Sökning: "Spiritual Activism"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 uppsatser innehållade orden Spiritual Activism.

  1. 1. Spiritual Activism for At-Risk Youth : Compassionate Saint Augustine’s Youth Academy Initiative, an Ethnographic Study

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Författare :Shanti Grafström; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Spiritual; Activism; Social Justice; Juvenile Rehabilitation; Restorative Justice; Racism; Meditation; Collective Consciousness Shift; Compassion; Ethnography;

    Sammanfattning : BACKGROUND:  This is an ethnographic study of two communities coming together to serve at-risk youth in St. Augustine, Florida. Compassionate St Augustine (CSA) is a non-profit organization grounded in the Golden Rule that promotes compassion-based practices in schools, businesses, faith communities, and government. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Alsike Kloster : An Ethnographic Study of Spiritual Activism as Daily Life

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Författare :Shanti Louise Grafström; [2017]
    Nyckelord :Alsike Kloster; Refugees; Sanctuary Laws; Spiritual Activism; Resacralization; Monastery; Nuns; Interfaith Community Living; Ethnography;

    Sammanfattning : For nearly 40 years, Sister Karin and the nuns at Alsike Kloster have been giving sanctuary to refugees while also taking political, social and legal action to advocate for their rights. Every day they share their home with 60 men, women and children who are fleeing violence, persecution, looming threats and even death. LÄS MER

  4. 3. A search for the sacred - contemporary shamanism in the north of Norway and Sweden

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Författare :Frederika Wennermo; [2016]
    Nyckelord :contemporary shamanism; ethnographic research; meaning analysis; psychology of religion; social engagements; spiritual transformation;

    Sammanfattning : The research I present within this thesis is a meaning analysis of contemporary shamanism for practitioners in the north of Norway and Sweden. I have used ethnographic research methods of observation, participation, conversations, interviews, context research and analysis of written texts. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Paths, Palimpsests and Voids of Dé kolon εl í za shɔn - Memorials and Memorial Cultures - Based on Examples/Voids in Sierra Leone_ and Germany_- A Path, Detours and [Proposal]-Essay in Notes and Images

    Magister-uppsats, Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Författare :Sonja Hohenbild; [2014]
    Nyckelord :Decolonial; Memorial Cultures; Coloniality Sierra Leone Germany; Sankofa;

    Sammanfattning : This essay attempts to discuss the decolonial memorialscape in Germany and Sierra Leone, bringing into focus the few existing examples. Coming from the visual arts, my wish is to bring art-practice into the communication for development feld. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Transformative Islamic Ecology - Beliefs and Practices of Muslims for Sustainable Agriculture and Permaculture

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Författare :Inga Viola Härmälä; [2014]
    Nyckelord :Islamic ecology; environmental activism; permaculture; sustainable agriculture; Islamic activism; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : A growing number of environmental movements recognize the need for changing our spiritual approach to the environment, while we simultaneously witness a revival and development of ecotheologies and religiously motivated environmental initiatives. Islamic theological discourse on ecological issues is quite well studied, but less attention has been directed to how Islamic ecology has been translated into activism and practical ecology. LÄS MER