Transforming global governance: Crafting sustainable peace through Global South perspectives by Ibrahim Khan

“… This essay examines the need for long-term peacekeeping to protect future generations, drawing on early twentieth-century critiques of international legal and political infrastructure, from parts of the world now commonly referred to as the Global South. …”
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The Work of Sharing by Annette Arlander, Bruce Barton, Johanna Householder, Michelle Man

“…An extract of our preparatory discussions on zoom is added to the essay, as well as a link to the working group archive or blog. …”
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Reversing the biblical tide: what Kuruman teaches London about mission in a post-colonial era by S. de Gruchy

“… Through a case study focusing on the shift from the London Missionary Society (LMS) to the Council for World Mission (CWM) this essay argues that there is a hermeneutical circle between the Bible and mission. …”
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Contemplation and social transformation: the example of Thomas Merton by P. Sheldrake

“… This essay examines the relationship between the Christian tradition of contemplation and social action. …”
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The Poetics of Second Liberation by Vincent R. Ogoti

“… This article examines Césaire’s The Tragedy of King Christophe as a fundamental text for understanding the complexities of decolonization in postcolonial contexts. The essay rereads the play, focusing on the concepts of ‘bad decolonization’, ‘good decolonization’, and the necessity for a ‘second liberation’ – a form of decolonization that transcends mere emancipation from physical subjugation. …”
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The word that moves by H. Welzen

“… This essay investigates the role of the Bible in spirituality by looking at the relationship between academic exegesis and spiritual reading, mysticism and language, Bible reading as an event in the relationship between God and human beings and liturgy as a mystagogical process. …”
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Measuring Intergenerational Justice by Laurence J. Kotlikoff

“… Concern with intergenerational justice has long been a focus of economics. This essay considers the effort, over the last three decades, to quantify generational fiscal burdens using label-free fiscal gap and generational accounting. …”
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What is spirituality? by K. Waaijman

“… This essay provides, first of all, a historical perspective on the nature of spirituality by investigating its early forms, followed by a discussion of two approaches in the last century. …”
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From theology to mystagogy. The interiorisation of the Protestant tradition by a world citizen: Dag Hammarskjöld by J. Huls

“… This essay presents as paradigm the reflection of Dag Hammarskjöld on the history of his belief. …”
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The use of scripture in The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis by J. Huls

“… This essay investigates the use of Scripture in The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis. …”
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Can humanitarian interventions help create global peace? Common practices, normative change and the end of nationalism by Michael Haiden

“…Instead of discussing these proximate effects, however, this essay focuses on their effects on long-term peacekeeping. …”
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"The City’s Charms and Challenges" by P K Leung (translation) by Chris Song

“…In the essay, he also mapped out the early beginnings of Hong Kong literature, its intrinsic roots in Chinese literature, and how it has thrived amidst the socio-cultural and historical changes in Hong Kong in the last few decades. …”
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JUSTICE AS BEAUTY-IN-ACTION? INSIGHTS FROM HANS URS VON BALTHASAR’S AESTHETICS AND DRAMATICS by M.J. Havenga

“… This essay explores the relation between beauty and justice by turning to the thought of the Swiss Catholic theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar. …”
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Awe and respect in the Psalms by K. Waaijman

“… This essay discusses the motif of awe in the Psalms in terms of Buber’s outline of mystical awe. …”
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A Program for Postgraduate Diploma in Project Planning and Management by Kabale University

“…The programme consists of 13 compulsory taught courses while the second part will involve a project inform of an extended essay.…”
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Conformity in Christ by K. Waaijman

“… This essay investigates the notion of conformity in Christ as it is part of a comprehensive, multilayered process of transformation. …”
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(T)RE(E)MEDIATION by Grusin Richard

“…This essay explores some of the arboreal imaginings that inform analogies between mycorrhizal and technical, or arboreal and human, infrastructural networks. …”
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On the trail of John Calvin's philosophy of language: a few notes on his commentary on Genesis 10 and 11 by N. T. van der Merwe

“… This essay attempts to discover John Calvin’s view on the nature and use of human language. …”
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The Belhar confession and Church and Society: a comparative reading in five statements by P. Naudé

“… This essay offers a close comparative reading of the Belhar confession and the DRC witness document, Church and Society. …”
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"Informing of the child's understanding, influencing his heart, and directing its practice": Jonathan Edwards on education by K. P. Minkema

“…In particular, the methods and principles he employed as a teacher, both of English and Indian children and young people, are distinctive. Next, the essay turns to some selected figures within the Edwardsean tradition to show pedagogical changes and continuities. …”
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