Sichtweisen auf die Welt des Mittelalters   
1 Das Mittelalter· eine umstrittene Epoche   
2. Errettung der Seele   
3. Irdische Machte   
4. Das Erbe mittelalterlicher Kunst                                       
5 Alltag im    Mittelalter
6. Gesigtes Leben
7. Christen und Nichtchristen
8. Das Ende des Mittelalters
Anhang

 

Notes on the Contributors . . xi 
Introduction . . 3 

PART I 
1 Procrastination: The Basic Impulse . . 11 
2 Economic Models of Procrastination . . 28 
3 Is Procrastination Weakness of Will? . . 51 
4 Intransitive Preferences, Vagueness, and the Structure of Procrastination . . 68 
5 Bad Timing . . 87 

PART II 
6 Prudence, Procrastination, and Rationality . . 99 
7 Procrastination and Personal Identity . . 115 
8 The Vice of Procrastination . . 130 
9 Virtue for Procrastinators . . 151 
10 Procrastination as Vice . . 165 

PART III 
11 Overcoming Procrastination through Planning . . 185 
12 Coping with Procrastination . . 206 
13 Resisting Procrastination: Kantian Autonomy and the Role of the Will . . 216 
14 Procrastination and the Extended Will . . 233 
15 Procrastination and the Law . . 253 

Bibliography . . 275 
Index . . 293 

Acknowledgements . . vi
Introduction . . vii
Note on the Text . . xxviii
Select Bibliography . . xxxiii
A Chronology of Voltaire . . xxxvii

LETTERS CONCERNING THE ENGLISH NATION . . 1

Appendices
A: Letter XXV, 'On Paschal's Thoughts concerning Religion, &c.' . . 122
B: Extracts from Voltaire's An Essay upon the Civil Wars of France and also upon the Epick Poetry of the European Nation from Homer down to Milton . . 151
C: Extract from Oliver Goldsmith's Memoirs of M. de Voltaire . . 162
D: Original anecdote of Voltaire and a Quaker . . 172

Explanatory Notes . . 175

Acknowledgements . . xi
Abbreviations . . xiii

Chapter One. Toward Comparative Study of Eschatological Ideas in Qumran and in Emerging Christianity . . 1
1. Definition of Eschatology and Problems of Comparative Study . . 2
2. Jesus, Emerging Christianity and Eschatology . . 7
3. Concluding Observations and Prospect . . 15

Chapter Two. Integrating Qumran Eschatology into Late Second Temple Judaism . . 19
1. Eschatology and Scripture . . 19
2. Eschatology in Non-Sectarian Qumran Texts . . 31
3. Eschatology in Sectarian Qumran Texts . . 43
4. The Umwelt to Qumran Eschatology: Comparative Texts and Traditions . . 76
5. Evaluation and Conclusions . . 106

Chapter Three. Emerging Christianity and Eschatology . . 115
1. The Sources and Their Order of Discussion . . 115
2. First-Century Christian Eschatological Ideas and Scripture . . 117
3. The Gospel of Mark . . 127
4. The Sayings Source Q . . 154
5. The Gospel of Matthew . . 163
6. The Gospel of Luke . . 174
7. Eschatological Jesus-Traditions in the Gospel of Thomas . . 186
8. The Gospel of John . . 194
9. Eschatology in the Pauline Letters . . 206
10. Eschatology in the Acts of the Apostles . . 230
11. Evaluation . . 242

Chapter Four. Resurrection of the Dead in the Dead Sea Srolls and the New Testament . . 247
1. Introduction . . 247
2. Scriptural Foundations for the Belief in Life after Death . . 255
3. Resurrection in Non-Sectarian Qumran Texts . . 265
4. Resurrection in Sectarian Qumran Texts . . 285
5. Resurrection Beliefs in the Pre-70 CE Jesus-Movement . . 293
6. Post-70 CE New Testament Texts and Pre-70 CE Traditions on Resurrection . . 323
7. Summary and Evaluation . . 326

Chapter Five. Apocalypticism in Qumran and the New Testament . . 335
1. Introduction . . 335
2. Early Jewish Apocalyptic Tradition and Scripture . . 342
3. Qumran Apocalyptic Texts and Early Jewish Apocalypticism . . 357
4. The Beginnings of the Jesus-Movement and Apocalypticism . . 382
5. Jesus and Apocalypticism . . 391
6. The Synoptic Gospels and Apocalypticism . . 400
7. Paul and Apocalypticism . . 410
8. Post-Pauline Letters . . 413
9. Apocalypse of John . . 414
10. Evaluation . . 417

