Klaus Fiedler Livres

Comprehensively covering core topics in social cognition, this updated textbook serves as an essential resource for students. It explores one of the most significant areas in contemporary social psychology, offering insights into the fundamental concepts and theories that shape our understanding of social interactions and mental processes.

The book explores the widening gap between traditional marriage and church weddings, highlighting the financial burdens imposed by societal expectations rather than church doctrine. It questions the emphasis placed on church officiation, noting that many churches exclude those not "properly married" from sacraments. The author delves into the historical context, pointing out that the ritual of church weddings is not rooted in the New Testament but emerged nearly a millennium later. This examination invites readers to reconsider the significance of marriage within religious and societal frameworks.

Fiedler's work delves into the interplay between Malawian Christianity and various societal forces, highlighting the resulting conflicts in social, political, and cultural realms. The first half presents essays on these dynamics, while the second half explores broader missiological themes, providing a theoretical framework for understanding the earlier discussions. Fiedler employs his "restorationist revival theory," originally introduced in his previous work, to emphasize non-classical missions. This pioneering volume is essential for scholars of Missiology and Malawian Christianity.

Focusing on the religious experiences that shaped Malawi's identity, this comprehensive volume documents the church's history within the context of the nation's founding. It explores the interplay between mission activities and African agency, providing a balanced perspective. The author presents compelling evidence to support the conclusions drawn, making it a significant contribution to understanding the role of religion in Malawi's development.

The book explores how traditional social hypotheses often reinforce existing stereotypes, making them resistant to change. It introduces an alternative perspective, suggesting that stereotypes are largely shaped by the surrounding environment rather than solely by individual perceptions. This insight challenges conventional views on stereotyping and hypothesis testing, emphasizing the role of external stimuli in shaping social identities and beliefs.

Klaus Fiedler critiques religious faith healing claims and the Voluntary Male Medical Circumcision Campaign (VMMCC), highlighting the absence of substantial evidence supporting these assertions. He explores the contradictions between the claims made by the VMMCC and their actual implications for sexual health and practices, providing a thought-provoking analysis of the intersection between faith, medicine, and public health.

The narrative delves into the life of Joseph Booth, a maverick Evangelical missionary who played a pivotal role in shaping the ideals of Rev John Chilembwe, Malawi's national hero. After baptizing Chilembwe, Booth's controversial writings and political activism in America challenged colonial norms. The book examines Booth's unique Baptist background and his family's experiences in Auckland and Melbourne, providing insight into his distinct approach to missionary work and his influence on the anti-colonial movement in Malawi.

Social interactions are a central component of humans' lives and mental health. Both clinical and social psychology are vibrant fields that address this central topic. However, the advances, contributions, and achievements of each field are often unknown in the other discipline. This volume takes a programmatic stance based on the assumption that there are many commonalities between the two disciplines worth highlighting and synergies to develop and build upon. Six contributions, authored by experts in the respective fields, look at the intersection of the two disciplines. The authors consider theirsubject matter from the perspective of both fields and discuss possible implications for clinical and social psychology. Themes explored include ostracism, the role of perceptions of treatment in clinical outcomes, rejection sensitivity in relationships, coping with experienced injustice, and the link between mimicry and lying, as well as a theoreticaloverview of synergies between the two fields. The articles are insightful, exciting, and synergistic.

Nur wenige Menschen haben im Bereich der christlichen Gemeinde so nachhaltig gewirkt wie Charles Haddion Spurgeon. Seine Bücher werden heute noch gerne gelesen, und seine „Kleinode göttlicher Verheißungen“ sind ein Klassiker der Andachtsliteratur. Zum 175. Geburtstag ist eine neue bebilderte Ausgabe seiner Autobiografie erschienen. Hier lernt man Spurgeon als Prediger kennen, dem die Massen zuströmen, aber auch etwa als Gründer eines Waisenhauses oder eben ganz als Privatmann im Kreis seiner Familie. Ein bewegendes Buch, dessen geistliche Strahlkraft auch heute noch ungebrochen ist.