Beyond belief : opportunities for faith-engaged approaches to climate-change adaptation in the Pacific Islands / / Johannes M. Luetz, Patrick D. Nunn, editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (388 pages) |
Disciplina | 261.88 |
Collana | Climate Change Management |
Soggetto topico | Climatic changes - Religious aspects - Christianity |
ISBN | 3-030-67602-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface-Authors' Note -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 Beyond Belief -- Preamble -- The Dilemma of the Pacific -- Book Focus and Contribution -- Looking Back to the Future: The Clash of Religion and Secularism -- The Roots of Spirituality and Religion in the Pacific Islands Region -- Religion as Culture, Religion for Wellbeing -- Weaving Worldviews: Science and Spirituality Together -- Belief and Action: A Way Forward? -- Faith for Survival -- Afterword -- References -- Part I Looking Back to the Future: The Clash of Religion and Secularism -- 2 Ecology, War, and Nuclear Testing in the Pacific: The Path of Reconciliation -- Introduction -- The Causes and Impacts of War -- War -- Ecology -- Opportunities for Future Research -- Nuclear Testing in the Pacific -- Towards a Faith-Informed Solution -- Ten Steps Toward a Practical Ministry of Reconciliation -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Religious and Cultural-Spiritual Attributions of Climate-Driven Changes on Food Production: A Case Study from North Malaita, Solomon Islands -- Introduction -- Connections Between Religion and Agriculture -- Methodology -- Study Site -- Sampling, Data Collection -- Data Analysis -- Results -- Social-Demographic Profile -- Perceptions on the Causes of Negative Impacts on Food Production -- Farmers' Observation in 1988 and Perceptions for 2050 on Food Production -- Discussion -- Farmers' Social-Demographic Profiles -- Impacts Observed by the Farmers on Their Food Crop Production -- Cause of Impacts: Climate-Related Events, Human Factor and Religious Beliefs. -- A Way Forward for Farmers -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II The Roots of Spirituality and Religion in the Pacific Islands Region -- 4 Leveraging Vanua: Metaphysics, Nature, and Climate Change Adaptation in Fiji -- Introduction.
Metaphysics and the Cosmology of Nature in ITaukei Fiji -- Disconnects Between Vanua and Climate Change Policies in Fiji -- Conclusions -- References -- 5 Gods, Spirits and Natural Hazards: Ontologies and Epistemologies of Natural Hazards and Climate Change in Kiribati and Papua New Guinea -- Introduction -- Changing Religious Perceptions in the Pacific -- Methods -- Bedamuni, Western Province, Papua New Guinea -- Kiribati -- The Changing Perceptions of Hazards and Climate Change in Three Stages -- Pre-contact Period -- Colonial and Missionary Period -- The Contemporary Period -- The Missing Link? Acknowledging Unique Ontologies and Epistemologies and Other Lessons for the Future -- References -- 6 Climate Justice and God's Justice in the Pacific: Climate Change Adaptation and Martin Luther -- Introduction -- Luther's Theology of Creation and Climate Change in the Pacific -- The Flood -- Creation's Suffering and Climate Change -- Fighting Climate Change, Fighting God -- Conclusion -- References -- Part III Religion as Culture, Religion for Wellbeing -- 7 Cyclone Winston: Catholic Women's Faith and Agency in a Coastal Village in Fiji -- Introduction -- Understanding Faith -- Faith, Prayer and Spiritual Agency -- Women and Natural Disasters in the Pacific Islands -- Tokou-A Catholic Village on Ovalau -- Tokou-Catholic Faith and Women -- Cyclone Winston -- Before -- During -- Faith and Prayer in the Midst of Chaos -- After -- Lessons Learnt -- Conclusion -- References -- 8 Signs of "The End Times": Perspectives on Climate Change Among Market Sellers in Madang, Papua New Guinea -- Introduction -- Climate Related Risks and Hazards Facing PNG's Communities -- Understandings of Environmental Change in PNG -- Methods -- Study Area -- The Madang Town Market -- Qualitative Interviews -- Results -- Observed Changes in Fruit and Vegetable Produce. Interpretations of the Cause of Change -- Perspectives on Climate-Change Mitigation and Adaptation -- Awareness and Understanding of the Term 'Climate Change' -- Discussion -- Opportunities for Future (Participatory) Research -- Conclusion -- References -- 9 Climate Change and Eschatology -- Three End-Time Scenarios Revisited -- Vital Questions Regarding Eschatology -- Three End-Time Models -- The Rainbow Model (Noah's Message) -- Noah's Flood as Primordial Archetype -- Theological Background -- Historical Background -- Eschatological Implications -- The Nineveh Model (Jonah's Message) -- Literary and Theological Background -- Historical-Critical Considerations -- Jonah and Jesus -- The Apocalypse Model (Jesus' End-Time Message) -- The Phenomenon of Apocalypticism -- The Expectation of Jesus -- The Contingency of Prophetic Predictions -- Towards an Hermeneutic of the Three