Riaan Rheeder
Biographic Data
| ID | 6794730 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Riaan Rheeder |
| GIVEN NAMES | Riaan |
| FAMILY NAME | Rheeder |
| SIGNATURE | RHEEDER R |
| AFFILIATIONS | North-West University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9355-7331 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A review of the persistence of HIV stigma within faith communities
Over time, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has evolved into a chronic condition. Stigma associated with HIV has fostered discrimination against individuals living with the virus, thereby leading to numerous adverse health outcomes. This article examined Christian narratives throughout the pandemic. The research employed a literature review methodology, encompassing the following steps: (1) refinement of the topic; (2) design a search; (3) loca…
Artificial intelligence and diagnostic healthcare
This article examines how artificial intelligence (AI) is integrated into healthcare diagnostics, viewed through the perspective of Protestant Christian ethics and framed by the theological concept of the kingdom of God. As AI transforms medical diagnostics – boosting precision, efficiency and access – this study investigates deeper than basic utilitarian or spontaneous religious reactions to consider ethical importance. Rooted in the sola Script…
Christian ethics and HIV stigma
This article examines human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) stigma within South African Christian faith communities, where misconceptions linking HIV to moral failing persist. Employing an analytical approach, the study critically analyses Articles 13 (Solidarity and Cooperation) and 14 (Social Responsibility and Health) of The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Righ…
Principles for the Bernese policy on religion
Traditional confessional-based state policies on religion only address the relationship between the state and the state-recognised churches. In view of the changing religious landscape, these policies suffer from a loss of relevance. By ignoring other churches and religious communities and the non-denominational part of the population, unadjusted policies may in the foreseeable future represent a social minority. They fail to meet today’s demands…
Access to adequate nutrition as a global bioethical principle
During the development of the Universal Declaration of Bioethics and Human Rights (UDBHR), discussions were held with various non-Christian religions (Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Confucianism), as well as the Roman Catholic faith tradition around the content of the UDBHR, while the Protestant faith tradition was glaringly uninvited. If a Protestant delegation had been invited to the discussions on the development of the UDBHR in 2003, represent…
Key questions on the outmoded Bernese policy on religion
This research highlighted the main purpose of a state policy on religion, which is to clarify the basic attitude of the state to religion, to grant individual and collective religious rights, to govern the relationship between state and religious communities, and to promote religious peace in a highly differentiated religious landscape. By presenting the Swiss Canton Bern as a case study, this research aimed to demonstrate that while the Bernese …
Protecting the Health of Future Generations as a Global Bioethical Principle
Life in transit
Migration is an issue that is under discussion worldwide and affects South Africa, the United States of America and Germany in a distinctive way. This book reflects academically on this significant and topical subject of migration from the often neglected perspective of the fields of theology and Christian ethics. While the majority of contributions are from the South African context, there are also chapters reflecting on the topic from the other…
Social responsibility for health as a global bioethical principle
The fact that the Protestant faith tradition was not involved in the discourse during the development of the Universal Declaration of Bioethics of Human Rights (UDBHR) of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has made the universality of the declaration and specific article 14 (social responsibility in health) a point of contention and hampered full support of the document by the Protestant faith tradition.…
Changing religious landscapes challenge confession-based state policies on religion
In contrast to state-religion systems of separation, many European states have a confession-based policy on religion. This describes the relationship of the state to one or more preferred state-recognised religious confessions. State recognition, or preferential treatment of the chosen religious confessions, can occur in many variations. These preferred confessions are predominantly the (former) Christian state churches. Such policies date from a…
Solidarity as a global bioethical principle
In the development and acceptance of Article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Bioethics and Human Rights (UDBHR), the Protestant faith tradition was not involved in the consultation process (other traditions were indeed consulted). This brings the universality (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization [UNESCO] perspective) as well as the acceptability of the declaration and its principles (civic perspective) into questio…
Bio-etiek sonder grense en menswaardigheid
Bioethics without boundaries and human dignity: A Reformed-ethical assessment. The Universal Declaration of Bioethics and Human Rights (UDBH) seeks to guide the world community in ethical principles with regard to medicine, life sciences and related technologies. Human dignity as a principle was requested by the world community and serves as a point of departure in most human rights instruments, as well as in the UDBH. Human dignity serves as a f…
Solidarity as a global bioethical principle
