Christian Engagement with Ewe Culture in Ghana: A Dialogue

Effects of Game on User Engagement with Spoken Dialogue System

In this study, we examine the effects of using a game for encouraging the use of a spoken dialogue system. As a case study, we developed a word-chain game, called Shiritori in Japanese, and released the game as a module in a Japanese Android/iOS app, Onsei-Assist, which is a Siri-like personal assistant based on a spoken dialogue technology. We analyzed the log after the release and confirmed t...

Societal dialogue needs more than public engagement

The term ‘dialogue’ has become an important part of ‘science and society’ discourse during the past decade. As such, statements like the following have become integral to reports and activities at the interface of science and society: “The acquisition of a basic grounding in science and technology by the European public and a regular flow of information to the public from experts are not in the...

Our Lady of China: Christian Appropriation in Chinese Culture

A Christian Counseling Model: Christian

The integration between psychology and Christianity has been a hot issue for Christian counselors since mid 1970s. The movement of integration has been developed in reaction to the acceptance of psychology in the area of pastoral counseling without any criticism about psychology from the Christian viewpoint. Since Jay Adams totally rejected psychology in the area of pastoral care, the effort to...

Toward Reconciliation in the Middle East: A Framework for Christian-Muslim Dialogue Using Natural Law Tradition