Farewell and new beginning
Author | : Kathrin Rothenberg-Elder |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 269 |
Release | : 2023-04-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783658399511 |
ISBN-13 | : 3658399511 |
Rating | : 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Download or read book Farewell and new beginning written by Kathrin Rothenberg-Elder and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-04-24 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life is full of transitions. These transitions have to be addressed, shaped, processed and integrated into our lives in some way. Regardless of the belief in a God, traditional structures always come into view, here especially religiously traditional rites of passage such as baptism and circumcision, communion and bar mitzvah, marriage as well as convalescence, death and funeral rites. What is the psychological function of religiously traditional rites of passage today? This question will be investigated with the help of interactive interviews with functionaries and members of the religious communities of all three monotheistic currents in Northern Europe, flanked by two interviews with atheists.