Monotheism, intolerance, and the path to pluralistic politics
"In a shrinking and globalizing world, with many conflicts stemming from religious and ideological differences, how are we to manage monotheism's potential for inspiring intolerant anti-pluralism?Discussions of monotheism's political consequences often emphasize either its intolerance...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Monotheism
/ Intolerance
/ Pluralism
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| RelBib Classification: | FA Theology |
| Further subjects: | B
Monotheism
B Religious Tolerance B Religion And Politics |
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| Summary: | "In a shrinking and globalizing world, with many conflicts stemming from religious and ideological differences, how are we to manage monotheism's potential for inspiring intolerant anti-pluralism?Discussions of monotheism's political consequences often emphasize either its intolerance of other gods and religions as a source of bigotry and conflict, on the one hand, or emphasize monotheism as a source of pacific, universalistic tolerance on the other. But both approaches fail to see the combined danger and liberation in monotheism's "intolerance." I argue that monotheism's intolerance opens up historic potentials that are both crucial to pluralistic coexistence and dangerous: it helped dissolve the ancient link between God and the political sphere and deepened concern for the victims of politics while it also made possible a uniquely absolutist violence. By comparison, polytheistic "tolerance" does not make for a liberating vision of inclusion and diversity. To argue this, I construct an account of monotheism's intolerance-as a "refusal to divinize victims" and a prohibition of representing the Absolute-and its relevance to politics today, using the mimetic theory of René Girard, the monotheistic scholarship of Jan Assmann et al, and the social theory of Chantal Mouffe"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1108841309 |