Latest Publications

Academic Integrity

Subtitle:
A Call to Research and Action
Editors:
Michelle Bergadaà / Paulo Peixoto
ISBN:
978-2-88931-517-8 (online version)
DOI:
10.58863/20.500.12424/4271540
Series number:
Globethics Research Ethics No. 2
Publication:
2023
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The urgency of doing complements the urgency of knowing. Urgency here is not the inconsequential injunction of irrational immediacy. It arises in various contexts for good reasons, when there is a threat to the human existence and harms to others. Today, our knowledge based civilization is at risk both by new production models of knowledge and by the shamelessness of knowledge delinquents, exposing the greatest number to important risks. Swiftly, the editors respond to the diagnostic by setting up a reference tool for academic integrity. Across multiple dialogues between the twenty-five chapters and five major themes, the ethical response shapes pragmatic horizons for action, on a range of disciplinary competencies: from science to international diplomacy. An interdisciplinary work indispensable for teachers, students, university researchers and administrators.

La conversion progressive et le rôle d’apôtre dans l’histoire du salut

Subtitle:
Les cas de Simon Pierre et Paul de Tarse dans Luc-Actes : Étude exégétique
Author:
Sébastien Munguiko Bintu
ISBN:
978-2-88931-513-0
DOI:
10.58863/20.500.12424/4277585
Series number:
Globethics Theses Series No. 39
Publication:
2023
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Fruit d’une thèse de doctorat légèrement modifiée, le présent ouvrage vise à montrer que l’oeuvre de Luc présente la conversion comme le résultat d’une longue marche en vue d’atteindre la consécration voulue par Dieu. Il ne s’agit pas là d’un état d’être tout abouti, mais d’un cheminement qui s’étend jusqu’à la Parousie du Christ. Pour cette étude, les textes choisis se sont concentrés sur Simon Pierre et Paul de Tarse, deux grandes figures du Nouveau Testament représentant pour tout croyant des modèles de conversion progressive dans le diptyque de Luc–Actes. À l’image de ces deux figures paradigmatiques, le converti, à l’ère moderne, est exhorté à faire sauter les verrous du cloisonnement religieux, social et politique afin de devenir un ferment du développement, un charisme pour la paix et la réconciliation de sa société.

Data Ethics: Building Trust

Editors:
Christoph Stückelberger / Pavan Duggal
Subtitle:
How Digital Technologies Can Serve Humanity
ISBN:
978-2-88931-523-9 (online)
978-2-88931-524-6 (print)
DOI:
10.58863/20.500.12424/4273108
Series number:
Globethics Global No. 18
Publication:
2023
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Data is the magic word of the 21st century. As oil in the 20th century and electricity in the 19th century: For citizens, data means support in daily life in almost all activities, from watch to laptop, from kitchen to car, from mobile phone to politics. For business and politics, data means power, dominance, winning the race. Data can be used for good and bad, for services and hacking, for medicine and arms race.
How can we build trust in this complex and ambiguous data world? How can digital technologies serve humanity? The 45 articles in this book represent a broad range of ethical reflections and recommendations in eight sections: a) Values, Trust and Law, b) AI, Robots and Humans, c) Health and Neuroscience, d) Religions for Digital Justice, e) Farming, Business, Finance, f) Security, War, Peace, g) Data Governance, Geopolitics, h) Media, Education, Communication. The authors and institutions come from all continents.
The book serves as reading material for teachers, students, policy makers, politicians, business, hospitals, NGOs and religious organisations alike. It is an invitation for dialogue, debate and building trust! The book is a continuation of the volume “Cyber Ethics 4.0” published in 2018 by the same editors.

The Lord’s Prayer: A Chinese Catechism of Praying

The Lord’s Prayer: A Chinese Catechism of Praying
Subtitle:
Chinese Catechism 2
Author:
You Bin 游斌
ISBN:
978-2-88931-505-5 (online version)
DOI:
10.58863/20.500.12424/4271536
Series:
Globethics Co-Publications & Others
Publication:
2023
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Catechism is often perceived as the teaching of old-fashioned doctrines of faith or an authoritarian list of what religious leaders force us to believe. This catechism is a survival package of food called faith. It is fresh water from the source for the daily path of life and for orientation in decision-making.
These four volumes of Chinese Catechisms transform the classical core texts of the Christian faith into today's living: the Creed (Vol. 1), the Lord's Prayer (Vol. 2), the Ten Commandments (Vol. 3), and the Liturgy as celebration of Life (Vol. 4). The author You Bin from Beijing offers it from a Chinese perspective as a contribution to intercultural theology. It is a gift to world Christianity and humanity. It is not a Lutheran, Reformed, Catholic, or Anglican Catechism; it is a post-denominational window for living.
In this volume 2, the Lord's Prayer is interpreted from a Chinese background and wisdom. You may not agree with all, but you will certainly be inspired and empowered.

Les prisons sont-elles utiles pour l’avenir de la société ?

