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In the period between 1999 and 2023, 14 states of the former Warsaw Pact were admitted to NATO in several stages: an increasing threat to the Russian Federation due to the ongoing shift of NATO’s eastern borders to Russian territory. In 2018, Trump terminated the Arms Control Treaty, the Intermediate-Range …
The difference between wanting to and being able to War in Ukraine By Peter Wahl [This article posted on February 20, 2024 is translated from the German on the Internet, https://makroskop.eu/06-2024/vom-unterschied-zwischen-wollen-und-konnen/.] Two years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kiev’s highly anticipated offensive has not only failed, but the Russian …
The dark side of GodBy Klaus Mertes[This article posted in 2022 is translated from the German on the Internet, Die dunkle Seite Gottes | Stimmen der Zeit.] Not only is evil returning, as Stefan Kiechle noted in the editorial of our May issue, but also talk of the “dark side …
Translated Jesuit articles from the 150-year old journal “Stimmen der Zeit” can help us understand fundamentalism, immigration, spirituality, sexual abuse, secularization, the role of the state and war and peace Looking at the planetBy Klaus Mertes[This article posted in 2019 is translated from the German on the Internet,https://www.herder.de/stz/hefte/archiv/144-2019/12-2019/den-planeten-anblicken/.] A year …
Advent in fearsBy Klaus Mertes[This article posted in 2020 is translated from the German on the Internet, https://www.herder.de/stz/hefte/archiv/145-2020/12-2020/advent-in-aengsten/.] Illness is not only an individual problem, but also a social one. In ancient times, this was particularly evident in the case of leprosy. This disease was inevitably associated with social exclusion. …
Civil disobedience: A philosophical reflection Is the civil disobedience of the Last Generation justified in terms of democratic theory? The activists are pushing for political change in the face of the catastrophic consequences of climate change. In doing so, they are shaking up an authoritarian-legalistic understanding of the state that …
The challenge of secularizationBy Bernhard Grom[This article posted in 2023 is translated from the German on the Internet, https://www.herder.de/stz/hefte/archiv/148-2023/4-2023/die-herausforderung-der-saekularisierung/.] The survey results published by the Religion Monitor 2023 show not only a strong trend towards dechurching, but also a lack of interest in religion in general. One in four church …
STIMMEN DER ZEIT – 2019 2019 1. Looking at the planet By Klaus Mertes 2. Greetings from the future: secularization and de-secularization processes in the trendy Netherlands By Jan Lofeld 3. Leszek Kolakowski” On the significance of a philosophical admonisher By Theo Mechtenberg 4. Office and fear By Stefan Kiechle …
2020 Advent in fearsBy Klaus Mertes[This article posted in 2020 is translated from the German on the Internet, https://www.herder.de/stz/hefte/archiv/145-2020/12-2020/advent-in-aengsten/.] Illness is not only an individual problem, but also a social one. In ancient times, this was particularly evident in the case of leprosy. This disease was inevitably associated with social …
Here’s a link to a great 10-page article in The American Prospect detailing a dozen systemic or structural problems (e.g. filibuster, Electoral College, dominance of low-population states, money in politics, lobbyists, Supreme Court errors). Problems don’t disappear but intensify when they are ignored! https://prospect.org/politics/2024-01-