Spiritual Capabilities Research Articles

Spirituality in social entrepreneurship: an ethical approach to sustainability

Purpose This study aims to present a sustainability framework that advances the conceptual understanding of the role of spirituality in the context of social entrepreneurship. Design/methodology/approach Through a systematic literature review of spirituality at both the individual and organisational levels, the triple bottom line framework of sustainability, and business ethics, this study offers a sustainability framework for social entrepreneurship. It explains how spirituality at these levels influences various dimensions of social entrepreneurship and helps achieve social, economic, environmental and ethical outcomes. Findings The study proposed that individuals with spiritual practices are more likely to engage in entrepreneurial, social, ethical and environmental orientations, while organisations with spiritual practices are more likely to engage in employee, market and ethical orientations. Spiritual capability can serve as a strategic advantage and contribute to the sustainable development of social enterprises. Originality/value This study makes three significant contributions. First, it presents an emergent framework for integrating spirituality (at both individual and organisational levels) and sustainability within the social entrepreneurship literature, offering implications for both social entrepreneurs and social enterprises. Second, this study proposes incorporating ethics as the fourth dimension of sustainability and argues that spirituality can act as a catalyst for achieving sustainability in social entrepreneurship. Third, this study identifies seven critical dimensions of social entrepreneurship: spiritual capabilities, entrepreneurial orientation, social orientation, environmental orientation, market orientation, ethical orientation and employee orientation, all of which contribute to ethical and sustainable development.

Revitalisasi Kriteria Pemimpin Qur’ani Bagi Bangsa Indonesia (Studi Penafsiran pada Ayat Kisah Nabi Sulaiman AS)

The aim of this paper is to present an ideal Qur'anic leadership model, using the perspective of the Qur'an and the interpretation of the story of the Prophet Sulaiman AS as the main source of inspiration. The writing of this work also used qualitative techniques based on literature searches and the Maudhu'i method. This paper concludes that the message of wisdom in the Al-Qur'an conveys a leadership concept that includes intellectual and spiritual capabilities, capabilities for cadre formation and good communication, good managerial capabilities, good social responsibility, and a disciplined and firm attitude. Through revitalization efforts, it is hoped that the idea of a leadership prototype from the perspective of the Qur'an will be a trigger for the birth of benefits in world life, especially in Indonesia. The weakness of this article is that it only discusses the leadership prototype of one prophet's story. In subsequent writings, this study suggests exploring more specifically the Al-Qur'an exegetical literature on leaders in order to explore more diverse and comprehensive Qur'anic leadership values as criteria for quality leaders.

TEORI-TEORI PENDIDIKAN ISLAM DALAM PENDEKATAN NORMATIVE DOKTRINER, FILOSOFIS, SOSIOLOGIS, ANTROPOLOGIS, PSIKOLOGIS, DAN HISTORIS

This study aims to understand the various perspectives in Islamic education theories through doctrinal-normative, philosophical, sociological, anthropological, psychological, and historical approaches. Utilizing qualitative content analysis methods, this research examines the depth of Islamic education theory based on primary sources such as the Qur'an and Hadith, as well as their interpretations and implementations in the context of contemporary education. From a philosophical approach, this study investigates educational principles aimed at stimulating human intellectual and spiritual capabilities. Meanwhile, the sociological approach discusses the interaction of Islamic education with social dynamics, the anthropological approach focuses on cultural aspects, the psychological approach explores the development of personality and emotions, and the historical approach examines the evolution of educational practices in Islamic history. The findings of this study provide a multidimensional understanding of Islamic education that can serve as a reference for the development of curricula and teaching methods that align with Islamic values and the needs of modern society. The development of Islamic education theories should be holistic or comprehensive in order to educate human resources that are of high quality both scientifically and in terms of personality, as well as to promote a good quality of social life.

The role and place of the advocacy institute in the mechanism of protection of human and citizen rights and freedoms

