Dialogue

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colette Sciberras ◽  
Nelson Reveley
Keyword(s):  
Buddhist Philosophy ◽  
Theological Ethics ◽  
The World ◽  
Spiritual Conflicts

This dialogue brings Buddhist thought into conversation with Protestant Christian theological ethics. The chapter examines the worldly and spiritual conflicts and connections of flourishing in Buddhist philosophy, and how those concepts echo Christian writings. Dialogue follows about Buddhist and Christian views of the afterlife, as well as suffering and impermanence, goodness and permanence, and how there can be happiness in both permanence and impermanence. Further discussion about how the tensions between material and spiritual flourishing play out in other aspects of life prompts questions about whether the world may be seen as good, what counts as good, and where value lies.

Mahāvīra (6th–5th century BC)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jayandra Soni
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Present Form ◽  
Buddhist Philosophy ◽  
Concepts And Categories ◽  
Essential Nature ◽  
The World

Mahāvīra’s significance for Jaina philosophy is comparable to that of his contemporary, Buddha, for Buddhist philosophy. Both are regarded as the source of ideas, concepts and categories with far-reaching implications for later philosophical activity. In their respective traditions, both Mahāvīra and Buddha are recognized as enlightened or omniscient beings because they grasped the essential nature of reality, human life and the world. The teachings ascribed to them were at first passed on orally and were compiled into their present form several centuries later.

scholarly journals The World at Risk: Vulnerability, Precarity, and Connectedness

2020 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 132-149
Author(s):  
James F. Keenan
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Political Leadership ◽  
Judith Butler ◽  
Theological Ethics ◽  
Linda Hogan ◽  
International Conference ◽  
The World ◽  
Risk Vulnerability ◽  
Catholic Theological

This article considers the world at risk; in particular it focuses on the three topics covered at the international conference of Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church in 2018 in Sarajevo: climate change, its impact on marginalized populations, and the tragic banality of contemporary political leadership. The article turns to a proposal by Trinity College’s Linda Hogan to develop an ethics of vulnerability so as to respond to the triple crisis. After examining contemporary writings on both vulnerability and precarity by Judith Butler and others, it concludes by applying the ethics of vulnerability to other urgent cases as well.

Dumping Sites, Witches and Soul-Pollution

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-103
Author(s):  
Abamfo Ofori Atiemo
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Electronic Waste ◽  
Religious Studies ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Theological Ethics ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
The World ◽  
African Context

Abstract The generation of waste and how to manage it pose challenges to municipal and district authorities in many parts of the world. In the African context, poverty, bad management practices, and increasing consumerist culture have conspired to render the situation even more complex. Complicating the situation further is the addition of synthetic and electronic waste, non-biodegradable and, in several cases, hazardous. Drawing on personal first hand experiences in Ghana from the perspective of a pastor and a scholar of religious studies, the author reflects on contemporary waste and its (mis)management in Africa and how these affect the dignity and security of present and future generations. He draws on relevant theological motifs from Christianity and indigenous African religious beliefs and practices as well as insights from sociology and eco-theological ethics to analyse the challenge and explore ways in which African Christian public opinion may be mobilized to help address the challenge.

Seeing Clearly

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Bommarito
Keyword(s):  
Good Life ◽  
Buddhist Philosophy ◽  
The Good Life ◽  
Peace Of Mind ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
Central Elements ◽  
Practical Guidance ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Basic Ideas

Many of us, even on our happiest days, struggle to quiet the constant buzz of anxiety in the background of our minds. All kinds of worries—worries about losing people and things, worries about how we seem to others—keep us from peace of mind. Distracted or misled by our preoccupations, misconceptions, and, most of all, our obsession with ourselves, we do not see the world clearly—we do not see the world as it really is. In our search for happiness and the good life, this is the main problem. But luckily there is a solution, and on the path to understanding it, we can make use of the rich and varied teachings that have developed over centuries of Buddhist thought. This book explores the central elements of centuries of Buddhist philosophy and practice, explaining how they can improve life and teach us how to live without fear. Mining important texts and lessons for practical guidance, it provides a guide to the very practical goals that underpin Buddhist philosophy. After laying out the basic ideas, the text walks readers through a wide range of techniques and practices we can adopt to mend ingrained habits.

scholarly journals CREATURELY LAW

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
William S. Brewbaker
Keyword(s):  
Divine Revelation ◽  
Theological Ethics ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
The World

Theological explorations of law have sometimes followed a “prophetic” model in which scripture or theological ethics serves as the primary norm for human law. After all, if God has spoken his Law into the world, especially a world beset by sin and oppression, should not human law answer to that Law? Moreover, is not law more authoritative when it is “found” or “discovered” within the framework of divine revelation than when it is “made” autonomously by fallen human beings?

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