Decolonizing Christianity' traces the dramatic transformation of Christianity from its position as the moral foundation of European imperialism to its role as a radical voice of political and social change in the era of decolonization. As Christians renegotiated their place in t…
Recent events in places like Kosovo and Georgia have put the spotlight on the international law of self-determination and secession. However, the definition of these concepts and the conditions for their application are unclear. This book sheds light on the meaning of self-deter…
Front Cover -- Impressum -- Vorwort -- Inhalt -- Einleitung -- A. Das Heteronomie-Problem -- 1. Freiheit und Natur -- 2. Die Zweideutigkeit des Glückseligkeitsstrebens -- 3. Eine Auseinandersetzung zwischen Neuzeit und Antike -- 4. Das Problem der Heteronomie als Fall von Autono…
The Republic of Sudan that emerged from the end of British rule in 1956 was a construction of colonialism with deep cultural divisions between those in the culturally Arab and religiously Islamic north and those in the primarily black African south. The history of Sudan since in…
This book explores how there is latitude for people to make their own choices and how the chances to assert independence change over time in a Muslim, Arab, tribal culture. The book first gives a brief overview of day-to-day life in the Dhofar region of southern Oman, then focus…
This book explores how there is latitude for people to make their own choices and how the chances to assert independence change over time in a Muslim, Arab, tribal culture. The book first gives a brief overview of day-to-day life in the Dhofar region of southern Oman, then focus…