marc C hagall) ............................................................................................ 910
Jesus as a Je wish mart yr ........................................................................................................ 910
Ladder ..................................................................................................................................... 911
Jewish col our symbolism (white) .......................................................................................... 911
Flag s, armbands, sign s ........................................................................................................... 911
Armed p easants ..................................................................................................................... 91 2
Pillage d villag e ...................................................................................................................... 912
Refugees ................................................................................................................................ . 912
Light ....................................................................................................................................... 91 3
Wholene ss ................................................................................................................................ . 914
Personal wholeness ............................................................................................................... 914
Social wholeness ................................................................................................................... 914
Remaining a fra gme nt .......................................................................................................... 91 4
Wicca ......................................................................................................................................... 915
Wilderness times ...................................................................................................................... 915
Wisdom literat ure ..................................................................................................................... 915
Wit ch camp s ............................................................................................................................. 91 6
Places of refuge ..................................................................................................................... 916
Neo - pagan camps .................................................................................................................. 916
Wit chcraft ................................................................................................................................ . 916
Belief in witches .................................................................................................................... 916
Devils‘ pact ............................................................................................................................ 91 6
Witches .................................................................................................................................. 917
Wit ches’ gathering ................................................................................................................ 917
Familiars ................................................................................................................................ 917
Witch depictions ................................................................................................................... 918
Malleus Mal eficarum ............................................................................................................ 918
Wit ch hunts ........................................................................................................................... 91 8
Women and religion ................................................................................................................. 919
F em al e st at u s ......................................................................................................................... 919
Female spiritu al it y ................................................................................................................ 91 9
Female ethics ........................................................................................................................ 920
Feminisation of religion ....................................................................................................... 920
Women ’s rights ........................................................................................................................ 920
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Won de r ..................................................................................................................................... 921
Wondering, marvellin g, b e ing i n aw e .................................................................................. 921
Expressin g a sense of wond er ............................................................................................... 92 2
Word play ................................................................................................................................... 92 2
Works of m ercy ......................................................................................................................... 92 3
The seve n co rporal works of mercy ...................................................................................... 923
The seven sp iritual works of mercy ...................................................................................... 923
World Youth Day ...................................................................................................................... 92 3
Worldview education .............................................................................................................. 924
Worldviews and l ife orientations ............................................................................................ 924
Ter mi nol ogy ......................................................................................................................... 924
Key elements ......................................................................................................................... 925
Func ti ons ............................................................................................................................... 925
Yazidis (Ezidis) .......................................................................................................................... 925
Name ..................................................................................................................................... 92 5
Origin ................................................................................................................................... 926
Beliefs ................................................................................................................................... 926
Yazidi New Year ................................................................................................................... 92 6
Yin and Yan g ............................................................................................................................ 92 6
Yog a ........................................................................................................................................... 927
Religion, sport, lifestyle ........................................................................................................ 92 7
Exercises ................................................................................................................................ 92 7
Benefi ts and risks ................................................................................................................. 92 8
YOLO ........................................................................................................................................ 928
Y om K ip pu r .............................................................................................................................. 92 9
Zealots (Second Temple J udaism) ........................................................................................... 92 9
Ziggurat ..................................................................................................................................... 930
Zionism ...................................................................................................................................... 930
Jewish Zionism ...................................................................................................................... 930
Christi an Zionism .................................................................................................................. 931
Zodiac ........................................................................................................................................ 931
Zoroast rianism .......................................................................................................................... 931
Names .................................................................................................................................... 93 1
Beliefs and ethos ................................................................................................................... 932
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Zur Nutzung des Glo ssars
Zielg ruppe
Das Glossar beruht auf ei ner Auswert ung englischer und deutscher Pri nt - und I nter net qu elle n
und enthält alltag s - und fachs prachliche Ko llokationen, Synonyme, Antonyme und Redemittel
zu schul rele vanten Ausschnitt en aus den Themen feldern „Religions, World views, Ethics“ . Ziel -
gruppe si nd Lehrkräf te, die englisch sprachigen Religions - oder Ethikunterric ht erteilen , sowie
L ehrkräft e , die religiöse , weltanschaulich e und ethische T hemen im Englischunterri cht 1 behan -
deln . E inzelne Themen sin d auch für an dere bilingual e Sachfächer rel evant, insbe sondere für
Geschichte, Politik und Erdku nde. 2
Lehrkräft e könn en das Glo ssar bei der Vorbereitung auf Unt errichtsgespräche, für Tafe lan -
schriebe, A rbeitsblätter, Lernhilf ekärtchen, Rollenkarten, Lückentex te, Wied erholungsübungen
o.Ä . nu tzen u nd dabei das Word - Dokument im Hi nblick auf die jeweilige Unterrichtssituatio n
kürz en , erweiter n , il lustrier en oder anderweitig ändern. Der Lerngru ppe kann es in schü lerge -
rechter Auswahl zum Nachschlagen oder Nacharbeit en zur Verfügung gestel lt werden. Fortg e -
schritt ene Schüler*i nnen können es unbe arbeitet un d ung ekürzt für Hausaufgaben, Präsenta -
tionen, Facharbeiten oder außerunterrichtliche Begegnungen (z.B. im Rahmen des Erasmus+
Pro gramms oder des German Ame rican P artnership Program ) benutzen. Im Zweifel gilt : „ K eep
it simp le . Less is more“. In vielen Situatione n ist die einfachere, allgemeinsprach liche Formulie -
rung k ommu ni kativ ange messener als die bildungs - ode r fachsprachl iche. In jedem F all ist zu
bedenken, dass die Vorgab e sprachlicher Hilfen eine inhaltliche Steuerun g bedeutet.
Spra chliche H ilfen
Im Hinbl ick auf unte rsc hiedliche sp rachliche V oraussetzung en der Lerngruppen u n d unt e r -
schiedliche Kommunikat ionssituationen wird Sprach mate rial auf allt ag s - , bil dung s - und fach -
sprachlichem Niveau angebo ten. Die einfachere Formulierung s teht in der Regel vor der an -
spruchsvoll eren. Abstrakten nomi nalen Begriffen wie „distributive / procedu ral / intergener -
ational justice“, „respec tful prese nce“ oder „ques t for mea ning“ ) werden Ver ben zugeordnet (
Justice, Interfaith celebrat ion and wo rship , Meaning in life ) . Kollokationen erleichter n die
Verwen dung in S atzzusa mmenhängen. F ür Debat ten, interreli giöse und in t erweltanschaul iche
Vergleiche und Begegnungen sowie das Schreiben von Facharbeiten in Seminarfach - bzw. W -
Seminarkurse n werden Redemittel bereitgestellt ( Debati ng, Compa ri ng a nd C ontr as ti ng ,
I nterfaith dialogue, Abstract s, Defi nitions) . 3
Lernschwierigkeiten bei ausgewähl ten unregelmäßigen Verben, Präpositio nen o der anderen
int erferenzbedingt en Fehlerquel len sind durch F ettdruck hervorg ehoben. Z eitgebu ndene r ,
diskriminierende r S prachgebrauch (z.B. „Judensau“ - Sk ulptu r , „ pa pis ti sc h“ ) wird durch distan -
zierende Anführungszeichen markier t . Erläuterung en oder optionale Element e sind durch
Klammern gekennzeichn et.
Die d urchgängige Z weisprachigkeit des Glossars fördert die Sprachfähigk eit in beiden Sprachen .
Unte rschiedliche Übersetzun gsmö glichkeiten erweitern den Wortschatz und schärf en das Be -
wusstse in f ür Bedeu tu ng sfa ce tten . Einzelwörter kann man sich mit h ilfe eines Intern etwör ter -
buches vorsprechen lassen .
1 Vgl. J. - P. Gr ee n ( 2022 ) . Re li giö se und ethis che T heme n i n Mater iali en f ür den E ngli sch unte rri cht . In
ders ., M. L. Pi rner & J. B ünge ner ( Hrs g.) Re ligi onsu n terr icht bi lin gual . Dida kti sche Pers pe ktiven u nd
Anre gun ge n für die Praxis (S. 1 77 – 2 00). Erlangen: FAU University Press.
2 Vgl. J . Bü ngene r & D. H au pt ( 20 22 ) . Die bili ngua len S achfä cher Erd ku nde und G es chic hte. Mö gliche
Sy ner gien f ür den bi li ngua le n Reli gions un ter ric ht (Gre e n, Pir ner & B ünge ne r, 2o 2 2 , S. 2 39 –2 48 ).
3 Vgl. J. - P . Gree n ( 202 2 ). „ Clash or Dialogue of Re ligions?” Kurs planu ng i m b ilin gua len Se m inar fach
(Gr een, Pi rner & Bü nge ner, 2o2 2 , S. 2 29–23 8).
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Inhaltl iche Vernet zung
Das V o kabular wird vernetzt – nach Them en und Unt erthemen g eglieder t – darge boten . D ab ei
wir d unterschiedlichen religiös - wel ta ns ch au lic hen Pos i tio ne n Rec hnung getra g en.
Querverweise wi e „Happ iness“ Sh alo m oder „ Fetal abnormalities “ Abo rt i on , Preg na nc y:
Con tinu in g the Pre g na ncy v erdeutlichen inha ltliche Verbindungen . Für Begriffe wie
„Völkerwal lfahrt nach Jerus alem“ ( Messiah) oder „ leidender Gottesknech t“ ( Church Year:
Good Friday) wird auf die entsprechenden Bibelstellen 4 verwiesen. Gelegen tliche Verweise auf
eng lischspra chige Literatur , z.B. Rob ert Herr ick s „T o the Vir gins to mak e muc h of ti me“ (
Carpe diem) , und Werke der bildenden Kunst , z.B. → Creation of Adam (Mi chelang elo ) ,
ermöglichen fächerübergreifende Bezüge .
Suc hfunktion
Das Gl ossar ist m it h ilfe der Su chfunktion leicht zu ers chließen . Die gesuch ten Einzelwörter und
Wort verbindungen ersch einen in ihren jeweiligen thematischen Kontexten. Zu beachten ist,
dass bei W ört e r n, die in unterschiedlichen Zellen der Tabellen aufgeführt sind (z.B. „spiritual
journ ey“ in „F aith journ eys“), zwar unt er „spiritual“ und „jo urney “ , nicht aber unter de r Wort -
verbin d ung „s piritual journey“ erscheinen.
Work in prog ress
Das Glossar ist ein wo rk i n prog res s , das nach un d nach e rgänzt wird . Hinweise un d Anregung en
für künft ige Überarbeit ungen sin d unter der E - Ma il -A dresse rp e van g - [email protected] will -
kom men. Die j eweils aktuelle Version fin det sich unter Zenodo : h ttps ://doi .org /1 0.5 28 1/ze nod o.
572 67 33 .
4 Vgl. J . - P. Green ( 2022 ) . B ibe lübers etz unge n i m bi ling u alen Reli gio nsu nterr ich t un d En glis ch unter ri cht.
(Green, Pir ner & B üng ene r , 2022, S. 201 – 207 ) .
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Aboriginal spirituality
Dre amtime
Dreamtime ( rejected by Aboriginal people,
esp. if used to refer to the period of creation)
die Traumzeit
Dreaming
Dreamings
Tjukurpa ( Anangu world view )
Tjukurpa ( d ie Weltauff assung der
austr alischen Ureinwohner )
Creat or beings
creation
time
die Schöpfungszeit
period
creato r being
das
Schöpferwe sen
Schöpfungswe sen
urzeitliche Wesen
creato r figure
die Schöpferfigur
ancest ral
being
das Ahnen wesen
spirit
der Ahnengeist
(to) travel
( BrE: trave ll ed, trave ll in g;
AmE: trave l ed, trave l in g)
the la nd
durch das Land rei sen
(to ) shape
das Land
forme n
ges tal te n
(to) leave one’ s mark o n
seine Spuren im Land hin terlassen
→ Ancest ral spirits
Tjukur pa laws
(to) date back to
creation t ime
bis in
die
Schöpf ungs zeit
zurückreichen
t he b eg in n in g of t im e
Anfänge der Zeit
(to) pass on laws
throug h
ceremonies
Gesetze
durch
Zeremonien
weitergeben
songs
Lieder
stori es written in rock
Geschicht en
rock art
Felsbi lder
rock painting s
Felsmalereien
dot pa in ti ngs
Dot - Pai nti ng
P un kt m al er e i
→ Sacred
Abortion
Conflic t of rights
reproductive au t ono my
die reproduktive Selbstbestimmung
right to
contr ol
one ’s
own
body
das Recht, über den eigen en Körper zu
bestimmen
make decision s about
right to a safe abort ion
das Recht auf eine sichere Abtreibung
↕
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right to
life
das Recht
auf Leben
be born
, ge boren zu werden
→ Ado pt ion → Embryo rights → Et hical issues and dilemma s → Ethical judgem ents →
Preg na ncy → Prenatal medicine → Women’s ri ghts
A bit of t issue or u n born l ife?
a
bit of t issue*
ein bisschen Zellg ewebe*
little
glob*
of
tissue
ein
kleiner
Gewebehaufen*
tiny
blob*
winziger
Gewebeklumpen*
lum p*
cells
Zellhaufen*
spe ck *
Zellklu mpe n*
clum p*
bunch*
(to ) use the term “p regnancy tissue ”*
den Begriff „ Schwang erschaftsgewebe “*
verwenden
(to) see
(h um an )
embryos
as
(po te ntia l/
emergi ng)
hum a n lif e *
(m en s ch -
liche)
Embryo -
nen a ls
(potenzielles/
po ten tie lle s
werdendes)
men schliches
Leben*
sehen
(to) view
betracht en
(to ) regard
verstehen
(to) consider
human life wit h
po ten tial *
men schliches
Leben mit Ent -
wickl ung spo -
tenzial/Ent -
wicklun gs -
po ten tial *
unborn (human)
life*
unge borenes
(menschliches)
Leben*
living beings*
Lebewesen*
human be ings*
Menschen *
persons*
Personen*
(to) a ttrib ute
personho od
to the
embryo/
foe tus (B rE ,
non -
technical) /
fetu s
(Br E/AmE)
dem Embryo /
Fötus/ Fetus
Personsei n
zuschreiben
(to ) ascribe
Personal ität
(to) deny
humanness
Menschsein
absprechen
hum a n ity
right s
Rechte
child - to - be*
das
werdende Kind*
child in the womb*
Kind im Mutterleib*
unborn
baby*
unge borene
Baby*
po ten tial
potenzielle
po ten tie lle
* Note how the d ifferent terms, with their d ifferen t → con nota tions , re fle ct di ffe ren t atti tude s to a borti on .
