Talk:Issues in Interdisciplinarity 2020-21/The power of Christianity in modern society

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=The Summary of Zoom Call= Apart from the zoom calls, we use Whatsapp group calls to meet regularly. (for the brief discussion)


 * 13:00-14:00 GMT November 20 2020

-Our main topic was to look for a theme that could be applied to multiple disciplines, but above all it was interconnected with the disciplines we are dealing with Sieun proposed beauty: "Beauty (standard): economic approach (eg. Golden section: apple logo), aesthetic approach, neurological approach (eg. Biological origins), sociological approach (eg. Social media)" I proposed the influence of Christianity in modern society, and after feedback from Sieun and Victor we found it the most appropriate, because doing research we concluded that the interconnections in this concept between disciplines were clearer.

(Plinio the elder (discuss • contribs) 13:12, 25 November 2020 (UTC))

Reading several articles we concluded that gender ecology and medicine were the disciplines that could be more suitable:
 * 10:00-11:30 GMT November 22 2020

• Influence of Christianity in the development of human rights: https://www.academia.edu/36331646/Influence_of_Christianity_on_the_Development_of_Human_Rights?source=news_feed_share

• The Role of Christianity in Enhancing Gender Equality in African Society: https://www.academia.edu/17832055/The_Role_of_Christianity_in_Enhancing_Gender_Equality_in_African_Society?source=news_feed_share

• Environmental Mobilization: Pope Francis' Encyclical: https://www.academia.edu/31950900/Environmental_Mobilization_Pope_Francis_Encyclical?source=swp_share

(Plinio the elder (discuss • contribs) 13:56, 26 November 2020 (UTC)) Here we discussed how to stay as synchronized as possible when they went to write our paragraphs. the idea is to have three paragraphs of 3 different disciplines but which are linked together. So we opened Google drive and tried to write down paragraphs to practice.
 * 09:00-10:00 GMT November 24 2020

(Plinio the elder (discuss • contribs) 14:30, 28 December 2020 (UTC)) We Discussed how we are going to divide the work
 * 08:30-9:30 GMT December 03 2020

(Plinio the elder (discuss • contribs) 18:03, 5 December 2020 (UTC)) We compare to give advice to each other, so as to correct and improve our wikibook.
 * 9:00-10:00 GMT December 06 2020

(Plinio the elder (discuss • contribs) 11:09, 8 December 2020 (UTC)) Today is the last day so we finalize the wikibook, remove the small errors and read it aloud to understand if there are mistakes
 * 10:00-11:30 GMT December 14 2020

(Plinio the elder (discuss • contribs) 16:32, 14 December 2020 (UTC))

This is the last zoom call we are finalizing our work and we successes to match the 1200 words limit which wasn't easy because we wanted to write more in our different parties. Very good work from all the members of the group in a happy and professional atmosphere from the beginning until the end of the project.

(Vbjafar (discuss • contribs)) 16:50, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

-All members present-

Suggested Articles Useful to get more idea
-Influence of christianity in europe https://www.academia.edu/4198146/Influence_Of_Christianity_In_Europe_A_retrospective_since_the_eleventh_century_to_the_Present?source=news_feed_share

- Christianity Today  (https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt1tm7gnj.41)

- Faith in African Lived Christianity: Bridging Anthropological and Theological Perspectives (BOOK) CHAPTER 2: World Christianity and the Reorganization of Disciplines: On the Emerging Dialogue between Anthropology and Theology (https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1163/j.ctvrxk46s.6)

I found particularly interesting the first article that gave me a better understanding of the dynamics of power that is used; obviously, it is not applied to our subjects, but the model is very useful for understanding the dynamics applied.

(Plinio the elder (discuss • contribs) 16:28, 8 December 2020 (UTC))

I also found these resources are very helpful to expand my understanding of power dynamics between Christianity and society. Some of them are available in the UCL library: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/e-resources-ucl

Ross, E.1955. Impact of Christianity in Africa. Annals of American Academy of Political and Social Science 298, 161-169. Contemporary Africa trends and Issues.

Woodhead, Linda (2004). An Introduction to Christianity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Hinkley AE. Christianity, the culture wars, and bioethics: Current debates and controversies in the Christian approach to bioethics. Christ Bioeth. 2006;12(3):229–35.

Nkomazana, F. 1998. Livingstone's ideas of Christianity, commerce and civilization. Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies 12(1&2), 44-57.

Gideon Khabela, M. (1989). “The Socio-Cultural Dynamics of the Struggle for Liberation and the Coherence of Black Faith.” Journal of Black Theology in South Africa, 3 (1): 23-38.

