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- As a constructed category;power and religious/secular distinction - substantivist conceptions (1)
- Based on empirical observations - of people's actual behavior;studying violence under the rubric of religion - simply unjustifiable;histories of religion - functionalism (1)
- Christianity and belief in Superman;substantivists regarding religion - as basic (1)
- Definitions of religion not on substance - but on the way it functions;functionalist accounts (1)
- Fatal problems with substantivist accounts of religion;history of the category - religion existing (1)
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- In defining religion - Oxford English Dictionary definition of religion (1)
- Myth of religious violence;Ward (1)
- Not neutral descriptions of reality (1)
- Political Theology (1)
- Restricting religion to beliefs and practices - like “God” or “gods”;functionalists (1)
- Transhistorical and transcultural feature of human life;substantivists (1)
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Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
“Am I Impossible? A Political Theologian’S Response To Kahn’S Political Theology,", William Cavanaugh
“Am I Impossible? A Political Theologian’S Response To Kahn’S Political Theology,", William Cavanaugh
William T. Cavanaugh
No abstract provided.
“Out To Lunch: A Response To Stephen Webb’S ‘Against The Gourmands,’”, William Cavanaugh
“Out To Lunch: A Response To Stephen Webb’S ‘Against The Gourmands,’”, William Cavanaugh
William T. Cavanaugh
No abstract provided.
The Work Of The People As Public Work: The Social Significance Of The Liturgy, William T. Cavanaugh
The Work Of The People As Public Work: The Social Significance Of The Liturgy, William T. Cavanaugh
William T. Cavanaugh
(excerpt) "I was once asked to address the topic of the 'social meaning of the liturgy.' The first thing I told my audience was 'If I tell you what the social meaning of the liturgy is, you have to promise me you won‟t stop going to church.' What I mean is that there is a problem with trying to distill the liturgy down to a 'meaning.' It is a problem that sometimes bedevils efforts to connect the liturgy to ethics or social justice."
Christianity & Contemporary Politics: The Conditions And Possibilities Of Faithful Witness, By Luke Bretherton, William Cavanaugh
Christianity & Contemporary Politics: The Conditions And Possibilities Of Faithful Witness, By Luke Bretherton, William Cavanaugh
William T. Cavanaugh
No abstract provided.
"Only Christianity Can Save Economics", William Cavanaugh
"Only Christianity Can Save Economics", William Cavanaugh
William T. Cavanaugh
No abstract provided.
"The Myth Of Religious Violence", William Cavanaugh
"The Myth Of Religious Violence", William Cavanaugh
William T. Cavanaugh
No abstract provided.
The Eerdmans Reader In Contemporary Political Theology, William Cavanaugh, Jeff Bailey, Craig Hovey
The Eerdmans Reader In Contemporary Political Theology, William Cavanaugh, Jeff Bailey, Craig Hovey
William T. Cavanaugh
No abstract provided.
Migrations Of The Holy: Theologies Of State And Church, William Cavanaugh
Migrations Of The Holy: Theologies Of State And Church, William Cavanaugh
William T. Cavanaugh
Whether one thinks that “religion” continues to fade or has made a comeback in the contemporary world, there is a common notion that “religion” went away somewhere, at least in the West. But William Cavanaugh argues that religious fervor never left — it has only migrated toward a new object of worship. In Migrations of the Holy he examines the disconcerting modern transfer of sacred devotion from the church to the nation-state. In these chapters Cavanaugh cautions readers to be wary of a rigid separation of religion and politics that boxes in the church and sends citizens instead to the …
“The War On Terror: Secular Or Sacred?,”, William Cavanaugh
“The War On Terror: Secular Or Sacred?,”, William Cavanaugh
William T. Cavanaugh
No abstract provided.
"The Invention Of Fanaticism", William Cavanaugh
"The Invention Of Fanaticism", William Cavanaugh
William T. Cavanaugh
This article examines the Western construction of “religion” as passionate and non-rational. First, it summarizes the history of the category “religion” and the creation of the myth of religious violence. It then examines the construction of one of the stock characters of modernity, the religious fanatic, and shows how fanaticism migrated from an accusation against heretics to an accusation of intolerance, and from an indictment of false prophecy and belief to an indictment of an irrational and violent passion. The article then shows how the construction of “religious fanaticism” can promote secularist rationales for violence.
“The Body Of Service: The Social Dimension Of The Eucharist And The Diaconate,”, William Cavanaugh
“The Body Of Service: The Social Dimension Of The Eucharist And The Diaconate,”, William Cavanaugh
William T. Cavanaugh
No abstract provided.
“Religious Violence As Folklore,”, William Cavanaugh
“Religious Violence As Folklore,”, William Cavanaugh
William T. Cavanaugh
No abstract provided.
“Spaces Of Recognition: A Reply To My Interlocutors,”, William Cavanaugh
“Spaces Of Recognition: A Reply To My Interlocutors,”, William Cavanaugh
William T. Cavanaugh
No abstract provided.