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'Planetary sustainability', as developed in this article, is a transitory term, marking the conceptional change from perceiving the Earth as a globe to recognising it rather as a planet. Although the traditional Brundtland sustainability definition comprises ecological, economic and social dimensions to perpetuate the fulfilment of humankind's needs for the next generations, the planetary aspect of sustainability leads to the acknowledgement that there will be an end to human civilisation if humankind does not move into space sooner or later. Concerning space mining, this move might happen in our age. Given this fact, and the contemporary situation concerning space debris, 'ethics of planetary sustainability' as well asspace environment ethics are needed. It would also make sense to add an 18th Sustainable Development Goal called 'Space Environment' to the current 17 Global Goals, as a sort of a political demand to complete what then could better be called the 'Planetary Plan'. CONTRIBUTION: The increasing economic use of outer space makes it necessary to include this domain in the sustainability discussion. The article calls for an 18th United Nations Sustainable Development Goal "Space Environment", providing theological and philosophical reasoning for the need of an ethics of planetary sustainability. ; Cogito Foundation and Crowd funding. ; http://www.hts.org.za ; pm2020 ; Church History and Church Policy

"This volume collects an international body of voices, as a timely response to a rapidly advancing field of the natural sciences. The contributors explore how the disciplines of theology, earth and space sciences contribute to the debate on constantly expanding ethical challenges, and the prospect of humanity's future. The discussions offered in this volume see the 'community' as central to a sustainable and ethical approach to earth and space sciences, examining the role of theology in this communal approach, but also recognizing theology itself as part of a community of humanity disciplines. Examining the necessity for interaction between disciplines, this collection draws on voices from biodiversity studies, geology, aesthetics, literature, astrophysics, and others, to illustrate precisely why a constructive and sustainable dialogue is needed within the current scientific climate."--Bloomsbury Publishing

Die konfessionelle Identität der diakonisch-caritativen Institutionen wurde im Zuge der Professionalisierung und des Ausbaus ihrer Arbeit seit den 1960er Jahren zunehmend fragwürdiger. Mit Hilfe des Diakonie- bzw. Dienstbegriffs wurde versucht, sowohl die Eigenständigkeit als auch die Legitimation des eigenen Handelns zu begründen. Dabei gelang es Diakonie und Caritas in vielen Handlungsfeldern sozialer Arbeit, mit innovativen Konzepten konstruktiv auf die Anforderungen der Zeit zu reagieren.