Chapter Six. Messianism in Qumran and the New Testament . . 423
1. Introduction . . 423
2. Early Jewish Messianism and Biblical Tradition . . 434
3. Messianic Texts in Second Temple Jewish Literature . . 442
4. Messianic Beliefs and Christology in Early Christianity . . 458
5. Evaluation . . 470

Bibliography . . 473
Index . . 511

LIST OF FIGURES    XVII
LIST OF TABLES    XIX
TERMS OF REFERENCE    XXI

1. INTRODUCTION    1
1.1. THE POLISH CHALLENGE: ACQUISITIONS INTO POLAND'S PRIVATISING INDUSTRIES 1
1.2. DEFINITION OF TERMS    3
1.2.1. Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)    3
1.2.2. Mergers and Acquisitions    4
1.2.3. Privatisation    4
1.2.4. Key success factors     4

1.3. STRUCTURE OF THE DISSERTATION  5

2. METHODOLOGY 9

2.1.    RESEARCH BACKGROUND AND RATTONALE FOR THE SELECTED TOPIC  9

2.2.    RESEARCHOBJECTlVES 10

2.3.    DATA GATHERING METHOD  10

2.3.1. Secondary research 10
2.3.1.1. General approach 10
2.3.1.2. Limitations 1 1
2.3.2. Primary Research 12
2.3.2.1. Data gathenng instrument l2
2.3.2.2. Sampling plan  14
2.3.2.2.1. Target population  14
2.3.2.2.2. Sampling method 14
2.3.2.3. Data collection 15
2.3.2.4. Limitations 16

3. FRAMEWORK CONDITIONS FOR ACQUISITIONS IN POLAND 17

3.1.    POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC BACKGROUND OF POLAND  17
3.1.1. Poland's political environment 17
3.1.2. Poland's economic environment within Central and Eastern Europe  21
3.1 2.1. Economic situation at the end of the 1980s 21
3.1.2.2. Economic development dunng the 1990s, current economic situation
and outlook 25
3.1.2.3. Foreign direct investments (FDI) 31

3.2. LEGAL PRIVATISATION ENVIRONMENT IN POLAND     35

3.2.1. Small privatisation    38
3.2.2. Mass privatisation programme     38
3.2.3. Capital (indirect) privatisation    39
3.2.3.1. Trade sale (public tender) and pnvatisation advisor    39
3.2.3.2. Public offering (IPO)    41
3.2.4. Direct privatisation    42
3.2.5. Liquidation (bankruptcy)    43
3.2.6. Reprivatisation / Restitution    43
3.2.7. Privatisation progress and expected revenues    44

4.    ACQUISITION STRATEGIES IN POLAND  45

4.1.    MARKET ENTRY STRATEGIES  45

4.2.    STRATEGIC ACQUISITION PROCESS  48

4.3.    VALUE CREATION POTENTIAES—SOURCES OF ACQUISITION SUCCESS 49

4.4.    PRE-ACQUISITIONPHASE 50

4.4.1. Strategic objective: the right reason    50
4.4.1.1. Strategic positioning and globalisation    50
4.4.1.2. Market entry objectives     52
4.4.1.3. Obstacles to market entry    54
4.4.1.4. Conclusion: key success factors    55
4.4.2. Search and screening process: the right information    56
4.4.2.1. Project organisation 56
4.4.2.2. Information sources and the role of advisors 56
4.4.2.3. Development of a target requirement profile 57
4.4.2.4. Analysis of competitive environment 59
4.4.2.5. Analysis of the potential Polish target 61
4.4.2.5.1. Typical weaknesses of Polish companies    61
4.4.2.5.2. Typical strengths of Polish companies     62
4.4.2.5.3. Preliminary integration plan     63
4.4.2.6. Conclusion: key success factors    63
4.4.3. Valuation: the "right" price    64
4.4.3.1. Value of assets (Book Value/ Adjusted Book Value)     68
4.4.3.2. Discounted Cash Flow valuation (DCF)    69
4.4.3.3. Multiples and comparable transactions     72
4.4.3.4. Conclusion: key success factors     73

4.5. THE DEAL - THE RIGHT EXECUTION 74

4.5.1. Expectations of parties involved     75
4.5.2. Tender procedure    77
4.5.2.1. Inforrnation Memorandum    77
4.5.2.2. Key elements of a bidding proposal     77
4.5.2.2.1. Evaluation criteria    77
4.5.2.2.2 Price-method package        78
4.5.3. Due diligence    83
4.5.4. Negotiations     84
4.5.5.        Documentation, signing and closing    85
4.5.6.    Conclusion: key successfactors    85