It is indicated that a person in a democratic, legal state is the highest social value, which plays a decisive role in all spheres of material, political, social, spiritual and cultural life. At the same time, each person is individual, original, unique, unique. Its participation in the activities of the legal state depends on the material and spiritual capabilities in the use of its subjectiverights and the voluntary performance of its legal obligations. The legal status of a person consists in his rights, freedoms, and obligations established by legislation, which represent opportunities that turn into reality through their practical implementation.
 The authors highlight certain features of the constitutional and legal status of the Institute of Advocacy. The specificity of the legal nature of the institution of advocacy in the mechanism of protection of human and citizen rights and freedoms is determined. The place and role of the legal profession among other state authorities has been established.The authors come to the conclusion that the institution of advocacy in the mechanism of protection of the rights and freedoms of a person and citizen is one of the means for self-limitation of state power through the creation and active functioning of an independent human rights institution, which is an active actor in the process of implementing the main constitutional functionof the state - the implementation and protection of rights and freedoms person and citizen. The constitutional and legal status of the bar allows it to actively ensure the rights of not only every person, but also of the entire civil society, to effectively implement the human rights function of the state by ensuring proper interaction in the activities of state authorities and civil society.
 The main features of advocacy that reveal its essence in the mechanism of providing legal aid are: 1) advocacy acts as a separate human rights institution; 2) the bar actively interacts with state authorities and institutions of civil society as anequal partner in the mechanism of protection of human and citizen rights and freedoms; 3)as part of their professional duty to protect the rights and interests of their clients, lawyers play a significant role in the fair administration of justice. Being an active participant in the mechanism of law enforcement, occupying an independent place in the mechanism of justice, the bar performs (should perform) an important function of public control in this area.

Scouting Culture and Its Relationship with Scouting Curricula According to the Sustainable Development Goals Perspective among Scout Leaders in Iraq

The development aims to achieve continuous progress in the life and well-being of all residents and is basedon the effective and professional contribution of all individuals to development, and the fair distribution ofits revenues, which requires a scouting leadership that can keep pace with the innovations in society andcan meet the requirements of society focused on preparing a positive citizen who contributes to a solutionHis problems and the problems of his society. The educational institutions in some countries have paidgreat attention to scouting because of its positive effects represented in achieving the advancement andadvancement of societies, in addition to a course in strengthening the sense of citizenship and belongingto members of society, as well as contributing to community participation and development, as Scoutingis one of the pillars of volunteer work. Educators have unanimously agreed on the importance of Scouteducation and its effective role in achieving its goals. Its goal is to build a good citizen by contributing to theeducation and development of youth to achieve the maximum advancement of their physical, mental, socialand spiritual capabilities as good individuals and responsible citizens and members in their local, nationaland global societies, and the research aims to build a scale The reality of the Scout curricula according tothe perspective of the Sustainable Development Goals of Scout leaders in Iraq, and identifying the level ofreality of the Scout curricula according to the perspective of the Sustainable Development Goals amongscout leaders in Iraq.

Socio- Political Education and Women Empowerment in Buddhist Perspective

The purpose of research was to study the socio-political education and women empowerment in Buddhist perspective. The researchers studied and collected the data from Buddhist scriptures, texts, and related document about socio-political education and women empowerment in Buddhist perspective and analyzed by using content analysis. The results indicated that For decades, women have been parts of the supply of cheap, unskilled or semi-skilled labors for the industrial and service sectors. Gender discrimination continues even in the present times. At the same time, the problems of rural and urban lower-class women cannot be ignored. The empowerment of women is one of the solutions to the problems of inequality, subordination and marginalization that women face in the society. However, this kind of empowerment is only partial for all though they have economic and political power, they are kept out of decision making or they are dependent on their husband, father or brother for crucial decisions. Buddhism accepts that every human being, independent of the consideration of sex, gender, class etc. is composed of five elements (Paṇcakkhandhā): namely rupa skandha, samjṇa skandha, vedanā skandha, saṁskāra skandha and vijṇanā skandha. On this basis, Buddhism has advocated the equality between man and women and thus has transcended the gender difference. It treats man and woman equally. Buddhism reflected in the Buddhist scriptures that there is a biological difference between women and men, but they have similar intellectual, mental as well as spiritual capabilities.

- Hortitherapy as a Method of Treating Civilizational Diseases

Background Hortitherapy is a method used in treatment of different diseases. Our research (space around the centers for people with Alzheimer disease, Autism and neurological disorders) shows that the garden is a place which may be suitable for needs of a visitor with a variety of dysfunctions, the most important thing is the right and well prepared project. All of the elements, plants and others, should fulfil the therapy standards. Methods Many modern diseases are incurable, and you can only reduce symptoms or work through the prevention of suffering. Tested centers act as caring and palliative places, because during therapy there should be a garden with a whole range of possibilities that the therapy offers for patients. Thanks to the proper observation, social interview, and active participation of all members the design process, we may support and improve therapy by garden. Neatly appraise physical, psychosocial and spiritual capabilities of the patients and also their relative and families. They were made analysis of user needs and the capabilities and limitations of spaces around centers. They all became the basis for the model space providing comfort and safety of users. Results Result of the research is creating guidelines for designing the space around centers for people with mental weakness, biology and psychophysical dysfunction, but first of all disturbing and increasing social risks, especially diseases of the nervous system, Alzheimer's disease Autism and neurological disorders. Conclusions The right project of a hortitherapy garden is possible only in collaboration of a designer and therapist. Recognizing the needs of a patient is enormously important because every single disease requires different, personal space requirement. Hortitherapy gives hope to improve the comfort of hospitalized patients, especially diseases.

