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“When I myself am able to befriend death, I will be able to help others do the same” (Henry Nouwen, 1994:23)The idea of “befriending death” may sound strange to many – and even to Christians, who believe in an afterlife. Because we live in an era where death is something we try to avoid atContinue reading “Befriending death”

Education of children and altruism Talk: World Religion Day 31 January 2016 1       Introduction With numerous research programmes, the Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman has shown that, on average, our interpretation, judgment and decision-making are often based on biased intuitive thinking. More often than not, our understanding of the world is influenced by a skewedContinue reading “Education of children and altruism”