Finland: Re-evaluating the Social Role of Religion in Modern Society – Religion in Prisons

Author(s):  
Sami Puumala
2020 ◽  
Vol 89-90 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 102-115
Author(s):  
Natalia Evstafyeva ◽  
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Irina Wagner ◽  
Yulia Grishaeva ◽  
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The article deals with methodological aspects of the development of ecological culture of schoolchildren in a multicultural educational environment. The authors identify two acute problems in modern society – multiculturalism and ecology. The Russian Federation is a multicultural country. Multicultural education is aimed at preserving the diversity of Russian society, carries the potential and tool for protecting ethnic and national communities in a multi-ethnic Russia, promotes the integration of all territorial-economic, political and national-cultural communities into a single Russian nation, allows a person to adapt to a multicultural world, helps a person understand himself and the people around him and promote the social role of a cultural person in society. The authors consider the relationship between multiculturalism and ethnopedagogy, identify the main pedagogical approaches and principles of development of multicultural education. The article notes the importance of integration of two significant areas in education and in the world - ethnology and ecology. Together they make an ethno-cultural module and an eco-cultural module which form the values for the society sustainable development. The possibility of using the technology of project activity through the implementation of ethno-ecological projects of students is considered. The authors note that ethnoecological projects on the dominant activity of students can be of different directions: research, educational, creative or practical ones. The most effective way to work on projects is through the implementation of a system of eco-oriented multicultural project weeks. Authors pay an important attention to the projects aimed at studying the ethnoecological traditions of the native land, the peculiarities of its geography, climate, natural landscape, flora and fauna, reflected in folklore, folk crafts, cults, rituals, holidays, legends, myths, etc.


XLinguae ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 75-86

In these times of generalized neoliberalism that we are living, as totalitarian gazes are falling, it seems relevant to discuss the social role of religion from the critical-social perspective of modernity and especially, from the humanism of the future. Of course, I will drastically limit the scope this analysis being the topic so broad and complex. Thus, with rigorous humility, I will look at only one basic aspect of Max Weber’s religious thought, framing it and contrasting it with the critical vision of the Mesoamerican tradition. Max Weber argued that all religions form part of a historicaluniversal process whose evolution can be explained as driven by an inner logic constructed by the relentless urge toward the rationalization of ideas and life, especially in the case of salvation religions. This line of thought, with its universalist pretensions, leads us to question the validity of deterministic schemata that should be limited to the Western world and to European concerns -given their reductionism not only when compared to religious visions such as Kierkegaard’s with respect to Christianity (for him rationalism was not enough)- but also inasmuch as they leave out polytheistic projects and syncretic combinations such as the traditional conceptions of colonized peoples (where religions are monotheistic in name only, not having followed the steps of the Weberian protocol), or the ancient civilizational horizons such as China, India or Mesoamerica, whose evolution does not necessarily lead to the sort of final-stage rationality the German thinker had in mind


Author(s):  
أسماء حسين ملكاوي

المذاهب الإسلامية طريق إلى الوحدة، مُصطفى حُسيني طباطبائي، ترجمة: سعد رستم، دمشق: دار الأوائل، 2008م، 112 صفحة. الحوار القومي – الإسلامي، مجموعة من المؤلفين والباحثين بالتعاون مع المعهد السويدي بالإسكندرية، بيروت: مركز دراسات الوحدة العربية: 2008م، 713 صفحة. مسألة المنهج في الفكر الديني: وقفات وملاحظات، حيدر حب الله، بيروت: مؤسسة الانتشار العربي، 2007، 495 صفحة. مأزق الإمبراطورية الأمريكية، فنسان الغريّب، بيروت: مركز دراسات الوحدة العربية، 2008م، 401 صفحة. العقيدة والإنتاج المعرفي، صادق إنعام الخواجا، عمان: دار الشروق، 2008م، 453صفحة. هرطقات 2: عن العلمانية كإشكالية إسلامية – إسلامية، جورج طرابيشي، دمشق: دار الساقي للطباعة والنشر، 2008م، 248 صفحة. الدين والسياسة: تأصيل وردُّ شبهات، يوسف القرضاوي، القاهرة: دار الشروق، الطبعة الأولى، 2007م، 245 صفحة. التّكافُل الاجتماعي في الإسلام: رُؤية مُعاصرة، أسامة عبد المجيد العاني، دمشق: دار السلام، 2008م، 127 صفحة. مُستقبَل التّعليم العربي بين الكارثة والأمل، محسن خضر، القاهرة: الدار المصرية اللبنانية، الطبعة الأولى، 2008، 248 صفحة. العالم الإسلامي: عوامل النّهضة وآفاق البِناء، مجموعة من الباحثين، لندن: مجلة البيان، الطبعة الأولى، 2007، 525 صفحة.  السُّنة النبوية وعلومها: بين أهل السُّنة والشيعة الإمامية (مدخل ومقارنات)، الدكتور عدنان محمد زرزور، عمان: دار الأعلام، الطبعة الأولى، 2008م، 576 صفحة. Le coran décrypté: Figures bibliques en Arabie, Jacqueline Chabbi, Paris- Fayard, 2008, 418 pages. La question religieuse au XXIe siècle: Géopolitique et crise de la postmodernité, Georges Corm, Paris- Editions La Découverte (15 septembre 2005), 205 pages. Islam: Past, Present and Future: Hans Kung, Oneworld Publications (November 25, 2008), 800 pages. Stealth Jihad: How Radical Islam is Subverting America without Guns or Bombs, Robert Spencer, Regnery Publishing (November 18, 2008), 256 pages. Teaching: Professionalisation, Development and Leadership, David Johnson, Rupert Maclean (Editors), Springer; 1 edition, 2008, 318 pages. Human Values in a Changing World: A Dialogue on the Social Role of Religion (Echoes and Reflections), Bryan Wilson, Daisaku Ikeda, B. Tauris, 2008, 384 pages. The War on Islam: Enver Masud, India Research Press; 4th edition, 2008, 308 pages. Culturally Incorrect: How Clashing Worldviews Affect Your Future, Rod Parsley, Thomas Nelson, 2008, 224 pages. States without Citizens: Understanding the Islamic Crisis, John W. Jandora, Praeger Security International General Interest (June 30, 2008), 128 pages. Producing Islamic Knowledge: Transmission and Dissemination in Western Europe, Stefano Allievi, Martin Van Bruinessen, Taylor & Francis, Inc., 2008, 240 pages. Islamic Perspective on Charity: A Comprehensive Guide for Running a Muslim Nonprofit in the U.S., Khalil Jassemm, Author House (5 Oct. 2006), 540 pages. Your Child's Strengths: Discover Them, Develop Them, Use Them, Jenifer Fox, Viking Adult, 2008, 368 pages ... للحصول على كامل المقالة مجانا يرجى النّقر على ملف ال PDF  في اعلى يمين الصفحة.  