Models -- The Rainbow Narrative -- The Nineveh Narrative -- The Apocalyptic Narrative -- A New Understanding of God and of Man's Role? -- Conclusion -- References -- 10 Standing in the Middle of the Ocean: Time for a Public Theology -- 'What Are We to Preach?' -- 'I Stand in the "Middle of the Ocean"' -- The Blue Pacific -- Superwicked Problems and the Anthropocene -- The Problem with Noah -- The Bible and Disasters -- The Public Bible -- The Present Kairos -- 'Not Without My Neigbour'-Madrid, 2019 -- References -- Part IV Weaving Worldviews: Science and Spirituality Together -- 11 Paddling on Both Sides of the Canoe: Toward a Consilience of Science and Spirituality in Climate Change Response -- Introduction -- The Realities of Climate Change-Rising Sea Levels and Intensified Storms -- The Consequences of Climate Change-Fiji as an Exemplar -- The Big Monster - Tropical Cyclone Winston as Case Study -- Faith as a Floatation Device. Understanding the Oneness of Life and Intuitive Worldviews -- On Integrating Diverse Worldviews -- Risk as a Social Construct -- Community Context & -- Tools for Engagement -- Conclusion-Towards Consilience -- Opportunities for Future Research -- References -- 12 Climate Change: Science, People, Religion-Cord of Three Strands -- The Relationship Between Climate Change, Science, People, Religion, Resilience and Sustainability Communities -- Why the 'Cord of Three Strands' Framework and 'God-Knot' Approach is Well-Suited in the Pacific -- Climate Change and Science Linkages -- Climate Change and People Linkages -- Linkages Between Climate Change and Religion -- Linkages Between Climate Change, Resilience and Sustainability -- Methods -- Results -- Discussion: Significance of God's Knot Framework for the State, Church and Communities -- Conclusions -- References -- 13 Influence of Spiritual Beliefs on Autonomous Climate-Change Adaptation: A Case Study from Ono Island, Southern Fiji -- Introduction -- Study Area and Context -- Methods -- Results and Analysis -- Observations of Climate Change by the People of Ono -- Ono Residents' Views on the Causes of Climate Change -- Responses to Climate-Change Impacts on Ono -- Views About Future Coastal-Environmental Changes on Ono -- Discussion: Spiritual Beliefs and Climate Change -- Religious Beliefs -- Secular-Scientific Beliefs -- Traditional-Cultural Beliefs -- Flexible Attribution and Community Responses -- Conclusion and Future Research -- Note -- References -- 14 For Kin, God and Other Beings: Mixtures of Conservation Practice in Raja Ampat, West Papua -- Introduction -- Pacific Island Communities' Environmental Practices at the Juncture of Custom and Science -- Framing Environmental Adaptations in the Raja Ampat, at the Juncture of Oceania and Southeast Asia -- Study Sites and Methods. Christianity and Ancestral Beliefs as Hybrid Environmental Practices in Raja Ampat -- Conservation as a Faith-Based Adaptation to Change -- Nonhuman Zones as Unintended Ecological Refuges -- Linked Resource Management in Raja Ampat as a Buffer to Increased Threats -- References -- Part V Belief and Action: A Way Forward? -- 15 Pacific Climate Warriors and Local Narratives on Climate Change: An Analysis of a Faith-Informed Indigenous Rhetoric -- Introduction -- Climate Change: One Set of Facts, Multiple Values -- Social Movements and Indigenous Activism in Oceania -- 350.org -- 350 Pacific and the Pacific Climate Warriors -- Campaigning in Australia and the Vatican City -- The Role of the Internet -- Pacific Activism -- Conclusions -- References -- 16 How Does Faith Influence Pro-Environmental Practice in Schools? Examples from the Pacific Islands -- Introduction -- Fiji -- The Research -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Part VI Faith for Survival -- 17 Wonders in the Heavens Above, Signs on the Earth Below: Pacific Islands Pentecostalism, Climate Change and Acts 2 -- Introduction -- Pentecostalism's Enchanted Worldview -- This Enchanted Worldview in the Pacific Islands -- Acts 2 and Pentecostal Worldview -- The Ecological Principles of Interconnectedness and Voice -- Joel 2: 28-32 and the Imagery of Creation -- Implications for Acts 2: 17-21 -- Concluding Synthesis -- References -- 18 Christianity, Creation, and the Climate Crisis: Ecotheological Paradigms and Perspectives -- Introduction: The Three 'Rs' of Christian Environmental Thought -- The Great Acceleration and Anthropocene -- Conceptualising Religion as an Effectual Cultural Adaptation Resource -- Nature, Creation, Knowledge and Truth-Seeking: Leveraging Epistemologies -- Contextualising Green Prisms -- Towards Synthesis: A Spectrum of Responses. Conclusion: New Conceptual Capital for a New Era. |
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Handbook of Climate Change Management : Research, Leadership, Transformation / / edited by Walter Leal Filho, Johannes M. Luetz, Desalegn Ayal |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2021.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (5261 pages) |