→ Embryo right s → Pr eg nanc y
Ending the pregna n cy
(to) wan t
an abortion
abtreibe n wolle n
(to) seek
( soug ht , sou ght )
eine Abtreibung
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(to) reque st
eine n Schwang erschaftsabbruch
wün -
schen
(to) get
abtreibe n (können)
(to) obtain
(to) have
abtreibe n
(to) underg o
eine Abtreibung vornehmen
lassen
eine Schwangerschaf t abbrechen
(to ) deny sb.
jmdm. eine Abtreibung/einen Sch wanger -
schaft sabbruch verweigern
(to) con tinue ↔
(to) end
the
preg -
nanc y
die Schwan -
gerschaf t
for tse tze n ↔
abbrechen
(to) te r mina te
for tfü hr en ↔
beenden
(to) abort
(to) ge t r id o f i t ( informal )
„ es ” wegmachen lassen (umga ngs sprac hlic h)
Per formin g abort ion s
(to) induce
an abortion on a woman
with/wit hout her volunt ary
and info rmed co nsent
eine Abtreibung/einen
Schwang erschaftsa bbruc h
an einer Frau mit/ohne
deren freiwillige und
informierte Einwilligung/
Zusti mmung
einleiten
(to ) carry out
durchführen
(to) p er for m
vornehm en
(to) ta ke par t in
an abortion
an einer Abtreibung /einem
Schwang erschaftsa bbruc h mitwirken
(to) a ss is t w ith
…in
sta te
hospital s
… in
staat lichen
Kran kenhäusern
sta te - run
öff entl ichen
sta te - su pport ed
staat lich
gefördert en
publ ic (AmE)
National Health ( Br E)
Trust (B rE)
pri vate clinics
Privatkl iniken
abort ion pro vider
der
Anbiete r von Abtreibungen
Abtrei bungsanbieter
Abtrei bungsdienst
Abtrei bungsprovid er
→ Con s cience → Medical ethics
Sex - select ive ab orti on s
sex - selective abortion
die
geschlecht ss e lektive
Abtrei bung
geschlecht sspezifische
(to) abort
f em al e
foetuse s (B rE, n on - te chn ica l)
fet uses (Br E/Am E)
weibliche Föten abtreibe n
female
foeticide (B rE, n on - tech nic al ) /
feticide (Br E/AmE)
die gezielte Abtreibung weiblich er Föten
(to) cha nge
the balan ce of / b et we en the
sexes
das Geschlecht ergleichgewicht
verändern
(to) alter
das Gleichgewicht zwisch en
den Geschle chtern
(to) distor t
stören
(to ) preserve
erhalt en
(t o ) ma in t ain
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expan ds on…
erweitert …
* Not e t hat a bs trac ts of te n use impersonal la nguage ( this paper/stu dy/research ra the r t han I )
Purpose
The
purpose
of
this
pape r *
is to
show…
Ziel dieser Arbeit ist, … zu zeigen
aim
study*
goal
research*
This
pape r *
aims
to
ou t lin e …
Diese
Arbeit
soll
einen Überblick über …
geben
study *
seeks
research*
explain…
will
… erklären
explore…
… unt ersuchen
investigate
...
* Note that abstracts often use impersonal language ( this paper/study/research ra the r tha n I )
Author ’s position on th e topic ( thesis statement)
t hesis statem ent
die These
This
pape r *
argues…
Diese Arbeit
argumentiert …
study*
shows…
zeigt …
research*
makes
the case f or…
pläd ie r t für …
present s
* Note that abstracts often use impersonal language ( this pa per/study/research ra the r tha n I )
Sources
source
d ie Quelle
This
pape r *
is based on …
Diese Arbeit
beruht auf …
study*
draws (up )on…
zieht … hera n
research*
* Note that abstracts often use impersonal language ( this pa per/study/research ra the r tha n I )
Findings
f indi ng
das Ergebn is
This
pape r *
shows…
Die Arbeit
zeigt …
study*
fin ds…
kommt zu
dem
Ergebni s …
re -
s earch*
con cludes …
Schluss …
present s
the
find -
ing s
of…
präsentiert die Ergebnisse (+
Genitiv)
fr om…
results o f…
The findings
show…
Die Ergebnisse
zeigen …
suggest that …
lege n na he …
* Note that abstracts often use impersonal language ( this paper/study/research ra the r tha n I )
Further research
…remain s in need of further
in ve st ig a tio n
… bedarf weiterer Unter s uchung
study
research
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Accou nta bil ity
(to) be
accoun ta ble
for st h. to sb.
jmdm. (ge -
gen über)
für et w.
veran two rtlic h
sein
re ch ens ch afts pfl ic h tig
held
accoun ta ble
for st h. by
sb.
von jmd m.
für et w. z ur
Rechenschaf t
gezogen
werden
responsi ble
Verant wortun g
to account
(to) accou nt for
one’s life to
God
sich
vor
Gott
für/über
sein
Leben
rechtf er -
t ig en
othe rs
anderen
oneself
sich selbst
(to ) give acco unt
for
vor Gott/anderen/
sich selbst
Rechenschaf t f ür/
über sein Leben
ablegen
(to ) answer to sb. fo r sth.
sich vor jmdm . für etw. verantworten
(to ) be responsible
for st h .
für et w.
verantwortlich sein
(to) take responsib i l it y
Verantwortung überneh men
Adaptatio n ( missio nary str ategy )
(to) use
adaptation
as a
missiona ry
strat egy
bei der
Mission die
Stra t egie der
Adaption
einsetzen
(to) apply
acc ommoda ti on
Akkommodation
(to) build on the existing culture an d
religion
an die bestehende Kultur u nd Religion
anknüpf en
(to ) ad ap t the C hristian m essage t o
indi genous culture s
die christliche Botschaft an indige ne
Kult uren anpassen
→ Mission ary work
Adoption
(to) g ive
a child (up) for adopt ion
ein Kind
zur Adopt ion freigeben
(to) put
(to) place
(to) have a child adopted
(to) give a child away
weggeben
fortge be n
(to) arra nge (for) a n adop tion
eine Adoption
vermitteln
in die Wege leiten
tran sracial
adoption
die
tran sethnische
Ado pt ion
tran sethnic
tran s - ethnische
interracial
„gemi schtrassige “*
forei gn
Auslandsadopt io n
* Note tha t the term “ Ras se ” is controv ers ial.
birth
mum my
die
Geb ur ts mut ter
tu mmy
Bauchmama
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adopt ive
Ado pti vmu tter
heart
Herze nsma ma
Herzma ma
Agape feast
(to) have a(n)
agape
eine Agape
feiern
agape m eal
ein Agapemahl
abhalte n
agape f east
eine Agapefeier
lovefeast
love - f ea st
love feast
ein Liebesmahl
(to) revive the agape meal of the first
Christi ans
(A cts 2: 46)
die Agapemahlze it der er sten C hristen/
C hristinnen wiederbeleb en
(Apost elgeschichte 2, 46)
(to) be a(n )
pro per
meal
eine richtige Mahlzeit
sein
actual
full
ein
Sät tigungs mah l
shared
geme insames Mahl
commu nal
Gemein schaftsmahl
fel lowship
→ Early Christi anity → Jesus’ min istry: J esus east with t ax collectors an d sinners → Love
(object s an d typ es) : Love of nei ghbours and strangers (ag ape)
Aggiorna mento
a ggior nam ento
( Italian: bri ngin g up to da te , updating )
das Aggior n a mento
( italienisch: V erheutigung, Ak tualisierung)
(to ) respond to change in the mode rn world
auf den Wandel in der m odernen Welt
reagieren
(to) make the
gospe l
intelligible
to moder n
peo ple
das Evange lium
für moderne
Menschen
verstehbar
mache n
relevant
relevant
→ Second Vatican Counc il (1962 – 19 65)
Agnost ici sm
agnost icism
der Agnostizismus
(to) be a g nos tic ab out/ on God (‘s exis tence)
in der Gottesfrage Agnostiker/Agnostikeri n
sein
(to) believe that it is imp ossible to know
whether God exists o r not
glauben, dass es unmöglich ist, zu wissen, ob
Gott exist iert oder nicht
(to) n either believe n or disbelieve in G od
w eder an Gott glauben n och seine Existenz
bestrei ten
(to) s i t o n th e fe nc e
sich nicht entscheiden können
(to) sus pend
judgem ent
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judgm ent
on God(’ s
existence)
sich in der Gottesfrage di e Entscheidung
of fenh a lte n
→ Atheism → God
Ahimsa
ahimsa
(Sansk rit) :
non - vio lence
Ahimsa
(Sansk rit) :
die Gewaltlosigkeit
non - harming
das Nicht - Ve rl et z en
non - in jury
mini mizi ng har m
die
Schadensminimierung
Schadensm inderung
(to) a pply to al l liv ing b ei ngs
für alle Lebewesen gelten
(to) preach
(the principle of)
ahimsa
Ahimsa
predigen
(to) p rac tis e (BrE)
(to) p rac tic e (A mE)
das Ahimsap rinzip
das Ahimsa - Prinz ip
prakti zieren
(to ) observe
befol ge n
einhalten
(to) p rac tis e
(Br E) /(t o)
pra ctice (Am E)
ahimsa
with one’s
though ts
Ahimsa i n
Gedan ken
prakti zieren
words
Wor ten
acti on s
Tate n
deeds
in one’s
relation -
ship wit h
oneself
Ahimsa i n
seiner
Beziehung mit
sich selbst
othe rs
anderen
the environ -
ment
der Umwe lt
(to) l ive with
respect
mit
Acht ung
leben
love
Liebe
compas si on
Mitg efühl
kindn ess
Freundlichkeit
gratitude
Dankbarkeit
forg iveness
Verge bung
↕
(to ) harm sb.
jm dn . v er let z en
jmdn. schädigen
(to) cause
harm
to /o n sb.
jmdm.
Schaden
zufüg en
(to) inf lict
injury
Verletzungen
→ Animal ethics → Buddhism: The F ive P recepts → Civil disobedience → C ow worship
(Hinduism) → Empathy, com passion, mercy → Forgiveness → Gra ti tud e → Jainism : Et h i ca l
principles → Jainism: Vegetarianism → Love acc or ding to Pau l ( 1 Corint hians 13) → Love
(object s an d typ es) → Reverence for life → Sa tyagraha → Vega nism → Veget arianism
Alev ism
Syncreti sm
Alevism
der Alevismus
das Alevitent um
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Alevi ( noun )
der Alevit/die Alevitin
Alevi ( adjective)
alevitisch
(to) be a(n )
branch of Islam
eine Konfe ssion des Islam
sein
hetero dox
Islami c
group
eine hetero -
doxe/abwei -
chen de
islami sche
Sonde r -
grupp e
deviant
Muslim
musli mi -
sche
myst ical
eine
myst ische
religion in its own right
eine
eigenständige
Religion sein
independent
religion
syncret ic
synkret istische
syncret ical
syncret istic
→ Ethn oreli giou s grou ps → Religious disc rimination and persecution → Syncretism
Understand ing of God
(to ) fi nd Go d
everywhere in nat ure
Gott
überall in der N at ur
f in d en
i n oneself
in sich sel bst
(to) come fr om God ↔ ( to) re turn to God
von Go tt k omme n ↔ zu Gott zurückkehren
→ Panentheism → Pa ntheism
Moral c ode
( to) con trol o ne’ s ha nds , l oi ns a nd t on gue
seine Hände, Lende und Zunge beherrschen
→ Com mand men ts → Lying → Res ponsible sexuality
Gender ro les
(to) use the gender - neutral term “can ” (soul)
den genderneutralen Beg riff „Can” (Seele)
verwenden
→ Gender rol es → Wo men and religion
Ritu als
(to) gather in cemevis/djemevis ( Tu rk ish:
house of g athering )
sich in
Cemevis ( türkisch:
Versamml ungshaus)
v ersammeln
Cem - Häusern
(to) hold
a cem
ceremony
eine Cem - Zeremonie
abhalte n
(to) conduc t
ritua l
ein Cem - Rit u al
vollziehen
ausführen
durchführen
(to) do
the (ri tual) semah dance
de n (r i tu el len ) S ema h - Ta nz
tanzen
(to) p er for m
auff ühren
vorführen
(to) sit
in a circle
in einem Kreis
sitzen
(to) dance
tanzen
(t o ) st an d
across fro m one another
sich gege nüberst ehen
side by side
nebeneinander stehen
(to ) be accompanie d by t he saz (lo ng - necked
lut e)
von der Saz (Langhalslaute) begleitet werde n
(to ) not turn one’ s back on the dede
(spiritual leader)
dem Dede (Geistlichen) n icht
seinen Rücken
zuwend en
zudrehen
→ Mystical experience → Prayer: Body Language: Dancing
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Altar call
(to) make
a(n)
altar call
einen
Alt arruf
mache n
(to ) issue
call for decision
Aufruf
zur Ent schei -
dung
Ruf
(to) answer
einem Altaruf/(Auf)ruf zur Entscheidung
folge n
(to) give the invitation (to receiv e Christ)
die Einl adung (, Christus anzun eh men,)
aussprechen
(to) be the (spiritual) cli max of a revival
meeting
der (geist -
liche) H öhe -
p un kt
einer Erweckun gs -
veranst altung
sein
eines Erweckungs -
tre ffe ns
einer Erweckungs -
versamml ung
(to) c ome
forward (to t he
alta r/ to th e fro n t o f
the church/t o the
stag e)
nach vorn e (zum Altar/in der
Kirche/zur B ühne)
kom men
(to) walk
gehen
(to) s tep
(ste p p ed , st e pp in g )
(to) publi cly
profess on e’s faith
öffentlich seinen Glauben bekennen
commi t
(com mi tt ed,
commi tt ing )
one’s life to
Christ
sein Leben öffentlich Christus
geben
hing eben
en t r ust
anvert rauen
→ Conversi on → Evange licals → Revival movement
Altarpiec e
winged
altarpiece with...
der
Flügela ltar
mi t . ..
f ol din g
Kla ppa lta r
Wandelalt ar
...o pe n
wing s
... o ffe ne n
Fl üg eln
. .. g eöf f ne ten
...c los ed
... g eschlossenen
The alt arpiece
shows...
