How to cite this article: Müller, R., 2011, ‘Christianity and globalisation: An alternative ethical response’, HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies 67(3), Art. #963, 7 pages. doi:10.4102/hts.v67i3.963 This article critically evaluated the role of Christian Ethics in response to globalisation. It showed that ethical critiques of globalisation inevitably fall short when Christianity’s hist...

How to cite this article: Müller, R., 2011, ‘Christianity and globalisation: An alternative ethical response’, HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies 67(3), Art. #963, 7 pages. doi:10.4102/hts.v67i3.963 This article critically evaluated the role of Christian Ethics in response to globalisation. It showed that ethical critiques of globalisation inevitably fall short when Christianity’s hist...

different concepts and approaches toward god in western theology and philosophy, from greek period to modern age, has regarded from negative theology view point. but this concepts and approaches at the same time can be regarded from new perspective in modern age. in other word, it can be shown that in the modern age we can see a negative theology, i.e. refutation of resemblance between god and ...

!is article o"ers a critical re#ection on the mutually resonant recent works of Clayton Crockett and Je"rey Robbins, both of whom expose “radical theology” as insu$ciently political, “political theology” as insu$ciently radical, and “radical politics” as insu$ciently attuned to theology. In light of these shortcomings, they o"er a radical political theology as a “necessary supplement” to the pr...

Life is plural and diverse, biodiverse. This reality has always provoked philosophy, the sciences, and also theology. But how does theological thinking reflect on this eco-human diversity? What about religious diversity? Are diversity and pluralism the same phenomenon? These questions express the aim of this article: to reflect on theology in the face of diversity and pluralism. With the method...

Background: In Islam, nature feeds the incorporeal and physical needs of humankind. From Quranic point view, humans are created to serve creator which actually intends highest quality for themselves, community, world. This view is part establishment Islamic environmental ethics. The posture appreciation or having predisposition be thankful (shukur) also a reason an environmentally virtuous posi...

This article takes up the onto-theological critique of metaphysics and questions whether onto-theology is not something to evade or overcome, but is inevitable. Consequently, it furthers the exploration of onto-theology by asking, if it is inevitable, then what comes after onto-theology? For the past half-century, onto-theology has been a central concern for philosophy, particularly in phenomen...

Given that comparative theology is aimed at learning from the insights of other religious traditions, the comparative theologian‘s confessional perspective must be engaged and subject to possible transformation through the discovery of truth in those traditions. Despite Francis Clooney‘s and James Fredericks‘ attempts to distance comparative theology from the theology of religions, its truth-se...

Among the most important Jewish encounters with other cultures and civilizations, the encounter with Islamic culture was, in our view, the most important. This encounter was in some aspects like their encounter with the ancient civilization, but the impacts were more valuable and constructive. Under Islamic rule, the Jews not only had a sense of security but also enjoyed a relatively satisfacto...

reading in psychology, law, ethics and theology, together with an intimate experiencf^ a psychotherapist of the inner life of people bedevilled by guilt feelings. He deals the origin and development of guilt and anxiety, and the contrast between those domina throughout life by a stern super-ego and those who mature to a real sense of personal ponsibility which can accept the objective fact of t...