In this article, I present some summarizing observations in form of ten benchmarks for fruitful, innovative China-Africa cooperation. Read the full article here.
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Blessing weapons
Blessing weapons? For pacifists: no go For atheists: religion lacking credibility For believers: a dilemma For state churches: inevitable For free churches: not needed. How do churches behave in war? According to Protestant ethics we should not bless weapons, but support decision makers in politics, military and business in our intercessions that they may serve… Continue reading Blessing weapons
“China deserves respect”
Those who criticise China for human rights violations must at the same time praise its successes in the fight against hunger, says China expert and theologian Christoph Stückelberger. The original interview in German can be read here. The Olympic Committee likes to emphasise the international character of sport as distinct from politics. Are there any… Continue reading “China deserves respect”
«China verdient Respekt»
Olympische Spiele, China und Menschenrechte: Christoph Stückelberger im Interview. Christoph Stückelberger, der seit über 20 Jahren regelmässig in China weilt, meint, dass Sport nicht verpolitisiert werden sollte, aber auch nicht gänzlich apolitisch sein kann. Der Einschränkung individueller Freiheitsrechte in China sei der grosse Beitrag Chinas zum Recht auf Nahrung, Bildung und Arbeit gegenüberzustellen. Hier geht es… Continue reading «China verdient Respekt»
Blessing
The Great Blessing mine, your, our life world and cosmos Receiving blessings and passing on blessings means approving encouraging strengthening trusting protecting empowering. Perceiving blessings and blessing others is foundation and energy for ethics in everyday life. (One of 365 way-markers I wrote during the years. They are intended as way-markers that offer a sense… Continue reading Blessing
Globalance: Dynamic, not Static
Globalance is not static. It could be understood as a stable balance, always remaining in the middle of the opposites in order to avoid imbalances and extremism. But life is always on the move and per definition never stands still as long as the heart of animals and humans is beating and plants are growing.… Continue reading Globalance: Dynamic, not Static
The Light of Enlightenment
Download the article Light and Enlightenment Christmas is the festival of light and lights. The light is not only needed for orientation (lighting) and is a symbol of hope in the dark of night. Light is also a symbol of inner enlightenment. “It dawned on me” means I got a knowledge, an insight, a new… Continue reading The Light of Enlightenment
Politics of Being: Wisdom and Science for a New Development Paradigm
Download the article Author Dr. Thomas Legrand Ocean of Wisdom Press, 2021, in print 2022 Book Review: Prof. Dr. Dr h.c. mult Christoph Stückelberger, Geneva/Switzerland “We need to move from having to being, which many believe means interbeing.” (p.55) This is the core call of the author, Thomas Legrand, a French economist, environmental scientist and… Continue reading Politics of Being: Wisdom and Science for a New Development Paradigm
Celebrate Life!
In difficult times of the Pandemic and the dark winter months, life is heavy for many people. As a counter-weight, I share the attached video, only 7 minutes long: “CreationArt – celebrate Life!” Two students, Tabarak Abbas and Victor Clément, of the Art School “HEAD Geneva” (Haute école d’art et de design) composed the video… Continue reading Celebrate Life!
Professor honoris causa at UNIBIT
I received the title of “Professor honoris causa” from UNIBIT, the University of Library Studies and Information Technologies in Sofia, Bulgaria. It is a private university, one of the leading universities in Europe for information technologies, cyber security, intellectual property, copyright and library sciences. Ethics in Higher Education such as in UNIBIT can make a… Continue reading Professor honoris causa at UNIBIT