Religion Matters : Further Explorations of Connectedness

• Autore: Babie P. T
• Pubblicazione: Singapore : , : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited, , 2024; ©2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (232 pages)
• Altri autori: SarreRick
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 Introduction: Bringing Religion to Life -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 The Importance of Embracing Uncertainty -- 1.3 Environment -- 1.4 Space -- 1.5 Criminal Justice -- 1.6 Political Life -- 1.7 Ethics and Morality -- 1.8 Conclusion -- References -- Part I Environment -- 2 Religion as Formation in Ecological Virtues -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Kate Rigby on Religion and Ecology: Towards a Communion of Creatures -- 2.3 Formation as the Cultivation of Virtue -- 2.4 Formation in Ecological Virtues -- 2.5 The Ecological Virtue of Symbiosis: Forming Alliances Across Divisions -- References -- 3 Confronting Religious Skepticism Among American Evangelicals: Using Cultural Intelligence to Influence Change in Conservative Christian College Students' Views of Climate Change -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Rationale for the Research -- 3.3 Importance of Science Literacy Among Evangelicals -- 3.4 Methodology -- 3.5 Findings -- 3.6 Discussion -- Appendix 1 -- References -- 4 The Touchstone of Radical Hospitality-Personal Experiences and Reflections -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Life in a Cardboard Box (Boyce 2018) -- 4.3 Traditional Hospitality -- 4.4 Reciprocity -- 4.5 Origins of the Tradition -- 4.6 The Abrahamic Tradition -- 4.7 The Hospitality Code -- 4.8 Hospitality Today -- 4.9 The Hospitality Industry -- 4.10 Hospitalities in an Internet Age -- 4.10.1 Couch Surfing -- 4.10.2 AirBnB -- 4.11 Radical Hospitality -- 4.11.1 Why Radical? -- 4.12 Physical Hospitality -- 4.13 Social Hospitality -- 4.14 Intellectual Hospitality -- 4.15 Emotional Hospitality -- 4.16 Religious Hospitality -- 4.17 A Multi-faith Ministry Charter -- 4.18 From Religious Centre to Oasis -- 4.19 Hospitality in Organisations -- 4.20 Conclusion -- References -- 5 Earth Stewardship-A Function of Religion? -- 5.1 Introduction. ; 5.2 Part I Origins -- 5.2.1 Creation -- 5.3 Religion -- 5.4 An Exploration in Time and Space -- 5.5 The Big Bang -- 5.6 Part II Earth Stewardship: A Matter of Commitment -- 5.7 Alternatives? -- 5.8 Matters of Restitution, Recovery and Reconciliation -- 5.9 Summary -- References -- Part II Space -- 6 Bringing Religion to the Outer Solar System -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Religious Experience in the Outer Solar System -- 6.3 The Overview Effect -- 6.4 Spiritual Depth -- 6.5 Great Questions -- 6.6 Social Ethics -- 6.7 Conclusions -- References -- 7 Big Boss or Dark Emu? Indigenous Wisdom for the Academy -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 A Contextualising Note -- 7.3 A Higher Authority -- 7.4 Interconnectedness -- 7.5 Divine Made Visible -- 7.6 Conclusion: Both/and is the Best Approach -- References -- Part III Criminal Justice -- 8 Christian Hope and Criminal Justice -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Just Deserts -- 8.3 Christian Hope -- 8.4 Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 9 Understanding the Complexities of Faith-Based Prison Ministry -- Reference -- Part IV Political Life -- 10 Defying Strongman Politics: On Theologians and the Cultivation of Resistant Subjectivity in a Time of Global Crisis -- 10.1 My Approach to the Theologian's Vocation -- 10.2 Strongman Politics -- 10.3 Biopolitical Logic and Expendable Others -- 10.4 The Theologian's Bearings: Traditions, Communities, Context -- 10.5 The Meaning of Resistance -- 10.6 On Cultivating Resistant Subjectivity -- 10.7 What's Next? -- References -- 11 De Profundis: Religion, Science, and the Climate Crisis -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Tipping Points -- 11.3 Deep Calls to Deep: Religion, Science, and the 'Dimension of Depth' -- 11.4 Postscript -- References -- Part V Ethics and Morality. ; 12 Protection of Conscience in Australia-The Scope of Conscientious Objection Clauses for Doctors Who Object to Participating in Voluntary Assisted Dying on Religious Grounds -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Arguments Against Voluntary Assisted Dying-A Catholic Perspective -- 12.3 Protection of Conscience for Voluntary Assisted Dying in Australia -- 12.3.1 Victorian Position Concerning Protection of Conscience -- 12.3.2 South Australian Position Concerning Protection of Conscience -- 12.3.3 Western Australian Position Concerning Protection of Conscience -- 12.3.4 Tasmania's Position Concerning Protection of Conscience -- 12.3.5 Queensland's Position Concerning Protection of Conscience -- 12.3.6 New South Wales's Position Concerning Protection of Conscience -- 12.4 Discussion -- References -- 13 'What I Do is Live. How I Pray I Breathe': The Persistence of Prayer in an Australian Public Hospital -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Experiencing Prayer from a Personal Perspective -- 13.3 Prayer as Shaping the Narrative -- 13.4 Prayer as Wounding -- 13.5 Prayer as an Expressive Way of Redefining Life -- 13.6 Prayer and the Lived Experience of Illness -- 13.7 Prayer and the COVID-19 Pandemic -- 13.8 The Hospital as a Place of Prayer and Faith -- 13.9 As Religious Affiliation Declines Prayer Continues -- 13.10 The Contested Public Dimension of Prayer -- 13.11 Prayer as a Personal Response to Life -- References -- 14 Right Intent: The Value of Morality and Religion in the Modern Law of Armed Conflict -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 The Transition from Just War Theory to the Modern Law of Armed Conflict -- 14.2.1 Origins of 'Just War' Theory -- 14.2.2 Philosophical Divergence, Modern Parallels and the Tenets of 'Just War' -- 14.2.3 Transformation Under Positivism and the Expansion of the Law of Armed Conflict. ; 14.3 Religion, Armed Conflict and International Humanitarian Law -- 14.3.1 Protections Conferred Under Treaty Law -- 14.3.2 Protections for Religious Objects, Sanctuary and the Question of 'Cultural Genocide' -- 14.3.3 Customary International Law and Enforcement of the Law of Armed Conflict Among Non-State Actors -- 14.4 The Consequences of the Shift to Positivism in the Law of Armed Conflict -- 14.5 Conclusion -- References -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Religion Matters
• ISBN: 9789819997770; 9789819997763
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910874690203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II