Das Alt arbild
zeigt . ..
depicts...
Das Altargemäl de
stellt ... dar.
The reredos
Das Retabel
The retabl e
Der Alt araufsatz
Die Altartafel
The predella
Die Predella
Der Alt arsockel
Das Sockelbild
The
left - hand
p an el
Die
linke
Bildtafel
cent ral
mittlere
Mi ttel ta fel
85
right - hand
rechte
Bildtafel
bo ttom
unt ere
inner
wing
Der
innere
Flüg el
out er
äußere
→ Church furnishi ngs → Tript ych
Altar server s
alta r server
der Mini strant / die Ministrantin
alta r boy/altar g irl
der Messdiener/die Mess dienerin
→ Laity
Amazing G race
New mea nings in n ew c ontexts
(to) ge t t o ever yon e
jeden/jede
ansp re -
chen
(to) have universal appea l
(to ) appeal to C hristians and non - Christians
Christe n und Nicht christen
Christi nnen und N ichtchristinnen
(to) use
langua ge
tha t
is not sp e cific al ly Christ ian
eine
Sprache
benu tze n/
verwenden,
die nicht spezifisch christlich
ist
is ope n to di ffer e nt
inter preta ti ons
die sich versc hieden
interpretieren lässt
non - Christ ians can rel ate to
zu der Nicht christen /Nich t -
christin nen Zuga ng finde n
(to) me a n dif fe re nt thi ng s to di ffer e n t pe opl e
verschiedenen
Leuten
Verschiede -
nes bedeuten
Menschen
(to) take on new meanin gs in new contexts
in neuen Kontexten neue Bedeutungen
gewinnen
(to) r ei n ter pre t
(to) re - interpret
the song
das Lied
neu interpretieren
den S ong
umdeut en
(to) politicise (Br E)
(to) politicize (BrE/A mE)
politisieren
(to) bec ome a s pirit ua l anthem of the civil
right s movem ent in the U.S .
eine geistliche Hymne de r amerikanischen
Bürgerrecht sbewegung werden
→ Musical sett ings
Message of h ope
(to ) bring
comf ort
to sb.
jmdm. T ros t bri nge n
consola ti on
sol ace
(to ) be a m essage of
hope
…
eine Botschaft
der
Hof fn ung
... sein
deliverance
Befreiung
healing
des Heilwerdens
…for t he
despairing
... für die
Verzweifelten
downtrodden
Geknechteten
(to) find
hope
throug h the song
aus dem Lied
Hof fn ung
schöpf en
86
strengt h
Kraft
(to) become a new p erson
ein neuer Mensch werden
(to) over come
despair
Verzweiflung
überwinden
(to ) ri se from
hope lessness
Hoff nungs losi gkei t
oppressi on
Unt erdrückun g
→ Hop e
Haunting tune
(to) have a hau nt in g
tun e
eine
eindringliche
Melodie haben
melody
unverge ssliche
(t o) to uch
sb.
jmdn .
berühren
the heart( s) of …
das Herz (die He rzen) + Genitiv
→ Civil religion → Despair → Evange lical s → Gospel musi c → Hop e → Musi c and Religion →
Reformat ion: Sola fide, so la grat ia → Re ligion: Functions → Rev ival mov e men t
Ambiguity
Open to interp reta tio n
ambiguity
die
Doppeldeutigkeit
Mehrdeutigkeit
Vieldeutigkeit
Uneindeutigkeit
Doppelbödigkeit
Ambigu itä t
(to) be
ambigu ous
doppeldeutig
sein
mehrdeutig
vieldeutig
uneindeutig
doppelbödig
mult i - layered
vielschichtig
ope n to in ter pre tation
bedeut ung soffen
(to) l eave
roo m for i nte rpr e tati o n
Spielräume für Deutunge n
lassen
(to) open up
Interpretationsspielraum
er ö ff n en
Interpretationsspielräume
(to) o ffe r mu lti pl e
inter preta ti ons
verschie -
dene
Deutungsmöglichkei ten
bie -
ten
levels
of
meani ng
Bedeutungsebenen
layers
Bedeut ungsschichten
interpre -
tati on
Deutungsebenen
Deutungsschicht en
(t o) fo rce the
reader/viewer
to
consider
several interpre -
tati ons
den Leser/
die Leserin
zw inge n,
verschiedene
Deut ungsmög -
lichkeiten
in Betra cht
zu ziehen
thin k
throug h
den Be -
trachter/die
Betra chte -
rin
zu durchden -
ken
fin d his/her/their o wn
answe r
zwingen, eine/seine/ihre
eigene Antwort zu finden
(to) cause
uncertainty
zur Unsicherheit führen
anxiet y
Angs t mach en
→ Symbol s: Characteristics and f unctions of sym bols
87
Not al l blac k and w hite
The world is
not (all) black an d white.
Die Welt ist
nicht (nur) schwarz - weiß.
Things a re
Die Dinge sind
a shade of grey.
Die Welt
besteht aus G rautönen.
messy.
ist un ordentl ich und
kompliziert.
Ambigu ity t oler ance
(to) develop
tolera nce for a mbi guity
Amb igu i täts to le ran z
entwickeln
(to) foster
(to ) n urture
(to) p ro m ote
f ö rd e rn
(to s tr en gthe n
stärken
erhöhen
(to) build (up)
aufba uen
(to) p u t up w it h
(cog nit ive)
ambiguity
(kognitive)
Mehrdeutigkeit (en )
a us -
halte n
(t o) to lera te
(moral )
(mo ralische)
Uneindeutigkeit (en )
(ethical)
(ethi sche)
Ambiguität(en)
↕
(to) o ffe r
easy
answers
einfache
Antw or te n bi e ten
sim p le
(to) provide
clear - cut
klare
straig htforward
eindeutige
→ Ethical issues an d dilemm as → Resilience
Amish
Origin s
Amish
die Amischen
(to) be na med af ter Ja cob Aman n ( 164 4? –
pri or to 1 73 0)
nach Jakob Amann ( 1644? – vo r 1 7 30 ) bena nn t
sein
(to) begi n
in Switzerlan d about 1525
in der Schweiz um 1525 e ntstehen
(to) star t
(to) develop
(to) origi na te
(to ) arise
(to) or igi nate from Sw i tze rland
ursprüng lich aus der Schwei z kommen
(to) b e par t of
the An abaptist
movement
Teil der Täuferbewegung sein
(to) go back to
auf die Täuferbewegung z urückgehen
(to) grow out of
aus der Täuferbe wegung hervorgehen
(to) come fr om
(to) s tem fr om (s te mm ed,
ste mm in g )
(to ) have one’s roots in
seine
Wurze ln
in der Täuferbewegung h aben
(to) trace
one ’s
roots
to
auf die Täuferbewegung
zurückführ en
origins
→ Anabaptists
88
Gelas senheit
(to) seek to live a life of “gelassenheit”
( soug ht , sou ght )
danach st reben, gelassen zu leben
“ gelassen heit“:
self - surrender
Gel assenheit:
das Losla ssen des Ichs
submissio n to God ’s will
das Sich - Ergeben in den
Wille n Gottes
Gottergebenheit
spirit of humilit y and
modes ty
Geist der Demut und
Bescheidenheit
(to ) surrender
to th e wil l of God
sich dem Willen Gottes e rgeben
(to) sub mit
(submi tt ed, subm i tt ing )
(to ) surrende r all to G od
alles Go tt überlassen
→ Humili ty
Sepa ratio n from the worl d
separat ion f rom
the worl d
(e.g . Ro ma ns 1 2: 2)
die
Tr ennun g
von der We lt
(z.B . Rö me r 1 2,2)
non - confo rmit y to
Abkehr
(to) k eep se pa ra te fr om
sich von de r Welt
abschott en
absond ern
abkapseln
(to) n ot co nfor m t o
nicht von dieser Welt sein
(to ) see oneself as a p ilgrim and ( a ) strange r
in t his world
sich als Pilger/Pilgerin un d Fremdling in
in deser Welt sehen
→ Pilgri mage → Transience: Sojo urners on earth
(to) ma i ntai n a s tro ng gr o up id e nti ty
sich eine starke Gruppenidentität be wahren
(to) f oll ow tra di tional ge nde r role s
tradit ionellen G eschl e chterro llen folg en
(to) be
know n
for t heir
simple living
bekannt
sein f ür
ihre(n )
einfachen Lebensstil
agrarian lifest yle
land wirtschaftl iche Lebensweise
reluc tan ce to a dopt mod ern
tech nologi cal co nveni ences
Zurückhalt ung gegenüber
technischen Annehmlich keiten
horse - drawn
farmi ng
machin ery
pferdegezogenen
Landwirt schaftsge räte
buggies
Pf erdekutschen
sim p le
dress
schlichte Kleidung
p la in
fo cus
on church an d family
relat ionships
Fokus auf Kirche und Familie
emp hasis
paci fics m
Pazif ismus
refusal to swear oat hs
Ablehn ung des Eids
→ Anabaptists → Cont ent ment → Gender and religion → Intenti onal communities → Pacifism
→ Sermon on the Mount (Matt hew 5 – 7) → Simple living
C orrect ive c hurch discipline
(to ) carry out
(cor recti ve) church
discipline
Gemeindezucht üben
(to) exercise
congre gati ona l dis cipli ne
(to ) admonish
errant mem bers
irrende Gemeindeglieder
ermahn en
zurechtweisen
95
Lamb eth C onference
(to ) be the
ten - ye arly
meeting
of A ngl ica n
bishop s
die alle zehn Jahre stattfindende
Vollver sa mmlu ng der a nglik anisc he n
B ischöfe und Bischöfinnen sein
assembly
gat hering
(to ) meet every ten years
alle zehn Jahre
t ag en
zus amme nkomme n
→ Church of En gland → Global Anglica n Future Conference (Ga fcon)
Angs t
(to) feel
acut e
an g st
eine akute
Angst empfinden
unspecific
dread
eine unbestimmte
existential
anxiet y
existenzielle
ang uish
existentielle
alien in a worl d without meaning
sich in einer sinnlosen Welt fremd f ühlen
disoriented…
sich orien tierung slos fühlen …
con fuse d…
verwirrt sei n …
…in the face of a(n)
appa re n tly
meaningless
world
... ang esichts
einer
scheinbar/a nschei
nend s i nnlo se n
We lt
absurd
absurden
…at having to
define oneself
… ange sichts
der
Not we ndigkeit,
sich selbst zu defin ieren
create one’s own values
seine eigenen Werte zu
schaff en
determine a meaning for
on e ’s lif e
einen Si nn für sein Leben
zu bestimmen
choose one ’s own
destiny
sein eigenes Schicksal zu
wählen
fate
→ Basic trust → Des pair → Existentialism → Fate and destiny → Fear and anxiety → Identity →
Meaning in life → Parables: P arable of the Madman (Nietz sche) → Theatre o f the Absurd →
Value s
Animal eth ics
Animal rights
anim al right
das Tierrecht
Anim als have
thei r own va lue.
Tiere haben einen Eigen wert.
a value of their own.
intrinsic value.
