02822nam 2200625Ia 450 991045952540332120200520144314.01-282-92200-997866129220080-7391-5030-8(CKB)2670000000059474(EBL)634259(OCoLC)699510430(SSID)ssj0000484216(PQKBManifestationID)11302813(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000484216(PQKBWorkID)10594562(PQKB)10051579(MiAaPQ)EBC634259(Au-PeEL)EBL634259(CaPaEBR)ebr10435074(CaONFJC)MIL292200(EXLCZ)99267000000005947420100624d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEthics and time[electronic resource] ethos of temporal orientation in politics and religion of the Niger Delta /Nimi WaribokoLanham, MD Lexington Booksc20101 online resource (193 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-5028-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Creating Time Gaps; Chapter 2. Chiefs: Subjects to Freedom; Chapter 3. Imagination: Source of Self and Religion; Chapter 4. Apocalypticism: The Struggle for a Relevant Future; Chapter 5. Temporal Orientation and Philosophy of History; Chapter 6. The Virtue of Time; Chapter 7. Kairos and Economic Development; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; IndexEthics and Time investigates how temporal orientation influence social-ethics. Re-conceptualizing temporal orientation as the production of new temporalities that allow humans to manifest their potentialities and creatively resist obstacles that impede their flourishing, it shows how a social group's orientation to time frames, informs, and drives its politics and religion. It uses an African culture as a practical case study to concretely illustrate the form and dynamics of the interconnections.Christian ethicsSocial ethicsNigeriaNiger River DeltaTimeMoral and ethical aspectsNigeriaNiger River DeltaKalabari (African people)Social life and customsElectronic books.Christian ethics.Social ethicsTimeMoral and ethical aspectsKalabari (African people)Social life and customs.241Wariboko Nimi1962-953671MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459525403321Ethics and time2247259UNINA