Results 41 to 50 of about 5,503,891 (337)
Public Within Public: Extending the Notion of Public Theology to Include African Public Praxis
ReligionsThe rapid recognition of the contributions of theology in public spaces in Africa is a positive development. It is understood that theology can only be impactful if it engages public issues in their context.
Patrick Nanthambwe, Vhumani Magezi
doaj +1 more source
Public Theology in the face of pain and suffering: A proletarian perspective [PDF]
, 2015 A basic understanding of theology is the quest for knowledge of the Divine—the study of God. But why, one may ask, undertake such an endeavour, and to what end? My simple response would be, to know God is to enhance and enrich my life and service.
Juma, Florence
core +2 more sources
Opposing consensus science through scholarly practices: The role of claims maintenance
Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.Abstract This study examines how three US‐based communities who oppose consensus science produce and disseminate scholarly‐like artifacts: pro‐life activists, Young Earth Creationists, and Anthropogenic Climate Crisis skeptics. Prior research shows that industry‐ or church‐backed advocacy campaigns often generate claims supported by these communities ...
Irene V. Pasquetto +3 more
wiley +1 more source
Public Ethics as a Canadiana “Theologica Publica” [PDF]
, 2015 This paper explores how a paradigm of the “public commons” can describe the relationship and contribution of various ‘public’ actors. The paper will explore how we might think differently about ‘public(s)’ and why “public ethics” could serve as a ...
Pfrimmer, David G. A.
core +1 more source
Has the Silence Been Broken? Catholic Theological Ethics and Racial Justice [PDF]
, 2014 This survey discusses the emerging contours of a distinctive Catholic ethical approach to race, racism, and racial justice. Among its features are the adoption of a more structural and cultural understanding of human sinfulness, engaged intellectual ...
Massingale, Bryan
core +2 more sources
Defining Reconciliation Studies: Theoretical and Practical Dimensions
Conflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Reconciliation studies (RS) has become increasingly influential in understanding alternative views to ending conflict and dealing with the aftermath. As a discipline or field, however, it is not well defined. The actual usefulness of reconciliation (as a concept), or of RS (as a discipline), is debated, and due to its growing usage, it is ...
Colleen Alena O’Brien
wiley +1 more source
Justice and the Missional Framework Document of the Dutch Reformed Church
Verbum et Ecclesia, 2017 This article engages with the Missional Framework Document of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) from the perspectives of solidarity with the poor and justice for South African society.
Jaco Botha, Dion A. Forster
doaj +1 more source
The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This study critically evaluates the implementation of sustainability competencies in the university‐wide curriculum reform at a Nordic research‐intensive multidisciplinary university. The focus is on assessing how sustainability competencies—especially the newly introduced systems thinking, strategic thinking and futures thinking—are ...
I. Södervik +4 more
wiley +1 more source
Doing public theology in the anthropocene towards life-creating theology
Verbum et Ecclesia, 2015 If one presumes that we are today living in the anthropocene, how does this challenge the doing of public theology? What is the calling of a public theologian in the anthropocene?
Johann-Albrecht Meylahn
doaj +1 more source
God's Presence in the Aisle: How God Salience Encourages Preference for Ultra‐Processed Foods
Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT God‐related cues are pervasive in consumers' daily lives, yet little research has examined how God salience shapes consumer food choices. Drawing on compensatory control theory and the literature on symbolic healing, we present findings from six studies, including a field experiment, demonstrating that high (vs.
Ali Gohary, Hean Tat Keh
wiley +1 more source