Johanna Rahner, Maria Elisabeth Aigner et al. (Eds.): Die Kunst zu leben
Reviewed by Prof. Dr. Thomas Hanstein, 2026-05-01
Translated from German version by DeepL
Johanna Rahner, Maria Elisabeth Aigner, Franz Feiner, Iva Nezic Glavica et al., Hans Reitbauer (Eds.): Die Kunst zu leben - zum Menschsein befreien. Integrative Gestaltpädagogik in ihren vielen Facetten und Möglichkeiten. 3. Europäischen Kongress für Integrative Gestaltpädagogik und heilende Seelsorge. EHP – Verlag Andreas Kohlhage (Gevelsberg) 2024. 208 pages. ISBN 978-3-89797-159-2. D: 24,99 EUR, A: 25,70 EUR.
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Summary
This anthology is a passionate reminder that a fulfilled life is different from a full life. Finding good answers to questions about a fulfilling art of living is a major challenge in the current crisis-ridden times. The theological, gestalt pedagogical and psychological discussions and reflections in this anthology are a useful aid. A new dimension – and epochal symbolism for the vulnerability of life – has arisen with the Russia-Ukraine war, which began after the congress in Slovenia, so integrative Gestalt education and healing counselling are in a new context – and must also prove their relevance and identity under these existential starting conditions, and an adequate continuation of the topic in the context of war, flight and trauma would therefore be desirable.
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