(to ) be sentient being s
fühlende
Wesen sein
empfind ungsfähige
(to) feel
ple asure
Freude
empfinden
pain
Schmerz
anxiet y
An g st
ca pac ity of a ni mal s to fee l pa i n
die Leidensfähigkeit von Tieren
pain
perception
of / in an im al s
das Schmerzempfinden
von/bei
Tieren
sensat ion
96
sensitivity
die Schmerzempfindlichk eit
(to) take animal sentience into account
die Empfindungsfähigkeit
von Tieren be -
rücksichtig en
das Empfi ndungsvermögen
(to) reject
speciesism
Speziesismus
ablehn en
(to) fight
bekämpfen
(to) g ive up
au f ge ben
(to) abandon
(to) treat animals as
fellow creatures
Tiere als Mitge schöpfe
betracht en
moral ly
impor tan t
↔ un im -
por tan t
Tiere als
moral isch
bedeutsam ↔
unbed eutsam
relevant ↔
irrelevant
relevant ↔
irrelevant
valuable ↔
worthl ess
wertv oll ↔
wertl os
(to) b e en ti tle d t o ki nd a nd r es pec tfu l
treatm ent by/at t he hands of humans
ein Recht auf freundliche und respektvolle
Behand lung durch Menschen haben
→ Ahimsa → Cow worship (Hinduism) → Creation: Steward of crea tion → E nviron me ntal
ethics → Golden Rule → In vitro m eat → Moral circle → Or ga n do nati o n and tra ns pla nta tio n :
Xen otr ans planta ti o n → P osthum anism → Vegetarianism
Animal research
(to) te s t new
drugs
on
an i m al s
neue
Medikamente
an Tieren
testen/
erpro ben
Arzneimettel
cosm eti cs
kosmeti sche Mittel
(to) e xpe ri me nt
an Tieren experimentiere n
(to) do
tes tin g
Tierversuche durchf ühren
(to ) carry out
experiments
(to) conduc t
experimentation
an i m al
tes tin g
experiments
experimentation
research on animals
an Tieren f orschen
anim al research
tiere xperiment elle Forschun g betre iben
(to) (strictly)
regulate/
contr ol
Tierversuc he/die tierexperimentel le
Forschun g (streng) regeln/reglement ieren/
kontrollieren
(to ) phase
out
a us Tierversuchen aussteig en
3Rs of animal research
(to) introduce
the t hree
R’s/the
3Rs
pri nci ple
das
3R- Pri nzi p
(Replace,
Reduce,
Refine)
einf ühren
(to ) establ ish
3-V- P rin zip
(to) foll ow
rule
die 3 R - Regel
befol ge n
(to) obey
guideline
(to) c omply wi th
con cept
das 3R- Ko nz ep t
(to) impl ement
um se t z en
97
(to) (rigorous ly)
enfo rce
W. R ussell , R. Burch,
The Principle s of
Humane Experimental
Technique , 1959)
W. R ussell , R. Burch, Th e
Principles o f Humane
Experimental Technique , 1959)
(kon se -
quent)
durchsetzen
1. r eplacem ent
1. die V ermeidu ng
(to) find ( non - animal ) alternatives to an i m al
tes tin g
( tierfreie ) Alternativen zu Tierversuchen
f in d en
2. r educ tion
2. die V erringerung
(to) use fewer animals
weniger Tiere verwenden
(to) ti g hte n experimen tal design
die sta tistische Ve rsuchsplanung opt imieren
3. r efinement
3. die V erbesserung
(to) impro ve
experiments
die
Experimente
verbessern
the
housing
Unte rbringung
der
Tiere
care
Pfl ege
→ Creation: Ruler of creation → Ethics advisory boards
Anima l- free research
an i m al - free
an i m al f ree
research
die ti erversuchsfreie F orschung
(to) u se co m pu ter
models
Compu ter mode lle
verwenden
simu lati ons
Co mput ers i m u lat i on en
(to) grow
human or ganoi ds
men schliche Organo ide
zücht en
(to) use
mini - orga ns
mini orga ns
Minio rgane
verwenden
einsetzen
(to ) recreate
huma n orga ns on a s mall
scale
men schliche
Organ e
im Kleinen
nachbild en
(to) r e pli ca te
in Klein
(to ) use t he or gan - o n -a- c hip tech n ol ogy
die Organ - on -a- Chip - Technik verw enden
(to) work like
huma n orga ns
die Funktion menschlich er ‚Organe
nachahme n
(to) mi mic
(mimi ck ed , mi mi ck ing)
Cr u el ty to an imals
cruelty t o animals
die
Tierquälerei
an i m al
cruelt y
Gewalt gegen Tiere
Gew al ttä tigk e it
gegenüber Tieren
gegen Tiere
abuse
der
Missbrauch von Tie ren
Tiermissbrauch
neglect
die Vernachlässigung von Tieren
(to ) harm animals witho ut a reasonable
purpose
Tieren ohne vernünftigen Grund Schaden
zufüg en
(to ) cause pain, suffe ring, distre ss or last ing
harm ( United Kingdom: An i m al s ( Scientific
Proced ures ) Ac t 1 9 86 )
Schmerzen, Leiden oder Schäden zufügen
( Deutschland: Tierschutzgeset z 24.7.1 972)
(to ) be cruel to
an i m al s
Tiere
quäle n
(to ) (badly) mist reat
(schwer/gro b) misshan deln
(to) stop (st o pp ed,
sto pp in g )
animal suffering
Tierleid
sto ppe n
cruelty t o animals
Tierquälerei
animal cruelty
Gewalt gegen Tiere
98
(to) stun
(stu
nn
ed, s t u
nn
in g)
anim als with carbon
dioxide (g as)
Tiere mit Kohlendioxid betäuben
carbon dioxi de
stu nni ng of pigs
die
Kohlendio xid - Be t äu b un g
bei
Schweinen
CO2
CO2- Betä ubung
→ Ritual slaughter
Animal wel fare
(to) cha nge
the
con sti -
tuti on to
include
animal welf are
das Tierwohl
in die Verfassung
aufnehmen
(to) ame nd
animal protection
den Tierschut z
the pr otec tion o f
an i m al s
(to) re q uir e the sta te to p rote ct th e na tur al
foundation s of life and animals
(Article 20a, Basic Law)
den Staat verpflichten, die natürl ichen
Lebensgrundlagen und die Tier e zu schützen
(Artikel 2 0a, Grundgesetz)
(to) p ro tec t
animal welf are
das Tierwohl
schützen
(to) guarantee
gewährlei sten
(to) p ro m ote
f ö rd e rn
(to) cha nge
the
animal welfare
an i m al - welf are
law
das Tierschutzge setz
ändern
(to) ame nd
(to) ti g hte n
Animal We lfar e Ac t
verschärfen
(to) ti gh te n ↔ (to) relax ani mal welf are
standards
Tierschutzst andards verschärf en ↔ l oc k ern
(to) introduce a(n)
vol unta ry
an i m al
welfare
label
ein
freiwilliges
Tierwohll abel
einf ühren
mandatory
verpflichtendes
off icial
nati ona l
staat liches
→ Anim al husbandry → Creation : Steward of creation → Reverence for life → Vegetarianism
Animal welfare activists
animal welf are
organ isation (B rE)
organiz ati on (Br E/AmE)
die Tierschu tzorgan isation
an i m al
right s
group
die Tierrecht sgruppe
welf are
advocate
der Tierschü tzer/die Tierschützerin
acti vist
campaigner
mi l it ant
der militante/radikale Tiers chützer
die militante/radikale Tiersc hützerin
radical
animal liberationist
(to) take
imag es of cruelt y to
an i m al s
Bilder
von Tierquälerei machen
(to) film
Au f n a hm en
(t o) captur e
Bilder von Tierquälerei ei nfangen
(to) illega lly obtai n
illegal i n de n Besitz von B ildern von
Tierquälerei gelangen
(to ) publi sh
Bilder von Tierquälerei veröffentliche n
(to ) release
(to ) expose animal suff ering
Tierleid
aufdecken
Tierleiden
sichtbar m achen
→ Anim al ethi cs: Cruelt y to anim als → Civil disobedience
99
Animal husbandry
Live stock farming
live sto ck (sin gula r or plu r al)
das Nutztier, die Nutztiere
das Vieh
anim al husbandry
die
Tierhalt ung
live sto ck farmin g
Nutz ti er ha ltu ng
(to) keep livest ock
Nutz ti er e h alte n
Int ensi ve an imal far ming
intensive
an i m al
f arm in g
die
Int ensivtierhaltung
live sto ck
produ cti on
intensive
Tierhalt ung
indust ry
industrielle
fact ory farm ing (pej orative)
Massent ierhaltung (abwertend )
cruel
husbandry
pra ctice s
Qualhaltung
inhu ma ne
live sto ck
cond iti o ns
unmenschl iche
Tierhalt ung
practices that violate ani mal welfare
(stan dards/guidelines)
tierschut zwidrige
(to) be kept in
cage s
in
Kä f ig en
ge h al t en we rd en
(to ) be crowded together i n
crat es
Boxen
eingepfercht sein
Verschläg en
eingezwängt sein
pens
Pf erchen
K as t ens t än den
Org anic animal far ming
organic
an i m al
f arm in g
die
biologi sch - organische Tierhal tung
live sto ck
produ cti on
Biot ierhaltung
indust ry
(to) be
oriented
towards an imal
welf are
sich am Tierwohl orientieren
orientated
(to) provide
sanit ary
con dit ions for
raising animals
hygien ische
Haltu ngsbe di ngu ngen
schaff en
human e
human e
species - ap pro pr iate
species ap pro pr iate
husbandry
die
artg erechte Tierhalt ung
an i m al - ap pro pr ia te
animal appropriate
tiergerechte Haltung von Nutzt ier en
free - r ange
f ree range
chicken
das Freilan dhuh n
das
Biohuhn
Bio - H uhn
(to) run
free
frei laufen
(to) roam
sich
frei
bewegen
im Freien weiträumig
→ Animal ethics → In vitro m eat
Labe llin g
(to ) introduce mandato ry animal husbandry
labellin g (Br E) /labeling (Am E)
eine verpflichtende
Tierhalt ungskennzeichn ung einführen
100
(to) distinguish five ty p es of (a nimal)
husbandry:
fün f Ha ltu ngsstu fe n u n te rs ch eid en:
(1) “ind oor h ous ing”
(1) „ S tall”
(2) ”ind oor + spac e”
(2) „ Stall + Platz”
(3) “indoor wit h fresh air”
(3) „ Frischluftst all”
(4) “outdoor run s/free range”
(4) „ Auslauf/Weide”
(5) “org anic”
(5) „Bio“
Annihi l atio n ism
annihilationism ( Latin ni hil : noth i ng )
der Ann ihilation ismus ( la teinisch nihil:
nicht s)
(to) have
annihilationist views
annihilationistische Ansic hten
haben
(to) hold
vertret en
(to) adv ocate
(to) reject
the idea of hell
die Höllenv ors tellu ng
ablehn en
(to) deny
verneinen
(to) believe that the
wicked will be
com pletel y/tot ally
destro yed
glauben, dass
die Gottlosen/
Frevler/
Frevlerinnen
völlig/v ollstä ndi g
vernichtet
wer -
den
wiped out
annihilated
extinguished
ausgelö scht
put ou t of e xi s tenc e
aufhören zu existieren
(to) a p peal to
biblical te xts/passag es like
Matt hew 10:28 (“destro y soul
and body”) an d Joh n 3:16
(“peri sh ”)
sich auf Bi belstellen wie Matt häus 10,28
(„Leib und Seele verderben“) un d Johannes
3,1 6 („verloren/„zugrun de gehen“) be rufen
(to) invoke
(to) quote
Bibelstellen wie ... anführ en
(to) cite
→ Bible: Biblical justificat ions → Hell → J ehovah’s Wi tnesses → Last J udgem ent
Ant hropology
View s, understa nding s, philosophies
an th ropo log y
die
Anthr opolo gie
social an d cultura l anthropology
Et hnol og ie
biblical a nthropolog y
biblische An thropologie
das biblische Men schenbil d
sb.’s
view
of
human s
jmds. Me nschenbild
vision
human nat ure
image
hum a n ity
model
the huma n
person
underst anding
philo sophy
man*
con cepti on
ideas of/ abo u t
us**
human
frag en, was
uns* *
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(to ) ask what
makes
humans* *
den Men schen**
zum Men -
schen
macht
* No te that t his us e of “ ma n” i s widely conside red s exi st n ow adays .
** Note tha t the firs t - person plural pronoun we/u s is more pe r sonal and i nclusi ve t han the di s tancing n oun human s .
→ Ensoul ment
Optimistic, pessimistic , re alistic
(to) have a(n)
optimistic
view of
human
nat ure
ein
optimistisches
Menschen bild
haben
pessimistic
pessimistisches
realistic
realist isches
melioristic
melioristisches
meliorist
(to) see
human be ings
as…
den Men schen
als …
sehen
(to) understand
men a nd wo me n
Männ er und Frauen
betracht en
verstehen
…created in Go d’s image
… nach Gott es Ebenbild g eschaff en
…having inalienable rights
… Tr äger / Träge rinn en u nveräußerlicher
Rechte
…inherent ly valuable
… an si ch wertwo ll und bedeutsam
…auto nomous crea tures
… sel bstbest immte(s) W esen
…nat ural ly
g ood ↔ bad/evil
… von Nat ur aus
g ut ↔ schlecht/bö se
…inna te ly
peaceful ↔ violen t
friedlich ↔ gewalttätig
…essential ly
altrui stic ↔ selfish
… wesen haft
egoistisch ↔ altr u i st isch
…inherent ly
cooperative ↔
com petit ive
kooperati v ↔
wett bewerbsorientiert
…fun damental ly
… fun damental
…basic ally
… grun dlegen d
… von G rund auf
( to) believe in
a divine spark in humans
an ei ne n gö tt lic hen Fu nken
im Men schen gl a ub en
glaub en
the perfectib i li ty of
human s
an die Verbesserungsf ähigkeit
des Menschen
→ Creation → Gnosticis m → Huma n di gni ty → Human rights → Human fallibilit y → Huma n
vulnerabi lity → Huma nis m → P osthu ma nis m → Qua kers (Relig ious Society of F riends) →
Transhuman ism
Human natu re and evi l
(to ) see humans as …
Menschen als ... sehen
…torn between good and evil
… zwischen G ut und Böse hin - und
hergerissen
…having a
natural /
inna te
tende nc y
to/for good as
well as evil
(Imma nuel
Kant )
… Wesen mit
einer/einem
angeb orene n
Tendenz
zum Guten wie
zum Bös e n
(Imma nuel
Kant )
inclination
An l ag e
propen sity
Hang
...weak and f allible
... schwach un d fehlbar
…capable of monstrous deeds
… zu monstr öse n Tate n fähig
…evil f rom youth (incli nation of the human
heart)
(Genesi s 8:21)
… bös e von Ju gend au f (Dichten und
Trachten d es menschlichen Herzens )
(1. Mos e 8,21)
... corr upt
... verderbt
... ro tte n to th e cor e
... b is i n de n
Kern
verderbt
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… im
... i m I nners ten
… durch und d urch
(to) see
evil
as
par t of hu ma n natu re
das
Böse al s
Teil der menschli -
chen Nat ur
sehen
(to ) regard
betracht en
(to) think
of
an aberrat ion of hum an
nat ure
Verirrun g der
men schlichen Na tur
a force outside human
nat ure
Kraft a ußerhalb der
men schlichen Na tur
(to) c ome
fr om
inside
von i nne n k omm en
(to ) arise
within
im Men schen entstehen
↕
(to) c ome/ (to) inv ade fr om ou tside
von a uß en k om me n/ei nd r inge n
(to) strike at innocent, helpless victi ms
unschuldig e, hilflose Op fer überfall en
→ Banality of evil → Evil → Heart ( Hebrew Bible) → Primeval hi story → Sat an → S in
Anthr opo sop hy
Spiritu al path to knowledg e
a nthroposophy ( Gr eek: wisdom of the
human be ing/humanity)
die Anthro posophie ( griechisch: Weish eit
des Menschent ums)
(to) be an a nt hroposophist
Ant hroposoph/Anthroposophin sein
(to) be a
philo sophical
movement
eine
philo sophische
Bewegung sein
weltanschaul iche
spirit ual
spirituelle
religious
religiöse
quasi - relig ious
quasi - relig iöse
quasi religiöse
(to) see anthropo -
sophy as a (n)
spi ritu al pa th to
knowle dge
die Anthro -
posop hie als
spirituellen
Erkennt ni sweg
ver -
stehen
empirical spiritual
science
empirische Geistes -
wissenschaf t
(to) believe
in
spirit ual
realities
beyon d the
materi al
world
an
geistige
Wirklichkeiten
jenseits der
m at e ri ell en
We lt
glau -
ben
supersen sible
übersinn liche
a hierarchy of angels
eine Engelhierarchie
nine angelic realms
neun Engelreiche
(to) ga in k now ledge o f the h ighe r wor lds
Erkenntn isse der h ö he ren W elt en e rl an g en
→ Reincarnation
Organ isations and initi atives
ant hroposophical
pedagogy (Steiner
Waldorf education)
die
ant hropo -
sophi sche
Pädagogik
(Waldorfpädagogik/
Waldorf - Pädagogik?
