Trouble In Thessalonica: An Exegetical Study Of 1 Thess 4: 9-12, 5: 12-14 And2 Thess 3: 6-15 In Light Of First Century Social Conditions

1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
David C. Aune
Keyword(s):  
Social Conditions ◽  
First Century

Terrorism and Theocracy: The Radical Resistance Movement against Roman Rule in Judea

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Trampedach
Keyword(s):  
Roman Empire ◽  
Social Conditions ◽  
First Century ◽  
Foreign Occupation ◽  
Fertile Ground ◽  
Resistance Movement

This chapter discusses a case of ancient terrorism, the fight of the most radical branch of the Judean resistance movement against Roman rule in the first century ce by means of kidnapping and assassination. Ancient Judean terrorism was not only provoked by the foreign occupation, but also fed on the fertile ground of social antagonisms within Judean society. The zealot ideology of the Sicarii was fueled by theocratic, even apocalyptic beliefs, closely intertwined with radically egalitarian visions of society. Spectacular actions against the Roman Empire and its indigenous collaborators finally instigated the Judean War. Though modern terrorism has many different facets, the religiously motivated Islamic type shows parallels with the ancient Judean paradigm—in methods, but even more in ideology, which is based on comparable political and social conditions.

Feminist Psychiatric Ethics in the Twenty-First Century and the Social Context of Suffering

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Nyquist Potter
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Forensic Psychiatry ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Intimate Partner Abuse ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Social Conditions ◽  
First Century ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
The Social ◽  
Key Questions

This chapter covers three central developments in feminist psychiatric ethics: nosology, forensic psychiatry, and advances in feminist theorizing the twenty-firstst century. Each of these sections raises key questions in how to think about gender and other socially marked bodies as they intersect with psychiatry. In particular, I highlight feminist challenges to nosological and ontological issues in psychiatry and their relation to ethics; the concept of relationality as it affects our understanding of intimate partner abuse; postcolonialism and how an understanding of epistemologies of ignorance present ethical challenges to psychiatry; and the crucial question of testimonial justice when it comes to listening appropriately to patients. I argue that a consideration of each of these areas entails a shift in how feminists approach ethical issues, making psychiatric ethics more complex, more challenging and, in general, messier, as reflects current social conditions.

32. White-collar and corporate crime

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Levi ◽  
Nicholas Lord
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Context ◽  
Corporate Crime ◽  
White Collar Crime ◽  
White Collar ◽  
Social Conditions ◽  
First Century ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Regulation Strategies ◽  
Theory Research ◽  
Over Time

This chapter presents a succinct overview of key debates and ideas associated with theory, research, and practice in the area of white-collar and corporate crimes. First, it considers white-collar and corporate crimes in the twenty-first century, contextualizing these phenomena and reinforcing their criminological significance. Second, it revisits on-going conceptual debates, identifying central analytical features of white-collar and corporate crimes before going on to argue in favour of shifting attention towards understanding how white-collar crimes are organized and the conditions that shape this over time. Third, it reviews ways of explaining these behaviours, ranging from consideration of individual propensities and rationality through organizational context and culture to wider social conditions. Fourth, it examines current policing and regulation strategies, concluding with a discussion of key themes in white-collar crime research and scholarship.

scholarly journals IMPEACHMENT OR BACKSLIDING? Threats to democracy in the twenty-first century

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (98) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aníbal Pérez-Liñán
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Executive Branch ◽  
Social Conditions ◽  
First Century ◽  
Surprising Result ◽  
Early Twenty ◽  
The Social ◽  
Functional Equivalent ◽  
Democratic Survival ◽  
Twenty First Century

The age of military coups has ended, but democracy still confronts major challenges in the early twenty-first century. What are the new threats for democratic survival? Is impeachment a functional equivalent to old-fashioned military coups? Using comparative data for Latin America, this paper shows that the institution of impeachment has been “stretched” for political purposes and that the social conditions that triggered military coups in the pasttrigger impeachments in the contemporary era. However, the paper argues that impeachments should not be confused with coups and presents a surprising result: even though legislators often manipulate the impeachment process to undermine elected presidents, the most common threat to democratic survival does not originate in legislatures, but in the executive branch. Concentration of power by the executive has undermined democracy in Latin Americaand elsewhere.

Lineages

2014 ◽  
pp. 517-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah M. Zeller-Berkman
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Social Conditions ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
First Century ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Participatory Processes ◽  
The Right ◽  
Collective Creation ◽  
A Current

Participatory action research (PAR) in the twenty-first century asserts a democratization of who has the right to create knowledge, engage in participatory processes, research social conditions, and take action on issues that impact their lives. PAR is an approach to doing research that is based on a set of commitments. PAR theory and practice is a collective creation, benefiting from the thoughtful work of hundreds of people from more than sixty countries. This chapter traces three of PAR’s historical lineages, explores a current convergence of lineages called critical PAR, and offers some areas for future consideration.

Combining Professional Interests and Travel: People to People Citizen Ambassador Program

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-54
Author(s):  
Alex Johnson ◽  
Amanda Hitchins
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Communication Disorders ◽  
Social Conditions ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Exchange Program

Abstract This article summarizes a series of trips sponsored by People to People, a professional exchange program. The trips described in this report were led by the first author of this article and include trips to South Africa, Russia, Vietnam and Cambodia, and Israel. Each of these trips included delegations of 25 to 50 speech-language pathologists and audiologists who participated in professional visits to learn of the health, education, and social conditions in each country. Additionally, opportunities to meet with communication disorders professionals, students, and persons with speech, language, or hearing disabilities were included. People to People, partnered with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), provides a meaningful and interesting way to learn and travel with colleagues.

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