The coloniser or the missionary? Identity crisis as a conflict in Biblical reception among the Agikuyu of Central Kenya by R. Muya

“… The Bible was a new phenomenon among African cultures that treasure the oral traditions governing their moral and spiritual life. Many African communities were reluctant to welcome the biblical discourse because it not only disagreed with traditonal African religious practices, but it was also imposed on them by foreigners laden with negative political motives. …”
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THE PERFORMATIVE FUNCTION/POWER OF LITERARY DEVICES IN JUDITH: A SPEECH ACT CONTRIBUTION by R.S. Hobyane

“… The compositional brilliance of the book Judith has, in research on it, been overshadowed by debates on its fictional nature, historical inconsistencies, canonical debate, gender and moral/ethical issues. While Judith scholars have made significant contributions on historical, ethical and gender matters, this article contends that the composition of Judith is a topic still wide open for exploration. …”
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Po co matematykom Jan Jakub Rousseau? by Alina Kalinowska, Adam Stański

“…It can be viewed as a moral or philosophical predicament and in addition it gives as an inside into the human psyche and behaviour. …”
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Realising health justice in Palestine: beyond humanitarian voices by James Smith, Sara el-Solh, Layth Hanbali, Sawsan Abdulrahim, Sali Hafez, Samer Abuzerr, Bram Wispelwey, Mads Gilbert, Mohammed Seyam, Bassam Abu Hamad, Dorotea Gucciardo, Fahd Haddad, Rasha Khoury, Amira Nimerawi, David Mills, Ghassan Abu-Sittah

“…Abstract In the shadow of Israel’s ongoing genocide throughout occupied Palestine, this article examines the moral, political, and epistemic responsibilities of humanitarian, public health, global health, medical and related communities of practice amid profound violence and injustice. …”
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Nordic Exceptionalism? How Scandinavian Border and Coast Guards Rationalize Their Participation in Frontex Operations by Eline Waerp

“…Nordic exceptionalism refers to the interviewees’ perception of higher moral standards and stronger work ethic in the Nordic countries vis-à-vis in the Southern, Central, and Eastern European countries. …”
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Preparing a homily as an important element of pastoral care by Henryk Sławiński

“…The fruit of reflection and prayer is a homily characterized by Christocentrism, a positive message from which a moral call arises; it contains the teaching of the Church, actualizes the word of God, introduces the celebrated liturgy, and is single-thematic. …”
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Cosmotechnical Difference in Architecture and Urbanism by Dulmini Perera, Samuel Koh

“…Cosmotechnics – defined as ‘the unification of the cosmic and moral order through technical activities’ – proposes that technology is not a universal category but always exists in a co-productive relationship with a specific cosmology. …”
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Leadership styles, talent management and employee performance in the hotel industry in Uganda by Abanis, Turyahebwa, Moses, Agaba, Arthur, Sunday, Eliab Mpora, Byamukama, Sylvia, Kalembe

“…It is also recommended that the managers in hotel industry should improve their interpersonal skills which enables them to build good relationship among themselves and the employers as this boosts high morale and greater job satisfaction which eventually improve their performance.…”
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LA NOCIÓN DE AFECTO EN LA FILOSOFÍA DE ANTONIO ROSMINI by Jacob Buganza

“…Como parte más alta del sistema, se estudia el afecto desde el ser moral, el cual viene a ser la unión dialéctica entre el ser real y el ideal.…”
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Debatten i debatten by Jenny Eklöf

“…Here, long-established trust in experts stood against a new approach in which the research community was held democratically and morally accountable. The whole debate can be understood as being placed in a transitional period in which the previously dominating authoritative knowledge cartography began to make room for a burgeoning public sphere cartography. …”
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Probati auctores by Christoph H. F. Meyer

“… This article deals with the so-called probati auctores, i.e. those canonists and theologians who are commonly regarded as reliable and faithful interpreters of the doctrine of the Catholic Church in regard to canon law, belief and morals. The respective category originated both from a personalization of the doctrine of communis opinio which was developed in the late medieval Ius Commune, and from older theological notions such as the ideal of the holy Church Father and the Doctor of the Church. …”
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Control del estrés, ira y ansiedad en pacientes con hipertensión arterial mediante TREC by Federico Holst-Schumacher, Diego Quirós-Morales

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HETERONOMÍA DE LA LEY: ELOHIM YYAHVÉ by Adriana Menassé

“…La justicia inauguraría el diálogo que sostiene nuestro lenguaje y le otorga significado a nuestros actos; la ley se despliega entonces como el marco de un orden racional que hace posible ponderar y discutir los caminos de enaltecimiento moral que esa justicia nos exige. La discusión respecto a qué es en cada caso lo que enaltece nuestra vida individual y colectiva nos sujeta al llamado de la rectitud y nos convierte, al mismo tiempo, en partícipes conscientes y voluntarios en dicha aventura. …”
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'n Teologies-dogmatiese beoordeling van die Suid-Afrikaanse grondwetlike konsep van menswaardigheid by N. Vorster

“…It also overemphasises individual rights at the expense of social responsibility, which complicates the balancing of individual and social rights and leads to moral degeneration. The Reformed Christian view defines human dignity as a relational concept and not an inherent possession. …”
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O PODER DO DISCURSO CARISMÁTICO by Luciane Cristina de Oliveira

“… Baseando-se em observações realizadas durante pesquisa de mestrado, o artigo parte da premissa de que homens e mulheres pertencentes ao movimento religioso da Renovação Carismática Católica (RCC) sujeitam-se a uma rígida regra de conduta moral, diferindo da cristandade sensual e lírica herdade dos portugueses. …”
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O ESTADO ATUAL DA SOCIOLOGIA: algumas observações face ao próximo Congresso ALAS by Alain Caillé

“…Propõe então que se a sociologia quiser sobreviver terá de se abrir para as novas discussões como a dos postcolonial studies e subaltern studies, e também a dos gender studies e care studies, e aquelas teorias de importante dimensão moral como as do reconhecimento e do dom. Palavras-chave: Sociologia. …”
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Social welfare in the Greco-Roman world as a background for early Christian practice by P. Lampe

“…The church, living in private household structures during the first centuries, took over the social-welfare tasks of the Greco-Roman household and reviewed them in the light of Hebrew and Hellenistic-Jewish moral traditions. …”
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Exploring and developing diverse potentials and abilities – new perspectives by Wiesława Limont

“…The first one is the Theory of Positive Disintegration, which focuses on the personal, emotional, and moral development of individuals. According to this theory, a strong developmental potential and its content play a crucial role in the development of personality and abilities. …”
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Políticas de turismo rural e a promoção de um idioma ambiental: etnografia de caminhadas na natureza no Vale do Ivaí, Paraná by Rodrigo Toniol

“…A partir deste contexto, investigou-se o modo pelo qual esta ação está relacionada com uma série de transformações mais amplas que têm contribuído para tornar a questão ambiental uma espécie de idioma não restrito ao âmbito ecológico, mas capaz de operar como paradigma moral, ético e estético. Neste sentido, interessam tanto os processos de institucionalização da questão ambiental, como sua acomodação em contextos de relações específicos. …”
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Religious faith traditions tussle with rampant corruption toward sustainable development: Search for the missing links in light of ubuntu by E. Chinyena

“…A crosssectional survey study design was used to collect data from a stratified random sampling of 100 respondents by means of structured questionnaires in Harare, Zimbabwe. The church has a moral and social obligation to fulfil its prophetic mission of fighting corruption. …”
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