scholarly journals Reformed Protestantism and the Origins of Modern Environmentalism

2018 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael S. Northcott
Keyword(s):  
National Parks ◽  
Rare Species ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Eastern Orthodox ◽  
Public Mind ◽  
The Public ◽  
Religious Background ◽  
The World ◽  
Ecological Conservation ◽  
Environmental Campaigns

The question I investigate in this essay is why it was individuals and regions with a Reformed Protestant religious background—rather than, say, Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Buddhist, or Taoist—which pioneered environmental campaigns and efforts to set aside national parks and rare species for conservation. Subsidiary questions discussed are two: (1) What might be the roots of an affinity between Protestantism and an ecological orientation to the world? (2) If there was this affinity in the nineteenth-century origins of ecological conservation, why is it not more widely acknowledged in contemporary scholarship and in the public mind?

scholarly journals Eastern Orthodox Church and modern religious processes in the world

2012 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 425-441
Author(s):  
Miroljub Jevtic
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Religious Practice ◽  
Eastern Orthodox ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
Orthodox Christianity ◽  
The World ◽  
Collapse Of Communism ◽  
Society Today

The majority of the Christian world today is affected by weakening adherence to principles of religious practice. The reverse is the case in the countries of predominantly Orthodox tradition. After the collapse of communism, all types of human freedom were revived, including the religious one. The consequence is the revival of the Orthodox Christianity. It is reflected in the influence of the Orthodox Church on the society. Today, the most respected institutions in Russia and Serbia are the Russian and Serbian Orthodox Church, respectively. Considering the decline of the Western Christianity, the revival of the Orthodox Church has raised hopes that the Western Christianity can be revived, too. Important Christian denominations, therefore, show great interest in including the Orthodox Church in the general Christian project. It is particularly evident in the Roman Catholic Church foreign policy. The Roman Catholic Church is attempting to restore relations with Orthodox churches. In this sense, the most important churches are the Russian and the Serbian Church. But, establishing relations with these two is for Vatican both a great challenge and a project of great significance.

Customary Oathing and the Legal Process in Kenya

1970 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip P. Durand
Keyword(s):  
Present State ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Legal Process ◽  
Nineteen Fifties ◽  
Public Mind ◽  
The Public ◽  
Mau Mau ◽  
The World ◽  
The Law

The customary oath is woven into the fabric of African traditional life. Owing, however, to the world-wide publicity which was generated by the Mau Mau emergency in the nineteen-fifties, and the more recent publicity following allegations of oathing after the assassination of the late T. J. Mboya in Nairobi in July, 1969, oathing and Kenya have become closely associated in the public mind. The present state of the law with regard to oaths and oathing in Kenya is not entirely satisfactory, and in certain instances it must be stated that the law appears to be honoured more in the breach than in the observance.

The Present State of Airship Development

1922 ◽  
Vol 26 (133) ◽  
pp. 23-39
Keyword(s):  
Present State ◽  
Air Transport ◽  
Civil Aviation ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Public Mind ◽  
The Public ◽  
The World ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Distance Work

At the time when the question of the development of civil aviation is so much in the public mind, I am most grateful to the Royal Aeronautical Society for giving me this opportunity of summarising the technical position of the airship to-day.It seems to me that if air transport is to take its place with other existing forms of transport the long distance routes of the world must be established, and my object in summarising the present technical position of the airship is to enable you to form an opinion as to whether the modern airship is capable of taking its place in establishing these routes.I have confined my remarks to the rigid as it is the large airship which is the most suitable for this long distance work.As this long distance work has a distinct bearing, in my opinion, on the value of the airship for naval purposes, I have made a brief reference to this aspect of the subject.

scholarly journals NEW ROME, AS AN IDEAL HIERATOPY, IN THE GALICIAN SACRED ARCHITECTURE OF THE INDEPENDENCE AGE

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 204-211
Author(s):  
Frankiv R. ◽  
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Khadzhynov V. ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
National Identity ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Eastern Orthodox ◽  
Sacred Architecture ◽  
The World ◽  
Eastern Traditions

The aim of the article is to reveal the tendency to use images of the Constantinople capital's architecture in the projects of sacred buildings in Galicia at the beginning of the XXI century. Under the hieratopy of New Rome means the special status of Constantinople - the sacred center of the World Christian (Roman) State. After the fall of Constantinople, the image of New Rome became available for reproduction in previously remote corners of the Byzantine world, including in the construction of the identities of certain modern nations formed in the nineteenth century. It is underlined that the hieratopy of New Rome became an important part of Ukrainian identity searching within the sacred architecture of Galicia. It is determined that in varying degrees, it was characteristic of the search for a national manifestation both in the period of the turn of the XIX - XX centuries, and of the Independence period in the turn of the XX - XXI centuries. It is determined that for this last period, an important factor was the significant improvement of relations between the Western (Latin) and Eastern (Orthodox) churches, the rehabilitation of Eastern traditions in Roman Catholic discourse. Also the article shows examples of a number of buildings, which testify to different variants of architecture work of sacred buildings in Galicia (West Ukraine) with images of hieratopia of New Rome. Furthermore is given a ways in which it fits into the existing stereotypes of architectural manifestation of Ukrainian national identity and symbolism, as well as manifestations of Ukrainian national identity.

