Human Rights and the Ethics of Peace: The Contribution of Pacem in Terris

ZusammenfassungDer Beitrag setzt sich mit der Bedeutung der Menschenrechte in der Christlichen Sozialethik auseinander und benennt Herausforderungen, die mit der Rezeption der Enzyklika Pacem in terris verbunden sind. In einem ersten Schritt werden die politischen und theologischen Kontexte der Entstehung der Enzyklika beleuchtet. Anschließend wird diskutiert, auf welche Weise Pacem in terris die Sprachformen christlichen Sozialengagements transformierte und dabei – trotz des seit langer Zeit bestehenden Verdachtes des Lehramtes gegen die Kategorie der Menschenrechte – für die Menschenrechte plädierte. Dann wird die These entwickelt, dass das Hauptverdienst von Pacem in terris in der Verbindung von Menschenrechtspolitik und Friedenspolitik für die Christliche Sozialethik bestand. Schließlich werden herausfordernde Aspekte der Rezeption dieser innovativen und bedeutenden Enzyklika diskutiert.AbstractThis paper reflects on the significance of human rights in Christian social ethics and considers the challenges associated with the reception of the encyclical. In a first step, it provides an analysis of the political and theological contexts from which Pacem in terris emerged. It then discusses how Pacem in terris has transformed the language of Christian social commitment and promoted human rights notwithstanding the tradition’s longstanding suspicion of the category of human rights. It suggests that one of the most important contributions wrought by Pacem in terris was the manner in which it brought the politics of human rights and the politics of peace into a seamless Christian social ethic and it ends with a discussion of the challenges associated with the reception of this transformative and iconic encyclical

The Eyes of the Animals

Linda Hogan Linda Hogan (1947), a successful poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright, and essayist whose tribal affiliation is Chickasaw, spent most of her childhood in Oklahoma and Colorado. She taught at the University of Minnesota, and has been an associate professor in the English Dept. at the University of Colorado in Boulder (where she obtained her MA in 1978), since 1989. She has served on the National Endowment for the Arts poetry panel for two years and has been involved in wildlife rehabilitation as a volunteer. The main focus and movement of Linda's work concerns the traditional indigenous view of and relationship to the land, animals and plants. She has won numerous awards, such as the 2002 Wordcraft Circle Writer of the Year (Creative Prose: Memoir), the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native Writers' Circle of the Americas (1998), the prestigious Lannan Award, which may not be applied for, for outstanding achievement in poetry (1994), the Oklahoma Book Award for fiction in 1991, and the American Book Award (1986). She was one of three finalists for the Pulitzer in 1990

Trans Fatty Acids in Adipose Tissue and Erythrocytes of Irish Adults

Trans fatty acids (TFA) are produced by the partial hydrogenation of vegetable and marine oils. TFA are not synthesized in the human body. The fatty acid composition of adipose tissue reflects the habitual intake of TFA over the previous 1-2 years. Recent studies associate TFA with an increased serum level of low density lipoproteins (LDL) and therefore an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). The objective of the present study was to assess the level of TFA in the subcutaneous fat and erythrocyte membranes of subjects from an Irish population. One fat aspirate and one blood sample were taken from each subject (n=122) Results for this population were: mean TFA 4.22 (SD0.8) g/100g adipose tissue lipid, mean serum HDL 1.07 (sd 0.4) mmol/l, LDL 3.54 (SD 1.5) mmol/l and total cholesterol 5.53(1.49)mmol/l. The 18:1t TFA content of erythrocyte membranes was: mean 0.85 (SD 0.39) g/100 g erythrocyte lipid. A positive (r0.13) non-significant (P=0.24) relationship was observed between adipose tissue 18:1t and serum LDL levels. A significantly stronger relationship (r0.33, P=0.002) was observed, however between adipose tissue 16:1t and serum LDL levels. These results suggest that 16:1t may, in fact, be the more offending isomer with respect to CHD risk. There was a significant correlation (r0.32, P=0.01) between 18:1t (adipose tissue) and 18:1t (erythrocyte membranes) suggesting that, although levels of TFA in adipose tissue and erythrocyte membranes are different in magnitude, there is a relationship between them. These, the first such data for an Irish population, in agreement with published data, show some evidence that increased levels of TFA in adipose tissue (and thus the diet) are associated with raised serum LDL

Collaborative Teaching and Self-study: Engaging Student Teachers in Sociological Theory in Teacher Education.

This article presents some of the findings of a three-year project researching the impact of changes made to teaching and learning in a first-year sociology paper for primary and early childhood education (ece) student teachers. The context of the research is an undergraduate Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programme situated in the School of Education in a New Zealand University. Through self-study, teacher educators sought to gain a deeper understanding of how changes made to the paper influenced their teaching and student learning. A collaborative teaching relationship was particularly important for the teacher educators to share concerns and present ideas for innovative practice in a safe space. The relationship, built over a period of three years, encouraged a mutual desire to create a teaching and learning environment that valued the student voice and was engaging for teacher educators and student teachers

Monitoring home BP readings just got easier

Monitoring home BP readings just got easier. This novel method of identifying patients with uncontrolled hypertension correlates well with ambulatory BP monitoring. Practice changer: Use this easy "3 out of 10 rule" to quickly sift through home blood pressure readings and identify patients with uncontrolled hypertension who require pharmacologic management. Stength of recommendation: B: Based on a single, good quality, multicenter trial. Sharman JE, Blizzard L, Kosmala W, et al. Pragmatic method using blood pressure diaries to assess blood pressure control. Ann Fam Med. 2016;14:63-69

DIGNITATIS HUMANAE, THE FUTURE OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND THE GLOBAL COMMOM GOOD

ABSTRACT: Our global and local conversations about human dignity and flourishing are shaped by the irreducible plurality of human experience, including religious experience and our political cultures must have the capacity to facilitate intercultural and interreligious exchange. In this context it is more vital than ever that religious traditions, including Catholicism, are to the fore as we go about the business of building a politics focused on the global common good. From the perspective of Catholicism, the contribution of Dignitatis humanae has yet to be properly realised, not only in respect to respect for religious pluralism, but more especially in respect to ethical pluralism

Client Privacy and Social Work: A Comparison By Agency Function

This study examines the effect of agency function or purpose on the handling of client privacy issues in social work agencies. Practitioners working in public and private agencies were compared. The data revealed that, more than those in private agencies, social workers in public agencies: (1) thought that their work would be more affected if they could not rely on outside sources for information about clients; (2) were more often requested to supply information about clients to outside sources; and (3) were more likely to reveal information about clients as a form of ethical dilemma resolution. It is suggested that compliance from clients is the primary social reward sought by practitioners in public agencies and that client information is used as an instrument of power in obtaining it. Practitioners in private agencies, on the other hand, seek different social rewards and tend to be more protective of client privacy