ant hroposophic
103
school ( Steiner Waldorf
school)
Schu le (Waldor fsc hule)
ritua ls (e.g. mor ni ng/
evening circle time)
Rituale (z.B. Morgen -
kreis/Abendkreis)
move -
ment
art
(eurythm y)
Beweg ungskun st
(Eurythm ie)
therap y
Bewegungstherapie
architecture (Steiner/
Steine r Waldorf
architecture): organic
architecture with/
feat uring rounded
corners, pai nted in
colo urful (BrE)/ color ful
(AmE) na tur al p ain ts
Architekt ur: o rganische
Architekt ur mit run den
Ec ken, i n bu nt en ,
nat ürlichen Farben
gest r ichen
medicine
Medizin
(biody -
nam ic)
f arm in g
(biodyn amische/biol o -
gisch - dynami sche)
Landwirt schaft
(Demeter - Landwirt -
schaft )
agricul ture
(Demeter
farmi ng/a gri -
cultur e)
banking
das
Bankwesen
→ An g el s → Econ omy for the Co mmo n Goo d → Es otericism → Eurythm y → Higher educ ation
(worldview - based) → K a rma → Reincarnation
Antisemiti sm
Forms of antise mitism
religious
ant isemitism
anti - Semi tism
der
religiöse
Anti se -
mitismus
economic
ök onom is che
racist
rassisti sche
Israel - relat ed
israelbezo gene
pseud o - scientific
pseudo wissenschaftl iche
visual
visuelle
anti - Zio nism
d er Antizionismus
anti - Jewish
feelings
ant ijüdische
Gefü hle
judenfeindliche
antisemitic
anti - Semi tic
senti me nts
ant isemitische
Ressentiments
prejud ice
Vorurt eile
bias
stereot ypes
Klischees
Stereotypen
consp iracy theories
Verschwörun gstheorien
myt hs
Mythen
allegations
Beh au ptu nge n
Anschul digung en
writings
Schrift en
defam atory
pam phl e ts
Schmähschrif ten
infl ammato ry
Het zschriften
104
Pam phl e te
polemi c
Polemi k
caricat ures
Zerrbilder
car to ons
Karikaturen
gra ffi ti
Gra ffi ti
daubings
Schmierereien
(to) have a n anti - Jewis h /
antisemitic/anti - Semitic slant
eine antijüdische / judenfeindliche/
ant isemitische Tenden z h aben
→ Antisem itism in the visual art s → Pog rom s → Sc apegoa ts → Zio nism
Antisemitic stere otypes
(to ) be based on
negative stereotypes
about Jews
auf n egativen Klischees über J uden beruhen
(to) have
negative Klischees üb er Juden
haben
(to) hold
(to) believe
glaub en
(to) spread
( spread , spread )
verbreiten
(to ) reinforce
verstärken
(to) p er pe tu ate
zum Fortbestehen von negativen Klischee s
über Juden beitragen
(to ) portray Jews as
usurers
Juden als
Wucherer
darstel len
exploiters
Ausbeut er
→ Antisemitism in the vi sual arts → Pharisees: N egative stereotyp ing → Sc ap ego a t s :
Scapegoating
Chris tian an ti -J ud aism
Christi an ant i - Judaism
der christliche Antijudaismus
blood
libel
die Ritualmordlegende
ritual murder
accusat ion
der Rit ualmordvorwurf
die Blutlüge
(t o) accu se Jew s of
ritual ly murdering
children
Ju den
des Ritual mords an
christli chen Kinde rn
b eschul
digen
pois oning w el ls
der
Bru nne nve rgi ftu ng
bezich -
t ig en
desecrati ng hosts
Host ienschändung
(to) call Jew s
“killers o f Christ”*
Juden als
„ Christusm örder”*
bezeichnen
(to) at tack Jews as
“murderers o f Christ ”*
angreifen
“kill ers of Go d”*
„Go ttes m örd er“ *
“murderers of God”*
(to) blame Jews collective ly
for th e dea th o f
Jesus
die Juden kollektiv für de n Jes u To d
veran two rtlic h machen
(to) hold Jews collectively
responsi ble
(to m ake
sweeping
generalisations
(Br E)
generalizations
(Br E/AmE)
about “t he
Jews” (e.g.
John 19:14 – 15 ;
1 Thessalo -
nians 2:1 4 – 15)
pauschale V erallgem einerungen über „ die
Jude n“ m achen ( z.B . J oha nne s 19, 1 4 – 15;
1 Thessalo nicher 2,14 – 1 5)
(to ) build a church on t he site of a
(dest royed) synagogue
eine Kirche an (der) Stelle einer zerstörten
Synagog e errichten
* Note the use of dis tancing inv erted commas.
→ Antisem itism in the visual art s → Ecclesia and Synagoga → Judas Iscario t
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vision of pastoralism and harmony with
nat ure
die Vision
eines idyllischen
Lebens auf dem
Land
im Eink la ng
mit der
Nat ur
einer ländlichen
Idylle
plac e o f
rural
tran quillity (Br E)
tra nqui l ity (A mE)
der Ort
länd licher Ruhe
en chant ment
der Verzaube rung
fulf il me n t (Br E )
fulfillm ent (AmE)
der Ort erfüllten Le bens
happ iness
der Gl ücksort
(to) long
for rural simplicity
sich nach län dlicher Ein fachheit sehn en
(to) year n
(to) seek
( soug ht ,
sou ght )
t he l ost
paradise
das verlore ne
Paradie s suchen
a(n)
terrest rial
ein irdisches
earthl y
nos talgia
for t he
lost paradise
die Sehnsucht nach dem verlorenen Paradies
longin g
paradise lo st
yearning
(to) be
unach ievabl e
unerreichbar se in
unattain able
(to) have a privat e Arcadia
ein privates Arkadien haben
Et in Arcadia ego: even in Arcadia/in
happ iness death is present
(Po ussin: Arcadian Shep herds , 16 27;
16 37 / 38 )
Et in A rcadia ego: Auch in Arkadien/im Glück
ist der Tod (anwesend).
(Poussin: Die arkadische n Hirten , 16 27;
16 37 / 38 )
→ Gardens: L a ndscape g ardens → In tentional communi ties: B ack - to - the - land m ove ment →
Ha pp in es s → Myt h → Si mple living → Trans ience → Utopian tho ught: Eutopia s
Argume ntum ad ho minem
ad h ominem a r gume nt ( L atin: t o the p erson)
das Ad - homi nem - Argume nt ( l ateinisch:
gegen die P erson )
personal att ack on /against sb.
der persön liche Angriff auf /gegen jm dn .
(to) a ttac k th e o ppo ne nt' s ch ar ac ter ,
personal trait s o r motives i nste ad of
dispro ving his/her /their argu ment (s)
den Charakt er, die Ei gen sc ha ft en o d er
Motive des Gegners/der Gegnerin angreifen,
statt sein (e) /ihr (e) Ar gu men t ( e zu
w i derlegen
→ Debating: Weak and strong arguments → Tu quoque arg ument
Arian controversy
Ariani sm
der Arian ismus
Ari an, noun
der Arianer/die Arianerin
Ari an, a djective
ariani sch
Arian
con trovers y
over Christ ’s
divinity/the divinity
of C hrist
der ar i anische S treit über d ie G ottheit
Christ i
dis pu te
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(to) be a strict monotheist
ein strenger Monotheist/ eine strenge
Mon o theistin sein
(to) believe tha t …
glauben, dass …
…t he S on
was created by G od
… der Sohn
von Gott g esc ha f fen wu rd e
is a created being
ein
Ges chöpf
ist
erschaff enes
Wesen
has been/ was exalted above all
creatures
über alle G eschöpfe erhö ht
w urde
… there was a t ime when the Son was not
… es eine Zeit gab, zu der der S ohn no ch
nicht existiert h at
…d isti nct f ro m
God th e Fa the r
… von Gott dem Vat er ver schieden ist
…subordin ate t o
… Go tt de m Va ter u nter g eo rd ne t is t
↕
(to) believe tha t…
glauben, dass ..
…full divinity is n ecessary for
salvation
… für die E rlösu ng v ollk omme ne G öttli chkei t
notwendig/erforderlich is t
redemption
…the Son is
fully div ine a nd fu lly huma n
… de r Sohn v ollk omme n göttlic h u nd
vollkomm en men schlich ist
bego tten, n ot
made
.. . gezeugt , nicht geschaffen ist
created
co - eternal
wit h God
the F ather
… der Sohn u nd
Gott d er Va ter
gleich ewig
sind
co - subst antial
wesensgleich
→ God: The triune God → Heresy → Monotheism → Salvation → S on of Go d
Ark of the Covenan t
a rk of the cove nant
d ie Bundeslade
(to ) be a portable wooden bo x covered wit h
gold (Exodus 25:10 – 22 )
eine tragbare, mit Gold überzogene
Hol ztruhe sein ( 2. Mos e 25, 10 – 22)
(to) be the mos t
impor tan t
religious
object
der wichtigste Kultgegenstand sei n
ritua l
(to) hous e /
(to) ho l d two
st one tab le ts
inscribed
with t he ten
comma nd ments
zwei St eintafeln mit den den zehn G eb oten
enth al te n
engraved
(to) be kept
in
the Tabern acle
(Exodus 26)
in der St iftshütte
(2. M ose 2 6)
aufbewahrt
werden
(to) be
housed
the Te nt o f
Meeting
im
Zelt der Begegnung
Revelation
(Exodus
29:4 2 – 43)
Offen barungszelt
(2. M os e 29 ,4 2 – 43)
the (fir s t) T em pl e
(1 K ings 6:19)
im ( er st en ) Tem p el
(1. K önige 6,19)
(to) be God’ s
throne on earth ( Psal m 8 0: 1-
2 ; Exodu s 25 :21 – 22 )
Gott es
Thron auf Erden ( P salm
80 ,1 -2 ; Exodus 25,2 1 – 22)
sein
fo ots to ol
(1 Ch ro nic les 28 :2)
Fußscheme l
(1. Chr oni k 28 ,2)
(to ) symbolise ( BrE )
(to) sy mbol iz e (B rE/AmE )
God ’s presen ce
Gottes Gegenwart symbol isieren
113
(to ) represent
→ Com mand men ts → Coven ant → God: God’s p resence and God’ s absence → Judaism →
Symbo ls
Armageddon
Armage dd on (R evela tion s 16:1 6)
Harmage d on
Harmage ddo n
(Offe nbaru ng 1 6,16)
loc ati on o f the fi nal , decisive battle be tw ee n
good a nd ev il
(Revelations 17:12 – 14; 19: 17 – 12 )
der Ort der endzeitlichen Entscheidungs -
schlacht zwischen Gut un d Böse
(Of fenb aru ng 17 ,1 2 – 14; 19 ,17 – 21)
end of (t he) world scenario
das
Endzeitszenario
endzeitliche Szenario
dramatic
event
tha t wi ll …
das dramatische/verheerende Ereig nis, das ...
der dramatische/verheerende Konflikt , der ...
catast rophic
con flict
…destro y
the worl d
… die Welt
vernichten wird
hum a n ity
… die Menschheit
→ Apocalyptic literature → Apo calypti c thin king → Tribulation s
Art of l ife
ar t of
life
die
Lebenskunst
a well - lived life
K un st
(eines/
des)
gelingenden
Lebens
gelu n genen
living a
ha ppy
life
glü ckliche n
good
gu t en
schönen
full
erfüllten
meani ng fu l
sinnerfüllten
successful
erfolgreichen
→ Philos ophic al cou nselli ng
Artificial i nsemi nati on by donor (AID)
Male fer tility issue s
(to) have
( a ) low s per m cou nt
eine verminderte Spermienzahl
haben
po or s per m q ua li ty
schlechtes S perma
sperm quality
die
Spermaqualität
Spermienqualität
(to) f reeze a sp e rm s amp le
eine Sperm aprobe einfrieren
(to) use deep - frozen sperm
tiefgefrorenes Sperma ver wenden
114
Gett ing insemin ated
(to) become pregnant by artif icial
insemination with the sperm o f an
anony mou s don or
durch künstl iche Bef ruchtung mit de m
Samen eines anonymen Spenders s chwanger
werden
(to) be
artificial ly in s em in at ed
sich künst lich befrucht en lassen
(to) get
(to) be giv en s per m from a don or
Spendersa men erhalten
(to ) vi sit a sperm bank
eine S am en b an k besuchen
(to) be conceived by sperm donation
durch eine Samenspende gezeugt
werden/sein
→ Pre gna ncy
Impac t on th e famil y
donor offs prin g
das Spenderkin d
dono r con ceived
person
donor - conce ived
(to) tell children how the y were conceived
Kindern sagen, wie sie gezeu gt wurden
secrecy
aroun d
biol o gi cal
parentag e
die Heimlichtuerei um die biologisch e
Herk unft
surroundi ng
(to ) keep sth. secret f rom sb.
