| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. |
Record Nr. |
UNINA9910965678503321 |
|
|
Autore |
Nyenyembe Jordan <1959-> |
|
|
Titolo |
African Catholic priests : confronting an identity problem / / Jordan Nyenyembe |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pubbl/distr/stampa |
|
|
Bamenda, : Langaa RPCIG, c2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ISBN |
|
9786613004949 |
9781283004947 |
1283004941 |
9789956579860 |
9956579866 |
9789956579846 |
995657984X |
9789956578702 |
9956578703 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Descrizione fisica |
|
1 online resource (192 p.) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Disciplina |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Soggetti |
|
Priests - Africa |
Catholics - Non-Catholic countries |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lingua di pubblicazione |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
|
|
|
|
|
Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
|
|
|
|
|
Note generali |
|
Description based upon print version of record. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nota di bibliografia |
|
Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-165). |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nota di contenuto |
|
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgement; Introduction; PART ONE - PRIESTS ON CHURCH TOWER; Chapter One - Royals without Royal Privileges; ""King of the Jews"" - the Priests' Connection; Misconceptions regarding King Imagery; Thinking David - King of the Heart; Jesus Christ Rules from the Cross; Not Super Stars but Down to Earth Pastors; Chapter Two - Fathers in Fatherless Society; Call No One a Father; God as ""Retired"" Father; Parental Fatherhood Denied; Church as Family of God: Death of Clericalism |
Chapter Three - Spiritual Guides to Dispirited FlockPromoters of the Spirituality of Joy; Animators of Liberty of the Spirit; Facilitating Christian Wisdom under the Tree; PART TWO - PRIESTS IN ""CATACOMBS""; Chapter Four - Prophets in Hostile Politics; Prophets in the Bible; Confess that You Do Politics; Avoid Partisan Politics; ""Do not |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
kill Our Prophets"": Appeal to ""Watchdog Catholics""; Chapter Five - Servants to People who Hate Servitude; From Cultic Function to Ministry based on Service; Service Ministry-Swiming against Current; Leaders Wrapped with Towel |
Chapter Six - Concluding Reflections: Can Priests learn from Priests of African ""Traditional"" Religions?Bibliography; Back Cover |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sommario/riassunto |
|
This is a timely book on the contemporary African priesthood. Just as in other parts of the globe, the African priesthood currently faces a serious crisis of identity. The unfolding crisis puts stress on the clerics and augments the tension with lay people. The model of the Church-as-Family of God opted for by the Church in Africa is a new milestone that puts pressure on Catholic priests to define their role in the new context. The identity and image of priests need to be specified as lay ministries render the Church active from the grassroots. Reflection about the ministry of the clergy in Af |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2. |
Record Nr. |
UNINA9910484442603321 |
|
|
Titolo |
Frontier Computing : Theory, Technologies and Applications (FC 2018) / / edited by Jason C. Hung, Neil Y. Yen, Lin Hui |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pubbl/distr/stampa |
|
|
Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ISBN |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Edizione |
[1st ed. 2019.] |
|
|
|
|
|
Descrizione fisica |
|
1 online resource (XXV, 2003 p. 829 illus., 540 illus. in color.) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Collana |
|
Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, , 1876-1119 ; ; 542 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Disciplina |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Soggetti |
|
Computational intelligence |
Computer networks |
Multimedia systems |
Electronic circuits |
Computational Intelligence |
Computer Communication Networks |
Multimedia Information Systems |
Electronic Circuits and Systems |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lingua di pubblicazione |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
|
|
|
|
|
Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nota di contenuto |
|
Cloud, Ubiquitous, Pervasive, and High Performance Computing -- Dependable, Reliable and Autonomic Computing -- Wearable Computing, Mobile Web, and Smart Environment -- Algorithm, Model, and Framework Programming Languages -- Communication and Networking -- Database and Data Mining -- Big Data and Internet of Things -- Anticipatory Computing -- Web and Internet Computing -- Natural Language Processing Operating Systems -- Image Processing, Pattern Recognition, Multimedia Technology -- Embedded System and Software -- Geographical Information Systems/ Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GIS/GNSS) -- Intelligent Information & Database Systems -- Security and Privacy -- Social Web, Network, and Computing -- Social, Ethical & Other Issues of Networked World -- Software Design Patterns & Engineering -- Information/Business Management, and IT Policy -- Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing -- Modeling and Simulation -- Multimedia Systems and Services -- Integrating Technology in Real-World Environment -- Promising Topics in All Aspects of Information Technology, Science, and Engineering. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sommario/riassunto |
|
This book presents the proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Frontier Computing, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 3–6, 2018, and provides comprehensive coverage of the latest advances and trends in information technology, science and engineering. It addresses a number of broad themes, including communication networks, business intelligence and knowledge management, web intelligence, and related fields that inspire the development of information technology. The contributions cover a wide range of topics: database and data mining, networking and communications, web and internet of things, embedded systems, soft computing, social network analysis, security and privacy, optical communication, and ubiquitous/pervasive computing. Many of the papers outline promising future research directions. The book is a valuable resource for students, researchers and professionals, and also offers a useful reference guide for newcomers to the field. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |