A Complex-Systems Approach to Pastoral Commons

A Complex Systems Approach to Pastoral Commons

Recent years have seen the emergence of a new approach in commons scholarship that draws on complex systems thinking, and that makes use of concepts such as fit, scale, and the adaptive renewal cycle. This paper explores what complex systems thinking has to offer for commons scholarship by applying these concepts to the pastoral commons of the Gabra ethnic group of north-central Kenya. The conc...

Developing a Buddhist approach to pastoral care: a peacemaker's view.

As the United States becomes a more multicultural and multireligious society, the ranks of healthcare chaplains are no longer being limited solely to Judeo-Christian clerics. In an effort to increase interfaith understanding and ecumenical awareness, the author presents one model of healthcare chaplaincy that derives itself from a Buddhist perspective and how he uses it in his daily work at a l...

A Molecular Approach to Complex Adaptive Systems

Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) are dynamical networks of interacting agents which as a whole determine the behavior, adaptivity and cognitive ability of the system. CAS are ubiquitous and occur in a variety of natural and artificial systems (e.g., cells, societies, stock markets). To study CAS, Holland [1], [2] proposed to employ an agent-based system in which Learning Classifier Systems (LCS) ...

A Semiotic Approach to Complex Systems

A Complex Systems Approach