jmdm. etw. verheimliche n
(to) feel
that sth. is wrong
spüren, d ass etw. nicht stimmt
(to ) sense
(to ) be confused
by sb.’s behavio ur (Br E) /
behavior (AmE).
von jmd s . Verha lten
verwirrt sei n
abo ut one ’s
origins
über seine Herkunft
parentag e
(to) cause tension(s) in th e family
Spa nnu nge n i n de r Fa mil ie
verursachen
hervorrufen
(to ) have a right
to know
who on e’s bi olo gical
fat her is
ein Recht darauf
haben,
zu wissen, wer der
biologische Vater ist
the bio logical f ather’s
identity
d ie Identität des
biologi schen Vaters zu
kenne n/ erfahren
d iblings : h alf - bro thers and sisters f rom the
same sp erm don or ( p ort manteau word
blending “d onor ” and “ s ibling ”)
Halbg eschwister, die d urch denselben
Samenspender g ezeugt wu rden
(to ) seek sb. out
( soug ht , sou ght )
jmdn. ausfindig machen
jmdn . aufsp üren
→ Egg d onati o n: Impac t on the fa mily
Ashra m
Ashram ( S anskrit “ ś rama ”: religious exertio n,
strivin g towards a goa l)
der Ashram
( Sanskr it „ ś rama “: religiös e
Bemü hu ng, A ns tre ngu ng
der Aschram
(to) set u p
an Ashram
eine n Ashram gründen
(to ) establ ish
(to) found
(to) be a
commu nity
forme d
aroun d
a spirit ual
teacher
eine Gemeinschaft um einen spiri tuellen
Lehrer/eine spirituelle Le hrerin se in
gat hered
115
headed by
ein e von einem spirituell en Lehrer/einer
spirituellen Lehrerin gele itete Gemeinschaft
sein
a spirit ual
teacher
ein spiritueller Lehrer
eine spirituelle Lehrerin
mast er
ein spiritueller Meister
eine spirituelle Meisterin
guru
ein spiritueller Guru
(to) foll ow
H indu
religion
hinduist ische
Religion
prakti zieren
(to) p rac tis e (BrE)
(to) p rac tic e (A mE)
philo sophy
Philo sophie
→ Hinduism → In tentional communities → Re treats
Assi sted suici de
Volun tary suic ide
(to) cho ose to
die
of one’s ow n
will
einen selbstbestimmten Tod wä hlen
voliti on
at a t ime
of t heir
choosin g
den
Zeitpunkt
des/seines Sterbens
selbst wählen
in a
pl ace
Ort
mann er
die Art
patie nt wil li ng to di e
der sterbewillig e Patient
die sterbewillige Patientin
patie nt‘s
wish
to die
der St erbewunsch
des Patienten
der Patientin
desire
voluntary sui cide
der freiverantwortliche S uizid
(to) take
the
deadly
drug(s)
yourself
das
tö dlich e
Mitt el selbst nehmen
let hal
medication
tod bringende
dose
die tö dliche/to dbringende Dosis selbst
n eh men
(to) self - admi nist er
the
deadly
drug
sich das tö dliche /todbringende Mittel sel bst
verabreichen
let hal
medication
→ Euthanasia → Suicide
Right to die
(to) defe nd
the right to die
( in artic les about
the ruling of the
German c onstitu -
tional court also:
the rig ht to a self -
determined
death )
das
Recht
auf
eine n selbstbe -
stim mten T od
verteidigen
(to) l egalise ( BrE )
(to) l egalize (BrE/Am E)
legalisieren
(to) exercise
selbst bestimmtes
Sterben
wahrnehm en
(to ) restrict
beschränken
(to) limit
einzuschrän ken
doctor - assisted
docto r assisted
suicide
die ärztli ch
assisti erte
Selbstt ötung
dying *
begleitete
Sterbe hilfe
physician - assiste d
physician assiste d
der ärztlich assistierte Suizid
das ärztl ich assistie rte Sterben
116
die
ärztliche Beihilfe zum Suizid
ärztl iche
Suizidhilfe
Suizidbeihilfe
ärztl ich assist iert e Selbsttöt ung
ärztl iche
Beihilfe
zur Selbst ötung
Hilfe
(to) allow
assisted
suicide
Suizidhilfe
erlauben
(to) p ermit
d ying *
Suizidbeihilfe
ges ta tte n
(to ) pro hibit
verbieten
(to) ban
(ba nn ed, ba nn ing )
unt ersagen
(to) outlaw
right - to - die
organ isation (B rE)
organiz ati on
(Br E/AmE)
die Sterbehilfeorganisation
death - wit h - dig n it y
society
der Sterbehilfeverein
(profe ssional) suici de assistant
der (professionelle) Sterbehelfer
die (professionelle) Sterb ehelferin
* Note t hat assisted dying i s a mbiguous. It can mean assi sted suic ide , eut han asia or p all iat ive s edat io n. As sisted
dying in th e sense o f ass isted suicide is a euphemism .
Safe guar ds
(to) p u t up /(to) erect ↔ (to) re move legal
hurdles/ obst acles to a ssisted suicid e /dying *
rechtli che Hürde n für den assi stierte n Suizid
errichten /einziehen ↔ b eseitigen
(to) have
(…in place )
safeguards
Vorsicht smaßnahmen
vorsehen
Sicherheit svorkehrung en
tre ffe n
(to) include
einschließen
(to) build in
einbauen
(to) impo se
guardrails
Leitplanken einziehen
(to) requi re
pat ients to be assessed by t wo
doctor s
vor sc hr eib en, da ss Pa tie nte n/ Pa tie nti nne n
von zwei Ärzten/Ärztinnen begu tachtet
werden m üssen
the
perm ission
of a
judge
(eine) richterliche Geneh migung erfordern
approval
con sent
(to ) have less than six months to l ive
wenig er als sechs Monat e zu leben haben
(to) be
mentally
soun d
im Vollbesitz der geistigen Kräfte
sein
cog niti vely
urteil sfähig
mandatory
waiting
period
die verpflichtende Wartezeit
compu lsor y
time
independent
counse lling
(BrE )
couns eli ng
(AmE)
age ncy
die unabhän gige Be ratungsstelle
centre (Br E)
center (A mE)
* Note t hat assisted dying i s a mbiguous. It can mean assi sted suic ide , eut han asia or p all iat ive s edat io n. As sist ed
dying in th e sense o f ass isted suicide is a euphemism .
→ Con science → Constitutional court ruling s → Cou nselli ng → Definitions: C larifying term s →
Dying → Ethical jud gemen ts → Hu man r igh ts → Medical ethics → Sli ppe ry s lope ar g ume n t →
Termin al care: Extendi ng or shortening a pat ient’s lif e
117
Medical c onditions
peo ple
with
a(n)
grievous
co n di t ion
Menschen
mit einer/
einem
schweren
Kran kheit
chronic
chronischen
Erkrankung
nicht lebens -
bedrohli chen
Leiden
non - l if e - t hreatening
non - life threatening
incurable
unheil baren
irremediable
t er min a l
Krankheit im E ndst adium
Complet ed l ife
(to) look back
on
on e ’s lif e
auf sein Leben
zurückscha uen
over
zurückblicken
(to ) survey
sein Leben Revue passier en lassen
(to ) look back and assess o ne’s life
eine Lebensbilanz
aufstellen
ziehen
(to) feel (th a t) …
das Gef ühl haben, ...
…it is enough
... da ss es genug ist
…one has had a
com plete
life
... da ss das Leben
gelebt
ist
com pleted
vollendet
full li fe
... dass man ein erfülltes Leb en hatte
life f ully lived
…that one’s life is sha ped and finished
... dass sein/ihr Lebe n seine Form gefu nden
hat und vollen det ist
→ Life stories
Suic ide by starv ation
suicide - by - starvatio n
das
Ster be fas te n
self - starvation
Sich - zu - To de - Hunger n
VSE D (v olu ntary s toppi ng of e ati ng a nd
drinking)
der freiwilllige
Verzicht auf
Nahrung un d Flüssig keit
(FVNF)
Essen un d Trinken
(to) starve to death
sterbef asten
(to) end
one ’s li fe b y fa s ti ng
sein Leben durch Sterbefas ten bee nden
(to) te r mina te
Suic ide pods
(to) use a
suicide
pod
eine
Suizidkapsel
Suizid - Kapel
einsetzen
caps ule
verwenden
Sarco *
Sarco * - K ap se l
be n ut z en
suicide device
Suizidvorri chtung
death
pod
Todeskapsel
caps ule
(to ) press
a b utto n
(auf) ei nen K no pf drü cke n
(to) push
(to) o pe ra te the pod with ou t
external
help
die Kapsel ohne fremde Hilfe betätigen
assistan ce
(to ) release
nitr ogen (ga s ) into the
airtight/sealed chamber/c abin
St ickstoff (g as) in die
luftd ic h te /luftdi cht
verschlossen e K ap se l
einleiten
(to) inject
einst römen lassen
118
(to) gradually l o se consciousness ( los t , lost )
allm ählich das Bewusst sein verlieren
(to) die of
hypoxi a ( Greek hypo: un der;
insuffi cient supply of oxy gen to
cells an d tis sues)
infolge von Hypoxie ( grie chisch
hypo: unter; Min der ve rso rgun g
von Zellen und Geweben mit
Sauerstoff)
sterben
loss of o xygen
durch Sauersto ffmang el
oxygen deprivation
(to) en d one’s lif e without
medical
supervisio n
seinem Leben ohne
ärztl iche
Begleitung
ein Ende
setzen
oversight
Aufsicht
* From sarcopha gus ( German: Sarkophag).
Astrol og y
Belief i n th e sta rs
astrol ogy
die
Astrol ogie
Ste rndeutung
Sterndeuterei
(umgan gs -
sp r ach l ich ,
abwerte nd)
Sternendeuterei
astrol oger
der Astro loge/die Astrologin
stargazer
der Sterngucker/die Sternguckerin
(to ) observe the
(mo tio n o f the) sta rs
die Sterne
beobacht en
den Lauf der Gestirne
conste llatio ns
Stern bilder
Sternkonstellationen
Gestirnskonstellatione n
(to) tr ac k the constel lations thro ugh the year
Stern bilder im La ufe des Jahreszyklus
verfolgen
(to ) regard
the st ars as gods
die
St erne
als Gött er sehen
Gestirne
für G ötter halten
(to ) worship
(worshi pp ed,
worshi pp ing, AmE
also worshi p ed,
worshi p ing )
als Götte r verehren
(to) influenc e
human destiny
das Schicksal de s Menschen
beeinflussen
(t o) affe ct
(to) c ontr ol
bestimmen
(to) determine
(to) read
the f uture from the st ars
die Zukunft aus den Sternen
lesen
(to) p redict
vorhersagen
→ Creation: Disencha ntment of nature → Fate and destiny → Fo rt u n e - tel lin g → Horosc opes →
Stars → Zodi ac
Astro logi cal m etap hors
(to) be
writt en in the stars ( bro ught about
by a force that controls the future)
in/v o n den Ster ne n vorgezeichnet sein
119
completel y in the st ars (t o be
uncertai n)
in de n Ste r ne n steh e n (un gewiss sein)
(to ) be born under a(n)
lucky
star
un t e r
einem
glü ckliche n
Stern
geboren
sein
unluck y
keinem
gu t en
a pair of st ar - cross ’ d lovers
(Willia m Shakes peare, Romeo and Juliet ,
Prol ogue )
zwei Liebende unter schl echte m St er n
(William Shakespeare, Ro meo und Julia,
Prol og)
→ Metap hors
Pseudo science
astro logy ↔ a str onomy
die Astrologie ↔ die Astronomie
(to ) regard
astro logy as a
pseudoscience
Astro logie als
Pseudo wissenschaft
betracht en
(to) view
(to) reject
ablehn en
(to) conde mn
verurteilen
(to) den ounce
öffentlich kritisieren
(to ) dismiss
abtun
(to) expose
entl arven
(to) debu nk
bloßste lle n
→ Su per sti tio n
Coping mech anism
(to) be a c oping mech ani sm
ein Bewältigungsmechani smus sein
(to) reduce
ambiguity
Ambigu itä t
verring ern
Mehrdeutigkeit
reduzieren
uncertainty
Unsicherheit
Ungewissheit
unpredictability
Unberechen barkeit
(to) give
a sense of
contr ol
ein Gef ühl der
Kontr olle
vermitteln
(to) provide
stabil ity
Stabil ität
(to) a p peal to
people
with ( a pronoun ced)
intolerance for ambiguity
... M en -
schen
mit (ausgeprägter)
Ambig uitätsintol eranz
ansp re -
chen
in ( a ) crisis
in Krisensituationen
→ Magic: Magical thin king → Mea ni ng i n li fe : Cri si s o f me ani ng
Asylu m
Accepti ng asylu m - seeke rs
asylum - seeker
der Asylbewerbe r/die Asylbe werberin
(to) l et in
genuine pol itical
refugees
echte(n) politische(n)
Flüch tlinge (n)
aufnehmen
(to) take in
vict ims of polit ical
repressi on/
oppressi on in their
homela nds
Opfer(n) politischer
Repression in ihren
Heimatländern
(t o) accep t
(to ) grant asylum to
Asyl
gewähren
(to) give shelter to
Schut z
120
those who qualify
under t he Geneva
Conv ent io n o n
refugees
F lü cht l in ge( n ) im
Sinne der Genfer
Flüch tli ngsk onve ntion
→ Religious refugees
Reject ing asylu m - seeke rs
(to) reject
econo mic mi gr ants
Wirt schaftsflüchtling e
ablehn en
(to ) t urn down
“bog us“ (eco nom ic)
refugees
Scheina sylanten/
Scheina sylantinn en
abweisen
(to ) deny asylum to
(to) kic k out
(manifes tly)
“unf ounde d“
appl icant s
Asylbewerber/ Asylbewerbe -
rinne n m it ( offenkundig)
unbeg ründeten Anträgen
ausweisen
(to) expel (expe ll ed,
expe ll i ng)
(to ) send back
appl icant s who com e
under f alse pretences
Asylbewerber/
Asylbewerberi nnen, die
Falschan gaben ma chen
abschieben
(to ) ship back
(shi pp ed, shi pp in g)
(to) dep ort
(to ) forcibly
re patri a te
failed
asylum - seekers
asylum see kers
abgele hnte
Asylbewerber
Asylbewerberi nnen
rejected
unsuccesf ul
erfol glose
Church s anctua ry
sanct uary movement
die Kirchenasylbewegung
(to) seek
( soug ht , sou ght )
refug e in a church
Zuflucht i n einer Kirche
suchen
church
sanct uary
Kirchen asyl
(to) o ffe r
asylum
bieten
(to) provide
gewähren
(to) grant
(to ) give sb.