The ABMC Story Goes On, 1960–Present

2018 ◽  
pp. 222-234
Author(s):  
Thomas H. Conner
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
World War I ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
World War ◽  
Public Mind ◽  
The Public ◽  
The World ◽  
Places Of Memory ◽  
National Mall ◽  
The Many

This chapter looks at the work the ABMC has been doing since World War II ended. The chairmanships of Generals Jacob Devers and Mark Clark are explored in some detail. Maintenance of the memorials is a mission of remembrance that the ABMC is strongly upholding. Some additional sites have been created since 1960, and “interpretive centers” continue to be added to the World War I and II memorials. Presidential visits to some of the cemeteries since the Carter years have expanded public awareness of these places of memory. The commission directed the construction of the WWII Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., that was dedicated in 2004. This chapter concludes with an assessment of the enduring importance of the work of the ABMC. The WWI veterans have all passed away, and WWII veterans are becoming fewer. The ABMC’s efforts to maintain the beautiful memorials, monuments, and cemeteries keep the many stories, examples learned, and sacrifices continually fresh in the public mind.

3. The World as Governed by Law, Teleologically considered

1866 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 596-597
Author(s):  
R. S. Wyld
Keyword(s):  
Human Race ◽  
Public Mind ◽  
The Public ◽  
Human Happiness ◽  
Moral World ◽  
The World

Mr Wyld stated that he considered the philosophic treatment of this subject important, as there existed a great amount of loose ill-digested opinion in the public mind regarding it, and possibly also in the minds of many men of science.The first object of the paper is to direct attention to the fact of the existence of general laws, alike in the physical and in the moral world; to consider these as designed for the benefit of the human race; and to enforce the duty of reviewing them as the appointed paths to human happiness and progress.Mr Wyld showed that the doctrine is not only not necessarily connected with what is called infidel opinions, but, on the contrary, is far more naturally allied with the belief in a supreme Ruling Intelligence.

Responding to Small Island Nations Imperiled by Human-Forced Climate Change: An Ethical Imperative for Christians

2018 ◽  
Vol 100 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-111
Author(s):  
Jame Schaefer
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Health Economic ◽  
Greenhouse Gases ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Eastern Orthodox ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Ethical Imperative ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Square

Small island nations are increasingly imperiled by larger nations that are emitting most of the greenhouse gases, forcing changes in the global climate, and causing catastrophic ecological and social problems. Among the most adversely affected people are islanders who are suffering immense health, economic, and cultural injustices that should be addressed at all levels of governance. Leaders of Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and Roman Catholic denominations have been responding meaningfully to the plight of the small island nations by drawing motivation from their theological traditions for mitigating the problems and calling all Christians to act individually, collectively within their parishes, and collaboratively in the public square.

scholarly journals Intelligent design theory: New hypothesis or old idea in a new guise?

2007 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-30
Author(s):  
John A. Bryant
Keyword(s):  
Intelligent Design ◽  
Design Theory ◽  
Public Mind ◽  
The Public ◽  
Religious View ◽  
The World ◽  
New Hypothesis ◽  
Do So

The term ‘intelligent design’ is a relatively new one. In the public mind it is associated with a particular religious view of the world and because of this it is often lumped together with what is loosely called ‘creationism’. In this brief article, I intend to examine the claims of intelligent design, but it will be impossible to do so without mentioning religion and because of that, I need to make my own position clear.

“All in a Garden Green”: Shakespeare's Staging of Garden Imagery

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-252
Author(s):  
Deborah Solomon
Keyword(s):  
Early Modern ◽  
Literary Tradition ◽  
The Public ◽  
The World ◽  
Audience Interaction ◽  
The Many ◽  
Green World

This essay draws attention to the surprising lack of scholarship on the staging of garden scenes in Shakespeare's oeuvre. In particular, it explores how garden scenes promote collaborative acts of audience agency and present new renditions of the familiar early modern contrast between the public and the private. Too often the mention of Shakespeare's gardens calls to mind literal rather than literary interpretations: the work of garden enthusiasts like Henry Ellacombe, Eleanour Sinclair Rohde, and Caroline Spurgeon, who present their copious gatherings of plant and flower references as proof that Shakespeare was a garden lover, or the many “Shakespeare Gardens” around the world, bringing to life such lists of plant references. This essay instead seeks to locate Shakespeare's garden imagery within a literary tradition more complex than these literalizations of Shakespeare's “flowers” would suggest. To stage a garden during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries signified much more than a personal affinity for the green world; it served as a way of engaging time-honored literary comparisons between poetic forms, methods of audience interaction, and types of media. Through its metaphoric evocation of the commonplace tradition, in which flowers double as textual cuttings to be picked, revised, judged, and displayed, the staged garden offered a way to dramatize the tensions produced by creative practices involving collaborative composition and audience agency.

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