Ecological Theology

Training Therapists in Evidence‐Based Practice: A Critical Review of Studies From a Systems‐Contextual Perspective

by Rinad Beidas

Ekologiese liturgieë in die Leesrooster 2001-2010: 'n Kritiese evaluering en voorstelle

by Hanno Langenhoven

Dissertation in partial fullfilment of the degree Magister Divinitatus at the University of Pretoria

The study draws two contextual circles in terms of the impending or even current ecological crisis, the Lynn White... more The study draws two contextual circles in terms of the impending or even current ecological crisis, the Lynn White thesis and the response of Christendom.

These contextual circles offer the backdrop against which the researcher develops criteria for the evaluation of ecological liturgies.

In conclusion these criteria are used to evaluate suggested ecological liturgies for use in the Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa between 2001 and 2010 on Environment Sundays as well as during Seasons of Creation. The dissertation culminates in suggestions for liturgies to be used during the Season of Creation of 2012 (to be published in 2011).

A concept introduced ~ Increation

by Hanno Langenhoven

Book Review of John R. Mabry's "Taoism: God As Nature Sees God" (Journal of Religion and Health, Volume 46, Number 1, March 2007)

by Kieran Conroy

Published in Journal of Religion and Health, Volume 46, Number 1, March 2007

My review of a work which explores a dialog between the Christian Gospels and foundational text of Taoism, and a fresh... more My review of a work which explores a dialog between the Christian Gospels and foundational text of Taoism, and a fresh translation of the latter.

And Say The Bakemono Responded: Animism, Derrida and the Question of the Animal in Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke

by Chris Crews

Published in the Journal For Critical Animal Studies. Vol 8:4 2010.

From the introduction:

Across diverse cultures and throughout the ages, the figure of the monster abounds... more From the introduction:

Across diverse cultures and throughout the ages, the figure of the monster abounds and plays an important role in the social imaginary. From Leviathan and kappas to werewolves and the Wendigo, the world is full of monster stories. There is something about monsters that is both horrific and seductive, at once familiar yet always signifying some form of otherness. As Timothy Beal notes, monsters ―blur lines between inside and outside, this worldly and otherworldly, self and other‖ (2002: 196). Monsters tell powerful stories about transgressing boundaries, and our response provides a rich cultural site for exploring the meaning and significance of these transgressions. Looking at depictions of the border between human and nonhuman animals from the perspective of the monster provides the opportunity to open a posthumanist dialog about the construction of the human and the animal as subjects.