Sentences with phrase «ethical perspectives in»

They model values and ethical perspectives in relation to their own and the school's practice and organisation.

Each congregation does in fact embody a particular ethical perspective in its own patterned ways of being.

one feels a profound lack of ethical perspective in associating so severe a punishment as a wide - spread pestilence with the crime of census - taking.

Mr Copson emphasised that many would disagree with the idea that the Bishops «speak» for those of all faiths and that there are many too, including Anglicans, who would disagree that they can provide a unique ethical perspective in the chamber.

The environmentalists» need to naturalise ethics with climate science speaks about their inability to construct a coherent ethical perspective in human terms, with human values.

Not exact matches

This implies a useful perspective on ethical problem - solving generally: every decision made in response to an ethical crisis is a kind of hypothesis.

I may as well not take the oath, because, since I don't believe in that god or any divine retribution for breaking an oath... I would be free to violate it from a religious perspective (but not an ethical one).

As Roof points out, their religion affirms: (a) the centrality of ethical principles in their meaning systems; (b) a parsimony of beliefs, few attributions of numinosity; (c) breadth of perspective; (d) piety defined as a personal search for meaning; and (e) license to doubt.

Our theological beliefs about the community of faith, the images of God we find meaningful, ethical perspectives based on our understanding of justice and care, and our interpretation of suffering and healing, sin and forgiveness, ground us and guide us in responding to the crises of members of our congregations.

Harper Charles, «From Impunity to Reconciliation» in Impunity, An Ethical Perspective, WCC Publications, 1996.

Religion and philosophy as agents fostering ethical considerations must at the same time also reckon with their in built inclination to congeal in perspectives, which allow the living tradition to harden.

The theological perspective which informed Underwood's exploration was H. Richard Niebuhr's theology of radical monotheism; the key ethical principle in the study was Niebuhr's «the responsible self engaged in shaping social policy.»

Directed by Marie Fortune, a pastor and author of Sexual Violence, The Unmentionable Sin: An Ethical and Pastoral Perspective (Pilgrim Press, 1983), the Center has developed resources for congregational study and action, including a study guide for teen - agers on preventing sexual abuse, a monograph on violence against women of color, and a manual for congregational use in discovering and developing community resources on family violence.

My concern here is to develop a religio - ethical perspective centered on life and the quest for enjoyment in a science - based technological age.

While religious perspectives have nothing to do with the technical content of a lecture, they are relevant to a number of aspects of the academic situation.1 Where appropriate to the objectives of the course and closely connected with the subject matter, some of the questions which we have raised about the effects of an invention on society or the ethical dilemmas faced by the scientist can legitimately be mentioned in the classroom.

In light of this ethical perspective, what can we abstract from the concrete values we are given in each emerging occasion of realitIn light of this ethical perspective, what can we abstract from the concrete values we are given in each emerging occasion of realitin each emerging occasion of reality?

Nevertheless, it is a rare circumstance when the perspective of cells as such would loom large in ethical considerations.

Pragmatic realism as an ethical method expressed in the concept «responsible society» could not expand its perspective to include these new challenges.

He spoke movingly of how he had first had to come to terms with these questions when reporting on sexual abuse of minors in a Protestant missionary agency, and how the past year's reporting on the Catholic situation had posed for him painful ethical dilemmas with respect to issues of confidentiality, perspective, and the dangers of playing to stereotypes.

In my ethical and theological perspective, futility like hubris is ethically and theologically unacceptable.

It is in this sense that the aesthetic perspective surpasses the ethical in providing a scheme for understanding divine purposiveness.

I suggested in the previous chapter that an aesthetic perspective on the cosmos is better able to support the religious view that all is ultimately cared for than are the usually employed ethical criteria for evaluating things.

Konrad Raiser, now General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, uses it to describe, a change in theological perspective which affects the whole range of ecumenical work.1 His colleague and former student Martin Robra applies it specifically to a change in perspective on social ethics in World Council work.2 K.C. Abraham describes it as a change in theological and ethical perspective brought about by the participation of the Third World in the ecumenical movement.3 They all make important points.

From a black theology perspective, the primary ethical message announces the love of God in light of the daily reality of sin, the mystery of evil, and suffering in the world.

But in the perspective that we have taken in this book, the ethical dimension is a matter of the human realization of possibility and accountability, with men and women in their social belonging and in the light of the one absolute ethical principle — which is nothing other than love - in - action.

In a more ethical vein, Niebuhr thought of original sin as our tendency to make our own perspectives absolute, to transform our sense of the good into the good for everyone.

While that opinion is both legally correct and ethical and can result in a resolution sought by complaining employees, I now believe it was the wrong one from the perspective of transparency.

In a twist on the typical scientific ethics discussion, the IOM report and companion meeting shifted the spotlight from a negative perspective — preventing scientific misconduct — to the more positive one of encouraging ethical research practices.

As we become a global village for business, IA professionals should be able to cope with differing perspectives on information security and with a set of ethical decision - making principles for deciding how best to implement IA in various environments.

SFRL also pursued projects exploring ethnic minority perspectives on values and ethics in science and technology as well as on emerging ethical issues for scientists and engineers in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.

