fr. Victor Lossau OSB M.A.
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Fields of work and research
Theology
- Doctoral project: The atl./dtjes. Conception of sedeq/sedaqah as a practical-moral principle in today's ethical discourse.
- Prophecy - the Book of Isaiah
- Anthropology
- Apocalypticism
- mysticism
- Religious history of the ancient Near East
Philosophy of Religion
- Philosophy of religion
- Philosophy of antiquity and the Middle Ages
Cultural history
- Cultural history of the garden
- Flora of Palestine
Academic career
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since 2018 |
Research Assistant at the Institute of Catholic Theology (Chair of Biblical Theology) at TU Dresden |
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2012-2016 |
Freelance lecturer at the Institute of Catholic Theology/Professorship of Biblical Theology, as well as the Chair of Systematic Theology |
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2012 |
Master's thesis in Catholic Theology on the topic: "Alternative descriptive categories for the phenomenon of 'religion' in post-exilic Israel" |
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2004 - 2012 |
Master's degree in Catholic Theology and Philosophy at the TU Dresden |
Publications
books
together with Maria Häusl (ed.), Balsambeet und Rosenhag. Paradises and the Culture of Gardens, Stuttgart 2021.
Essays
Closed gardens. A keyhole view into the gardens of medieval monasteries and piety, in: Eine Ahnung vom Paradies. Gärten in der Antike, Welt und Umwelt der Bibel 106, 4/2022, 52-59 (The article was also published on katholisch.de ).
Pojer/Aßmann/Lossau: Vegetarianism, animal welfare, lifestyle and abstinence, in: Kretschmann/Thieme (eds.): Seiner Zeit voraus. Prince Max of Saxony - Priest and Visionary, Sandstein Verlag Dresden 2019, pp. 148-163.
Between Odin and the field-grey hero under the steel helmet? The Eckhart reception of Alfred Rosenberg, in: Bonheim, G./Regehly, Th. (eds.): Mysticism and Totalitarianism. Böhme Studies. Contributions to Philosophy and Philology. Vol. 3, Berlin 2013.
Encyclopedia article
Together with Susanne Nowotny: Created and transient. Old Testament concepts of the becoming and passing of man in Ez 37:1-14, in: Der Online-Bibelkommentar, 2010 (https://www.bibelwissenschaft.de/bibelkommentar, last accessed: 28.10.2017).
Reviews
Peter Goodfellow, Plants and Animals in the Holy Land. An illustrated natural history of the Bible (2019). ZAW 132/2, 2020, p. 344f.
Short articles
Häusl, M. (ed.): From the Garden of Eden to Solomon's Vineyard. Plants of the Bible, Stuttgart 2018.
Cultural-historical-theological contributions on:
- Aloe
- apple tree
- Christ thorn
- Date palm
- Flax
- Fig
- Barley
- Pomegranate
- Carob tree
- Kermes oak
- Cumin
- Crown anemone
- Kitchen onion
- Lettuce
- Lebanon cedar
- Lentil
- lotus
- Madonna lily
- Almond tree
- mandragora
- myrtle
- Olive tree
- papyrus
- horse mint
- Reed
- Black mulberry
- Black mustard
- Sycamore
- Syrian thistle
- Walnut
- Frankincense
- wine
- Wheat
- Cinnamon
Lectures
- On earthly and heavenly paradises: On the theology and cultural history of the garden
- Apocalypse: The Revelation to John
- The imagery of the Old Testament
- "The very best gift ... from above." Reflections on Meister Eckhart's theology and spirituality
- Together with Prof. Dr. M. Häusl: "Do you understand what you read?" Reflections on a lively approach to the Holy Scriptures
- Stone gardens: The plant world of the old churches
Scientific projects and transfer projects
Collaboration in the development and implementation of the transfer project "Plants of the Bible", a cooperation of Biblical Theology at the Institute of Catholic Theology at TU Dresden with the Botanical Garden Dresden (TU Dresden), then with the Pillnitz Castle Garden