Towards a contextual theology of conviviality: Tutu, Bonhoeffer and living musical metaphors by A.M. Coates, J. Kunnuji

“…We argue that African manifestations of conviviality such as ubuntu and gbenopo, when understood as lived realities rather than isolated abstract concepts, make an important contribution to theological discourse, in general. …”
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The impact of the climate agenda on the fuel and energy complex development in Russia by A. O. Gosteva, A. A. Seregina

“…Moreover, the paper studies implementation and use of international experience in the fuel and energy complex of the Russian Federation, as well as legislative framework in the field of climate and measures of the policy implementation at the state and corporate levels. In the new realities, a number of corporations of the Russian fuel and energy complex have already started to implement projects aimed at achieving carbon neutrality in order not only to meet the goals of the agenda but also to improve their image and increase the level of trust between partners. …”
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Soutenir la justice épistémique par la formation réciproque au cœur d’initiatives citoyennes de transition énergétique porteuse de justice sociale by Laurence Brière, Guillaume Moreau, Maude Prud’homme, Isabel Orellana, Marie-Ève Marleau, Martine Chatelain

“…We have also proposed an innovative conceptual framework for energy justice that takes into account the very concrete realities of eco-citizen struggles and initiatives.…”
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"Zátopek" – komiksowa codzienność długodystansowca by Mariusz Guzek

“…Created in 2016, the first of the works is dedicated to Emil Zátopek, a long-distance runner, three-time gold medalist at the Helsinki Olympics, and a man who got caught up in the political realities of the 20th century. The article analyzes the various contexts of diegetic conditioning (including the rituals of everyday life inscribed in the narrative), the critical reception of the book in the Czech Republic, and the correspondence between the sensibilities of the authors and other modes of memory management in a field explored in (popular) culture.…”
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The Concept of Fiesta in Spanish National and Cultural Vision of the World by E. V. Astakhova

“…The research determines such Spanish extralinguistic realities as corrida, tertulia, movida, botellon, indignados, analyses the role of the theater, of "coffee culture", of football and other phenomenons in social life and cognitive space of Spaniards. …”
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Advanced Training as a Tool for Innovative Management in Regional Education by A. I. Kiryakova, N. A. Kargapoltseva, S. M. Kargapoltsev

“…In the educational realities of the new millennium, the improvement of professional qualifications and managerial literacy of a teacher, pedagogue, university lecturer is no longer just one of the possible conditions for individual professional trajectory, but is the identification (essential) attribution of the actual human (cultural, civilizational) being. …”
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Innovative activity in the context of the federal districts of the Russian Federation: current state and directions of development by E. A. Pogrebtsova

“…In modern realities the development of the country is impossible without the introduction of innovative developments in production. …”
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Exploring Development Challenges in Uganda Using Modernization Theory by Gloria Nambassa, Eko Priyo Purnomo

“…Drawing on works by theorists like Schwartz and Levy, the critique examines how these frameworks inadequately capture Uganda's complex modernization realities. The study aims to provide a nuanced understanding of modernization's applicability to Uganda's development trajectory. …”
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MISSIONAL-DIACONAL PRACTICES IN JAPAN AND SOUTH AFRICA: by J.S. Van der Watt

“…Christians face new challenges, as they deepen their involvement in existential challenges caused by disasters and other existing sociopolitical realities. The article explores the potential of missional-diaconal practices of local congregations and argues that diakonia in all its dimensions embodies the missio Dei and contributes to church formation in significant ways. …”
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These men in love with mining companies and pickup trucks: Moralities and knowledge practices of the deserts and movements of the economy by André Dumans Guedes

“…I thus bring to the foreground certain moral dimensions of their lives and occupations and the role of pickup trucks as signs and operators of the knowledge practices to which they resort to situate themselves in the face of both long-standing anxieties and these new realities. Finally, I show how this ‘economy of the city’ is outlined by an interweaving of certain branches and productive activities with practices, stories, circulations, rivalries that are markedly masculine, and which are updated in those places and paths where pickup trucks are present.…”
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La vaisselle en terre cuite utilisée au xive s. à l’hôpital Saint-Julien de Chartres (Eure-et-Loir) by Magali Gary

