This article approaches the theology of mission from the point of view of God's mission and diakonia, seeking a missional model of the grace of justification and economic justice in an age of World Christianity. The author engages a hermeneutical-prophetic side of evangelization-viva vox evangelii-in the public sphere, and demonstrates the intrinsic connection between missio and diakonia Dei in Jesus Christ using a trinitarian-hermeneutical perspective. The article shows that evangelization as God's mission occupies a central place by taking into account challenges from the postcolonial emancipation in the context of Empire.
The issue of justice in economic life is vital today. Christians and churches who are committed to a gospel-centred and holistic process of human development - embracing spiritual, physical and socio-economic well-being - ought to be confident that such a process is entirely consistent with the j...
Over the past 20 years public policy has sought to promote and formalise the socio-economic role of universities under the auspices of the so called Â-third missionÂ. The purpose of this paper is to consider how the third mission relates to, and has the capacity to reinforce the core missions o...
submitted by trthelokkamor 1 year and 8 months ago
This paper explores men's behaviour and attitudes in relation to health matters. While there has been some practical and research progress in engaging with users of health services, there is less development in the area of engaging non"-users. In effect, all members of the society can be the cons...
Muslim American stand-up comedy is a unique response to post-9/11 negative social discrimination where socially critical comedians debate the stereotypes and realities of Muslim American life. Thus they continue an American minority tradition of engaging with American social life through public h...
submitted by natzobaatplonts 1 year and 1 month ago
We showcase studies that highlight the central advantages of this methodology, which include: (i) using economic theory to design the null and alternative hypotheses; (ii) engineering exogenous variation in real world economic environments to establish causal relations and learn about the underly...
Based upon qualitative interviews with clinicians responsible for assessing patients admitted to hospital following an episode of self-harm by overdose, this paper documents interactional factors that shape both how clinicians conduct these assessments and their understanding of what 'causes' som...
The importance of a healthy lifestyle is receiving increasing attention due to its impact on health and well-being. However, very few studies have been done on health promoting practices of the general public in Hong Kong. The present study aimed to identify the patterns of health promoting pract...
This article broadens understanding of the role that East European intellectuals have played in building foundations for democratic institutions and practices over the past two decades. Drawing on Habermas' writings on the public sphere, we use interviews conducted with founders of women's and ge...
submitted by vekosnoekowode 1 year and 1 month ago
Istanbul of the 1920s evoked a period of transition and redefinition in the aftermath of World War I and the onset of the Turkish Republic (1923). Precisely, what position Istanbul would occupy as well as its constituents in the nascent republic was in flux. Debates around distinctly modern, tran...
We report results from a corruption experiment with Indonesian public servants and Indonesian students. Our results suggest that the Indonesian public servant subjects have a significantly lower tolerance of corruption than the Indonesian students. We find no evidence that this is due to a select...
