Moving Beyond ‘Christian Relations to Other Religions’: A Postcolonial Critique of Interreligious Dialogue

2021 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 358-367
Author(s):  
Muthuraj Swamy
Keyword(s):  
Interreligious Dialogue ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
European Colonialism ◽  
Contemporary Context

Interreligious dialogue involving Christianity has many of its roots in European colonialism. In order that interreligious peacebuilding works effectively among communities, it is important to decolonise dialogue. Such a task will involve critiquing the dominant ‘Christian relations to other religions’ approach where Christianity’s points of view are often brought to the centre. It will encourage Christian reflections of ‘other religions’ relations to Christianity’, which can create possibilities to explore how and why other religions build relations with Christianity, and for learning from them. A rereading of the Esau-Jacob story can serve as a model to work for a decolonised dialogue that is more fruitful in the contemporary context.

Historical Archaeology of Early Modern Colonialism in Asia-Pacific

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Asia Pacific ◽  
World Systems ◽  
Global History ◽  
Holistic Understanding ◽  
Archaeological Work ◽  
History Of ◽  
Capitalist World ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
European Colonialism ◽  
China’S Economy

The history of the Asia-Pacific region since the 1500s has traditionally been told as one of stagnation and decline imposed by the superiority of Europeans, who also allegedly established capitalism and political and economic domination since their arrival, thus opening the era of “the Rise of the West.” In the last decades, however, there has been a rejection of the academic paradigm that placed Europe as the key player in the formation of a globalized, capitalist world. Since, ever-earlier world-systems have been subsequently defined in Asia, with particular attention paid to China’s economy. The relevance of this task can hardly be overemphasized: a decentralized global history is being delineated. Thus, the mechanisms by which European colonialism managed, eventually, to bend existing “world-economies” and resources to raise a truly global thriving exploitative economy must be made clearer. Asia-Pacific deserves, as much as any other region, a place in global history as one of the key players not only before Europeans landed there but also after (practically until the nineteenth century). In doing such historical and archaeological work, Western colonialism becomes a comparatively tiny event. This book aims to gather different disciplines and points of view to outline the development of colonialism in Asia-Pacific and its implications, and to shed light on relevant topics for a holistic understanding of the colonial processes.

The Points and Tasks of Public Theology

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-87
Author(s):  
Chul Ho Youn
Keyword(s):  
Liberation Theology ◽  
Political Theology ◽  
Civil Religion ◽  
Kingdom Of God ◽  
Public Theology ◽  
Political Pluralism ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
The One ◽  
Contemporary Context

The subject of this study is the points and tasks of public theology. First, this study makes an introduction about the definitions of public theology. Second, it clarifies that the theological ground of public theology is offered by the Kingdom of God proclaimed and practiced by Jesus Christ and the universality of divine reality. Third, it explains how public theology is distinguished from civil religion, political theology, and liberation theology. Fourth, it discusses the methodology of public theology. Fifth, it argues that the publicness of public theology is to be found between privatization and politicization. Sixth, it introduces Volf’s concepts of ‘internal difference’ and ‘religious political pluralism’ which he proposes as an alternative strategy against both secularist exclusion and totalitarian intervention. Seventh, it envisions the way toward which public theology is to be directed in the contemporary context of globalization. And finally, as a conclusion, it suggests the points and tasks of public theology in terms of four points of view, especially including the one reflecting Korean context.

Historical Archaeology of Early Modern Colonialism in Asia-Pacific

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Asia Pacific ◽  
World Systems ◽  
Global History ◽  
Holistic Understanding ◽  
History Of ◽  
Capitalist World ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
European Colonialism ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
China’S Economy

The history of Asia-Pacific since 1500 has traditionally been told as one of stagnation and decline imposed on by the superiority of Europeans in the region, who, since their arrival, have allegedly opened the era of “the Rise of the West” by establishing themselves and capitalism and achieving political and economic domination. In the last decades, as ever earlier world-systems have been defined in Asia (with particular attention paid to China’s economy), there has been a rejection of the academic paradigm that placed Europe as the key player in the formation of a globalized, capitalist world. The relevance of this task can hardly be overemphasized: a decentralized global history is being delineated, and the mechanisms by which European colonialism eventually managed to bend existing “world-economies” and resources in order to raise a truly global, thriving, and exploitative economy must be made clear. Asia-Pacific deserves, as much as any other region, a place in global history as a key player not only before Europeans landed there but also after (practically until the nineteenth century). With such an undertaking, European colonialism becomes a comparatively tiny event. The book aims to gather different points of view from varying disciplines in order to outline the development of colonialism and its implications in Asia-Pacific and to shed light on relevant topics for a holistic understanding of the colonial processes.

High Resolution Specimen Area Imaged Under Negligible Field Aberrations

1970 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 540-541 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Yanaka ◽  
K. Shirota
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Field Distribution ◽  
Image Space ◽  
Beam Deflection ◽  
Objective Lens ◽  
Resolution Limit ◽  
Leakage Flux ◽  
Specimen Area ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
Aberration Theory

It is significant to note field aberrations (chromatic field aberration, coma, astigmatism and blurring due to curvature of field, defined by Glaser's aberration theory relative to the Blenden Freien System) of the objective lens in connection with the following three points of view; field aberrations increase as the resolution of the axial point improves by increasing the lens excitation (k2) and decreasing the half width value (d) of the axial lens field distribution; when one or all of the imaging lenses have axial imperfections such as beam deflection in image space by the asymmetrical magnetic leakage flux, the apparent axial point has field aberrations which prevent the theoretical resolution limit from being obtained.

