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Diaconia
ISSN 1869-3261 · Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Verlage · 188 artikel di indeks
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African Ubuntu, the See-Reflect-Act Model, and Christian Social Practice: Reading Luke 10:38–42 in Light of African Hospitality
Christian social practice (diaconia) is contextual; it is not uniform to people of all contexts. The contextual and neutral nature of Christian social practice means the question of methodology is important when considering it in a particular context. This article surveys the African context and…
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Integrating Participatory Approaches in Research: Power, Dilemmas and Potentials
This article introduces and discusses participatory approaches in research as an epistemological and methodological contribution to research in general and more specifically to diaconal research. I outline characteristics of inclusive research and delve into the opportunities that participatory…
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Grounded Theology and Disability in Western Kenya
Kenya still faces challenges in protecting the rights of persons living with disabilities. Although the government has come up with policies to protect the rights of persons living with disabilities, sociocultural beliefs and perceptions of disability have remained a barrier leading to…
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Is it Different?
Is diaconia research different from other research? Does it have implications that the research takes place within the field of diaconia? What are the methodological reflections of the concept of diaconia regarding research? The practice of diaconia claims to be something particular, and…
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Embodied Spiritualities
The article addresses methodological issues in diaconia research by picking up some fundamental insights from phenomenology, especially the traditions from Sara Ahmed and Bernhard Waldenfels. By presenting recent diaconia research the author claims that the phenomenological conception of the human…
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Beyond Bilingualism: Gustaf Wingren and the Public Voice of Diaconia
The political and public dimensions of diaconia are increasingly being acknowledged. This in turn necessitates a discussion of the language agents of diaconia should use when expressing their views in the public sphere. Should they articulate their concerns in a so-called secular language…
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A Tale of Two Professions in Elections: Party Choice Among Diaconal and Social Workers
Diaconal and social workers spend their days implementing social policy and exercising discretional power while being regularly exposed to social inequalities. As an occupational group, they are heavily influenced by official government decisions, which might be expected to shape their political…
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Prophecy in Context
Take care for those who need help but don’t get too involved with politics. Surveys show this kind of common-sense attitude toward the societal role of churches and diaconical institutions is preferred in Germany. Nonetheless, German diakonia regularly goes public – in statements and comments on…
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Naming Vulnerability: A Diaconal Dilemma of Designation
Naming is a way of exercising power. The practice of designation in diaconia causes dilemmas. As a contribution to the self-critical examination of language use in diaconal studies and work, this article discusses the ever more common practice of designating some particular groups as “(the)…
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Community vs. Individual Development in Christian Social Practice in Ghana
This paper critically explores the development of the individual body space as paramount to the community’s communalism in the pursuit of the practice of diakonia or Christian social practice in Ghana. It argues that the practice of their communalistic values in the Africa community has been…
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Reactualized in Times of Crisis: The Role of Relatedness at Work
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a switch to remote work and has given a boost to new digital technologies. These changes are altering the relational aspects of work and have had fundamental implications for workplace relationships, reactualizing the role of interpersonal relationships in…
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The Phenomenon of Conscience in Social Work
This study offers theoretical explanations and distinctions associated with the phenomenon of conscience in social work. It uses the perspective of Roman-Catholic theology, or more precisely of the Roman-Catholic Church. It briefly reflects on an anthropology of conscience and then contemplates the…
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Covid-19 and The Islamic Council of Norway: The Social Role of Religious Organizations
The new coronavirus came to Norway along with vacationers returning from Italy and Austria in February 2020. In less than a month, the demographic profile of the individuals infected by the virus changed from the privileged to the less privileged and from people born in Norway to immigrants from…
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The Christian Identity of Diaconal Work in a Secular Age of Authenticity
This article applies the conceptual framework found in Charles Taylor’s “A Secular Age“ (2007) to the developments within the field of diaconia (Christian Social Practice) in a Danish context. It explores how the conditions of a secular “age of authenticity” may affect the Christian identity of…
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Community Practice and Critical Community Research: Perspectives from Conviviality and the CABLE Approach
This article discusses issues related to the development of critical community research. It addresses the need for a critical and engaged approach related to the present societal context of growing diversity and complexity as well as deepening inequality. The new diaconal core concept of ‘seeking…