“…A socio-functional analysis based on this configuration attempts to approach some realities about consumer practices within this community. …”
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Causes et conséquences de l’hyperconnectivité professionnelle : au-delà de la responsabilité individuelle des travailleurs et travailleuses by Geneviève Richard

“…This paper provides a review and explanation of the various causes and effects associated with workplace hyperconnectivity, and seeks to highlight the need for both legislative and management solutions that take current technological realities into consideration. Professional hyperconnectivity is defined as the almost constant use of information and communication technologies (ICT) by workers so that they may remain connected to their professional environment. …”
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La réception du traité de Paris (1783) et l’imaginaire des relations franco-américaines by Hervé-Thomas Campangne

“…As the American War of Independence ended and a new world order arose, a divide soon developed between, on the one hand, an idealized vision of the French–American friendship and, on the other hand, the realities of international trade and politics. The images and representations analyzed in this study played a key role as France–United States relations were being shaped: as such, they provide important insights into interactions between the two nations in the 1780s and beyond.…”
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Dispassionate hospitality as a Christian value: A pastoral narrative by Mwansa Claude Kimpinde

“…Contribution: This article challenges bias hospitality in the Christian community by outlining the implications of an impartial hospitality in Christian community as a sense of dispassionate and inclusive hospitality, even though there is still some ground work to be done in respect of the radical and hypocritical biases of extremists refusing to align themselves to the current realities of globalisation as a sense of togetherness and inclusiveness in this diverse world.…”
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Brazil-Portugal Comparison: Education, Health and Social Development in light of the Sustainable Development Goals by Felipa Rafaela Amadigi, Monica Motta Lino, Rosani Ramos Machado, Ianka Cristina Celuppi, Carla Sílvia Fernandes, Maria Manuela Martins, Denise Elvira Pires de Pires

“…Final considerations: the importance of public policies adapted to local realities and the need for a strategic vision for healthcare systems aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals, in addition to the need for continuous investments and integration of digital health for efficient and equitable systems, stand out.…”
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Estrategias de desarrollo e inclusión social a través de la cultura. Las sociedades musicales de la Comunidad Valenciana y El Sistema de Abreu en Venezuela by María Luz Rivera-Fernández

“…For this, I focus on two different realities that share the same foundation: the System of Children and Youth Orchestras and Choirs of Venezuela, founded by José Antonio Abreu in 1975, and the phenomenon of the musical societies of the Community of Valencia (Spain). …”
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A Critique of the Book Understanding Social Science from the Perspective of Actor-Network Theory by Rahman Sharifzadeh

“…Although Trigg attempts to go away from positivistic and non-critical methodologies, and in result opens up a way for rational evaluation and judgment, as we shall see, he does not develop his methodology very well; moreover, his understanding of what society is and what social structures and realities are made of may endanger the empirical aspect of his methodology. …”
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How the General Public and Local Officials Prefer to Learn about Agricultural Water Use in Florida by Courtney T. Owens, Alexa J. Lamm, Ricky W. Telg

“…Part of a series dedicated to describing the preferred ways of learning about agricultural water use in Florida, this study can be used to assist Extension educators and the agricultural industry at large in the development of strategies meant to inform people about the realities of water use. This 4-page fact sheet helps Extension educators understand preferred learning mediums so they can provide useful information about agricultural water use. …”
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Definition of the Land Management Object: A Comprehensive Approach by E. A. Pozdnyakova

“…Since the legal regulation of any institution cannot be effective without basic concepts, it is advisable to analyze the current definition of a land management object, rethink its content in relation to the demands of existing realities. The following methods were used in the study: historical, logical, analysis, generalization, study of literature and normative legal acts.…”
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Florina Ilis by Cristina Balinte

“…As a consequence of cultural openness manifested in the 90’s, a fruitful period of takeovers of world literature thought a large amount of translations, they managed to win the international literary market by adopting the writing style of influence and success in the West, and – a very important detail – by adapting the content of their daily literary readings at the local realities. Coming from the Transylvanian region, Florina Ilis is considered one of the most talented and the best rated Romanian (still) young novelists. …”
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