Whoever does not trust himself does not trust God; for God has given him himself as the one he is to trust.

— Paracelsus (1493–1541), Arzt und Naturphilosoph

Topics: Faith & Trust, Meaning & Identity

Paracelsus

Der in der Schweiz geborene Paracelsus (Theophrastus von Hohenheim) war ein Arzt, Naturphilosoph und Laientheologe der Renaissance, der auf Wanderungen durch Europa sowie unter anderem in Basel und Salzburg wirkte. Er gilt als Begründer der modernen Toxikologie durch seinen Grundsatz zur Dosiswirkung, stieß jedoch durch seine scharfe Polemik gegen die etablierte Medizin sowie die Verflechtung seiner Lehre mit Alchemie und Astrologie auf heftigen Widerspruch. Für Bibelleser veranschaulicht sein Werk den Versuch, die Erforschung der Natur als Schöpfung Gottes zu deuten und das Heilen als christliche Pflicht der Nächstenliebe zu verstehen.

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