scholarly journals Religious Diversity and the Concept of Religion

2020 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-113
Author(s):  
Christian Danz
Keyword(s):  
Religious Diversity ◽  
Religious Tradition ◽  
General Concept ◽  
Current Debate ◽  
Theology Of Religions ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Concrete Concept

SummaryThe article deals with the concept of religion in the contemporary theology of religions. Many theologians in the current debate work with a general concept of religion. Such a conception of religion unifies the distinctive religious diversities. This article argues that against the background of the previous debate, a theology of religions must proceed from a concept of religion as communication. This concept emerges out of the Christian religious tradition: it carries a particular meaning and hence should not be treated as universally applicable. Starting with a concrete concept of religion, a theology of religion has the task neither to give a foundation for other “religions”, nor that of Christianity. Only this could be a basis for a real pluralistic conception. From this starting point follows the question on how other religions understand religion.

scholarly journals Dual pairs of sequence spaces

2001 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johann Boos ◽  
Toivo Leiger
Keyword(s):  
Sequence Space ◽  
Dual Pair ◽  
General Concept ◽  
Sequence Spaces ◽  
Dual Pairs ◽  
The Third ◽  
Convex Sequence ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Alpha Beta ◽  
Locally Convex

The paper aims to develop for sequence spacesEa general concept for reconciling certain results, for example inclusion theorems, concerning generalizations of the Köthe-Toeplitz dualsE×(×∈{α,β})combined with dualities(E,G),G⊂E×, and theSAK-property (weak sectional convergence). TakingEβ:={(yk)∈ω:=𝕜ℕ|(ykxk)∈cs}=:Ecs, wherecsdenotes the set of all summable sequences, as a starting point, then we get a general substitute ofEcsby replacingcsby any locally convex sequence spaceSwith sums∈S′(in particular, a sum space) as defined by Ruckle (1970). This idea provides a dual pair(E,ES)of sequence spaces and gives rise for a generalization of the solid topology and for the investigation of the continuity of quasi-matrix maps relative to topologies of the duality(E,Eβ). That research is the basis for general versions of three types of inclusion theorems: two of them are originally due to Bennett and Kalton (1973) and generalized by the authors (see Boos and Leiger (1993 and 1997)), and the third was done by Große-Erdmann (1992). Finally, the generalizations, carried out in this paper, are justified by four applications with results around different kinds of Köthe-Toeplitz duals and related section properties.

How to reason about religious beliefs

DIALOGO ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 179-193
Author(s):  
Daniele Bertini
Keyword(s):  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Religious Diversity ◽  
Empirical Modeling ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Epistemic View

Intractable disagreements are commonly analyzed in terms of the semantic opposition of (at least) couples of disputed beliefs (purely epistemic view, from here on PEV). While such a view seems to be a very natural starting point, my intuitions are that such an approach is misleadingly unrealistic, and that an empirical modeling towards how individuals hold beliefs in intractable opposition constitutes a strong defeater for PEV. My work addresses disagreements within the religious domain. Accordingly, I will be concerned with developing my empirical understanding of religious beliefs, and will show the consequences of such proposal on how to answer the problem of religious diversity.

scholarly journals An Approach to the Analysis of Religious Reality in the Social Phenomenology of Alfred Schütz

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-327
Author(s):  
Alexey Sitnikov
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Religious Tradition ◽  
Physical World ◽  
Alfred Schutz ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Multiple Realities ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Social ◽  
Alfred Schütz ◽  
Social Phenomenology

