The Question of Metaphysische Schuld in Contemporary Christian German Life Histories

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dc.contributor.advisorHexham, Irving
dc.contributor.authorBraun, Rachel Alexandra
dc.contributor.committeememberGlasberg, Ronald
dc.contributor.committeememberRohlman, Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-06T15:29:06Z
dc.date.available2017-09-06T15:29:06Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.date.submitted2017en
dc.description.abstractThis study explored eight Christian German reflections of die Schuldfrage (“the question of German guilt for the Second World War and the Holocaust) in relation to their life histories. To do so, this study employed German philosopher Karl Jaspers' concept of metaphysische Schuld (“metaphysical guilt”) as a theoretical framework to better understand participants’ reflections of three topics: 1) die Schuldfrage as a concept in relation to key life history events that informed their reflections thereon, 2) the theological dealings required to reconcile die Schuldfrage (however that looks for them), and 3) any observations regarding the potential relationship between die Schuldfrage and Flüchtlingskriese. Participants’ life history interviews were conducted over field research in Berlin, Germany, and analyzed in two stages: I) using Amadeo Giorgi’s empirical phenomenology to bracket participants’ experiences of die Schuldfrage from their reflections of them, and II) applying Jaspers’ concept of metaphysische Schuld (“metaphysical guilt”) to stage I to identify thematic and structural overlap and disagreement.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBraun, R. A. (2017). The Question of Metaphysische Schuld in Contemporary Christian German Life Histories (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28285en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/28285
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/4079
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectReligion
dc.subjectReligion--Philosophy of
dc.subjectAnthropology
dc.subjectBiography
dc.subjectHistory
dc.subjectHistory--European
dc.subject.otherdie Schuldfrage
dc.subject.otherGerman Guilt
dc.subject.otherWWII
dc.subject.otherlife histories
dc.subject.otherinterview
dc.subject.otherfield research
dc.subject.otherChristianity
dc.subject.otherPhenomenology
dc.subject.otherKarl Jaspers
dc.subject.otherrefugees
dc.subject.otherMetaphysics
dc.subject.otherGod
dc.subject.otherHolocaust
dc.titleThe Question of Metaphysische Schuld in Contemporary Christian German Life Histories
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineReligious Studies
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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