Crystal structure images of large gold clusters and growing crystals by HRTEM

1984 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 428-429
Author(s):  
L.R. Wallenberg ◽  
J.-O. Bovin ◽  
G. Schmid
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Nucleation And Growth ◽  
Close Packing ◽  
Gold Clusters ◽  
Molecular Weight Determination ◽  
Growth Mechanisms ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Nucleation And Growth Mechanisms ◽  
Points Of View

Metallic clusters are interesting from various points of view, e.g. as a mean of spreading expensive catalysts on a support, or following heterogeneous and homogeneous catalytic events. It is also possible to study nucleation and growth mechanisms for crystals with the cluster as known starting point.Gold-clusters containing 55 atoms were manufactured by reducing (C6H5)3PAuCl with B2H6 in benzene. The chemical composition was found to be Au9.2[P(C6H5)3]2Cl. Molecular-weight determination by means of an ultracentrifuge gave the formula Au55[P(C6H5)3]Cl6 A model was proposed from Mössbauer spectra by Schmid et al. with cubic close-packing of the 55 gold atoms in a cubeoctahedron as shown in Fig 1. The cluster is almost completely isolated from the surroundings by the twelve triphenylphosphane groups situated in each corner, and the chlorine atoms on the centre of the 3x3 square surfaces. This gives four groups of gold atoms, depending on the different types of surrounding.

Dimensions of students' points of view in rating college teachers.

1969 ◽  
Vol 60 (6, Pt.1) ◽  
pp. 476-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard D. Rees
Keyword(s):  
College Teachers ◽  
Points Of View

مشروعية نكاح المتعة عند الإمامية الإثنى عشرية وموقف المذاهب الإسلامية منها

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
fithriah wardi
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Methods ◽  
Points Of View

Both fuqaha (Moslem jurists) of the Sunni and the Shi’ah are in agreement that Mut’ah marriage was permitted at the beginning of Islam, based on Al-quran verses and Rasulullah (pbuh) hadiths. However, they disagree as to the annulment and permissibility. The Shi’as considered Mut’ah marriage as permitted until the Day of Resurrection, meanwhile the Sunni viewed it as forbidden. The execution of Mut’ah marriage has always been singled out as one of the specific features of the Shi’ite doctrine in which denying it means denial of the religion. They also believe that woman who practised Mut’ah marriage will result in her sins being forgiven. According to the Shi’ites, Mut’ah marriage is one of the biggest reasons for someone to be granted heaven, and his status be elevated to the rank of the Holy Prophet PBUH. Hence, it can be said that practicing Mut’ah marriage is one of the most crucial issues among the Shi’ite community which is totally contradicted to the Sunni doctrine which believed it is unlawful marriage and equalized to Zina (adultery). There is no doubt that this is one of the most important topics that lead to the dispute between the two schools of thought. Using the descriptive and analytical methods, this study aims to elaborate the views on the issue from Shi’ite and Sunni points of view based on various proofs (adillah) and their argumentations in supporting the views.

An Immanent Criticism of Urban Design in Montevideo

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Washington MORALES
Keyword(s):  
Urban Design ◽  
Applied Ethics ◽  
Form Of Life ◽  
Political Reality ◽  
Applied Philosophy ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
Philosophical Frameworks

The debate about the so called “excluding design” has been a focus for applied philosophy for several years. The structure of this debate is constituted by deontological and consequentialist’s applied ethics and as well as agonistic democratic approaches. This paper asks for the applicability of these points of view to the particular socio-political reality of Montevideo. Examining this reality closer, I hold that we cannot comprehend the recent aestheticization of the excluding design there through these contemporary philosophical frameworks. As an alternative philosophical procedure, I analyze the aestheticization of excluding design in Montevideo from Rahel Jaeggi’s immanent criticism. I hold that this process of aestheticization implies an ideological regressive “form of life”. And I also argue that the Uruguayan democracy is affected by this ideological regression. Nevertheless, because this aestheticization is not an exclusive Uruguayan phenomenon, this paper intends to open one direction in applied philosophy of urban design.

Gender, Representation, Experience: The Case of Village Performers in Java

2008 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 140-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
FELICIA HUGHES-FREELAND
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Gender Representation ◽  
New Order ◽  
Gender Ideologies ◽  
Gender Representations ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Performance Culture ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
Points Of View

This article explores how gender representations are deployed in anthropological analysis with reference to female performers (ledhek) in rural Java during the last decades of Suharto's New Order Indonesia (1966–1998). 1 It shows how the negative ascriptions given to ledheks were consistent with state promulgated gender ideologies in Indonesia, and explores the women's experiences in performances and everyday life. This different standpoint allows us to understand their dancing from the performers’ points of view, rather than from that of official state endorsed ideas of acceptable performance culture.

Evaluation of management strategy results of laboratory studies in serum samples with hemolysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 43-45
Author(s):  
O. A. Klimenkova ◽  
V. P. Pashkova ◽  
T. V. Vavilova ◽  
V. S. Berestovskaya
Keyword(s):  
Management Strategy ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Laboratory Studies ◽  
Serum Samples ◽  
Ongoing Debate ◽  
Clinical Interpretation ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
Test Result ◽  
High Uncertainty

There is an ongoing debate about what the laboratory should do with hemolyzed samples. Several strategies are proposed for managing the results obtained in such samples. The safest option from the analytical and clinical points of view is to perform a study of a new sample without hemolysis. Another approach is to carry out a test irregardless, but at the same time indicate a limit on the clinical interpretation of the result, by making a comment on possible hemoglobin interference. The choice of strategy should be based on a comparison of the risk of negative consequences in the absence of a test result and the likelihood of harm due to the transfer of the result with high uncertainty to the clinician.

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