jmdn. ins K irchenasyl
aufnehmen
n eh men
Ger man Ecum enical Committee o n Church
Asylum
die Ökumenische Bundes arbeitsgemein -
schaft Asyl in der Ki rche
(to) p rev e nt de por ta tio n
die Abschiebun g verhin dern
(to ) submit a hardship dossier
(submi tt ed, subm i tt ing )
ein Härtefalldossier vorle gen
(to ) reconsider
hardship cases
Härtefäll e
überprüf en
(to) reexamine
(to ) recognise ( Br E)
(to) recognize (BrE/AmE)
anerkennen
→ Con science → German t itles and G erman org anisations → Works of mercy
Strang ers and foreigners in the B ible
(to) wel co me
stran gers
Fremde freun dlich aufnehmen
(to) care for
sich um Fremde kümmer n
(to ) show hospitality to
Frem den Gastfre undschaft erweisen
(to) tr ea t
aliens
as nati ve - bo rn
Frem de
F re md lin ge
wie
Einheimische
behandeln
127
quarte red
gevierteilt
cut i n fou r
(to ) display
sb.’s bo dy parts in
different cities
jmd.’s Körperteile in vers chiedenen Städten
zur Schau stel len
(to) pu t o n v iew
* Old pas t tense of (to) spin .
→ Apo calypti c thin king → Equalit y → Martyr → Messiah
Banality of evil
banal ity of evil
die Banal ität des Bösen
term
coined
by Hannah A rendt …
(Ei ch mann i n
Jerusalem . A Re po r t
on t he Ban a l it y of Evil,
1963)
von Ha nnah A rend t
geprägte(r)/eingeführte(r )
(Ei ch mann i n J er us alem . Ei n
Bericht von der B analität des
Bösen, 1963)
Beg riff ...
phrase
in t ro -
duced
Formu lier ung
…
…to de scribe
the
co n t ra st
between …
… für
den
Gege ns a tz
zwischen . ..
K on t ra st
discre pan cy
die
Diskrepanz
t en sio n
Spa nnu ng
…the
mediocrity
of p eople like
Ei ch mann and the
monst rosity of their
deeds
…der
Mitt elmäßigkeit
von Menschen wie
Eichmann und der
Ungeheuerlichkeit
ihrer Taten
ordin ariness
Normal itä t
(to) appear
bland
blass
wirken
(to) c ome ac ross
as
com pletel y
norma l
völlig
norma l
ordin ary
ganz
gewöhnlich
terribl y
erschreckend
terrif yingly
↕
(to) c ommi t
(com mi tt ed,
commi tt ing )
horrend ous
deeds
ungeheuerliche
Tate n
begehen
atroc ious
acts
ent setzliche
verüben
monstr ou s
crimes
monst röse
Verbrechen
extrem ely
harmf ul
Taten/Verbrechen begehen, die andere n
extrem en Schaden zuf ü ge n
→ Evil: Moral evil → Sup erior o rders
Bapti sm
Gett ing baptised
ba ptis m
die Taufe
christen ing (infant bap tism)
128
(to ) baptise ( BrE )
(to) baptize (BrE/AmE)
sb. in the name of
the triune God
jmdn. auf de n Namen/ im Namen des
dreieinigen Gottes taufen
person
bapt ising (BrE)
bapti zing (BrE/AmE)
sb.
der/die Taufende
bapt iser (BrE)
bapt izer (BrE/Am E)
candidate f or baptism
der Taufbewerber/die T aufbewerberin
der Taufkandidat /die Taufkandidatin
der/die Taufwillige
the one getting
bapt ised (BrE)
bapti zed (BrE/AmE)
der Täufling
der/diejenige, die getauft w ird
newly ba ptised (B rE)
newl y baptized (Br E/ AmE)
der/die neu Getaufte
→ God: The triune God → John t he B aptist → Missionary work: The Great C ommission
(Mat thew 2 8:1 8– 20) → M ormon s (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -d ay Saints ) : Temple work →
Rite s of p assage: Baby naming
Infant baptism
(to) p rac tis e (BrE)
(to) p rac tic e (A mE)
infa n t ba pti sm
die S äuglingstaufe p raktizieren
p edobaptism
(forma l)
(to ) baptise ( BrE )
(to) bap tize (BrE/AmE)
babies
Säuglinge
tau fe n
i nfa nts
Babys
Kleinkinder
Adult baptism
(to) p rac tis e (BrE)
( to) pr ac tic e (A mE)
adult
ba ptis m
die
Erwachsenen taufe
prakti zieren
believer‘s
Gl aubenstaufe
Gläu bi ge n tau fe
Bekentnistaufe
(to ) baptise ( BrE )
(to) bap tize
(Br E/AmE)
(informed) adults
(mündige) E rwachsene
tau fe n
(professing) believers
(bekennende) Glaubende
(to ) consciously choose on e’s faith
sich bewusst f ür
seinen G lau -
ben
ent schei -
den
(to) make a conscious
decision to be
bapt ised (BrE)
bapti zed
(Br E/AmE)
die Taufe
(to ) see baptism as
a(n)
commi tme nt to Chris t
die Taufe
als
Bekenntnis zu
Christus
verstehen
pro fes si o n of fa i th i n
Christ
inf orm ed a c t o f fai th
bewussten
Glaube nsakt
Belief m ust
come b efor e
ba ptis m.
Der Gl aube muss der Taufe vora ngehen.
precede
→ Pentecostalism
Drop - in baptism
(to) o ffe r
spo nta neou s
bapt ism(s)
Spo nta n tau fe n
Spo nta n -T auf e n
anbieten
(to) have
veranst alten
129
(to) hold
Taufen für Kurzentschl ossene
(to) do
drop - in
Drop - in T au f en
po p up
pop - up
Pop - Up - T a uf e n
Pop - up - Ta uf e n
Ta ufe n to go
(to ) show up
without p reregisteri ng
ohne Vor anmel du ng vorb eikom men
(to) turn u p
(to) be
bapt ised (BrE)
bapti zed (B rE/ AmE
on t he spot
sich spont an taufen lassen
(to) get
(to ) be inspired by t he story of the Ethiop ian
eunuch (and high official )
(Act s 8:2 6 – 39)
von de r Geschichte vom Kämmerer aus
Äthiopien inspiriert sein
(Apost elgeschichte 8,2 6 – 39)
(to ) cheapen baptism ↔ (to) mak e baptis m
as easy as po ssible/ea sier to acc ess/m ore
accessible
die Taufe verramschen ↔ die Taufe so
einfach wie möglich mac hen/den Zugang zur
Taufe erleichtern
Bapt ism bible vers e
(to ) choose a baptism (B ible) verse
(not customary in English churches)
eine n Taufspruch wählen
(nicht üblich in englischen Kirchen)
Baptismal clothing
ba ptis m
cl ot h in g
die Taufkleidung
bapti smal
outf it
garme nt
(to ) wear whit e
weiß tragen
(to) wear a
ba ptis m
gown
ein Taufkleid
t ra gen
bapti smal
christen ing
bapt ismal robe
ein Taufgewand
bapti smal garme nt
fam ily heirloom
das Fam ilienerbstück
Immer sion bap ti sm
(to) p rac tis e (BrE)
(to) p rac tic e (A mE)
(ful l - )immersion
ba ptis m
die Ganzkörpertaufe prak tizieren
bapt ism by
immers ion/
submersio n
(t o ) st an d i n
the water
im Wa sser stehen
(to) go unde r
unt ertauchen (intransiti v)
(to) su bme rge
(intransitive)
in
(to ) submerge sb.
jmdn . untert auchen
(to) be di pp ed under the water
unt ergeta ucht werden
(to) be
wholly
immersed
gan z vom Wasser bedeckt werden
com pletel y
(to ) be brought up
wieder emporgehoben w erden
(to ) symbolise ( BrE )
(to) sy mbol iz e
the deat h , burial an d
resurrectio n of J esus
Tod, B egräbnis und
Auferst ehung Jes u
symbol isieren
130
(Br E/AmE)
the death of th e
nat ural self
den Tod des nat ürlichen
Menschen
the rebirt h into a
n ew l if e
die Wiedergeburt in ein
neues Leben
(to ) be reborn
wiedergeboren werden
→ Jesus’ death (interpretations) → Jesus’ resurrection → Mikveh (Mikvah): Taking a rit ual bath
→ Pur ity a nd i mpu ri ty : Ri tu al pur i fic ati on → Sym bo ls
Dipping , pouring , sprinkling
(to) dip
(di pp ed , di pp i ng )
sb. ’ s head in the water
jmdn. mit dem K opf in s Wasser tauchen
(to) dunk
(to) pour
water o ver sb.’s head
den Kopf mit Wasser
übergießen
(to) spri nkle
bespreng en
(to) (gently) sprinkle (a little) water on /o ver
the fore head
die Stirn mit (etwas) Wasser
benetzen
befeuchten
Baptists
(to ) be one of the main bran ches of
Protest antism
einer der H au ptz wei g e de s Pro te sta ntis mus
sein
(to) begi n
in 17 th century Engl and
im 17. Jahrhundert in Englan d entstehen
(to) star t
(to) develop
(to) origi na te
(to ) arise
→ Baptism: Adult bapt ism → Church polities: Cong regationalism → Dissenters and
non con formis ts → Helwy s , Thoma s (c. 15 75 – c. 1 61 6 ) → Religious diver sity and pluralism:
Internal religious diversity
Bar mitzvah/Bat mitzvah
bar ( Ar amaic: son )
( Hebrew: com -
mand me nt , law )
Bar ( ar amäisch: S o hn )
Mitzwa ( h e br ä -
isch: des Ge botes/
der Pf licht)
bat ( H ebrew: daughter)
Bat (hebr äisch: Tocht er)
(to) cal l a boy/a gir l (up ) to th e Tor a h
einen Jungen/ein Mädche n zur Tora
aufruf en
(to) r ea d fro m/ ou t o f
the Tora h
aus der Tora vorl esen
(to) r ec i te ( fr om )
(to) sin g
die Tora
si n gen
vorsing en
(to) cha nt
leinen
(to) c a nti ll a te
cantillat ion
die Kantillat ion
(ritua l) chanting
der Sp rechgesang
(to) bec ome
relig iously
responsi ble
for on e’s
acti on s
religionsmündig werden
accoun ta ble
131
→ Judaism → Rites of passage → Torah
Base communi ties
(to) star t
base communities
Basisgemeinden
grün den
(to) s e t u p
( set , set , se tt ing )
basic ecclesial
communiti es (BECs )
( Spanish : “ comunidades
eclesiales de base ”)
kirchliche Basi sgemei nschaften
( spanisch : „ c omunidades
eclesiales de base “)
(to ) establ ish
(to) form
bilden
(to) orga nise (Br E )
(to) orga nize (Br E/Am E)
oneself
sich selbst organisiere n
(to ) be self - help and mutual aid groups
Selbst hilfegruppen sein
(to) r e fle c t o n the Bi ble
über die Bibel nachdenken
(to) apply the Bible t o one’s
life
die Bibel
auf
das eigene Leben
beziehen
situation
die eig ene Situation
anwenden
→ Bible st udy → Libera tion theo logy
Basi c tru st
Basic tr ust versu s mistrust
(to) tr us t ↔
(to ) mistrust
the worl d
der Welt
traue n ↔ misst rauen
(to ) distrust
life
dem Leben
othe r
peo ple
anderen
(to) have a
basic
trust in ↔
mist rust in
ein Grundvert raue n/
Urvertrauen ↔ ein
Grun dmisstrauen/
Urmisst rauen
in die Welt
haben
in das
Leben
in an dere
(to) exp erience
the worl d as…
die Welt als …
erleben
(to) see
sehen
…a go od and predictable p lace
… gut en und bere chenbaren Ort
…friendly
… freun dli ch
…indifferent
… indifferent
…threat ening
… bedrohlich
…hosti le
… feindlich
(to) be
based on sb./sth. ↔ ultimate ly
unfoun ded
auf/in jmdm./etw. gründ en ↔ le tztlich
unbeg ründet sein
A gift for life
(to) be a
precio us gift
ein
kostba res Geschenk
sein
treasure f or life
Schatz f ürs Leben
(t o) devel op
a
basic
trust in
↔
mist rust/
distrust
in
the worl d
ein Grundver -
trauen/
Urvertrauen ↔
ein Grundm iss -
trauen /Urmiss -
traue n
in die Welt
entwickeln
(to) give sb.
life
in das Leben
jmdm.
vermitteln
(to) foster
othe r
peo ple
in an dere
schaff en
f ö rd e rn
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(to) s treng th en
basic trust
das
Grun dvertrauen
stärken
(to ) reinforce
Urvertrauen
verstärken
→ An g st → Fa it h → Hope: Hope as op enness for surprise → P salms: P salms of t rust →
Resilience
Beatitud es (Mat thew 5 :1 – 12)
Magn a Carta
Mag n a Carta of the
New Testament
die Magna
Carta
des Neuen Testaments
Kingd om of God
Charta
des Reiches Gottes
beatitude ↔
anti - be a ti tud e
die Seligpreisung ↔ die Anti - Seli gpreisung
coun ter - be a ti tud e
counter beatitude
(to) pr omis e the kin gdo m of G od
das Reich Gottes verheiß en
→ Interte xtual references → Kingdo m of God → Sermon on the Mount ( Matthew 5 – 7)
Paradox ical state ment s
(to) be
paradoxical
paradox
sein
paradoxical st atements
paradoxe Aussag en
(to) chal lenge
atti tu des
Einstellungen
infrage/ in F rage stellen
value s
Wert e
appa re n t l o sers ↔ real winners
die scheinbaren Verlierer ↔ die wahr en
Gewinner
(to) tu rn out to be …
sich als … herausst ellen
→ Paradox
Blessed are ...
