17 research outputs found
Ueber und aus Reden von zwei syrischen Kirchenvätern über das Leiden Jesu
No full textIn the two articles reprinted here from the Theologische Quartalschrift, nos. 52 (1870) and 53 (1871), Pius Zingerle surveys, in German, two cycles of poems on Jesus’ suffering and death: six poems from Isaac of Antioch and eight from Jacob of Sarug. His aim is to look at how two different Syriac authors expound the same theme, in this case, the events surrounding Jesus’ crucifixion. Zingerle first gives a synopsis of the fourteen poems and then gives selections from them in German with brief commentary. The themes touched on include Jesus’ fulfilling of Old Testament texts, symbolism between Jesus’ actions and other biblical narratives, the Sacraments, the thieves beside Jesus at the crucifixion, virginity, the disciples’ flight at Jesus’ crucifixion, Peter’s denial, Jesus’ time in the grave as the fulfillment of the Old Testament Sabbath and the inauguration of the new creation, and the fact that Jesus really did suffer (against Docetism, etc.). This early survey of these two important Syriac authors remains valuable for its presentation of how Syriac writers interact with and preach Scripture.Reprinted from the Theologische Quartalschrift, nos. 52 (1870) and 53 (1871
Jacob of Sarug's Homily on Tamar (Gen 38)
No full textThis small volume contains an edition (from Vatican ms. 117) of Jacob of Sarug’s homily on Tamar (420 lines long). The full title is “On Tamar and on the Mystery of the Church.” The biblical narrative on which the poem is based (Gen 38) gives Jacob the opportunity to discuss various women in the early part of biblical history and in Jesus’ lineage, as well as the fact that a woman who is called a prostitute is in that lineage. Jacob explains how Scripture’s language is used in this regard
Lone mothers' participation in labor market programs for means-tested benefit recipients in Germany
No full text"This paper examines participation in labor market programs such as job subsidies, workfare, and training programs by lone mothers receiving means-tested unemployment benefits in Germany. Since the 2005 Hartz IV labor market policy reforms, expectations that non-employed parents responsible for caring for young children should be ready for employment or labor market program participation have grown stronger. However, discretion for program assignments is left to individual case managers in employment offices. Thus, lone mothers' participation in labor market programs is studied empirically here. This can contribute to determining the extent to which lone mothers are treated as adult workers in interactions with welfare state institutions in Germany. Entries into labor market programs are analyzed on the basis of large-scale administrative data using event-history analysis. Findings are that lone mothers' participation rates in workfare programs and class-room training programs closely approach or even surpass those of single childless women by the time their youngest child is 3 - 5 years old. In the case of programs that give more direct support for entering regular employment, like job subsidies and in-firm training programs, however, lone mothers' participation rates do not reach those of childless single women until their children are 6 - 9 or even 15 - 17 years old." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))allein Erziehende, Mütter, arbeitsmarktpolitische Maßnahme - Erfolgskontrolle, Teilnehmer, Arbeitslosengeld II-Empfänger, Langzeitarbeitslose, Trainingsmaßnahme, Einstiegsgeld, Eingliederungszuschuss, Arbeitsgelegenheit, Kinder, altersspezifische Faktoren
Monumenta Syriaca. Volume 1
No full textThe Monumenta Syriaca set offers collections of Syriac texts edited from Vatican manuscripts. Vol. 1 contains homilies from Ephrem, Isaac of Antioch, Jacob of Sarug, Isaac of Nineveh, John Saba (i.e. of Dalyatha), John of Dara, a brief commentary on the Lord’s prayer by Gregory Nazianzen, and a sermon by John Chrysostom on poverty and riches. Brief annotations to the texts are given at the beginning of the volume. Vol. 2 presents a variety of Syriac texts, including fragments on the lives of Julian, Damasus, Irenaeus; a commentary on Song of Songs; exegetical fragments of Mar Marutha; fragments from Ephrem on various biblical passages; Jacob of Sarug on Mar Sharbil; a martyrdom from Karka d-Bet Slok; and finally, Jacob of Sarug's memra on the chariot that Ezekiel saw, which the editor gives in Syriac as well as in an Arabic translation on facing pages. G. Bickell, in the preface to vol. 2, includes some brief remarks on Mösinger’s life and work and also gives a modest number of annotations to the Syriac texts published in the book. The set will provide Syriac readers with a number of texts unavailable elsewhere
Monumenta Syriaca. Volume 2
No full textThe Monumenta Syriaca set offers collections of Syriac texts edited from Vatican manuscripts. Vol. 1 contains homilies from Ephrem, Isaac of Antioch, Jacob of Sarug, Isaac of Nineveh, John Saba (i.e. of Dalyatha), John of Dara, a brief commentary on the Lord’s prayer by Gregory Nazianzen, and a sermon by John Chrysostom on poverty and riches. Brief annotations to the texts are given at the beginning of the volume. Vol. 2 presents a variety of Syriac texts, including fragments on the lives of Julian, Damasus, Irenaeus; a commentary on Song of Songs; exegetical fragments of Mar Marutha; fragments from Ephrem on various biblical passages; Jacob of Sarug on Mar Sharbil; a martyrdom from Karka d-Bet Slok; and finally, Jacob of Sarug's memra on the chariot that Ezekiel saw, which the editor gives in Syriac as well as in an Arabic translation on facing pages. G. Bickell, in the preface to vol. 2, includes some brief remarks on Mösinger’s life and work and also gives a modest number of annotations to the Syriac texts published in the book. The set will provide Syriac readers with a number of texts unavailable elsewhere
Activation policies in Germany : from status protection to basic income support
