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Religion, Spirituality and Apocalyptic Dystopia: Socio-Rhetorical Re-Reading of Jeremiah (30:7) in Dialectical Assessment of Nigeria's Socio-Political Dilemma

The dilemma in Nigeria's socio-political development over the decades has been widespread religious affinities and spirituality. In the multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and multi-religious environment ... socio-rhetorical lenses to assess Nigeria's socio-political dilemma based on Jer. 30:7. Its findings include a dissonance between religious piety and theo-praxis which crystallises into a complacency

Old Testament Scholarship and the Religious-Philosophical Sense of "Life

); Life (philosophy of religion). ... supervening folk-philosophical concept, concern and category in contemporary OT scholarship. Keywords: Old Testament scholarship, Life (ordinary language), Life (Old Testament scholarship), Life (philosophy

Old Testament Scholarship and the Religious-Philosophical Sense of "Life

); Life (philosophy of religion). ... supervening folk-philosophical concept, concern and category in contemporary OT scholarship. Keywords: Old Testament scholarship, Life (ordinary language), Life (Old Testament scholarship), Life (philosophy

Old Testament Scholarship and the Religious-Philosophical Sense of "Life

); Life (philosophy of religion). ... supervening folk-philosophical concept, concern and category in contemporary OT scholarship. Keywords: Old Testament scholarship, Life (ordinary language), Life (Old Testament scholarship), Life (philosophy

Prophets, Kings, and Vulnerability in South Africa Today

Can the Bible, specifically, the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, contribute to cultural and socio-political issues prevalent in South Africa today? The struggle today can be linked to the inability of ... situation in South Africa? How, in other words, did they navigate some of their cultural and socio-political differences, and what can we learn or gain from their wisdom and practices? This contribution

Decolonial Post-Tribal Interpretation: Proto-Tribal Socio-Economic Contestation in 3 Reigns 12:24p-t

, provides an analysis of political decolonisation in post-apartheid South Africa, in which he identifies two areas of failure within the significant gains made during South Africa' s transition from apartheid ... democracy-socio-economic justice and tribalisation. These two areas are the unfinished business of our substantive decolonisation of the political. In this article, I use Mamdani' s analysis as an exegetical

Old Testament theology and philosophy of religion: A brief history of interdisciplinary relations

). Curiously, no overview exclusively devoted to describing relations to philosophy of religion has ever been written. In this paper, the first such account is provided by way of a purely descriptive ...  ] Pangle, Thomas L. Political Philosophy and the God of Abraham. Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press, 2003.         [ Links ] Parry, Robin, ed., The Bible and Epistemology. Biblical Soundings on the

Introduction: Exploring Socio-Political Issues in Education

understanding of others through deliberate, conscientious practice. It has been an honor to prepare this special issue, Exploring Socio-Political Issues in Education. It is my pleasure to share the knowledge ... University for sharing this important work. Enacting social justice leadership requires that school leaders understand social, political, and historic contexts of the communities and schools where they lead

Psalm 89 and the Logical Problem of Evil: A Comparative-philosophical Perspective1

the Psalm's associated religious language. As counterpart, the so-called "Logical Problem of Evil" (LPE) in analytic philosophy of religion was identified. Conceptual and correlation-relations in Psalm ... certain states of affairs in the world of the text are the way they are, or why they are at all. Keywords: Psalm 89, Suffering, Divine Attributes, Comparative Philosophy (of Religion), Problem Of Evil

Psalm 89 and the Logical Problem of Evil: A Comparative-philosophical Perspective

the Psalm's associated religious language. As counterpart, the so-called "Logical Problem of Evil" (LPE) in analytic philosophy of religion was identified. Conceptual and correlation-relations in Psalm ... certain states of affairs in the world of the text are the way they are, or why they are at all. Keywords: Psalm 89, Suffering, Divine Attributes, Comparative Philosophy (of Religion), Problem Of Evil

