Editorial Special Issue—Climate Change and the Common Good

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clive Pearson
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
The Common Good ◽  
Editorial Special Issue ◽  
The Common

The Purpose and Practice of a Public Theology in a Time of Climate Change

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 356-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clive Pearson
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Public Theology ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Common Good ◽  
Public Agenda ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Common ◽  
Level Of Concern ◽  
Opinion Polls

AbstractThe nature of a public theology is to concern itself with the common good and the flourishing of all. The subject of climate change is to the forefront of the public agenda. Now and then the level of concern can slip down the opinion polls and it does attract a concerted degree of scepticism. It is nevertheless an issue that can allow us to consider the purpose and practice of a public theology. This article sets out to draw upon the insights of others who have contributed to this issue of the International Journal of Public Theology. It also sets out to place this work inside other discussions on what is a public theology and its intersection with an ecotheology.

Climate Change and the Common Good: Some Reflections from the South African Context

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernst M. Conradie
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
South African ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Common Good ◽  
Theological Discourse ◽  
African Context ◽  
The Common ◽  
Christian Discourse ◽  
Selection Of

AbstractThis article is based on the observation that any theological discourse is always from a particular location and a particular point of view, which is immediately recognized by others. At the same time, any (theological) discourse cannot escape the use of universals, of common categories that we need to communicate with others. We make constructions of the whole, of that which is common, albeit that we ineluctably make particular constructions of the whole. This poses particular challenges for discourse on the common good in the context of public theology. On this basis the article investigates a selection of ecclesial statements on climate change produced during the course of the year 2009 alone that are available in English. It focuses on how these statements handle the dilemma of speaking about the universal and the particular, given the moral ambiguities surrounding any Christian discourse on climate change. It argues that most of these documents are plagued with problems of reception; namely, whether the stipulated addressees would actually receive and read the documents, let alone respond to them appropriately.

Guest Editors’ Introduction Reviving Tradition: Virtue and the Common Good in Business and Management

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejo José G. Sison ◽  
Edwin M. Hartman ◽  
Joan Fontrodona
Keyword(s):  
Virtue Ethics ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Human Biology ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Human Flourishing ◽  
The Common Good ◽  
Universal Principles ◽  
The Common ◽  
Business And Management

ABSTRACT:Virtue ethics, the authors believe, is distinct and superior to other options because it considers, in the first place, which preferences are worth pursuing, rather than just blindly maximizing preferences, and it takes into account intuitions, emotions and experience, instead of acting solely on abstract universal principles. Moreover, virtue ethics is seen as firmly rooted in human biology and psychology, particularly in our freedom, rationality, and sociability. Work, business, and management are presented as vital areas for the development of virtues, not the least with a view to human flourishing. We conclude by introducing the articles included in this special issue.

scholarly journals The Concealments of Carbon Markets and the Publicity of Love in a Time of Climate Change

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 294-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael S. Northcott
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Carbon Markets ◽  
Carbon Emissions Trading ◽  
Cooperative Action ◽  
The Common Good ◽  
Cooperative Approach ◽  
The Common ◽  
Earth’S Climate

AbstractThe Kyoto Protocol and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change have failed to engage the nations in a cooperative approach to reducing the greenhouse gas emissions that are destabilizing the earth’s climate. Central to this failure is the resort to neo-liberal market techniques—and in particular markets in carbon emissions—for the management of emissions reduction. The resort to Carbon Emissions Trading (CET) reveals the problematic philosophical premises of economic neoliberalism, which include a preference for anonymous algorithms as managers of human affairs over face-to-face political communities and shared engagement of citizens and corporations in practices that promote the common good of a stable climate. It is proposed in this article that a core task of the church’s public responsibility in relation to climate change is to offer a theological critique of neoliberal approaches to climate change mitigation and against these to advance a spiritual theology of cooperative action for the common good of a stable climate in which love for near and distant neighbours, and creatures, is the key metaphor.

scholarly journals Reenvisioning Christian Ethics: An Introduction and Invitation

Religions ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 74
Author(s):  
Darryl W. Stephens
Keyword(s):  
Guest Editor ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Christian Ethics ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Global Society ◽  
The Common Good ◽  
The Common

This article by the guest editor introduces the theme of this special issue of Religions, reveals some of his underlying convictions and assumptions regarding the task of reenvisioning Christian ethics, and introduces each of the eight articles in this collection. Rather than a discipline, Christian ethics might more accurately be described as a field of scholarly endeavor engaging a range of partner disciplines. Each contributor was invited to offer a distinct perspective on this task, contributing to a collective reenvisioning of the field. The guest editor describes his underlying convictions, that the task of reenvisioning Christian ethics is real, perspectival, dialogical, collaborative, and purposeful. Correspondingly, he sees the task as awe-filled, discerning, responsive, participatory, and hopeful. Envisioned is a confluence of intersectional, interdisciplinary, and intercultural approaches expanding beyond the academy and even beyond the Christian in order to partner with all members of global society for the common good, shared justice, and full flourishing of all of creation.

Elevating Problems of Journalistic Power in an Age of Post-Truth

2019 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 240-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert E. Gutsche
Keyword(s):  
Common Good ◽  
Journalism Education ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
The Common Good ◽  
Problems And Solutions ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Common

Recent pushes to embrace problems and solutions related to working and teaching in an age of “post-truth” reveal problematic, long-time journalistic cultures and approaches of journalism that educators are challenged to address. This essay provides a critical voice to this special issue on education in “post-truth” to interpret current themes of threats to journalism discussed across journalistic communities. This perspective takes into account forces of neoliberalism and hegemonic ideologies within journalism education that, if addressed, could turn trials of “post-truth” into a redevelopment of journalism education for the common good.

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