Health and illness have developed into major concerns of (post)modern life. The implicit, but dominant idea of human nature is often supposed to be one of strength, youth and beauty. It increasingly lacks a realistic sense of weakness, brokenness and pain. The following article addresses the question of whether this perception sufficiently describes today's attitude to the phenomena of health and illness. Analyzing pop songs as indicators of present ideals, concerns and moods the study discovers analogies to influential theological theories of health and illness. It concludes that there is a more differentiated and more realistic view on these dimensions of human life: The songs as well as the theological concepts reveal a struggle for adequate definitions; they question the connection of illness and guilt, resp. of illness and God's action; and finally, they present coping strategies which deal with the relation of health and healing.

Enthalten in:
Evangelische Theologie; 2013/1 Zweimonatsschrift (2013)

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Serie / Reihe: Evangelische Theologie

Personen: Schardien, Stefanie

Schlagwörter: Gesundheit Krankheit Popmusik Systematische Theologie