4.6. POST ACQUISITION INTEGRATION - THE RIGHT IMPLEMENTATION            86

4.6.1. Integration approaches            86
4.6.2. Speed of integration             88
4.6.3. Strategic and operative integration: turnaround-management    89
4.6.3.1. Managing strategy            89
4.6.3.2. Managing operational factors            90
4.6.3.3. Managing cultural differences        91
4.6.4. Conclusion: key successfactors            95

5. PRIMARYRESEARCHRESULTS:KEYSUCCESSFACTORS            97

5.1. GENERAL RESULTS            97

5.1.1. Findings and interpretations            97
5.1.2. Conclusions    101

5.2. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE: THE RIGHT REASON    103

5.2.1. Findings and interpretations    103
5.2.2. Conclusions    105

5.3. SEARCH AND SCREENING PROCESS: THE RIGHT INFORMATION     105

5.3.1. Findings and interpretations    105
5.3.2. Conclusions    110

5.4. VALUATION: THE "RIGHT" PRICE    111

5.4.1. Findings and interpretations    111
5.4.2. Conclusions    114

5.5. THE DEAL—THE RIGHT EXECUTION     115

5.5.1. Findings and interpretations    115
5.5.2. Conclusions    119

5.6. POST-ACQUISITION INTEGRATION: THE RIGHT IMPLEMENTATION     121

5.6.1. Findings and interpretations    121
5.6.2. Conclusions    124

5.7. USE OF ADVISORS     126

5.7.1. Findings and interpretations    126
5.7.2. Conclusions    127

6. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS    129

7. PROSPECTS    135

BIBLIOGRAPHY    229

 

List of Illustrations . . xiii
Postscript . . xv

Introduction . . 1
1. The Past Invades the Present: Blasphemy in the Contemporary World . . 12
2. Blasphemy in Words and Pictures: Part I, 1500—1800 . . 42
3. Blasphemy in Words and Pictures: Part II, 1800—2000 . . 72
4. Who Were the Blasphemers? . . 106
5. Controlling the Profane . . 147
6. Responses to Blasphemy: Victims and Communities . . 184
7. Last Temptations and Visions of Ecstasv: Blasphemy and Film . . 208
Conclusion . . 233

Select Bibliography . . 249
Index . . 261

Acknowledgments . . vii
Introduction . . 1

1 Christianity to 1500 . . 26
2 Protestant Europe . . 73
3 Catholic and Orthodox Europe . . 129
4 Latin America . . 181
5 Africa and Asia . . 228
6 North America . . 270
7 Conclusions . . 313

Notes . . 328
Index . . 344

PREFACE . . ix
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .  xiii
1 / The Secularization of the Breast . . 1

PART ONE: THE RELIGIOUS BREAST . . 27
2 / The Virgin's One Bare Breast . . 33
3 / Mary Magdalen's Penitent Breast .. 54

PART TWO: THE SECULAR BREAST . . 77
4 / The Anatomical Breast . . 87
5 / The Pornographic Breast . . 111
Afterword: A Complex Delight . . 131

NOTES . . 141
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY . . 165
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . . 171
INDEX . . 173

Acknowledgments . . vii
Introduction . . 1

Part 1. Establishing Basepoints for Dialogue
1. Red Hats: Catholic Sexual Ethics in the Face of Church Authority . . 23
2. White Coats: Boundary Disputes between Scientific and Religious Authority . . 32
3. What's All the Fuss About? The Conflict between Science and Religion over Sexual Diversity . . 46
4. Medieval Attitudes toward Philosophia Naturalis in Relation to Scientia Moralis . . 57
5. Patriarchy, Purity, and Procreativity: Developments in Catholic Teachings on Human Sexuality and Gender . . 69

Part 2. Reflecting on Human Sexual Diversity
6. Evolutionary Biology and Sexual Diversity . . 89
7. The Evolution of Sex . . 105
8. Interpreting the Theology of Creation: Binary Gender in Catholic Thought . . 123
9. "Passing" and Identity: A Literary Perspective on Gender and Sexual Diversity . . 140
10. Monogamy and Sexual Diversity in Primates: Can Evolutionary Biology Contribute to Christian Sexual Ethics? . . 155
11. "In Gods Image" and "Male and Female": How a Little Punctuation Might Have Helped . . 167

Part 3. Sexual Diversity and Christian Moral Theology
12. Social Selection and Sexual Diversity: Implications for Christian Ethics . . 187
13. The Triumph of Diversity: Hopkins's "Pied Beauty" . . 201
14. Christ as Bride: Toward a Christology of Diversity . . 211
15. Gender in Heaven: The Story of the Ethiopian Eunuch in Light of Evolutionary Biology . . 224
Conclusion: Descriptive and Normative Ways of Understanding Human Nature . . 241

Bibliography . . 259
Contributors . . 277
Scripture Index . . 281
Subject and Author Index . . 282