Bücher von Dorothee Soelle

Dorothee Soelle enjoyed a solidly-established reputation as theologian in both Europe and the United States. Works such as 'Christ, the Representative', 'Political Theology', and 'Suffering' have shown her to be a writer who combined scholarship with clarity of expression, and made theology come alive through her human warmth and compassion.'Revolutionary Patience', however, reveals yet another facet of Soelle as both person and writer. With disarming simplicity, the prayer-poems in this book reflect the author's own deep Christianity as she attempts to make sense, in the light of the Gospel, of a world brutally scarred by oppression, filled with cries of the hungry and the hunted.These poems are also prayers, of a kind rarely heard in our churches, but disturbingly evocative of Amos, Isaiah, and Jesus. These pages offer stones, not bread, for any who might open them looking for spiritual comfort or consolation. Yet, for those with ears to hear, 'Revolutionary Patience' will also be a treasured experience as Dorothee Soelle's lines sing and sting their way into the reader's mind and heart.

Man könne dieses Buch von Dorothee Sölle nicht aus der Hand legen, ohne von der Unabdingbarkeit der Aussage berührt zu sein - nicht ohne persönliche Betroffenheit, schrieb Liselotte Funde in einer Rezension der "Zeit", als das Buch 1975 gerade neu erschienen war. Die Jahrzehnte, die seitdem verstrichen sind, haben die Gedanken von Dorothee Sölle (1929-2003) nur noch aktueller werden lassen: Die "Reise" als altes Bild für die Erfahrungen der Seele auf dem Weg zu sich selbst, die aber nicht als Reise weg von der Welt und der Verantwortung in ihr verstanden werden sollte.

Noted social commentator and theologian Dorothee Soelle examines how the power of religion and faith can be used to transform an unjust world. Her discussions cross a broad range of topics. Soelle deals with the freedom bestowed by the Spirit of God, biblical roots of social liberation, and the need for a new religious language. This book will...

Bringing together issues of religion and life, politics and personal identity, feminism and liberation theology, Dorothee Soelle presents a powerful critique of modern society, striking at dehumanizing elements that combine to oppress both women and men. Over the years, Soelle had challenged European and American readers with incisive...