Disciplina |
304.25
363.73874561 |
Soggetto topico |
Environment
Economic sociology Environmental management Environmental Law Environmental Sciences Economic Sociology Environmental Management |
ISBN | 3-030-57281-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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Innovating Christian education research : multidisciplinary perspectives / / Johannes M. Luetz, Beth Green, editors |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2021.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 468 pages) : color illustrations, charts |
Disciplina | 371.07 |
Collana | Gale eBooks |
Soggetto topico |
Church and education
Christianity Education - Philosophy |
ISBN | 981-15-8856-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
1. Innovating Christian Education Research: Multidisciplinary Perspectives—An Introductory Overview -- PART I: CONCEPTUAL: Research that develops theological, philosophical and theoretical discussion of Christian Education -- 2. B. Green: Present Tense: Christian Education in Secular Time -- 3. M. Stephens: Thinking as Christian Virtue: Reason and Persuasion for a Fractious Age -- 4. D. Iselin: Home-Coming: Restoring a Theology of Place within Christian Education -- 5. B. Norsworthy: Christian Higher Education: Capturing a Personal Passionate Profession -- 6. E. Beech: Towards a Conceptual Model for Biblical Transformative Online Learning -- 7. D. J. Konz: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Christo-ecclesial Unity in Christian Higher Education -- 8. J. R. Leopard: In Search of a Redeemed and Redeeming Epistemology for Cross-cultural Educational Research: A Biblical Narrative Perspective on Straussian Grounded Theory --
9. D. A. Austin, D. Perry: Developing a Christian Research and Scholarship Framework: An Australian Christian Higher Education Case Study -- 10. C. B. Murison: Christian Higher Education: A Frog in the Kettle or a Light on the Hill? -- 11. J. Greentree: Clarifying Christian School Purposes in the Neoliberal Marketplace -- 12. J. Dalziel: Do We Live in a Pluralist Society Any More? Christian Education as a Case Study -- 13. D. M. Benson: A Reason for Revelation: The Place of Sacred Texts in Secular Middle-School Science Curricula -- PART II: EMPIRICAL: Research that examines data to test theory, answer big questions and develop our understanding of Christian Education -- 14. S. Gowan, M. Miner Bridges: Distinctively Christian Higher Education as the Wholistic Formation of Students -- 15. S. Tucker, J. M. Luetz: Art Therapies and Prison Chaplaincy: A Review of Contemporary Practices Considering New Testament Teachings -- 16. A. Butcher, B. Norsworthy: Cupbearers to the King: Humility, Hope and Hospitality for Formational Practice -- 17. H. Kemp: The Imaginarium of Narrative in Christian Curriculum Design: A Case Study from St Kentigern College, Auckland -- 18. C. Chapman: Training Requirements for Entry-Level Ministry-Ready Pentecostal Leaders -- PART III: PRACTICE: Research that reflects on contemporary practice contexts and showcases opportunities for future Christian Education inquiry -- 19. D. Paterson: Faith, Facts, and Feelings: Christian Persuasion in our Post-Secular Age -- 20. G. Buxton, J. M. Luetz, S. Shaw: Towards an Embodied Pedagogy in Educating for Creation Care -- 21. J. Robinson, N. Stirling, S. Barendse: Priceless Perspectives: Equipping Students to Think Critically about the Abortion Discourse -- 22. W. Nelson, J. M. Luetz: Towards intercultural literacy: A literature review on immersive cross-cultural experiences and intercultural competency charts opportunities for future research -- 23. L. Gosbell: Universal Design for Learning in Christian Higher Education: Inclusive Practices for Students With and Without Disability -- 24. F. Seyed Aghamiri, J. M. Luetz: Sexual Addiction and Christian Education. |
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Quality Education / / edited by Walter Leal Filho, Anabela Marisa Azul, Luciana Brandli, Pinar Gökcin Özuyar, Tony Wall |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (951 pages, 76 illustrations, 61 illustrations in color. eReference.) |
Disciplina | 370.1 |
Collana | Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainability
Maturation (Psychology) Educational sociology Personal Development Sociology of Education |
ISBN | 3-319-95870-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education for all girls and boys -- Access to quality care and pre-primary education -- Access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university -- Increase of youth and adults skills for employment -- Elimination of gender disparities in education -- Access to education for persons with disabilities, indigenous people etc -- Literacy and numeracy for all -- Increased supply of qualified teachers -- Teacher training in developing countries. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910383817003321 |
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