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“Give: Charity and the Art of Living Generously” by Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow
No full textReview ofMagnus MacFarlane-Barrow, Give: Charity and the Art of Living Generously (London: William Collins, 2020), pp. 256, ISBN 978-0008360016. £16.9
Military and Politics in Syria (1946-1963): Alliances, Conflicts and Purges
Get PDFIn “Military and Politics in Syria (1946-1963): Alliances, Conflicts and Purges”, Khouloud Al Zghayare shares an extensiveand detailed analysis of different stages of Syria’s contemporary history, focusing on the “consistent processes of exclusion andpurges between and within the military and politics” which impacted and depleted both institutions. It is as a direct consequence of this struggle and its implications that, over a century after the establishment of modern Syria, there remains “no consensus on an inclusive national identity, and no constitutional government subject to separation of powers”
How can we love what we don’t know?: Children and ecological care
Get PDFThis article addresses the intersection of child ethics and ecological ethics, arguing that ecological care should be viewed as a shared endeavour between children and adults, where each have something to offer to and learn from the other. It is incumbent on adults to foster an embodied, intimate relationship with nature as something that is key to children’s moral development, including their morality of ecological care. This perspective also provides a model of discipleship for adults, characterised as a Rahnerian environmentally-conscious second childhood: by recollecting, observing and mimicking children’s relationship with nature, adults can learn to become like them in their care for the earth
“Therefore the Truth I Speak: Scottish Theology 1500–1700” by Donald Macleod
No full textReview ofDonald Macleod, Therefore the Truth I Speak: Scottish Theology 1500–1700 (Fearn: Mentor, 2020), pp. 463, ISBN 978-1527102415. £24.9
Truth or Consequence: How the 1950s Quiz Show Scandal Shaped American Audiences
Get PDFThis paper offers an overview of the 1950s American quiz show scandal that revolved around the ‘rigging’ of CBS and NBC programs The $64,000 Question and Twenty-One during an unprecedented transformation and rapid growth of the postwar American media landscape
Bilateral Investment Treaties
Get PDFThis paper, “Bilateral Investment Treaties: Liberal Tools Encouraging Greater Financial Direct Investment or Economic Nationalist Instruments?” will examine the legal arguments on how best to regulate Foreign Direct Investment, especially exploring the ramifications of the widespread use of Bilateral Investment Treaties (BTIs)
Does the insanity plea allow the infringement of the public’s right to security or is taking away the plea an infringement of yours?
Get PDFThis paper will focus on an assessment of the plea ‘not guilty by reason of insanity.’ The piece will seek to interrogate how the mentally ill are treated by the judicial system, whether the NGRI plea is reasonable, and the ways in which the legislative system must adapt to ensure that mental health is prioritised