(uhmmmm (discuss • contribs) 17:39, 12 December 2020 (UTC))

For the Medicine aspect, I found these resources are relevant to the discussion of our topic. The topic on bioethics is indeed too broad to include in the essay. However, these resources aided in a better comprehension of the topic and how religious beliefs shaped bioethics to what it is now.

Tao, Julia Lai Po-Wah. Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the (Im)Possibility of Global Bioethics. Dordrecht; London: Springer, 2011.

Beckford, J. A. 1989. Religion and advanced industrial society. London: Unwin H

Igboin BO. Spirituality and medical practice: a Christian perspective. Indian J Med Ethics. 2015;12(4):199–206.

Messer, Neil. Flourishing: Health, Disease, and Bioethics in Theological Perspective. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2013. Hoffmann, J. P., and A. S. Miller. 1997. Social and political attitudes among religious groups: Convergence and divergence over time. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Kilner, John Frederic, C. Christopher Hook, and Diane B. Uustal, eds. Cutting-Edge Bioethics: A Christian Exploration of Technologies and Trends. A Horizon in bioethics series book. Grand Rapids, MI: W.B. Eerdmans, 2002

Smith, Janet E, and Christopher Robert Kaczor. Life Issues, Medical Choices: Questions and Answers for Catholics, 2016.*

Chattopadhyay S, De Vries R. Bioethical concerns are global, bioethics is Western. Eubios J Asian Int Bioeth. 2008;18(4):106–9.

(uhmmmm (discuss • contribs) 17:50, 12 December 2020 (UTC))

The Key Point of Marking Rubric
Deadline: 17:00 GMT, 14th December 2020

Plagiarism: less than 5% similarity, check your essay through Grammarly before submission.

Word count: 1200 words (except for the references & visuals)

Content (50%): Identify tension between disciplines; an excellent discussion of an issue is an example of interdisciplinary work.

Writing (10%): error-free sentences with appropriate word choices/ clarify the definition of terminology

Research and referencing (10%): using a reliable and high-quality source (avoid Wikipedia or encyclopedia except for natural science research)

Contribution (30%): a regular, thoughtful, precise and relevant contribution, courteous and professional tone throughout

uhmmmm (discuss • contribs) 11:45, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

Deadline
Official Deadline: 17:00 GMT, 14th December 2020

Internal Deadline: 17:00 GMT, 10th December 2020

Next official meeting (zoom calls): 14th December 2020

uhmmmm (discuss • contribs) 21:08, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

The Outline
Notes: Here we are trying to structure our work:

The Power of Christianity in modern society

This Wikibook is going to explore the issue of power (direct or indirect) through the disciplines of medicine, gender studies and ecology.

Disciplines considered for now and Structure of the chapter

• Medicine : ideally, we could study the influence of Christianity on the medical branch of bioethics, especially in regard to euthanasia. Here we can find some ideas: euthanasia-  https://www.jstor.org/stable/3712123?seq=1

•Gender Studies : Gender debates have been highly influenced by the Christian religion. The pope has recently revised same-sex marriage issues, introducing a new vision of gender. https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2020/10/21/pope-francis-endorses-civil-unions-for-same-sex-couples/  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/21/world/europe/pope-francis-same-sex-civil-unions.html

•Ecology : study the last papal encyclical about the environment, to see how power is applied.

George's advice

Don't talk about power in relation to the topic you are using, use the topic as a tool to describe the power dynamic, because the important thing is to show the interdisciplinary approach. Pay attention in not going out from the real objective which is describing the power dynamics, remember that it's not describing the topic but how the issue you choose is applied.

Tools we can use to research :

Jstor,academia.edu, Wikipedia, Stanford encyclopedia, royal society encyclopedia,2019/2020 Wikibooks, and journal articles.

Planning strategy

Before we start writing, we will discuss the articles we read; then we will jot down different ideas to start building the right mindset for the wiki book chapter. Discussion, confrontations and collaboration will be our aim to start building our wiki book.

We should make it as real as possible as if it were face to face. We plan to schedule many zoom meetings to discuss new ideas, each time we add something to the chapter we will try to do it in a zoom meeting so that the teamwork becomes as efficient as possible, if we have a question or want to ask for advice, we will be able to do it immediately.

Plinio the elder (discuss • contribs) 19:27, 24 November 2020 (UTC)

Suggestions for Overall Structure
For the medicine part, I think it would be a good idea to include abortion as another topic as it shares a similar concern with euthanasia. Moreover, the topic will explore how Christianity and medicine worked hand in hand in the development of bioethics throughout medical history.

