تعتبر المعرفة ضرورة إنسانية، لأنها سبيل للوصول إلى الحقائق التي تساعد الإنسان على فهم الوقائع والأحداث، إذ بفضل المعلومات والخبرات والأفكار التي يحصل عليها يستطيع أن يتعلم كيف يجتاز العقبات التي تحول دون بلوغه الأهداف المنشودة، ويعرف كيف يضع الاستراتيجيات التي تسمح له بتدارك الأخطاء واتخاذ إجراءات جديدة تمكنه من تحقيق أمانيه في الحياة. كل ذلك لن ي…[Read more]

عندما وضعت وزارة التربية الوطنية المغربية مخططا استعجاليا لتسريع تطبيق إصلاح منظومة التربية والتكوين ورصدت له إمكانيات مالية مهمة، كانت تستهدف-كما ذكرت الوزارة رسميا– النهوض بالتعليم في جميع أسلاكه عن طريق الاهتمام بالبنية التحتية للمدارس وبالموارد البشرية…ولذلك سعى المخطط الاستعجالي إلى وضع ثلاثة أوراش نوعية: الورش الأول يروم تفعيل إلزامية…[Read more]

إن الإنسان على مر تاريخه بنى حضاراته على نقاط الماء، ذلك أن المياه كانت شرطا أساسيًا لنشأة المدن بحسب بلينيوس الشيخ (Caius Plinius Secundus) ؛ أي أن الأنوية السكنية الأولى تؤسَس غالبًا في مجال مرتفع شيئا ما عن المجرى المائي لا في جواره المباشر، تجنبا لخطر الفيضانات. ثم ما لبث الإنسان شيئا فشيئا، يبني بيوته تدريجيًا في القطاعات المعرضة لخطر الفيضان…[Read more]

لقد صار من غير الممكن أبدا نفي الضرورة الملحة لدراسة التحولات الاجتماعية والديناميات المجالية التي يعرفها المجتمع المغربي المعاصر. فقد عرف المغرب الظاهرة الكولونيالية، كما انخرط في الحداثة التقنية والتنظيمية، مثلما اندمج في سوق الاقتصاد العالمي، ونظام العولمة بتحدياته المختلفة. كما دخل هذا المجتمع في عصر سمته الأساسية هي الحركية، سواء كانت هذه ال…[Read more]

يعتبر هذا الكتاب: «التربية والتنمية وتحديات المستقبل: مقاربة سوسيولوجية»، للفاضل الأستاذ الصديق الصادقي العماري، من بين المحاولات الجادة التي تعمل على رصد جوانب ومداخل رئيسة تعتمدها المنظومة التربوية في بلادنا من أجل التجديد والإصلاح. كما يعمل على قراءة وتحليل وتفسير مختلف الظواهر التربوية في علاقتها بالظواهر الاجتماعية، والتي تشكل ت…[Read more]

This article examines two figures from the early twentieth century
beginnings of the Hebrew Israelite movement. Malinda Morris
was a central, though forgotten, figure in William Crowdy’s
Church of God and Saints of Christ but her creation of an
independent Church upon Crowdy’s death has not so far been
discussed. The strongest body of evi…[Read more]

Using the theoretical frames of liminality and marginality I discuss the African Hebrew Israelites’ journey from American underclass, to stateless wanderers, to Israeli citizens.

This chapter explores the contribution of the Seventh-day Adventist theologian/preacher Ellen White to Black Theology by comparing her early 19th century work to the later writings of James Cone. An argument is put forward that White intuited many of the insights that Cone would later formulate, demonstrating both that White can be a valuable…[Read more]

An analysis of William Foy’s visions are compared with Ellen White’s, noting that the two shared the same vision. Both visions are ultimately traced to the apocryphal work of 2 Esdras, popular among Millerites, allowing us to analyze how both Foy and White utilized the Apocrypha in their visionary renditions. Furthermore, this analysis sheds light…[Read more]

The White Estate early on was aware of a report by some Adventists that claimed, as eyewitnesses, that Ellen White had (during a camp-meeting during May 1-10 of 1908) declared that: “Any one killed from an aeroplane would be lost.” Although considered apocryphal by the Estate when first heard, it turns out that this statement is likely not fic…[Read more]

Within the Seventh-day Adventist Church, a common conception is that Ellen White, one of the denomination’s three founders and a 19th-century female theologian, warned of a singular time in the future when a theological “shaking” would occur. However, by comparing all possible references to the word “shaking” (as well as associated ideas) in…[Read more]

A short peer-reviewed essay exploring my pedagogical approach at teaching a required Introduction to New Testament course for students at a Criminal Justice program. It outlines creative ways to engage students in biblical material by focusing attention on those aspects of it that directly relate to the legal profession and sensibility.

In this short article, the later views of Ellen White toward the Apocrypha are explored, building on previous studies that have demonstrated her continued utilization of apocryphal works past 1850. It is argued that by examining her views on inspiration and a reference she makes to the Septuagint, a plausible understanding of her views about the…[Read more]

A survey of Adventist church statements regarding church policy in the North American Division and World Church regarding Climate Change. It will be argued that unlike other policies the Adventist church supports, its statements on Climate Change lack the typical biblical support common for other initiatives and indicates a lack of spiritual…[Read more]

The passage of Genesis 22 is reviewed and examined through four interpretive lenses: Narrative Criticism, Canonical Criticism, Historical Criticism, and a Hermeneutic of Confrontation. After reviewing extensively the history of child sacrifice in Ancient Israel, the argument of Omri Boehm’s reconstructed text (lacking the angelic speeches), and…[Read more]

This short-form article explores the various presentations of “the Middle” within Valentinian authored documents (the Gospel of Truth and Gospel of Philip) and sources which report about the Valentinians (Irenaeus and his report about Ptolemy’s theology). It suggests underscores the deep distinctions each view has and suggests that these may be…[Read more]

Discussions about the history of the reception of the Apocrypha within Protestantism are often mired by blanket negative presumptions that differ markedly from the actual beliefs attested to in available historical sources. This chapter seeks to rectify such historical misrepresentations by presenting an initial attempt to summarize the entire…[Read more]

This essay seeks to introduce briefly the background and idea of what can be called a confrontational approach to theology. It will begin by outlining the biblical background of this often-ignored portrait and then will proceed to outline how this theological approach can breathe new life into various approaches toward God.