No full text"This paper provides an overview of the sequential shift towards activating labour market and social policy in Germany. It not only shows the changes in the instruments of active and passives labour market policies but also analyzes the implications of this change for the political economy, the governance and the legal structure of a 'Bismarckian' welfare state. Our study points at the changes in Germany's status- and occupation-oriented unemployment benefit regime that has been relinquished for a larger share of dependent population. Unemployment insurance benefit duration is shorter now and newly created basic income support for needy persons is not earnings-related anymore. Pressure on unemployed to take up jobs has increased considerably while more persons than before have access to employment assistance. The paper also aims at a preliminary assessment of the effects of activating labour market policy on labour market as well as social outcomes and sets out probable paths of future adaptation." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))Arbeitsmarktpolitik, Sozialpolitik, Reformpolitik, Hartz-Reform, aktivierende Arbeitsmarktpolitik, aktivierende Sozialpolitik, Aktivierung, Leitbild, Wohlfahrtsstaat, Arbeitslosenunterstützung, Sozialleistungen, Leistungsanspruch, Leistungsbezug, Anspruchsvoraussetzung, Leistungshöhe, Grundsicherung nach SGB XII, Grundsicherung nach SGB II, Zielgruppe, Arbeitslosengeld II-Empfänger, Erwerbsfähigkeit, Sanktion, Arbeitslose, Existenzminimum, Eigentum, Berufswahlfreiheit, Arbeitsverwaltung, Kompetenzverteilung, organisatorischer Wandel, Job-Center, ARGE, aktivierende Arbeitsmarktpolitik - Erfolgskontrolle, öffentliche Ausgaben, Armut, politischer Wandel, Politikumsetzung
Changes in the governance of employment services in Germany since 2003
No full text"Institutional changes in the governance of employment services were the starting point of comprehensive labour market and social policy reforms - the so-called Hartz-reforms (2003-2005) - in Germany. Particularly with the Hartz IV reform in 2005 Germany's status- and occupation-oriented social protection regime has been relinquished for a larger share of dependent population. At the interface of labour market and social policy high shares of meanstested income support recipients are going to be activated now. In line with similar developments in other countries the challenge for Germany's public employment and social services is the jointly managing of activation measures and income support policies in order to increase employment and to avoid exclusion. To deal with this challenge several European countries have set up 'single gateways' and 'one-stop shops' by merging the administration of different income support schemes (unemployment, work disability, social assistance) with employment and welfare services. The changes in the realm of employment services in Germany, however, follow a different path. Instead of implementing a single gateway for all unemployed and inactive working age people a two-tier or even three-tier system was created: Public Employment Service (PES) offices for short-term unemployed and joint agencies combining former local PES and municipal social assistance (ARGEn) for recipients of the basic income support. This new structure of administrative bodies, a result of protracted federal negotiations, created governance problems and hampers an effective activation strategy for potential long-term unemployed. The paper aims at a preliminary assessment of the effects of changing governance in employment services and sets out probable paths of future adaptation to arrive at more coherent activation strategies for all employable persons on income support." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))Hartz-Reform, Arbeitsmarktpolitik, Reformpolitik - internationaler Vergleich, aktivierende Arbeitsmarktpolitik, aktivierende Sozialpolitik, Arbeitsverwaltung, Trägerschaft, Verwaltungstechnik, Kompetenzverteilung, Arbeitsagenturen, ARGE, Arbeitsvermittlung, Arbeitslosenversicherung, Sozialhilfe, Grundsicherung nach SGB II, institutionelle Faktoren, Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Großbritannien, Dänemark, Niederlande
Use of failure-to-rescue to identify international variation in postoperative care in low-, middle- and high-income countries: a 7-day cohort study of elective surgery
No full textBackground. The incidence and impact of postoperative complications are poorly described. Failure-to-rescue, the rate of death following complications, is an important quality measure for perioperative care but has not been investigated across multiple health care systems. Methods. We analysed data collected during the International Surgical Outcomes Study, an international 7-day cohort study of adults undergoing elective inpatient surgery. Hospitals were ranked by quintiles according to surgical procedural volume (Q1 lowest to Q5 highest). For each quintile we assessed in-hospital complications rates, mortality, and failure-to-rescue. We repeated this analysis ranking hospitals by risk-adjusted complication rates (Q1 lowest to Q5 highest). Results. A total of 44 814 patients from 474 hospitals in 27 low-, middle-, and high-income countries were available for analysis. Of these, 7508 (17%) developed one or more postoperative complication, with 207 deaths in hospital (0.5%), giving an overall failure-to-rescue rate of 2.8%. When hospitals were ranked in quintiles by procedural volume, we identified a threefold variation in mortality (Q1: 0.6% vs Q5: 0.2%) and a two-fold variation in failure-to-rescue (Q1: 3.6% vs Q5: 1.7%). Ranking hospitals in quintiles by risk-adjusted complication rate further confirmed the presence of important variations in failureto- rescue, indicating differences between hospitals in the risk of death among patients after they develop complications. Conclusions. Comparison of failure-to-rescue rates across health care systems suggests the presence of preventable postoperative deaths. Using such metrics, developing nations could benefit from a data-driven approach to quality improvement, which has proved effective in high-income countries
Prospective observational cohort study on grading the severity of postoperative complications in global surgery research
No full textNestle Health Sciences
