Introduction: How capitalism has eroded democracy [auth] In 2007 The UN General Assembly resolved to celebrate International Day of Democracy on 15 September, inviting member states to commemorate the day so as “to raise public…
Organic Intellectuals for a Counter-Culture: Jesuit Mission in…
The Problematique Should Jesuit social scientists as professionals be oriented to their peer groups or to the people, whom their preferential option calls them to serve and whom their profession impacts? Should this responsibility imply…
Politicising Religion, Religionising Politics: Sutras to discern their…
The 2009 general elections was an emphatic rejection by the Indian electorate of the cynical use of identity politics and aggressive ideologies made by political parties to mobilise voters. [auth] Religious pluralism and democratic inclusion,…
Discerning Together: Levels of Engagement
The recent letter of Fr General (Sept 27, 2017) calls us to make ‘On Discernment in Common’ “an instrument of our apostolic effectiveness” in our mission and governance. This article attempts to operationalise it into…