The impact of Christianity on the medical branch of bioethics

1. The Definition of Bioethics

2. Chronological Analysis of Christianity Influence on Bioethics

3. Bioethics In Practice: Euthanasia and Abortion

4. Conclusion: Prospective of bioethics vis-a-vis Christianity

uhmmmm (discuss • contribs) 15:10, 30 November 2020 (UTC)

Sieun that's great, I didn't want to include abortion because I thought that 2 arguments would be too much for a paragraph, but if you find the way to include it great. However, when you say "Moreover, the topic will explore how Christianity and medicine worked hand in hand in the development of bioethics throughout medical history." My suggestion here is that you should use the topic just as the structure were we build in. Therefore where we should concentrate on is how the issue is applied. for example: What kind of power dynamic can you observe? How does the influence of Christianity exercise power about euthanasia in Italy? (where is not permitted)

Plinio the elder (discuss • contribs) 14:03, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

I agree with Sieun and think it could be interesting and useful to implement abortion in your paragraph. However, 300 words is definitely too short to widely approach such a vast topic, and it won't be beneficial for your work if you don't focus on one subject. Therefore, you may be right to leave this more mainstream topic and direct your research on euthanasia.

(Vbjafar (discuss • contribs)) 19:50, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

Yes, power dynamics will be discussed in a subtle way with the specific case in the Netherlands and the Caribbean. In terms of abortion included in the discussion, the intention is to use it to showcase the interplay of power dynamics between Christianity (religion) and bioethics, which is related to political inclinations in a society. Thus, discussions would still focus on the influence of Christianity on bioethics. By the way, I would recommend you to use a username instead of a real name to maintain anonymity.

uhmmmm (discuss • contribs) 14:48, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

For the part on gender studies, I started with an introduction on the history of the notion of 'gender' and therefore 'gender studies'. I also introduced Christianity in order to show very briefly the link between the two notions before starting the main paragraph. After my research, I decided to devote my paragraph to the very actual gender debate about same-sex unions. My last paragraph simply conclude on the important power of Christianity on gender questions.

(Vbjafar (discuss • contribs)) 18:25, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

Suggestion for Gender Studies
Victor you should add some reference, the refrences give reliability to what we write. If you need some help just ask

(Plinio the elder (discuss • contribs) 16:56, 2 December 2020 (UTC))

1. The overall flow of the idea is logical and the topic is intriguing to me! However, I can see some grammatical errors: century >> centuries, exercise >> has exercised

2. Sentence A and B can be combined focusing on how gender studies came to be through the emergence of debates on varied gender perspectives. I think it would be better to make a clear cut correlation to make the ideas clearer to the reader.

Sentence A: In the 20th and 21st century, the awareness within our society that some dominant ideas about gender perspectives could be disputed helped the emergence of certain debates.

Sentence B: With these debates came the creation of the notion and discipline of gender studies.

3. As a rule of thumb, Acronym can only be written after what it stands for has been clearly stated. This way, the reader will have a better understanding of the writer’s view. Example: LGBT, what do the letters stand for?

4. I realized that you did not put any reference. Don’t forget to put the reference before the deadline. You can double-check the format you made by using this citation machine: https://app.bibguru.com/p/0a33336f-b68c-40aa-aebc-4cc3eb2d40c6

5. I think it would be best if you can provide the link for the particular words like LGBT in order for readers to expand their understanding of concepts in your essay.

uhmmmm (discuss • contribs) 14:53, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

I have taken account of your suggestions and made some changes. Don't worry about the references I just didn't had the time to put them before but now my work is finished.

(Vbjafar (discuss • contribs)) 14 December 2020 (UTC)

Suggestion for Ecology
Ecology is still in pending review. This feedback is based on what you sent personally.

I was really impressed by your writing style. The flow of ideas is smooth and easy to understand with a seamless structure. However, the approach is somewhat one-sided, focusing on the church side only. To provide a holistic approach, I think it would be better to include the description on how it’s been affected by power dynamics in ecology. For example, you can research more in-depth about the response of citizens or politicians regarding Pope Francis’ encyclical letter, and check the percentages of people who adhere to this approach. This will enable you to specify the power dynamics between Christianity and ecology. thank you very much

uhmmmm (discuss • contribs) 16:33, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

I noticed that ‘Plinio the elder’ accidentally put his username above mine. Since this contribution (Suggestions for Ecology) was written by me (Uhmmmm), I erased your username to avoid the confusion of who wrote it.

uhmmmm (discuss • contribs) 20:34, 15 December 2020 (UTC)

Suggestion for Introduction
The introduction is also still in pending review. This feedback is based on what you sent personally.

1. I am a bit confused about whether the Catholic Church is representative of the body of Catholic believers. I think you mistakenly wrote the word Catholic Church, instead of the Catholic Pope?

2. I think it would be better to use the “Christian countries” rather than “countries with Christian origins” as historically, it’s really hard to point out the exact origins where the Christianity is derived from.

uhmmmm (discuss • contribs) 16:50, 13 December 2020 (UTC)