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From the earliest interactions of Christians with the Roman Empire to today's debates about the separation of church and state, the Christian churches have been in complex relationships with various economic and political systems for centuries. Renowned theologian Rosemary Radford Ruether analyzes the ways the Christian church has historically interacted with powerful systems such as patriarchy, racism, slavery, and environmentalism, while looking critically at how the church shapes these systems today. With a focus on the United States, Christianity and Social Systems provides an introductory analysis of the interactions between the churches and major systems that have shaped western Christian and post-Christian society. Ruether discusses ideologies, such as liberalism and socialism, and includes three country case studies-Nicaragua, South Africa, and North and South Korea-to further illustrate the profound influences Christianity and social systems have with each other. This book is neither an attack on the relationship between Christianity and these systems, nor an apology, but rather a nuanced examination of the interactions between them. By understanding how these interactions have shaped history, we can more fully understand how to make ethical decisions about the role of Christianity in some of today's most pressing social issues, from economic and class disparities to the environmental crisis.

Christian sociology. --- Social systems. --- Sociology --- System theory --- Christian social theory --- Social theory, Christian --- Sociology, Christian --- Christian sociology --- Social systems --- 241.65 --- 241.65 Theologische ethiek: rechtvaardigheid--(zie ook {330.86}) --- Theologische ethiek: rechtvaardigheid--(zie ook {330.86})

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Dans le contexte de la stratégie de Lisbonne, et plus particulièrement dans le cadre de la méthode ouverte de coordination qu’elle a instaurée en matière sociale, le Conseil de l’Union européenne a demandé à ses 27 Etats membres de présenter, en septembre 2008, des « rapports nationaux concernant la protection sociale et l'inclusion sociale pour la période 2008-2010 » comprenant 4 chapitres : une introduction générale, un chapitre inclusion sociale, un chapitre pension et un chapitre soins de santé et soins de longue durée.Le rapport stratégique belge, examiné préalablement par les autorités fédérées, a été approuvé en Conseil des Ministres fédéral le 03 octobre 2008 et envoyé le même jour à la Commission Européenne.En résumé :L’Introduction générale (Chapitre I) fait, dans une première section, l’état des lieux de la situation sociale en Belgique en reprenant une série d’informations sur le bien-être, la protection sociale, la pauvreté, la santé, le logement … etc. Cette section est basée sur un set élargi d’indicateurs repris en annexe du rapport. Ensuite, une seconde section du chapitre I résume l’approche stratégique générale de la Belgique en matière sociale ; celle-ci a pour but principal de maintenir une sécurité sociale forte, viable, juste et solidaire.Le Chapitre II, consacré au « Plan d’Action National Inclusion Sociale », analyse 3 défis clés : offrir la garantie à chacun de disposer d’un logement abordable et de qualité ; développer davantage l’activation et la diversité dans l’emploi et dans l’intégration sociale ; lutter contre la pauvreté qui frappe les enfants.Le Chapitre III sur les pensions traite respectivement des trois objectifs communs européens que sont : des pensions suffisantes, la viabilité financière des régimes de pensions et la modernisation des régimes de pensions.Quant au Chapitre IV, il évoque les soins de santé et les soins de longue durée. Il énonce les principaux challenges auxquels est confronté le pays en matière de soins de santé et de soins de longue durée en se centrant sur les trois objectifs communs définis au niveau européen : assurer l’accès aux soins de santé et aux soins de longue durée ; promouvoir la qualité des soins ; garantir la viabilité financière des systèmes de soins de santé et de soins de longue durée.Par ailleurs, notons que diverses annexes complètent le rapport. Parmi celles-ci, figurent notamment des analyses de plusieurs exemples de « good practice » choisis en matière d’inclusion sociale et de soins de santé.Enfin, notons qu’à partir de ces rapports stratégiques nationaux, la commission européenne présentera un projet de rapport conjoint sur la protection sociale et l'inclusion sociale en vue du Conseil européen de printemps 2009.

Social indicators --- Social indicators --- Social indicators --- HD 7091 Social insurance. Social security. Pensions - General works --- HD 7091 Social insurance. Social security. Pensions - General works --- HD 7091 Social insurance. Social security. Pensions - General works --- Social intégration --- Social intégration --- Social intégration --- Social systems --- Social systems --- Social systems --- Social welfare --- Social welfare --- Social welfare --- Belgium --- Belgium --- Belgium --- Social Security --- Social Security --- Social Security --- Insurance, Health --- Insurance, Health --- Insurance, Health

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Bronze age --- Social archaeology --- Political anthropology --- Social systems --- State, The --- International relations --- Bronze age. --- Antiquities. --- Mediterranean Region --- Mediterranean Region --- Mediterranean Region --- Mediterranean Region

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Macrosociology. --- Social evolution. --- Social systems --- 316 <035> --- Sociology --- System theory --- Cultural evolution --- Cultural transformation --- Culture, Evolution of --- Culture --- Evolution --- Social change --- Macro-sociology --- History. --- Sociologie --(algemeen)--Grote handboeken. Compendia --- 316 <035> Sociologie --(algemeen)--Grote handboeken. Compendia --- Macrosociology --- Social evolution --- History

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This book is the first to identify and review the new field of study, sociology and complexity science—or SACS for short. SACS is comprised of five cutting-edge areas of research: computational sociology, the British-based School of Complexity (BBC), complex social network analysis (CSNA), sociocybernetics and the Luhmann School of Complexity (LSC). Together, these five areas represent the latest development in complexity science and sociological systems thinking, offering researchers a powerful, new set of tools for addressing the growing complexity of sociological inquiry. This book also showcases a new method for modeling social systems, called the SACS Toolkit. The SACS Toolkit comes with a theoretical framework (social complexity theory), procedural algorithm (assemblage) and recommended toolset for modeling social systems (qualitatively, historically or numerically) from the ground-up. In fact, this book uses the SACS Toolkit to review the new field of SACS. The third feature of this book is its compendium of maps, graphs and figures—all located in one chapter. Demonstrating the visual ingenuity of complexity science method, this compendium provides a picture-book tour of the new field of SACS. Finally, this book comes with a companion website—an internet resource for exploring the new science of complexity and its intersection with sociology; and for downloading the maps (in color) used in this book. Useful for teachers, students and researchers, this book articulates a possible future for social scientific inquiry in the 21st century.

Computational complexity. --- Electronic books. -- local. --- Social systems -- Research -- Methodology. --- Social systems -- Research. --- Social Change --- Sociology & Social History --- Social Sciences --- Social systems --- Research --- Methodology. --- Research. --- Complexity, Computational --- Physics. --- Dynamics. --- Ergodic theory. --- Statistical physics. --- Dynamical systems. --- Vibration. --- Sociology. --- Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity. --- Sociology, general. --- Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control. --- Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory. --- Sociology --- System theory --- Electronic data processing --- Machine theory --- Differentiable dynamical systems. --- Complex Systems. --- Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems. --- Physics --- Mathematical statistics --- Differential dynamical systems --- Dynamical systems, Differentiable --- Dynamics, Differentiable --- Differential equations --- Global analysis (Mathematics) --- Topological dynamics --- Cycles --- Mechanics --- Sound --- Statistical methods --- Ergodic transformations --- Continuous groups --- Mathematical physics --- Measure theory --- Transformations (Mathematics) --- Dynamical systems --- Kinetics --- Mathematics --- Mechanics, Analytic --- Force and energy --- Statics --- Social theory --- Social sciences