Neuroscientists like Greene and Cushman are bringing a whole new perspective to the debate by revealing the underlying biology at work in the brain when it grapples with ethical decisions.

We were dealing strictly with safety in 1975, but it's very difficult to resolve issues that involve differing religious and ethical perspectives.

Her recent book, «How to Clone a Mammoth,» offers a critical, pragmatic, perspective about de-extinction that is rooted in her ancient DNA expertise, Dr. Shapiro is a protagonist for the appropriate, ethical, and responsible application of de-extinction technologies for conservation of living species and their ecosystems.

Researchers from I - Stem participate regularly in discussions on the ethical reflection on scientific and medical perspectives of research on human embryonic stem cells.

Much like the novel, the film takes a matter - of - fact yet thought - provoking perspective on the central underlying fact that governs the character's lives — never didactic nor preachy, but encouraging you to construct the rest of society (which exists as a sort of negative space against which our characters appear in sharp relief) and the ethical concerns that the film brings up but doesn't answer.

After JSIS teachers discussed the book as a staff, they were better prepared to plan units that emphasize principles such as teaching students to recognize and express their own perspectives, examine the perspectives of others, and act in ethical and creative ways to improve the world.

In previous articles, I have written about the need for basing technology integration in actual experience, applying virtual technologies, raising critical issues and perspectives and practicing ethical use of the technologIn previous articles, I have written about the need for basing technology integration in actual experience, applying virtual technologies, raising critical issues and perspectives and practicing ethical use of the technologin actual experience, applying virtual technologies, raising critical issues and perspectives and practicing ethical use of the technology.

Through various professional development activities such as workshops, retreats, and seminars, he has provided guidance, formation and education to leaders of Catholic schools in all 50 states, Canada, Ireland, and Australia and his work in the private, faith - based sector has given him a unique perspective on the moral, ethical, and religious dimensions of education.

Students at Perspectives Charter Schools» three Chicago campuses have participated for the last four years in a peace movement that includes classes designed to develop independent thinkers and ethical leaders, a radio show, and peace talks in which students are welcomed to openly grieve or share stories about loved ones lost to gun violence, said Diana Shulla - Cose, founder and president of the charter school.

And Superintendent Luizzi utterly failed to fulfill his moral and ethical responsibility to New Canaan's parents and students by putting the entire Common Core SBAC testing situation in perspective.

Prepare instructional leaders who are cognizant of the challenging issues and rights faced by LCD learners in Pk - 16 educational settings considering the moral, ethical, and social justice perspectives.

To what extent do you view your investing life as an extension of your personal life?By that I mean to what extent do the personal morals and ethical values of Tim the man govern the investing decisions of Tim the dividend growth investor?If you ask your typical dividend growth investor if they would be willing to invest in a lucrative but immoral venture, say selling child pornography or crack cocaine, the answer would probably be «absolutely not» regardless of the yield, valuation or growth prospects of the underlying venture.And yet, ask that same investor what their thoughts are about Phillip Morris and they would probably describe what a wonderful investment it is and go on about why you should own it.Do your personal morals ever come into play when buying companies, or do you compartmentalize your conscience, wall it off from the part of your brain that thinks about investments, and make your investing decisions based on the financial prospects of the company?The reason why I'm asking is that I keep identifying stocks of companies that I love from an investing perspective but despise on a human level.I can not in good conscience own any piece of Phillip Morris knowing the impact that smoking related illness has on the families of smokers.You might say that the smoker made his choice to smoke so you don't mind taking his money, but his children never made that choice and they are the ones who will suffer when he dies 20 years too soon.

An interesting perspective from Spiderweb's Jeff Vogel: «I've tried to be ethical in all the ways I want as a consumer.

In the midst of setting up three simultaneous museum retrospectives — at the Guggenheim, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston — James Turrell sat down with Alex Bacon to discuss his beginnings as an artist and his perspectives on a range of issues: art historical, cultural, technological, aesthetic, and even ethical.

If Lucas really deserved the title of «politician of the year» — that is to say, if she really had a positive and coherent political and «ethical» perspective — she would welcome and encourage debate and criticism, not seek to reduce it in this way.

Where it gets dicey from an ethical perspective is that Cook set up the forum (using his own software, so it wasn't like he pushed the wrong button and it happened on its own), so he clearly knew that independence of raters had been violated, yet he as clearly stated that the ratings had been done independently in his paper: «Abstracts were randomly distributed via a web - based system to raters with only the title and abstract visible.

From the ethical perspective, I don't see any transgression in what Orrick is offering other firms — subject to all the usual safeguards and checks against conflicts, breaching confidentiality, maintaining Chinese walls, etc..

Clients in the public and private sectors and across a range of industries look to BLG's national Privacy and Data Protection Group for its multi-jurisdictional perspective and unsurpassed insight into the legal, practical and ethical issues relating to the protection of personal information in Canada.

From the defence perspective, I wonder how my practice and ethical obligations would be affected in a transition from a partner in an independent law firm to a middle - manager of a firm owned by an insurance company or claims adjusting firm in a vertically - integrated claims market.

This gives rise to tangible risks, like those in relation to adoption of self - interested ethical perspectives as discussed above.