The article deals with the social phenomenology of Alfred Schütz. Proceeding from the concept of multiple realities, the author describes religious reality, analyses its relationship with everyday, theoretical, and mythological realities, and identifies the areas where they overlap and their specifics. According to Schütz’s concept, reality is understood as something that has a meaning for a human being, and is also consistent and certain for those who are ‘inside’ of it. Realities are structurally similar to one another as they are similar to the reality that is most obvious for all human beings, i.e., the world of everyday life. Religious reality has one of the main signs of genuine reality, that of internal consistency. Religious reality has its own epoché (special ascetic practices) which has similarities with the epoché of the theoretical sphere since neither serve practical objectives, and imply freedom from the transitory issues of everyday life. Just as the theoretical sphere exists independently of the life of a scientist in the physical world and is needed to transfer results to other people, so the religious reality depends on ritual actions and material objects in its striving for the transcendent. Individual, and especially collective, religious practices are performed physically and are inextricably linked with the bodily ritual. The article notes that although Schütz’s phenomenological concept of multiple realities has repeatedly served as a starting point for the development of various social theories, its heuristic potential has not been exhausted. This allows for the further analyzing and development of topical issues such as national identity and its ties with religious tradition in the modern era, when religious reality loses credibility and has many competitors, one of which is the modern myth of the nation. Intersubjective ideas of the nation that are socially confirmed as the self-evident reality of everyday life cause complex emotions and fill human lives, thus displacing religious reality or forcing the latter to come into complex interactions with the national narrative.

scholarly journals A Concept for Club Information Systems (CIS) - An Example for Applied Sports Informatics

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-122
Author(s):  
Thomas Blobel ◽  
Martin Lames
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Business Intelligence ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
General Concept ◽  
Sports Clubs ◽  
Sports Science ◽  
It Systems ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Practice Models

AbstractIn professional sports clubs, the growing number of individual IT-systems increases the need for central information systems. Various solutions from different suppliers lead to a fragmented situation in sports. Therefore, a standardized and independent general concept for a club information systems (CIS) is necessary. Due to the different areas involved, an interdisciplinary approach is required, which can be provided by sports informatics. The purpose of this paper is the development of a general and sports informatics driven concept for a CIS, using methods and models of existing areas, especially business intelligence (BI). Software engineering provides general methods and models. Business intelligence addresses similar problems in industry. Therefore, existing best practice models are examined and adapted for sport. From sports science, especially training systems and information systems in sports are considered. Practical relevance is illustrated by an example of Liverpool FC. Based on these areas, the requirements for a CIS are derived, and an architectural concept with its different components is designed and explained. To better understand the practical challenges, a participatory observation was conducted during years of working in sports clubs. This paper provides a new sports informatics approach to the general design and architecture of a CIS using best practice models from BI. It illustrates the complexity of this interdisciplinary topic and the relevance of a sports informatics approach. This paper is meant as a conceptional starting point and shows the need for further work in this field.

Betriebliche Realisierung beruflicher Ausbildung behinderter Menschen

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doreen Kalina
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Training ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Current Debate ◽  
Job Market ◽  
Skilled Worker ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Tiered System ◽  
Social Code

In order for us to overcome the much maligned segregation of able-bodied people and people with disabilities in the job market and in vocational training, training that both caters to the needs of people with disabilities and is either on-the-job or hands-on is indispensable. If companies worked with disabled young people early on, they would be able to break down barriers and deconstruct stereotypes more easily. In order to achieve inclusivity in vocational training, separation has to be avoided as much as possible. Using this humanitarian premise as a starting point, this study examines a tiered system between in-company and extra-company training and, at the same time, between training in an officially recognised profession and skilled worker apprenticeships. In doing so, it focuses on the model of integrated training laid down in § 51, par. 2 of the Sozialgesetzbuch IX (Germany’s social code), which is advancing the current debate on the transformation from institutional to individual rehabilitation by placing demands on service providers.

Engaging Radical Alterity

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louis Komjathy
Keyword(s):  
Religious Diversity ◽  
Religious Studies ◽  
Interreligious Dialogue ◽  
Comparative Theology ◽  
Pedagogical Approach ◽  
Essential Characteristic ◽  
Theology Of Religions ◽  
Radical Alterity ◽  
Approach To Teaching ◽  
Theological Training

As someone located in Daoist Studies and Religious Studies without formal theological training, I have developed my own pedagogical approach to teaching Comparative Theology and the theologies of religious diversity. I begin with a discussion of the relative appropriateness and problematic nature of the terms “Theology” and “Comparative Theology” for studying non-Christian and even nontheistic traditions. I then move on to present a quasi-normative polytheistic or pluralistic theology of religions and discuss Religious Studies classrooms as dialogic spaces and interreligious encounters. I emphasize that the postcolonial and postmodern study of religion assumes theology is an essential characteristic, which also reveals mutually exclusive, equally convincing accounts of “reality.” Comparative Theology and interreligious dialogue provide helpful methodologies for addressing the challenges of radical alterity. We may endeavor to “think through” alternative perspectives and, in the process, defamiliarize the familiar and familiarize the unfamiliar.