2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor A. Shnirelman

Interest in the social role of religion, including religious education (RE), is on the increase in the European Union. Yet whereas Western educators focus mostly on the potential of religion for dialogue and peaceful coexistence, in Russia religion is viewed mostly as a resource for an exclusive cultural-religious identity and resistance to globalization. RE was introduced into the curriculum in Russia during the past ten to fifteen years. The author analyzes why, how, and under what particular conditions RE was introduced in Russia, what this education means, and what social consequences it can entail.


2021 ◽  
pp. 107-117

Phenomena of motherhood is an independent existential value, as far as it satisfies social needs, that is an aspiration of individuals for selfactualization, descendant realization, the desire to leave a fully lived life. A notion of language personality is of concern which is different from the functional viewpoints of speech and communicative personalities. Motherhood changes both a female personality structure touching upon her motivational component, world-view, and her social status in the community, therefore, self-appraisal, her own image defines a woman’s language personality in the social role of a mother. Important features of a child's normal mental development are his/her speech, vocabulary and mastery of grammatical features. According to the specific features of speech, a person can display not only the external and perceptual properties of objects but also the ability to reflect internal, important interactions and relationships. A child's speech develops only as a result of interaction with the people around him/her, in which a mother is a key figure in this relationship. This article is devoted to the study of the peculiarities of speech of the Uzbek young mothers. The study examines the lexical and communicative properties of the Uzbek mothers of various social statuses and ages. The study includes an introduction that describes the concept of motherhood in modern society based on researches devoted to the study of the same context and methodology. In addition, the results and analyses of this article are illustrated with statistical diagrams and examples. The research material was an anonymous social questionnaire to study the sociolinguistic analysis of mothers' speech behavior in modern society. The purpose of the study is to analyze and compare a mother-child interaction ways in the young mothers’ examples. The analysis shows that mothers at a young age and various statuses use different words of address towards a child. In addition, the study explores the concept of motherhood and communicative features of mother's speech in the social role of motherhood.


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Edy J. P. Gurning

The ideology of the nation Indonesian is Pancasila. Within this ideology Pancasila, the state ensures religious freedom practices and provides space for religion to play a role in carrying out justice and peace in society. Particularly in the post-secular era, the role of religion becomes more significant. Post-secularism provides an active not passive and greater role for religion in presenting its social role. Christianity, as one of the religions in Indonesia, is also urged to participate in playing its social roles. Based on the characteristic Indonesian context, the social role of the church initiated by Karl Barth is far better to be employed in Indonesia than the social role of the church initiated by Jurgen Moltmann.


Author(s):  
Melanie Prideaux

Abstract The English context for interreligious dialogue is shaped by the presence of an established church which is inclusive, geographically spread, and engages with the state. This article will trace the ways in which the presence of an established church, and the particular model of church-state settlement, provide a context to legitimise particular types of interreligious activity. The social role of religion, the representative function of religion, and religion as an inclusive category, will be highlighted as key elements in the role of religion in English public life and in how interreligious organisations have developed. This observation is analytically useful as it assists an understanding of how and why interreligious dialogue and other activity has at various points become significant for the state’s governance of religious diversity, how success is understood and managed, and what non-engagement with interreligious activity might indicate.


2015 ◽  
Vol 75 (6) ◽  
pp. 446-458
Author(s):  
Manfred L. Pirner

AbstractThe social-philosophical discussion about the role of religion in late modern society opens up new perspectives for a public theology in general and a public religious pedagogy in specific. This contribution develops some of these perspectives referencing primarily Jürgen Habermas’ proposal to understand secularization as a common complementary process of learning of religious and non-religious people, in which translation gains central relevance. The consequences for religious pedagogy include the foundation as well as the conceptualization and impact of public religious learning.


1997 ◽  
pp. 3-8
Author(s):  
Borys Lobovyk

An important problem of religious studies, the history of religion as a branch of knowledge is the periodization process of the development of religious phenomenon. It is precisely here, as in focus, that the question of the essence and meaning of the religious development of the human being of the world, the origin of beliefs and cult, the reasons for the changes in them, the place and role of religion in the social and spiritual process, etc., are converging.


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