Subtitle:
Droits de l’homme et milieu carcéral : le cas du Gabon
Un témoignage exceptionnel
Authors:
Fweley Diangitukwa / Ruth Bekoung Siadous
ISBN:
978-2-88931-501-7
DOI:
10.58863/20.500.12424/4266299
Series number:
African Law No. 13
Publication:
2023
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Dans ce livre, les auteurs démontrent que les prisons sont des lieux où on limite la liberté de l’individu de manière le plus souvent inutile. Il n’est pas absurde de poser la question si le concept même de prison ne devrait pas être reconsidéré comme quelque chose de dépassé pour l’avenir des sociétés. L’institution des prisons africaines pose en particulier problème, par exemple celle du Gabon, qui récupérée et conservée intacte après l’indépendance, n’est plus adaptée aux réalités actuelles du pays. Soixante ans après l’indépendance, les prisons au Gabon ne répondent toujours pas aux exigences internationales en matière des droits de l’homme, et s’éloignent de plus en plus des attentes de la société. En se focalisant sur l’étude du cas de la Prison Centrale de Libreville, les auteurs cherchent à isoler de manière, d’abord descriptive, puis normative, les caractéristiques générales qui reflètent les défis principaux des prisons sur le continent africain. Il est suggéré que les prisons soient réformées afin de redevenir utiles à la société. Des pistes de réflexion et solutions concrètes sont proposées, dont l’idée ambitieuse in fine est de faire des prisons de demain des lieux humains où se prépare la réinsertion sociale.

Intercultural Business Ethics (IBE)

Intercultural Business Ethics (IBE)
Subtitle:
A Teaching Handbook
Author:
Bruno Frischherz, Liu Baocheng, Li Xiaosong, Anoosha Makka, Gordon Millar, Martin Brasser and Menno Brouwer
ISBN:
978-2-88931-499-7
DOI:
10.58863/20.500.12424/4266298
Series number:
Education Praxis No. 3
Publication:
2023
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This book is a practical handbook for lecturers teaching Intercultural Business Ethics (IBE) in higher education. It is the result of collaboration between lecturers from South Africa, China and Switzerland in an ongoing intercultural teaching project. The basic idea is that students discuss ethical dilemmas from the business world in culturally mixed groups and present their joint solution proposals in a short video. The handbook aims to help facilitators of the peaceful coexistence of countries and cultures.

The Ten Commandments: A Chinese Catechism of Living

Ethics, Media, Theology and Development in Africa
Subtitle:
Chinese Catechism 3
Author:
You Bin 游斌
ISBN:
978-2-88931-507-9
Series:
Globethics.net Co-Publications & Others
Publication:
2022
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Abstract:
Catechism is often perceived as the teaching of old-fashioned doctrines of faith or an authoritarian list of what religious leaders force us to believe. This catechism is a survival package of food called faith. It is fresh water from the source for the daily path of life and for orientation in decision-making.
These four volumes of Chinese Catechisms transform the classical core texts of the Christian faith into today's living: the Creed (Vol. 1), the Lord's Prayer (Vol. 2), the Ten Commandments (Vol. 3), and the Liturgy as celebration of Life (Vol. 4). The author You Bin from Beijing offers it from a Chinese perspective as a contribution to intercultural theology. It is a gift to world Christianity and humanity. It is not a Lutheran, Reformed, Catholic, or Anglican Catechism; it is a post-denominational window for living.
In this volume 3, the Ten Commandments are interpreted from a Chinese background and wisdom. You may not agree with all, but you will certainly be inspired and empowered.

Globalance towards a New World Order

Subtitle:
Ethics Matters and Motivates. Handbook with 250 Graphs
2nd Enlarged Edition
Author:
Christoph Stückelberger
ISBN:
978-2-88931-496-6 (online version)
ISBN:
978-2-88931-497-3 (print version B&W)
ISBN:
978-2-88931-498-0 (print version colour)
Series number:
Globethics.net Focus Series No. 57
Publication:
2022
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Without ethics and trust, our societies are in deep trouble. Current global turbulences are chances to reflect. Stückelberger gives us an overview with a lot of background information. The book helps us to be aware of risks, opportunities and our responsibility. It encourages more international cooperation. The key questions of this book "Globalance" are: How can we transform current disruptions, polarizations and imbalances in the world into a new dynamic world order and global balances? How can ethics contribute to this transition by a balance of values and virtues? How can we do it under the conditions of the world Post-Covid? The book contains 250 graphs.

Migrazioni & cooperazione internazionale

Editors:
Abdeljalil Akkari, Stefania Gandolfi, Domenico Simeone
ISBN:
978-2-88931-492-8
Series number:
Globethics.net Paideia No. 4
Publication:
2022
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Il rapporto migrazioni - cooperazione internazionale delinea un cambiamento di paradigma in quanto le migrazioni non sono un problema sociale ma un problema di società. Nell’ottica del problema sociale i migranti vengono gradualmente assimilati ai nostri modelli, nell’ottica del problema di società essi diventano attori di sviluppo sia per le nostre comunità che per i loro paesi di origine. La sfida della cooperazione internazionale è saper coniugare identità e universalità e costruire processi di coesione sociale che mettano in primo piano, come affermato dal Patto mondiale delle migrazioni sicure, ordinate e regolari delle Nazioni Unite, i diritti dell’uomo, lo sviluppo dei popoli e la cultura della pace.

Every Part of Creation Matters

Subtitle:
A discussion paper
Editors:
Kees Nieuwerth, Peter Pavlovic, and Adrian Shaw
ISBN:
978-2-88931-490-4
Series number:
Globethics.net CEC Series No. 8
Publication:
2022
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The text summarizes work of the thematic group on Economic and Ecological Justice and Sustainable Future of the Conference of European Churches. The group consists of theologians, experts in ecological and political science, as well as activists from churches across the continent. Caring for God’s creation is an integral part of the calling of the churches. In this publication the Conference of European Churches is asking how this can be done? The book offers a summary of studies and discussions among theologians from churches of different confessional families. A first theological section underlies key aspects of several theological traditions. In a second section, we learn about the European Green Deal aiming to transform the EU into a modern, resource-efficient, and competitive economy with no net greenhouse gases emissions by 2050. The text supports the main aim of the Green Deal, however, raises concerns related to some of its principal parts.