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This paper examines the tension between faithfulness and naturalness in translating the Bible into the mother tongues of diverse peoples. While both are essential, they often conflict in practice. Faithfulness requires accurately conveying the original author’s intent, whereas naturalness demands that the message be expressed clearly and idiomatically in the receptor language. This tension is ref…

This paper critically examines the moral implications of reviving the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) through the lens of the Reframed Consistent Ethic of Life (RCEL). While the Philippine government highlights its potential economic benefits, the study raises serious concerns about nuclear waste and its risks to human and nonhuman life. It evaluates both the advantages and dangers of nuclear e…

The impact of human actions on the environment has created a myriad of problems. We need a moral paradigm that can facilitate an essential and substantial transformation to recover the bond between one another in the common home. Communal and environmental sustainability happens when human beings in the community live prudently, justly, steadfastly, and moderately with faith, hope, and charity. A…

Asian religions may differ in their belief in the Spirit yet the Spirit is the same Spirit that has been present amongst Asians since creation. In Redemptoris Missio, St. John Paul II acknowledges that the Holy Spirit is active in the heart of every person and that the Spirit’s activity can also affect “society and history, peoples, cultures and religions.” The Spirit of God communicates the Word…

Efforts are underway to introduce and/or strengthen peace education in the Philippine educational system, an endeavor that necessarily includes interreligious relations as a component of the program, especially given the diverse religious profiles of many stakeholders in the academe. This article contributes essential Scriptural and pastoral backgrounds that undergird the Catholic approach to and…

After a brief review of the Biblical background of peace, this addresses the theme of religion and peace from the perspective of modern Catholic principles, especially with guidance from the Second Vatican Council’s Dignitatis Humanae and John XXIII’s Pacem in Terris, both of which affirm the primacy of conscience in a personalist conception of society where the role of government is to provide f…

Recommended Citation Locker, Markus E. (2023) "Editor's Preface," Landas: Vol. 35: No. 2, Article 1. Available at: https://archium.ateneo.edu/landas/vol35/iss2/1

After 500 years since the arrival of Christianity in these islands now called the Philippines, we are still being summoned to inculturate our faith. This dialogue between faith and culture takes place more effectively if done in our local language—Tagalog. This challenge is posed concretely to the Catholic Biblical Association of the Philippines in the form of a translation project, with enough F…

Joseph Cardinal Bernardin’s Consistent Ethic of Life (CEL) is a moral vision that can be used to uphold the value and dignity of human life consistently in all its stages and circumstances. However, it must be reframed to acknowledge the new ways in which life is threatened today; these include the modern ecological crisis of our common home. This essay seeks to paint a more concrete picture of a…

This article examines the validity of the most succinct Christian confession of faith expressed in the name “Jesus Christ” (Hesu-Kristo in Filipino), which affirms that “Jesus,” the teacher-healer from Nazareth, is recognized and trusted as “the Christ,” God’s chosen Messiah. It investigates whether there is a coherent and continuous connection between “Jesus” and “Christ” (rendered as “Jesus—Chr…

Martin Buber’s main concern in I and Thou is how we can come to address and be addressed by the living God as our eternal You. According to Buber, we can address and be addressed by God as our eternal You vis-à-vis each other in willing to encounter each other as You, in believing in our own individual reality as standing apart from each other within the context of a religious destiny, and in bei…

Recommended Citation Locker, Markus E. (2023) "Editor's Preface," Landas: Vol. 35: No. 1, Article 1. Available at: https://archium.ateneo.edu/landas/vol35/iss1/1

Recommended Citation Alvarez, Francis D. (2026) "Vernon R. Totanes, ed. Pagsibol: A Biography of Onofre R. Pagsanghan in Speeches, Songs, and Other Writings," Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints: Vol. 74: No. 2, Article 11. DOI: https://doi.org/10.13185/2244-1638.5266 Available at: https://archium.ateneo.edu/phstudies/vol74/iss2/11

Recommended Citation Pido, Eric J. (2026) "Martin F. Manalansan IV, Robert Diaz, and Rolando B. Tolentino, eds. Beauty and Brutality: Manila and Its Global Discontents," Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints: Vol. 74: No. 2, Article 10. DOI: https://doi.org/10.13185/2244-1638.5265 Available at: https://archium.ateneo.edu/phstudies/vol74/iss2/10

Recommended Citation Guiang, Francisco Jayme Paolo A. (2026) "Keith Dalton's Reinventing Marcos: From Dictator to Hero," Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints: Vol. 74: No. 2, Article 8. DOI: https://doi.org/10.13185/2244-1638.5263 Available at: https://archium.ateneo.edu/phstudies/vol74/iss2/8

Recommended Citation Rebong, Ma. Donna S. (2026) "Sony Coráñez Bolton's Dos X: Disability and Racial Dysphoria in Latinx and Filipinx Culture," Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints: Vol. 74: No. 2, Article 7. DOI: https://doi.org/10.13185/2244-1638.5262 Available at: https://archium.ateneo.edu/phstudies/vol74/iss2/7

This article explores the experiences of Filipino schoolteachers in Southern Thailand, focusing on their migration within the peripheries of Global South countries—a topic that remains underexplored in migration studies. Their mobility pathways diverge from those typically discussed in research on middling migration. As middling migrants, Filipino teachers enjoy better working conditions than wor…

This exploratory study spotlights the life narratives of Filipino male domestic helpers in Hong Kong, examining the cultural politics that regulate their production of domestic labor. The study examines the men’s presence in Hong Kong’s domestic economy and their contingent labormarket value with Filipina domestics. The article identifies thematic points in the formation of their transnational ma…

This article discusses the development of socialist ideas in the early Philippine labor movement through the work of Hermenegildo Cruz, a labor leader who propagated socialist ideas through the Balangay ng mga Tipografo, its newspaper Balagtas, and the workers’ school he cofounded with Lope K. Santos. I conclude that the development of Cruz’s socialism reflected the organized Filipino workers’ bu…

This article examines the politics of labor and space at the Port of Manila during early American colonial rule. During this period, Manila Bay and the riverfront wharves along the Pasig River bustled with commercial activity. The colonial archive reveals how the new regime sought to ensure the smooth flow of cargo by managing waterfront space and labor. Yet, the article simultaneously reads a dr…