„Werde, der du sein willst!" Selbstoptimierung als Phänomen, seine Interpretation und religionspädagogische Strategien zum Umgang.

This essay develops in three steps: First, the phenomenon of self-optimization is portrayed, with special focus on its manifestations in plastic surgery, neuroenhancement and medial self-staging. In the second part, a theological reflection of the topic is given. Questions about the self as a construct, the freedom of will of humans and the relation between happiness and self-optimization is applied to the topic. The reformation doctrine of sin and the categories of "law and gospel" will also be considered. In a third step, the subject is discussed against the background of religious education focusing on the term of grace through the topic of selfoptimization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]