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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 +5 more
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Buddha, Bhakti, and Brahman: Sebastian Kappen S.J.’s Dialogue with Indian Religions [PDF]
This article analyzes how Sebastian Kappen S.J. (1924-1993), a social thinker and one of the most radical Indian liberation theologians, related to Indian religions.
Goddeeris, Idesbald +1 more
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Epistemological study of "Wisdom of the Heart" from Ibn Arabi's point of view with emphasis on Shuayb's Bezel [PDF]
Ibn Arabi deals with "heart wisdom" in the Shuayb chapter of Fusus al-Hakam. His discussion has different aspects of ontology, anthropology, epistemology, etc., but the his main word is epistemological claims about mystical intuition and theoretical ...
Mohammad Keivanfar, motahareh shokouei
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Taking up the cudgels against gay rights? Trends and trajectories in African Christian theologies on homosexuality [PDF]
Against the background of the HIV epidemic and the intense public controversy on homosexuality in African societies, this article investigates the discourses of academic African Christian theologians on homosexuality. Distinguishing some major strands in
Abogunrin S. O. +68 more
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The Theology of Wolfhart Pannenberg [PDF]
Reviewed Book: Braaten, Carl E. and Philip Clayton, editors. The Theology of Wolfhart Pannenberg: Twelve American Critiques, with an Autobiographical Essay and Response.
Wehrfritz-Hanson, Garth
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This article contributes to rethinking the dichotomy between informal sociality and ritual formality by examining the occasional ritual encounters surrounding spirit‐tablet inscription in Chinese Buddhist temples. Rather than viewing rituals as enactments of established orders, it presents ritual engagement as a contingent process of relational ...
Yang Shen
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Investigating the Nature of Orientalism from a Philosophical-Historical Point of View Based on the Relationship between Subject and Object [PDF]
This article examined the emergence of the human subject as the central focus of modern thought, tracing its origins from the Renaissance period through the Enlightenment. Using a descriptive-analytical approach, it explored the philosophical foundations
Ghorban Elmi, Alireza Nahri
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Why do some women choose to submit to their husbands in marriage? In anthropology, the paradox of ‘chosen submission’ has famously been explored by Saba Mahmood. Her work amongst Egyptian women donning the veil in the Islamic da'wa movement spotlights the notion of ‘piety’ to explore how devotion to God can act as a powerful motivator of human ...
Naomi Richman
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In June 2023, the Laje River, located in the traditional territory of the Wari’ Indigenous people in Rondônia, Brazil, was declared a legal entity, an earth being, with rights, following the co‐ordinated action of an indigenous councillor and non‐indigenous activists.
Aparecida Vilaça
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Al-Ghazali on the Training Role of Prophets in Human's Epistemic Development [PDF]
According to al-Ghazali, prophets exert a profound effect on bringing other people to the highest degree of knowledge. In addition to teaching people the truths, prophets have a training role that brings knowledge to the level of certainty through ...
Mitra (Zahra) Poursina
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