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Yoga Philosophy as a Framework for Ethical Yoga Tourism: Avoiding Harm and Traveling Responsibly in the Era of the Anthropocene

Creator:

Mylan, Jessica A.

Abstract:

Contemporary spiritual tourism impacts many stakeholders including environmental ecosystems, tourists, tourist operators, and community members. Increasingly, in the era of the Anthropocene, there is a need for ethical guidance to inform spiritual tourism so as to mitigate social injustice and environmental degradation. This research project investigates the potential for the...

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Masters Thesis
Cosmopolitan Communitarianism: Embracing Nonviolence through an Ecological Perspective

Creator:

Henschke, Stefan

Abstract:

In order to advocate for a nonviolent future, I argue throughout this thesis that we must redefine our sense of self within a social context. I assert that Communitarianism, which seeks balance between the individual and their many overlapping communities, can situate our identities as less absolute and more constitutive...

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Masters Thesis
Christian Religious Services, Coronavirus, and the Responsible Coalescence of Virtual and Augmented Realities as a Solution

Creator:

Mitchell, Tristan R.

Abstract:

Christian communities vary widely in their degrees of acceptability or apprehensiveness toward newly developing technologies, ultimately aiming to help individuals optimally grow in their relationships to God and with others. Technologies viewed as conducive to accomplishing these goals are more likely to be accepted by Christian communities. Technologies viewed as...

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Honors College Thesis