Book Reviews: The Unity of Reality: God, God-Experience, and Meditation in the Hindu-Christian Dialogue

Two reviews for Michael von Brück\u27s The Unity of Reality: God, God-Experience, and Meditation in the Hindu-Christian Dialogue

Existe-t-il une théologie politique en Afrique ?

Une analyse rigoureuse des expressions théologiques majeures en Afrique — les engagements et les textes des évêques, les déclarations écrites des conférences épiscopales, les coalitions des Églises chrétiennes, les oeuvres de certains théologiens africains — révèle qu’il existe bel et bien une théologie politique en Afrique. Celle-ci s’articule d’une part, en forme de critique sociopolitique des systèmes injustes et d’autre part, en forme de proposition d’une vision alternative de l’humanité et de la société qui découle de la foi en Dieu Trinité. Cela dit, dans le contexte actuel de reconstruction, cette réflexion théologique pourrait être prolongée en intégrant une nouvelle perspective, celle de combat sociopolitique à mener par l’Église qui considère la communauté politique non comme un ennemi mais comme un partenaire pour la construction ou la reconstruction sociale.A rigorous analysis of major theological expressions in Africa — actions and texts of bishops, written declarations of Episcopal conferences, coalitions of Christian Churches, works of certain African theologians —, shows that there is a political theology in Africa. This is expressed on one hand, in the form of sociopolitical critique of unjust systems and on the other, in the form of proposal of an alternative vision of humanity and the society based on faith in the Trinitarian God. However, in the present context of reconstruction, this theological reflection can be prolonged through the integration of a new perspective, namely, the political combat of a Church that considers the political community not as an enemy but as a partner for social construction or reconstruction

Cadastral Field Works on Prehistoric Mounds in the Central Part of the Tiszántúl Region

The aim of the present paper is to provide a comprehensive report on the cadastral works of mounds in the central part of Tiszántúl (the region east of the Tisza River), taking the burial mounds of the Late Copper Age Yamnaya entity as a starting point. Theoretical and field research began around the beginning of the 19th century, and in the second half of the 20th century systematic site registration took place, mainly due to the so-called ‘Archaeological Sites of Hungary’ project. Later on national surveys and local initiatives were carried out, but they are of very different quality. In addition to the main characteristics and results of the creation of these cadastres, we also outline further scientific studies on mounds