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Author | : Richard J. Bernstein |
Publisher | : Polity |
Total Pages | : 157 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 074563494X |
Since 9/11 politicians, preachers, conservatives, and the media are all speaking about evil. In this text, Richard Bernstein challenges the claim that without an appeal to absolutes, we lack the grounds for acting decisively in fighting our enemies.
Author | : Richard J. Bernstein |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2013-05-08 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0745650481 |
Since 9/11 politicians, preachers, conservatives and the media are all speaking about evil. In the past the dicourse about evil in our religious, philosophic and literary traditions has provoked thinking, questioning and inquiry. But today the appeal to evil is being used as a political tool to obscure compex issues, block serious thinking and stifle public discussion and debate. We are now confronting a clash of mentalities, not a clash of civilisations. One mentality is drawn to absolutes, moral certainties, and simplistic dichotomies of good and evil. The other seriously questions an appeal to absolutes in politics and criticizes the simplistic division of the world into the forces of evil and the forces of good. In The Abuse of Evil Bernstein challenges the claim that without an appeal to absolutes, we lack the grounds for acting decisively in fighting our enemies. The post 9/11 abuse of evil corrupts both democratic politics and religion. The stakes are high in this clash of mentalities in shaping how we think and act in the world today - and in the future.
Author | : Robert Benne |
Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Total Pages | : 129 |
Release | : 2010-09-23 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0802863647 |
"There is nothing greater than indignation to stimulate a writer to write." says Robert Benne, "and my outrage has been stirred mightily by reading so many wrongheaded 'takes' on how religion and politics ought to be related." --
Author | : Justin Buckley Dyer |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 173 |
Release | : 2016-08-08 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1107108241 |
This book shows how Lewis was interested in the truths and falsehoods about human nature and how these conceptions manifest themselves in the public square.
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Total Pages | : 4 |
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Genre | : Africa, Southern |
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Author | : Ella Prvi |
Publisher | : FriesenPress |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 2016-09-14 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1460258665 |
How did religions appear? How are they entwined with politics at the local and national levels? Who truly holds the balance of power in society? This insightful and persuasive essay covers a wide range of topics that the author seamlessly ties together in a biting critique of politics, religion, and the people that hold power over so many lives. Through a detailed examination of biblical verse, failed social systems, and political power structures, author Ella Prvi and translator Franc Krajberger give a scathing critique of the failings of human immaturity.
Author | : Roland Boer |
Publisher | : Duke University Press Books |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2009-03-25 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
A scholar of biblical studies and cultural theory develops a political myth for the Left based on foundational stories in the Bibles first six books, from Genesis through Joshua.
Author | : Jeff Kingston |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 309 |
Release | : 2019-07-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1442276886 |
This comprehensive book provides a comparative analysis of religious nationalism in contemporary, globalized Asia. Exploring the nexus of religion, identity, and nationalism, Jeff Kingston assesses similarities and differences across the region, focusing on how religious sentiments influence how people embrace nationalism and with what consequences. Kingston shows that in the age of the internet this has become an especially volatile mix that breeds violence and poses a significant risk to secularism, diversity, civil liberties, democracy, and political stability. This extremist tide has swept across Asia with tragic results, as witnessed by 730,000 Rohingya Muslims driven out of Myanmar, 70,000 Kashmiris slaughtered in India, and Islamic State affiliates terrorizing Bangladesh, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka. Who could have imagined Buddhist monks inciting violence and intolerance or setting themselves on fire? Or pious vigilantes beheading atheist bloggers? Or clerics defeating and jailing powerful politicians on blasphemy allegations? And, what explains why one million Uighur Muslims are locked up in China? Examining the causes and consequences of these varied phenomena and what they portend, Kingston casts a sobering light on the prospects of the Asian Century.
Author | : Jonathan Dudley |
Publisher | : Crown |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2011-04-05 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0307720799 |
Abortion. Homosexuality. Environmentalism. Evolution. Conservative positions on these topics are the current boundaries of mainstream Evangelical Christianity. But what if the theological arguments given by popular leaders on these “big four” were not quite as clear cut as they claim? Growing up as an evangelical Christian, Jonathan Dudley was taught that faith was defined by the total rejection of abortion, homosexuality, evolution, and environmentalism. But once he had begun studying biology and ethics, his views began to change and he soon realized that what he had been told about the Bible – and those four big issues – may have been misconstrued. Broken Words: The Abuse of Science and Faith in American Politics assesses the scientific and cultural factors leading evangelicals to certain stances on each issue, shows where they went wrong, and critically challenges the scriptural, ethical, and biological arguments issued by those leaders today. In Broken Words, Dudley applies the Bible and biology to challenge the fixed political dogmas of the religious right. Evangelicals are confronted for the first time from within their ranks on the extent to which faith has been corrupted by conservative politics, cultural prejudice and naive anti-intellectualism. A re-ordering of American Christianity is underway – and this book is an essential part of the conversation.
Author | : Martha C. Nussbaum |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2012-04-24 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0674065913 |
What impulse prompted some newspapers to attribute the murder of 77 Norwegians to Islamic extremists, until it became evident that a right-wing Norwegian terrorist was the perpetrator? Why did Switzerland, a country of four minarets, vote to ban those structures? How did a proposed Muslim cultural center in lower Manhattan ignite a fevered political debate across the United States? In The New Religious Intolerance, Martha C. Nussbaum surveys such developments and identifies the fear behind these reactions. Drawing inspiration from philosophy, history, and literature, she suggests a route past this limiting response and toward a more equitable, imaginative, and free society. Fear, Nussbaum writes, is "more narcissistic than other emotions." Legitimate anxieties become distorted and displaced, driving laws and policies biased against those different from us. Overcoming intolerance requires consistent application of universal principles of respect for conscience. Just as important, it requires greater understanding. Nussbaum challenges us to embrace freedom of religious observance for all, extending to others what we demand for ourselves. She encourages us to expand our capacity for empathetic imagination by cultivating our curiosity, seeking friendship across religious lines, and establishing a consistent ethic of decency and civility. With this greater understanding and respect, Nussbaum argues, we can rise above the politics of fear and toward a more open and inclusive future.