Building Spiritual Care in Nursing: An Overview of Ku's Spiritual Studies in Taiwan.

This paper describes the overview of Ku's spiritual literature on nursing through five stages in Taiwan: the development of a spiritual framework, a scale of spiritual distress, a spiritual care model, a spiritual nursing course, and a spiritual care book in nursing. The article demonstrates the process of building spiritual care in nursing from constructing theoretical frameworks, measurements, and applying to education. The integrative overview of Ku's spiritual studies developed in this article could be an example in clinical and education fields for nurse administrators to develop spiritual capabilities.

Sapere aude. About the contribution of elderly people to cultural life

Nicolaus Copernicus is shown as an ideal of senior students. He represents all the intellectual qualities that we connect with the spiritual movement of the Enlightenment. This movement has led to the unfolding of the sciences with all its good and bad consequences, to the appearance of natural rights and religious tolerance. The modern concepts of education, civil rights and the development of a critical general public are not conceivable without the ideas of the Enlightenment. But the idea of Enlightenment has shown more and more clearly two different faces during its development: One is showing the enlightenment of human beings concerning the environment they are part of and the other is showing the enlightenment about themselves. Both will be comment on. Without doubt we are in need of a new Enlightenment. It should teach us to trust our own spiritual capabilities, to look for a critical exchange with other minded people and other cultures, to create communities of free thinking people and to create protected public spaces for critical thinking

The Conceptual in Human Nature: Learning to Perceive the World

Human beings are conceptual in ways unique to our species, different in kind from animal rationality. Our conceptual capacity goes beyond the cognitive and shapes our emotions, our moral and spiritual capabilities and our perception of the world. That conceptual capacity is formed by culture and language where language plays a central role in how we experience the world. The role of language, especially spiritual or religious language, can inform our perception of the world in ways that represent genuine ‘spiritual perception’ of the material, social and spiritual dimensions of reality. Human beings’ conceptual capabilities are fallible, even in how we use perception as a capacity for knowing the world. Conditions in modernity have increased our vulnerability to fallibility. Consequently, collective exercise of our conceptual capacities in deliberation and coordinated assessments of reality are more necessary than ever. Science and religion are influential models of how collective deliberation, or consultation, enhances our conceptual capabilities and the ways in which perception takes in a world that is both material and spiritual.

Building spiritual capabilities to sustain sustainability-based competitive advantages

There is a rising global concern that centers on creating an ecologically, socially, and economically sustainable world for current and future generations. This rising sustainability consciousness is built on higher-level value systems that support the sacredness of people and nature. These values promote environmental and social responsibility as avenues to fair profits, and they are currently penetrating the global business environment. Because of their coevolutionary relationships with the business environment, business organizations are now faced with the need to craft efficient and effective triple bottom line strategies that allows them to earn profits in sustainable ways. Because sustainability is complex, multifaceted concept with deep spiritual roots, building triple bottom line strategies requires that organizations develop intangible spiritual capabilities (i.e. spiritual intelligence and spiritual capital) that are valuable, rare, holistic, socially complex, and causally ambiguous, making them difficult to imitate.

Resilience and Healing Amidst Depressive Experiences: An Emerging Four-Factor Model from Emic/Etic Perspectives

Resilience is generally understood as a pattern of positive adaptation following significant stress, adversity, or risk, and is often examined when looking to see why some individuals fall victim to despair while others seem to thrive. Previous studies highlight the biological, psychological, and sociological aspects of resilience. This article suggests these perspectives be extended by including spirituality in the current discourse on resilience. By examining etic (variable-centered or quantitative) and emic (person-centered or qualitative) perspectives within the context of individuals suffering from depressive disorders, a four-factor model of resilience is proposed, involving: (a) physical and biological strengths, (b) psychological resourcefulness, (c) interpersonal or emotional skills, and (d) spiritual capabilities. In the end, some clinical implications are discussed.

How to Shape Ideals Under Conditions of a Multiethnic Environment

When a state a new ideological orientation comes into being, urgent problems of shaping the new human being arise, the shaping of his consciousness and self-awareness, his life values and spiritual capabilities, powers, and abilities. As they blend into the world community, the peoples of various countries match their own national values and cultures universal human ideals and world culture. The old moral foundations, linked to the ideology of communism or of socialism with a human face, are now broken up. And new ones have yet to be created. The instability in society, the crisis of the economy, and the collapse of the life plans of many people—all of these have fostered disillusionment in the younger generation. And it is difficult to create new values. The schools have come up against the rejection of many values, for example the values of collectivism and of a conscientious attitude toward labor; increasingly, individualism and lack of principle are becoming the life principles of childr...