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
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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
“There is no religious justification for corruption”
“Corruption Free Religions are Possible” is the title of Christoph Stückelberger’s new book. The Swiss ethicist and theologian, founding president of Transparency International Switzerland, is convinced that religious communities must – and can – confront all forms of corruption, even within their own ranks. The fight against corruption has been a concern for Swiss ethicist… Continue reading “There is no religious justification for corruption”
Academic Cold War
The Cold War between the US and China becomes more and more important also to the academic world. My thought to recent developments.
Soft Water is stronger than hard Stone
I send you a short 40 second meditation, on Water and Stone. I found the small rock/stone in the brook/small river in front of the chapel in our holiday home, two weeks ago. Lao Tse said: “Soft water is stronger than hard stone”.
12 + 1 Perfections
Simplicity is the perfection of complexity Circle is the perfection of diversity of forms Silence is the perfection of sound Balance is the perfection of smells & tastes Harmony is the perfection of touching Colorless is the perfection of colorful Invisible is the perfection of visible Kairos-Time is the perfection of Chronos-Time Forgiveness is the… Continue reading 12 + 1 Perfections
Creation Art: A Church Window in Wuhan
The Zurich theologian and ethicist Christoph Stückelberger has built a church window from 800 semi-precious stones. Now his work adorns a Protestant church in Wuhan. Article in the magazine “reformiert.” in German language.
Corruption-free Religions are Possible: new book by Christoph Stückelberger
Corruption-free Religions are Possible: Corruption, the abuse of public or personal power for private interests is almost as old as humanity. This book focuses on the sector of religious institutions. Religious institutions are normally not-for-profit. Religious organisations run 100,000s of profit-making specialized services such as hospitals, universities, schools, elderly homes, companies, banks, micro finance institutions,… Continue reading Corruption-free Religions are Possible: new book by Christoph Stückelberger
Globalance: The Social Security System
The Social Security Systems must be further expanded as a key part of security. But the systems developed during the last seventy years in high income countries may not be applicable and certainly not payable all over the world as it is already under heavy economic pressure in high income countries to find sustainable financing… Continue reading Globalance: The Social Security System