scholarly journals A Comparative Analysis of Religious Education in Europe and Educational Guidelines in the Framework of Interreligious dialogue and a Culture of Peace

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-56
Author(s):  
Luis Del Espino Díaz
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Religious Education ◽  
Religious Diversity ◽  
Interreligious Dialogue ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Social Equality ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Culture Of Peace ◽  
Globalized World

AbstractThe phenomenon of migration that typifies a globalized world has created a society characterized by cultural and religious diversity. This has led to different types of conflict. States cannot disregard the current situation, and so intercultural strategies that encourage interreligious dialogue aimed at building a culture of peace must be part of educational curricula. This article analyses the religious education implemented in most European states so that using this material as a starting point, educational guidelines and strategies can be developed to make religious education into a subject that can contribute to the welfare of all human beings in a globalized world, valuing cultural diversity and social equality.

scholarly journals Epistemological Approaches and Pluralism in Accounting Research: beyond the dominant paradigm

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-92
Author(s):  
João Bilhim ◽  
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Andréa Gonçalves ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
Intrinsic Value ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Current Debate ◽  
Accounting Research ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Alternative Approaches ◽  
Theoretical Paradigms ◽  
Dominant Paradigm

The dominant scientific knowledge in accounting is reductionist and carries the ontological, epistemological and methodological assumptions of the paradigmatic approach in which it was developed, i.e., in the overwhelming majority it does not take into account the conceptual framework, values, beliefs, and subjective understanding moved by the players. Thus, the aim of this article is to provoke a reflection on the dominant theoretical paradigms in accounting research, evidencing the importance of alternative approaches. From the methodological point of view, the “state of the art” of accounting research will be surveyed, fitting this research into the type of theoretical essay or review of the main literature. Therefore, it was assumed as a starting point — how to enrich accounting information, through the contribution of interpretive and critical paradigms, given the recognized epistemological limitations of functionalist approaches. This article, starting from the typology developed by Burrel and Morgan (1979) — two dimensions, four paradigms —, revisits different epistemological possibilities and presents reflections on the contribution of these approaches to research, identifying assumptions, advantages and limitations of each paradigm. In this article, we conclude that it is a mistake to stigmatize the different theoretical paradigms to the extent that all are legitimate; only concrete research, carried out in their respective paradigms, can be considered appropriate or not. This epistemological reflection is relevant to the current debate to the extent that there are editorial policies that refuse the publication, regardless of its intrinsic value, when research does not fit the dominant paradigms (Baker and Bettner, 1997).

scholarly journals A teologia como “intellectus amoris”. A propósito de crítica de Clodovis Boff a Jon Sobrino

2019 ◽  
Vol 69 (274) ◽  
pp. 388
Author(s):  
Francisco De Aquino Júnior
Keyword(s):  
Current Debate ◽  
Human Knowledge ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Jon Sobrino ◽  
Theology Of Liberation

O debate atual sobre a TdLe seu método tem seu ponto de partida e uma de suas objetivações privilegiadas na crítica de Clodovis Boff à tese de Jon Sobrino da TdL como “intellectus amoris”. Ela revela a existência de conflito entre duas concepções bem distintas e, sob certos aspectos, contrárias ao quefazer teológico e, pressupostamente, ao conhecimento humano em geral. É o que procuraremos explicitar nesse artigo, apresentando a tese de Sobrino (I) e a crítica de C. Boff a essa tese (II) e discutindo criticamente a crítica de C. Boff (III).Abstract: The current debate about the Theology of Liberation and its method has as its starting point and as one of its primary expressions Clodovis Boff’s criticism of Jon Sobrino’s thesis about the Theology of Liberation as “intellectus amoris”. The debate reveals the existence of a conflict between two very different conceptions that are, under certain aspects, contrary to the theologian task and presumably also to human knowledge in general. This is what this article intends to explain by presenting both Sobrino’s thesis (I) and C. Boff’s criticism(II) and by discussing the latter in a critical manner (III).

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