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Ontologies for Sustainability: Theoretical Challenges

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The lack of sustainable practices in key sectors of human societies is a global concern, posing threats for the whole planet. This paper provides the first review of ontologies for sustainability efforts, outlining their roles in assessing and advancing such efforts. Section 2 outlines three major challenges associated with sustainability: (1)
Giorgio A. Ubbiali, Matthew C. Lange, Andrea Borghini   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Who Is the System? On the Externalisation and Depersonalisation of Responsibility for Abuse

Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the externalisation and depersonalisation of responsibility in the institutional communication of the Roman Catholic Church in the context of sexualised violence. Niklas Luhmann's theory of social systems is used to show how semantic constructions such as ‘systemic causes’ rhetorically blur responsibility and contribute ...
Thomas Kron
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The contribution of the humanities to the theory and practice of public administration in the 21st century

Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract This Forum Article integrates a range of four contributions which are all underpinned by the conviction that the rediscovery of the humanities may be beneficial to the field of public administration. The first piece examines the contribution that philosophy, as a key discipline of the humanities, can provide to the field of public ...
Edoardo Ongaro, Wolfgang Drechsler, Fabienne Maron, Albert Meijer, Hiroko Shimada‐Logie, Michele Tantardini   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The religious phenomenon of Juche ideology as a political tool

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2021
This study aims to determine the motive that led to the establishment of Juche by Kim Il Sung amidst the influence of communism and its transformation into religion in North Korea.
Fransiskus I. Widjaja, Noh I. Boiliu, Irfan F. Simanjuntak, Joni M.P. Gultom, Fredy Simanjuntak   +4 more
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An integrative review (IR) of (intersectional) inclusive pedagogies for students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)

British Journal of Special Education, EarlyView.
Abstract The article conducts an integrative review of articles published from 2013 to 2023 that discuss theoretical, empirical and intersectional dimensions of inclusive pedagogies for students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
Anastasia Liasidou, Katerina Mavrou, Maria Mouka   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hearing God’s call one more time: Retrieving calling in theology of work

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
Calling is a very important concept in Christianity. In the medieval era, calling was restricted to ecclesiastical work alone, a devotion to the life of contemplation. Ordinary work or physical labour was not considered qualified to be a calling.
David Kristanto, Hengki B. Tompo, Frans H.M. Silalahi, Linda A. Ersada, Tony Salurante, Moses Wibowo, Dyulius T. Bilo   +6 more
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Beyond cause and effects in the teaching of history: Examining human relevance and importance in the classroom through personal stories

Contree, 2007
Cette recherche appelle à la reconnaissance des différentes façons dont les étudiants en Afrique du Sud ont connue l’histoire dans les salles de classe et la nécessité de confronter les questions délicates qui en découle en raison des croyances.
James R. Wilson
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Transforming theological education is not the accumulation of knowledge, but the development of consciousness

Verbum et Ecclesia, 2020
A missional diaconal ecclesiology as well as teaching and learning excellence necessitated transforming theological education towards consciousness in an age of uncertainty.
Johannes J. Knoetze
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Frank Weston of Zanzibar

African Christian Theology
 On 2 November 1924, Bishop Frank Weston died at Hegongo, in what is now Tanzania. He was a significant theologian and controversialist, defending an Anglicanism rooted in Chalcedonian theology and episcopal ecclesiology.
Maimbo W. F. MNDOLWA, Fergus J. KING, Joshua Robert BARRON   +2 more
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Between the Scylla and the Charybdis: Theological education in the 21st century in Africa

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2014
The article reflects on the challenges of theological education in the 21st century and in Africa. Reputation, impact, success and funding have become the driving forces of the modern university.
Johan Buitendag
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