In the development and acceptance of Article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Bioethics and Human Rights (UDBHR), the Protestant faith tradition was not involved in the consultation process (other traditions were indeed consulted). This brings the universality (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization [UNESCO] perspective) as well as the acceptability of the declaration and its principles (civic perspective) into questio…
Bio-etiek sonder grense en menswaardigheid
Bioethics without boundaries and human dignity: A Reformed-ethical assessment. The Universal Declaration of Bioethics and Human Rights (UDBH) seeks to guide the world community in ethical principles with regard to medicine, life sciences and related technologies. Human dignity as a principle was requested by the world community and serves as a point of departure in most human rights instruments, as well as in the UDBH. Human dignity serves as a f…
Solidarity as a global bioethical principle
In the development and acceptance of Article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Bioethics and Human Rights (UDBHR), the Protestant faith tradition was not involved in the consultation process (other traditions were indeed consulted). This brings the universality (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization [UNESCO] perspective) as well as the acceptability of the declaration and its principles (civic perspective) into questio…
Social responsibility for health as a global bioethical principle
The fact that the Protestant faith tradition was not involved in the discourse during the development of the Universal Declaration of Bioethics of Human Rights (UDBHR) of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has made the universality of the declaration and specific article 14 (social responsibility in health) a point of contention and hampered full support of the document by the Protestant faith tradition.…
Changing religious landscapes challenge confession-based state policies on religion
In contrast to state-religion systems of separation, many European states have a confession-based policy on religion. This describes the relationship of the state to one or more preferred state-recognised religious confessions. State recognition, or preferential treatment of the chosen religious confessions, can occur in many variations. These preferred confessions are predominantly the (former) Christian state churches. Such policies date from a…
Key questions on the outmoded Bernese policy on religion
This research highlighted the main purpose of a state policy on religion, which is to clarify the basic attitude of the state to religion, to grant individual and collective religious rights, to govern the relationship between state and religious communities, and to promote religious peace in a highly differentiated religious landscape. By presenting the Swiss Canton Bern as a case study, this research aimed to demonstrate that while the Bernese …
Protecting the Health of Future Generations as a Global Bioethical Principle
Life in transit
Migration is an issue that is under discussion worldwide and affects South Africa, the United States of America and Germany in a distinctive way. This book reflects academically on this significant and topical subject of migration from the often neglected perspective of the fields of theology and Christian ethics. While the majority of contributions are from the South African context, there are also chapters reflecting on the topic from the other…
Access to adequate nutrition as a global bioethical principle
During the development of the Universal Declaration of Bioethics and Human Rights (UDBHR), discussions were held with various non-Christian religions (Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Confucianism), as well as the Roman Catholic faith tradition around the content of the UDBHR, while the Protestant faith tradition was glaringly uninvited. If a Protestant delegation had been invited to the discussions on the development of the UDBHR in 2003, represent…
Principles for the Bernese policy on religion
Traditional confessional-based state policies on religion only address the relationship between the state and the state-recognised churches. In view of the changing religious landscape, these policies suffer from a loss of relevance. By ignoring other churches and religious communities and the non-denominational part of the population, unadjusted policies may in the foreseeable future represent a social minority. They fail to meet today’s demands…
A review of the persistence of HIV stigma within faith communities
Over time, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has evolved into a chronic condition. Stigma associated with HIV has fostered discrimination against individuals living with the virus, thereby leading to numerous adverse health outcomes. This article examined Christian narratives throughout the pandemic. The research employed a literature review methodology, encompassing the following steps: (1) refinement of the topic; (2) design a search; (3) loca…
Artificial intelligence and diagnostic healthcare
This article examines how artificial intelligence (AI) is integrated into healthcare diagnostics, viewed through the perspective of Protestant Christian ethics and framed by the theological concept of the kingdom of God. As AI transforms medical diagnostics – boosting precision, efficiency and access – this study investigates deeper than basic utilitarian or spontaneous religious reactions to consider ethical importance. Rooted in the sola Script…
Christian ethics and HIV stigma
This article examines human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) stigma within South African Christian faith communities, where misconceptions linking HIV to moral failing persist. Employing an analytical approach, the study critically analyses Articles 13 (Solidarity and Cooperation) and 14 (Social Responsibility and Health) of The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Righ…
Sociology (11 works) · Political science (10 works) · Law (9 works) · Environmental ethics (8 works) · Philosophy (8 works) · Bioethics (5 works) · Protestantism (5 works) · Declaration (4 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Ethics in medical practice (4 works)