The Concept of Philosophy in Post-Apartheid Western Historical Overviews of South African Old Testament Scholarship

This article seeks to clarify the concept of "philosophy" as it appeared within popular overviews of South African Old Testament scholarship published in the post-apartheid era. After providing a ... the African scholars mentioned in this study, albeit from the perspective of African philosophy and in the context of the political turn in cultural studies. The findings of this article hope to

The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah revisited: Military and political reflections

and Gomorrah may need further reflections outside sexual frontlines but from the perspectives of political dynamics of the ANE. This paper explores Sodom and Gomorrah as a political and military story ... : at what points would the military or political afterlife of Sodom and Gomorrah meet with the ideological interests of the Bible writer? What interests does the writer have in Sodom and Gomorrah that he

Political swings and roundabouts

contested at a political level: the ?hockey stick? graph???showing how high recent temperatures are compared with the past 2,000?years???is perhaps an exemplar. Clearly there is no simple catch-all answer ... ambiguities would seem to leave the door open to delay and debate over any new environmental legislation in the US, something that is particularly challenging in a political environment starting from the

Reading Proverbs 13:23 in Texts and Contexts of Poverty in Africa: A Theoretical Framework

inform responses to Africa's poverty? In this study, the assumptions are that poverty in Africa is the result of both socio-economic and political injustices of the West and Africans themselves. Africans ... case, mishpat is theorised as an ethic, principle, ideology and philosophy that can guide strategies for combatting poverty in Africa. Emphatically, mishpat, which is often ignored, should be an

Restating the Psalter's Perspectives on Divine Justice in Philosophical Terms

analytic philosophy of properties can be used to update, refine and expand the explanatory framework for discussing related texts in the Book of Psalms on their own terms, even if not in them.Keywords : OT ... of justice in philosophy is not so much discussed in the context of properties as one of the concepts in philosophical ethics, philosophy of law, social philosophy and political philosophy since (and

When historical minimalism becomes philosophical maximalism

In this article the author takes a closer look at the turn to philosophy in the writings of some scholars associated with so-called historical minimalism (Thomas L. Thompson & Philip R. Davies ... are myriad but include occasional references to the "metaphysics," "epistemology," "ethics," "logic," "philosophy of history," "political philosophy" and "philosophy of life" of the individual biblical

Exploring the role of the wicked in Habakkuk from Malawi socio-economic and political viewpoint

-poses of letting the text dialogue with Malawi socio-economic and political context, which are both products of internal politics and external forms of imperialism. The theoretical framework relevant to ... and the Malawi context, both of which are substan-tially shaped by social, economic and political conditions, liberation and postcolonial biblical hermeneutics will ser\׳e as the sub-theo-retical

The Concept of Philosophy in Post-Apartheid Western Historical Overviews of South African Old Testament Scholarship

This article seeks to clarify the concept of "philosophy" as it appeared within popular overviews of South African Old Testament scholarship published in the post-apartheid era. After providing a ... the African scholars mentioned in this study, albeit from the perspective of African philosophy and in the context of the political turn in cultural studies. The findings of this article hope to

Brothers in conflict: Reading the Prophet Obadiah against the context of the political and religious hostility and violence in Nigeria

This article discusses the resemblances between the text of the Prophet Obadiah and Nigeria within the political, economic, ethnic, and religious contexts of conflict and hostility of the latter. It ... British colonial legacy and the Muslim Hausa-Fulani political manipulative domination and its self-imposed superiority de facto status accountable as the propelling aggravating factors for the incessant

Employment prospects of international students in the U.S. and Canada: Socio-political implications for colleges and universities

countries and the competitiveness and relevance of the graduates produced in today?s increasingly globally diversified and competitive world. The Socio-Political Nature of International Education: U.S. and ... 250 colleges and universities nationwide showed that there has been a decline in international student applications, which is attributed to the current political climate in the U.S. (AACRAO, 2017). In