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Returning to nonresistance
Full text linkI will not provide an historical description of the shape of nonresistance but will rather describe what I see as its inner spiritual and dogmatic logic. It had its nuances and internal disagreements among adherents, but the basic form I want to hold up here can be stated quite simply as the refusal of the church to kill, with the recognition that God has given the sword to the state to punish evil and maintain order. Or, in short, as imitators of Christ, we won’t kill, but at times the state probably should
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic On Parental Involvement of Taiwanese Middle and High School Students’ Online Learning Experience : None
Full text linkBackground: The COVID-19 pandemic led to widespread curfews, lockdowns, and stay-at-home orders, forcing educational institutions globally to shift rapidly to online learning. Overnight, online platforms became the primary mode of instruction, raising questions about the role of parental involvement in student learning outcomes—particularly for middle and high school students. This study was initiated to explore Taiwanese teachers’ perspectives on how the pandemic influenced parental engagement in their children’s online education. Objectives: The research asked: What is the impact of the pandemic on parental involvement in Taiwanese middle and high school students’ online learning? It was hypothesized that parental involvement would increase during periods of remote learning. Participants included teachers from a private, faith-based middle and high school in Tainan, Taiwan. Methods/Approach: A 17-question researcher-designed survey was distributed electronically to collect data on teacher perceptions of parental involvement before and during the pandemic. The survey aimed to identify trends, shifts, and challenges in parental engagement. Results/Conclusion: Findings showed that most parents were involved in their children’s learning to some degree prior to the pandemic. This involvement increased moderately during remote learning, suggesting a constructive impact. Teachers reported that most parents would be willing—or more willing—to support future remote learning scenarios. Additional findings highlighted common forms of parental involvement and the challenges parents faced, such as balancing work responsibilities with educational support at home.
Wings of Resistance: A Case Study on Gender Discrimination and Resilience in Paraguayan Aviation
No full textBackground: This case study explores Letizia Ruiz Fonseca\u27s groundbreaking journey, highlighting her firsthand experiences as she navigated a male-dominated aviation industry. Through her detailed accounts, it examines the challenges, triumphs, and resilience that shaped her career. Objectives: To analyse the pioneering achievements of Letizia Ruiz Fonseca, Paraguay’s first female pilot to earn international licenses and captain a commercial airline, as a case study in gender barriers within aviation. Learning Outcomes: Learners will critically examine ethics, leadership, and gender equity issues in South America. They will discuss the systematic challenges faced by women in male-dominated industries and explore strategies for fostering inclusivity and equity in professional environments. Use: Having a better understanding of gender norms. Teaching Notes: Suggested class format, structured discussion questions, guided reflection questions, interviews with Letizia Ruiz Fonseca, and case-based ethical dilemmas and leadership analysis.
Universal Designs in Education: A review of the literature to inform higher education quality course development
Full text linkBackground: The principles of Universal Design (UD) have been adopted and adapted in educational settings using various frameworks over the years, including Universal Design for Learning, Universal Design for Instruction, Quality Matters, Universal Instructional Design, and Integrated Multicultural Design. Each model has nuanced differences while simultaneously complementing each other in principle and purpose for continuous improvement in collegial environments. This article examines and compares the existing literature on universal design in higher education settings. Objectives: This article analyzes and synthesizes multiple universal design models used in education, identifies common themes, and assesses their relevance to the field of higher education. It examines their application in diverse instructional settings such as online classrooms, graduate programs, and globally diverse cultures. Approach: The review is guided by Universal Design as its theoretical framework. A thematic analysis of peer-reviewed articles, scholarly works, and professional resources using targeted keywords, including “Universal Design,” UD Models, and “Universal Design in Education,” were identified and reviewed. Results: Results of the research contrast elements of multiple models in the context of higher education and provide insight for future research globally. Conclusions: Universal Design principles continue to evolve as viable frameworks for improving student outcomes in higher education. The most prominent models share similar characteristics and continue to show promise in helping all learners in various ways
Recent Roman Catholic affirmations of nonviolence
Full text linkCardinal McElroy notes that, given Pope Francis’s clear leadership away from providing moral justifications for war, “it is hard not to conclude that the church is abandoning the just war framework and seeking to construct a new moral framework that has not yet emerged.” The Catholic Nonviolence Initiative proposes Just Peace as that emerging framework.
Just Peace is a Christian school of thought and set of practices for building peace at all stages of acute conflict: before, during, and after. It draws on three key approaches—principles and moral criteria, practical norms, and virtueethics—for building a positive peace and constructing a more “widely known paradigm with agreed practicesthat make peace and prevent war.” Just Peace principles and moral criteria guide actions that can assist institutional change and provide a framework for judging ethical responsibility. Just Peace’s practical norms provide guidance on constructive actions for peace, can be tested for effectiveness, and point toward a comprehensive just peace pedagogy and skills-based training. Just Peace virtue ethics teaches how to change our hearts. It asks what type of people we are becoming through the virtues we cultivate and shows us how to become people of peace. These three aspects form a head-body-heart approach. Just Peace is not merely the absence of violence but the presence of social, economic, and political conditions that sustain peace and human flourishing and prevent conflicts from turning violent or returning to violence. Just Peace can move Christians beyond war
Following Jesus in Jerusalem: A sermon for Peace Sunday
Full text linkWe come to Peace Sunday against the backdrop of war. Alongside the countless other protracted conflicts, invasions, and civil wars playing around the world, our attention has been daily tuned to Israel and Palestine. Our prayers have circled around hostages and slaughtered families and the retribution being exacted by ground assaults and the pummeling of whole cities and populations. And we wonder how we can talk about peace when there is no peace
Constructive agency under duress: A research note on “Witnessing Peace”
Full text linkThis essay draws from Witnessing Peace to define constructive agency under duress. It offers an example of a woman peacebuilder who suffered sexualized violence in the context of the protracted armed conflict and the transformation of relationships of power within a peace community. Reflection on praxis with women peacebuilders in Colombia brings into view the need for precision about power relations in peace communities or “constituencies of peace.” It sketches several inadequacies of John Howard Yoder’s peace theologies and highlights the conceptual development of a third wave of peace theology
Water Sports
Full text linkA fictional commentary on personal space invasion of male subjects urinating in a public lavatory based on a controversial psychological study conducted in 1976
Death According to Clarice Adao
Full text linkInspired by Clarice Lispector\u27s Agua Viva, "Death According to Clarice Adao" is a brief treatise on finding the joy of life after a near-death experience