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A commentary on Philemon that offers an approach to Paul's shortest letter. At first sight the letter deals with an unimportant incident, a conflict between a slave and his master and Paul's mediation. Taking a closer look, it proves that it is a masterpiece of Christian ethics.

Provides information on how to treat addictive disorders therapeutically.

Features a commentary on 1 Corinthians that takes into account research from the German-speaking and also from the English-speaking world. This title locates the Corinthian issues in the context of the Greco-Roman religion and outlines Paul's theological answers against their Jewish-Hellenistic and apocalyptic background.

An interdisciplinary essay that shows that emotions are the driving force and organizer in various micro- and macro social events.

The human brain is much more flexible than hitherto thought. The way brain cells are used strongly influences how neurons connect with each other. Since little boys and later adult representatives of the male sex take an interest in things so different from their female counterparts, it is obvious that male brains must develop differently.

German description: Ein Buch zum Schreiben, Phantasieren und Wundern. Die 130 Schreibubungen lassen sich in der Schule ebenso gut durchfuhren wie zu Hause, in lustigen wie in schwierigen Situationen, gemeinsam oder allein.

German description: Bildung - das ist der Gang meines Lebens, meiner personlichen Biographie, das, was ich aus meinem Leben gemacht habe und was mein Leben aus mir gemacht hat. Individuelle Schlusselerlebnisse wie Liebeserfahrung, Krankheit, Scheitern, Todesnahe sind dabei pragend.

Erwin Wexberg, disciple of Sigmund Freud, Alfred Adler and Emil Redlich, played a pivotal role in the cultural tradition of the 20th century. His entire life he held Freud's work in high regard. This title includes pictures and letters that illustrate Wexberg's impressive life.

German description: Die DDR-Forschung ist, bezogen auf den diktatorischen Machtapparat der SED, reich an Untersuchungen zu drei der ihn tragenden bewaffneten Saulen: der Staatssicherheit, der Deutschen Volkspolizei und der Nationalen Volksarmee, wie auch zu deren Beziehungsgefuge untereinander.

Compares the political changes of 1989-90 in East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Hungary. This title focuses on the conditions of transition, on the state of the autocracies at the end of their rule, on the specificity of the system change and, finally, on the phase of the establishment of democracy.

Addresses Helmuth Plessner's critical analysis of Nazism, in which he couples an examination of liberal values and societies with a reconstruction of German characteristics responsible for the rise of Nazism. It discusses Plessner's continued relevance for the humanities with a focus on the concepts of political humanism, and totalitarianism.

What are the conditions for success of Radical Right-Wing Parties in German? This study addresses this problem by means of a comparative analysis and shows a typology of mechanisms favouring success of the Radical Right.

Totalitarianism was the crucial challenge for German writers in the 20th century. This title includes essays that approach the multi-facetted problem from the perspective of cultural studies, history of literature, reception aesthetics and religious studies.