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The theological responses to the socio-economic activities that undermine water as a resource
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2010 This article focuses, from a theological perspective, on both the ecological crisis and the politico-economic dealings in relation to water – especially with regard to the unsound ways in which governments deal with this resource.
Thomas Resane
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De excrementis diaboli – Some reflections on an almost total absence of a practical implication of a theology of creation in the public speech of Brazilian Evangelicalism [PDF]
Pharos Journal of Theology, 2019 Brazilian theologian Rubem Alves (1933-2014) was one of the most creative thinkers Latin American theology has ever produced. In De excrementisdiaboli (“On the Devil’s excrements”), a short text published in 1998 in Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paulo,
Prof Carlos Caldas
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Implications of the imago Dei (Gn 1:26) on gender equality and agrarian land reform in Zimbabwe
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2022 The creation of humanity (Gn 1:26–2:25) marks the climatic point of the creation process because after it, God is said to have rested. A clear marker that humans are the epitome of creation is the fact that they were created in God’s image (Gn 1:26 ...
Canisius Mwandayi
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The prophetic witness of the church as an appropriate mode of public discourse in African societies
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2010 A discussion on the prophetic witness of the church is relevant in many respects. Firstly, most African countries have embraced democracy, without defining its contents; hence, democracy practised in Africa varies from one country to another.
Mbengu D. Nyiawung
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Imago Dei as the foundation of Christian ethics in addressing the ecological crisis in Indonesia
Verbum et EcclesiaThis study analysed the relationship between creation theology and environmental responsibility, with a focus on Imago Dei as the basis for Christian ethics in the context of the ecological crisis in Indonesia.
Roedy Silitonga, Yosia Belo
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.Politics requires collective deliberation, but what happens when people cannot agree on how to deliberate? Anthropologists and other social scientists have urged us to look beyond the hegemonic liberal ideal of public reason, in order to recognize a plurality of publics, each held together by distinctive forms of reason.
Farhan Samanani
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Prophets With Enchantment: Framing Christian Climate Activism
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper argues for a re‐enchantment of studies of contemporary climate change activism. It focuses upon Christian climate activists in the UK and how they are reinterpreting their theological beliefs in ways that mobilise religious communities.
Gemma Edwards, Finlay Malcolm
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Faith, gender and financial investment: Providence and Presbyterianism in Scotland and abroad
Asia‐Pacific Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Mid‐nineteenth century fictional representations of misdirected investment by widows and clergy position them as ignorant in financial matters and hence pitiable. While scholars have recognised female agency in nineteenth century commerce, insufficient attention has been paid to religious belief in financial decision‐making.
Jennifer Jones, Susan Poole
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Reframing Justice in Healthcare AI: An Ubuntu‐Based Approach for Africa
Developing World Bioethics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT There is an ongoing debate on how to balance the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence (AI), especially in healthcare. In resource‐constrained settings, such as Africa, where access to quality care remains a challenge, AI has the potential to improve efficiency, accessibility, and patient outcomes.
Aloysius Ochasi +3 more
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el-TarbawiThis study investigates the operationalization of eco-theology in Islamic education and its effects on students’ environmental awareness and behavior. Anchored in the Qur’anic principles of khilāfah (vicegerency), amānah (trusteeship), and mizān (balance)
Taufikin Taufikin
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