scholarly journals Ecocide, the integrity of creation and the rights of the next generation

2005 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 867-890
Author(s):  
J M Vorster

Environmental Ethics is currently a highly important theme in Christian Ethics. This is due to the disturbing results of the current ecological research. Scholars today speak of “ecocide” – a term which describes the on-going destruction of ecosystems by means of pollution, deforestation, modern warfare, toxic waste and the increase in poverty. Of special concern is the accusation that Christianity with its emphasis on the dominium terrae is partly to blame for this state of affairs. This article investigates the magnitude of ecocide as well as the historical influences of Christianity. It focuses on a re-assessment of the Christian approach as well as the responsibilities of governments, educators, churches and corporations to take care of creation and the rights of the future generation.

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 64
Author(s):  
I Gede Agung Jaya Suryawan

<p><em>Adolescents as the future generation should have the character to be proud of and be a role model to the next generation. However, </em><em>this time</em><em>, there are not a few Indone</em><em>sian a</em><em>dolescent learners do negative things, such as skipping school , involved in brawls , drugs , and sexual harassment . Besides harming themselves such misbehaviors are also harmful to society. All parties, namely families, schools and the community, must work together to find solutions for it. One of the things that can be done is to provide character education in the family and schools  that teach children to make decisions wisely and practise it in their daily lives so that they can contribute positively to their environment</em><em>.</em></p>


2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-94
Author(s):  
I G. A. K. Wardani

Facing the rapid changing world, concern on the future of the nation is increasing. This is due to the fact that a lot of practices in schools, families, as welf as in society do not conform with the etical conduct, moral, and good manner that are universially accepted by human being. Therefore, all people who concern on the future of the nation, especially educators, should aware of the importance of character education, in order to save the future generation from moral degradation. Related to the problem, this aims at trigerring the awareness of educator to the importance of character education, by discussing the conceptual meanings ( what, why, and how) of character education, then followed by the possibility for implementation, and ended with the implication on education and teacher education.


Author(s):  
R Possa ◽  
P Khotso

The indigenous knowledge of the Basotho makes it simple for this speech community to name their traditional medicinal plants in such a way that they are meaningful; this could also be viewed as an empowerment technique, especially in the economic sphere. Their medicinal plants names seem to be idiomatic and to express certain philosophies of the Basotho society. Creativity is observable in this kind of naming, and many names allude to the kind of remedy that is associated with the medicinal plant. It is therefore the interest of this paper to consider the names of medical plants among the Basotho whose names allude to the remedy they provide. The names of Sesotho medicinal plants and the reasoning of the Basotho in general behind the name and the use of each medicinal plant will be discussed in this article. This paper will further preserve and promote the use of Basotho traditional medicines for the future generation.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathrine Rallis ◽  
Anna Maria Wozniak ◽  
Sara Hui ◽  
Marios Nicolaides ◽  
Neha Shah ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuang Liu ◽  
Jonathan Smith ◽  
Abbie Tutt ◽  
Justin Poisson ◽  
Simon Blackburn ◽  
...  

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