Blessed
are. ..
Selig
sind ...
Glückselig
Happ y
Gl ücklich
(1) . ..the poor in spirit (King James Bibl e)
(1) ... die da gei stlich ar m sind
(Lutherbibe l 20 17 )
. ..tho se who are spirituall y needy (N ew
International Readers Version)
... die geistlich Armen (Schlachter 2000 )
…arm sind vor G ott ( Ein heit sübersetzung )
... tho se who know they are in sp iritual
need (Easy - to - Read V ers ion )
(to) be poo r before God : (to) put o ne's
tru st in Go d, not i n y ou rs elf, h uma nk ind ,
or materi al thing s
ar m sein vor Gott: se i n V ertr au en a u f Go tt
setzen, nicht auf si ch s elbst , den
Menschen oder materielle Güter
(2) .. . those who mourn
(Eng lish Standard Version )
(2 ) ... die da Leid tragen (Lutherbibe l 20 17 )
(3) ... t he meek (Ki ng James Bible)
(3) ... die Sa nftmütige n (Lutherbibe l 20 17 )
… those who are humble
(4) … those who hu ng er and thirst afte r
right eousness
(Eng lish Standard Version )
(4) ... die da hungert und dürstet nach der
Gerechtigkeit (Luth erbibel 201 7 )
(5) … t he mer ci ful (King James Bible)
(5 ) … die Barmherzigen (Lutherbibel 2017 )
(6) … the pure in he art (King James Bible)
(6) … die reinen Herzens sind
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(Lutherbi bel 20 17 )
(7) …the peace makers (King James Bible)
(7) ... die Friedfertigen (Lu therbibel 1984)
… die Friedensstifter
… die Frieden stiften (Lutherbibel 2 017)
… those who work fo r peace
. .. die f ür de n Frieden arbeiten
(8) …t hose who are persecuted for
right eousness’ sake
(Eng lish Standard Version )
(8) ... d ie um der Gerechtigkeit willen
verfol gt werden (Lutherbibel 2017 )
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→ Cross (t ypes): Malte se cross → Happiness → Jesus’ m inistry: Jesus shows concern for the
outc as t → Kingd om of G od → Musical settings → Serm on on the Mount ( Matthew 5 – 7) →
Values: Good, de sirable, wort hwhile
Becoming like chil dr en (Matthe w 18:1 –4 ; 19 : 13 – 14 )
Child ren as mod e ls of faith and life
(to) hold u p
children
as
models
of
faith
Kinder
als
Vor -
bilder
des Gl aubens
hinstellen
(to ) praise
Christi an
life
christli chen
Le -
bens
darstel len
authentic
authent ischen
(to) promise the kingdom o f God to children
Kindern das Reich Gottes verheißen
(to) receive
the kingdom of God li ke
children (Luke 18:17)
das Reich Gottes wie ein
Kind
empfa nge n
(t o) accep t
anneh men
(Lukas 1 8,17)
(to) embrace
(to) be o pen to
sich wie ein Kind für das Reich Gottes öffnen
(to) be
childlike ↔ childish
kindlich ↔ kindisch
sein
trust ing ↔
distrust ful
vertrauen svoll ↔ misstrauisch
mist rustful
natural ↔ bound by social
con venti ons
nat ürlich ↔ durch gesellschaft liche
Kon ve nti onen g eprä gt
spont aneous ↔ self - conscious
spo nta n ↔ gehem mt
in nocent ↔ cynical
unschul dig ↔ z yn is c h
o p en t o won de r ↔ blin d to
won der
offen für das Wunder ↔ blind f ür
das Wunder
(to) explore
the worl d with a sense of
won der
staunend die W elt entdecken
(t o) disco ver
(to) know o neself (to b e) dependent on
othe rs ↔
(to) feel independent and self - dep en d ent
sich von an deren abhängig wissen ↔
sich unabhän gig und auf sich selbst gest ellt
fühle n
(to) l ive in t he present moment
im Augenblick
leben
134
ganz in der Gegenwart
(to) pla y w i tho u t pur po se
zweckfrei spielen
(to) s peak th e tr u th with out th e fe ar of s oci al
con seq u en ce s ↔ ( to) be afraid of appearing
stu pid ( H.C. An dersen, The Emp eror’s New
Clothes)
ohne Angst vor sozialen Ko nsequenzen die
Wahrheit sagen ↔ Angst haben, dumm zu
erscheinen (H.C. Anderse n, Des Kaisers neue
Kleider)
→ Basic trust → Faith → Flow → Girl with balloon (Banksy ) → Kingd om of God → Mindfulness
→ Natality (Hannah Arendt) → Won de r
Child ren as idealise d innocents
(to) ideali se (Br E)
(to) idealize (B rE/ AmE )
children an d
childhoo d
Kinder und Kindheit
idealisieren
verklären
(to) r oma ntic ise (B r E)
(to) r oma ntic ize (BrE/AmE)
romant isieren
in nocent ( adjective)
unschul dig
in nocent s
die unschuldigen Kinder
Begu in e movem ent
Medieva l begui nages
Beguine
movement
die Beginenbewegung
Beguinal
beguinal
commu nity
die Beginen - Gemein schaft
die Beginengemeinschaft
(to) be a
wome n’s
movement
eine
Frauenbewegung
sein
spirit ual reform
geistliche Erneuerungs -
bewegun g
lay
Laienbewegung
(to) found
a beguinage
einen Begi ne nh o f g r ün den
(to) l ive in
in einem Be gi nenh o f l e ben
→ Laity → Voluntary p overty
Co ntempo rary b eguinages
(to) renew
Beguine cultu re
die Beginenkultur
erneuern
(t o) re vive
the culture of the Beguines
wieder aufgreifen
(to) adapt the culture of the Beguines to
moder n ti mes
an die Moderne
anp assen
für die Moderne
weiterentwickeln
(to) set u p
( set , set ,
se tt ing )
a Beg uine network
ein Beginen - Netzwerk gründen
wome n‘s
housing
proj ec ts
Fraue nwohnpro jekte
star -
ten
feminist
feministische Wohnprojek te
(to)
establ ish
mult i - ge nerati on
Mehrgenerationen - Woh n proje kte
mult i - ge nerati ona l
(to) be
a commi t ted com mun ity
eine verbindliche Gemeinsc haft sein
in verbindlicher Gemeins chaft leben
feminist - inspired
feministisch inspiriert
sein
frauenbewegt
non - de nomi na tio nal
überkon fessionell
135
non d en om ina tio nal
nond en om ina tio nal
→ Inte nti ona l c ommu niti es → Women and religion
Belief and d oubt
belie f
der Gl aube
die
Glaube nsüberzeugung
Glaube nsanschauung
Glaube nsvorstellung
Glaube nsaussage
der
Glaube nsinhalt
Glaube nsgrundsatz
belie f i n...
der Glaube an ...
believer
der/die
Gl äubige
G la u be n de
(to) belie ve i n. ..
glau be n a n ...
(basic) t e ne t (fo rma l)
der
(grun dlegende) G laubenssatz
Glaube nsgrundsatz
(grun dlegende) Lehrsat z
doct rin e
die Doktrin
( to ) accept
Christi an/Buddhist , etc.
belie f s
c hristliche/ buddhistische usw .
Glaube nsüberzeugung en
bejahen
( to) embrace
(to) hold
haben
(to) be
secure in one’s belie f
in seinem Glauben sicher sein
(to) feel
sich in sei nem Glauben sicher fühlen
→ Apostl es’s Creed → Confe ssional document s → Creeds → Fai th
↕
disbelie f
der Ung laube
doubt
der Zweifel
(to) doubt
Christi an/Buddhist,
etc. beliefs
an christ lichen/ buddhistischen
usw. Gl aubensinhalten
zweifeln
(to) have ( one’s)
doubts a bout
am christ lichen/bud dhistischen
usw . G l au ben
(t o) be sceptical (Br E )/
skept ical (A mE) a bo ut
dem christ lichen Glauben gegenüber
skept isch (eingestellt) sein
(to) question
christli che Glauben s -
überzeug ung en/
Glaube nsinhalte/
Glaube nsaussagen
infrage/ in F rage
stelle n
(to) chal lenge
(to) deny
le ug n en
(to) reject
ablehn en
scep tic ( Br E)
skeptic (AmE )
der Skeptiker/die Skeptikerin
non - believer*
der/die
Nichtg laubende
Nichtg läubige
u nbeliever *
der/die Ungläubige
disbeliever*
infidel (pejorative))
the infidel, pl (pejo rative )
die Ungläubigen (abwertend)
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* Note t hat n on - b eliev er is a neutral term s uggest in g absence of belief. Unbel iev er and disbel iev er suggest re ject ion
of be lief or refusal to believe. T hey may be used pej oratively.
→ Inte r fai th d ia log ue : U s e “ I” sta teme n ts → Reporting verbs (beliefs and opinions ) →
Tolerance: Different belie fs
Bible
Script ures
Old
First
Te st a men t
das
Alte
Erste
Te st a men t
New
Seco nd
Neue
Zweite
Old Testament + noun
a lttestamentlich
alttest amentarisch ( abwertend,
antijudaistisch )
New Testament + noun
neutestamentlich
Hebrew
script ures
die Hebräische Bi bel
Bible
T a n a kh (acronym made from the first
Hebrew letters of the three parts of the
Hebrew Bible)
der T a n a ch
der T e n a ch
(Akr onym aus den hebräischen Anfangsbuch -
staben der drei Teile der h ebräisch en Bibel)
T hora (In struction), N evi im (Prophet s),
K etuvim (Writings)
T ora (die Weisung), N ev iim (Propheten),
K etuvi m (S chrift en)
histo rical
books
die
Geschicht sbücher
didactic
Lehrbücher
pro ph etic
prophet ischen
Prophet enbücher
cano ni cal
script ures
kanonischen
Schrift en
deuterocanon ical
books
deuterokanonischen
Bücher
apocryp hal
apok ryphen
Apo crypha
die Apokryphen
(to) pu t th e Bi b le toge ther
die Bibel zusammenstellen
(to) compile the Bible
(to) include a book in
the
Bible
ein Buch
in
die Bibel
aufnehmen
C hristian
cano n
den christ lichen /
jüdischen Kan on
J ewish
(to) regard a book as
cano ni cal
ein B uch als
kanonisch
ansehen
au thor ita ti ve
au tori ta tiv
maßgebend
binding
verbindlich
useful reading
nützliche
Lektüre
(to ) not consider t he deuterocanonical books
as equal t o script ure (Martin Luther)
die deuterokanonischen Bücher der heiligen
Schrift nicht gleich acht en (Martin Luther)
→ Antisem itism: Christ ian anti -J udaism → Book of Job → Child hood Gospel of Thomas →
Dead Sea Scroll s → Ecclesiastes → Gospels (New Testam ent) → Hy mn of the Pearl → Psa lms :
143
Bindi ng of Isaa c (G ene sis 2 2:1 – 19)
binding
of Isaa c
die
Bin dung
Isaaks
near - sacr ifi ce
near sacrif ice
Beinahe - Opf e run g
sacrif ice
Opfe rung
offering
Abraham t ested
die Prüf ung Abraham s
test ing of Abraham
Abraham’s
sacrif ice
Abrahams
Opfe r
offering
Op f er g an g
willingness to sacrifice Isaa c
Bereit schaft, Isaa k zu opfern
(to) be a
sparsel y told
story
eine
sparsam erzählte
Geschichte sein
cruel
grausame
terribl e
schreckliche
furchtbare
terrif ying
ent setzliche
uns ettl i ng
verstöre nde
ha unti ng
Geschichte sein, die eine n verfolgt
(to) foll ow
God ’s
comma nd
Gottes Befehl
befol ge n
(to) obey
order
gehorchen
(to) question
hint erfragen
(to) chal lenge
widerspre chen
(to ) disobey
missacht en
b lind
obedience
der
blin de
Geho rsam
unqu es tio ni ng
beding ungslose
(to) be
willing
to
sacrif ice
one ’s
son
bereit sein, seinen Sohn .. . zu opfern
ready
off er up
…as a burnt offering
… als Brandopfer
(to ) sacrifice a ram
einen W idder opfern
(to) pu t a n e nd to h uma n sa cr ifi ce
Menschen opfer
beenden
(to ) replace human sacrifice with animal
sacrif ice
durch
Tieropfer
ersetzen
ablösen
(to ) foreshadow
Jesus‘/J esus’s crucifixi on
auf J es u Kreuzigu ng hindeuten
(to) a ntici pa te
Jes u Kreuzigung vorweg nehmen
(to) p re fig ur e
(to ) quest ion the G od of this st ory
den Got t
die se r Geschich -
te infrage/in
Frage stellen/
hint erfragen
das
Gottesbil d
Gottesverst ändnis
→ Abrahamic rel igions → Biblical patriarchs an d matriarchs → Ble ssing → Eid al - Adha (Feast
of t he Sacrifice) → Fa it h → God → Jerusalem: Tem ple Mo u nt → Jesus’ d eath (interp retations)
Bla sphe my
Blasphemin g
blasphe mer
der G otteslästerer/die Gotteslästerin
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