Secondly, these policies must tackle the greater power relations in the social, political and
economic spheres at all levels.
Not exact matches
Through the 1950s, however, all Christians of whatever stripe held to what Wilcox calls «the ideology of familism» that invested marriage, childbearing, and the household with sacredness, and in which,
at least since the Industrial Revolution, men were the chief
economic providers while the domestic
sphere and the welfare of the children were chiefly the domain of women.
At the same time as the focus of much interfaith activity has become more practical, those in positions of leadership in the political and
economic spheres are both recognizing the importance of religion in shaping the modern world and acknowledging that there is a spiritual and ethical dimension to the major problems facing humankind.
Sadly, the prospect of resuscitating the public
sphere does not seem likely
at a time when, rather than engaging in critical debate, the majority of 99 % is engaged in a daily battle for
economic survival.
In the bilateral
sphere, the new U.S. - China Memorandum of Understanding to Enhance Cooperation on Climate Change, Energy and the Environment, signed
at the first meeting of the revamped Strategic and
Economic Dialogue (S&ED) in Washington, D.C. in July 2009, provides a coherent framework for this cooperation.