Spanning Malaysia’s post-independence period, and using the repression-mobilization nexus as a key theoretical framework, this study outlines how its Christian community delicately and simultaneously defends its religious rights without being construed as anti-Islam in the face of state-led “Islamization”. By primarily focusing on the 1980s to the contemporary period, while considering subnational differences between East and West Malaysia, this study charts the changes in the community...

Over the last two centuries humans in the Western World have become the only species living at an ever-increasing productivity and consumption. This is an astonishing paradox as all cultures originally developed intuitive understanding of limitation, the frailty of existence and the sacredness of natural environments. In search of prosperity modern civilization has forgotten what intuition had learned and developed an economic system that was primarily concerned with making money in an elitis...

Socrates didn't operate as a midwife - contrary to what he said about himself.

Nor is it that God sent Adam to the world and then realised he had to send somebody extra, Eve,

in order to save it.

The recent production of case studies in chaplaincy care combines the narrative nature of chaplaincy with the rigors of research demanded in contemporary care settings. The contributions in this volume from both practitioners and academic researchers join reflections on the challenges and promises of case study research in chaplaincy care with the results of specific case studies. Based on reflections on methodology and professionalization in chaplaincy, the volume hopes to contribute to answ...

The American Netherlander staat helemaal in het teken van het 25-jarig verblijf van de Amerikaanse komiek Greg Shapiro in ons kleine kikkerlandje. Zijn assimilatie met de Nederlandse samenleving, taal en cultuur verloopt na al die jaren nog steeds onhandig en stroperig, wat leidt tot hilarische situaties die Greg maar al te graag aan het papier toevertrouwt.

Zijn nieuwe boek is geen wetenschappelijke gids om de Nederlandse cultuur en waarden te snappen en eigen te maken. Maar als je op zoek b...

On average, mankind uses 1.7 Earths each year for raw materials, food and energy. Many countries even more. Most green initiatives call for action, but do not address the over-consumption and its causes. This manifesto shows our true escape: stop doing, degrowth and help Mother Earth to regenerate. Work with nature, not against it. The knowledge is still here.

People are doers and always call for action. But doing is exactly the root cause of the ecological problems we now face. All of our do...

Six years of research with the purpose of having the untold account of Suriname’s LGBT history at long last comprehensively divulged and documented, has resulted in this publication:

Love – A History of Hate in Suriname - Hide, Flee or Suicide

Execution Extinction Existence Expression - An Insight into a Country’s Gay History.

Until now, due to taboo, legal and social repercussions from a repressive ‘heteronormative’ biased society, this has been a forgotten, concealed disguised o...

Paul is a trained and passionate motivational coach on a mission to empower individuals to unlock their true potential. Thanks to his experience in the field, he has dedicated his life to helping people become happier versions of themselves. In addition to his coaching sessions, Paul also shares his wisdom through self-help books that are aimed at guiding individuals towards personal growth and fulfillment.

Sensing Earth states that our environmental issues are in the

first place a matter of culture and aesthetics. Technology and

science are not enough to solve these problems.

Our globe is facing an escalation of ecological problems, with

no quick solutions in sight. We seem to be caught in a spiral

of health issues, burnout, sensory overload, depression, and

somatic deprivation. Artists faced with these crises are looking

for ways to articulate the ongoing emergencies and explore

possible ways ...