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111Longing for Transcendence: Cyborgs, Trans- and PosthumansTheological Studies 76 (1): 148-165. 2015.Technology is transforming the human body into a cyborg by making it a part of cyber networks. Transhumanists and posthumanists argue that technology will enable humans to overcome bodily limitation by reaching a technological immortality. The authors discuss recent literature on anthropological approaches and ethical implications about this technological promise. They suggest that the “Body of Christ” metaphor—by emphasizing embodiment, sacramentality, difference, and solidarity— can guide our …Read more
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170"Recasting Ethics of Face and Hiya (Shame) in the light of Cybersexual Violence Against Women"International Journal of Practical Theology 24 (2): 285-302. 2020.This paper explores how Philippine/East Asian discourses on ethics of face and shame can be relevant in light of cyber-sexual violence against women. It argues that lowland Philippine concept of hiya (shame) in its moral and internal sense, should be retrieved as virtue in the context of cyber-sexual violence against women. This can however be complemented by Emmanuel Levinas’ concept of the face of the Other and its reception especially in the cyber-context. Hiya (shame) as sensitivity to a los…Read more
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8Mary as Type and Model of Church in Lumen Gentium: Reception in AsiaIn Vladimir Latinovic, Gerard Mannion & O. F. M. Welle (eds.), Catholicism Opening to the World and Other Confessions: Vatican Ii and its Impact, Springer Verlag. pp. 167-184. 2018.This chapter analyzes the reception of Mary as type and model of the Church in the post-Vatican II era, in Asia. It aims to examine how the Church has responded to the shift to a more biblically centered and ecumenical approach toward Mary after the Second Vatican Council and discusses the challenges for the future especially from a feminist and an ecumenical/interfaith perspective. More specifically, this chapter analyzes statements of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences and its office…Read more
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360Ethics of Care in Laudato Si’: A Postcolonial Ecofeminist CritiqueFeminist Theology 29 (3): 220-233. 2021.This article engages with the care ethics of Laudato Si’ through the lens of postcolonial ecofeminism. Laudato Si’ speaks of the family of creation where nature is both a nurturing mother and a vulnerable sister, reflecting patriarchal associations of women with nature, fragility, and the virtue of care. This indirectly undermines the need for men to engage in care/social reproduction work as well as the strengthening of women’s agency. While this kin-centric ecology acknowledges the interdepend…Read more
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28Catholicism Opening to the World and Other Confessions: Vatican Ii and its ImpactSpringer Verlag. 2018.This volume explores how Catholicism began and continues to open its doors to the wider world and to other confessions in embracing ecumenism, thanks to the vision and legacy of the Second Vatican Council. It explores such themes as the twentieth century context preceding the council; parallels between Vatican II and previous councils; its distinctively pastoral character; the legacy of the council in relation to issues such as church-world dynamics, as well as to ethics, social justice, economi…Read more
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13Based on the Duffy Lectures, this book will be of interest to all theologians interested in doing vernacular, liberation, and postcolonial theologies. Brazal fills several gaps in theological research and ethics, such as the absence of postcolonial theological ethics in the Philippine context and the lack of attention in liberation-postcolonial discourse to structural and systemic dimensions of power.
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Feminist Ethics |
Religious Ethics |
Asian Feminism |
Ecofeminism |
Immigration Rights |
Justice in Applied Ethics |