(PDF) Religion’s Ambivalent Relation with Violence: From Scott Appleby
Material Perspectives on Religion, Conflict, and Violence
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Does Religion Cause Violence?
The particular ferocity of religious nationalism comes from the "special relationship between religion and violence." The question then becomes "whether religious nationalism can be made compatible with secular nationalism's great virtues: tolerance, respect for human rights, and freedom of expression." ... This essay was presented ...
Relationship between Religion and Violence
Dr Jeremy Ginges has conducted multiple studies working to unravel the relationship between religion and violence. One of their more important techniques is to separate devotional aspects of religion, exemplified by personal prayer, from coalitional aspects of religion, exemplified by attendance at religious services.
Religious Conflicts and Violence
Religious disagreements have frequently resulted in violence, used to justify and prolong aggressiveness towards individuals with opposing ideas. Physical violence, hate speech, and prejudice are all examples of violence. Extremist beliefs that foster hatred and intolerance against other religious groups sometimes cause violence.
(PDF) Religion and Violence
The book's second half features well-known thinkers reflecting on why religion and violence are so intimately related and includes excerpts from early social theorists such as Durkheim, Marx, and ...
Introduction: The Enduring Relationship of Religion and Violence
Abstract. This Handbook describes four major dimensions: 1) overviews of major religious traditions; 2) patterns and themes relating to religious violence; 3) major analytic approaches; and 4) new directions in theory and analysis related to religion and violence. There is a much more nuanced interpretation of the presence of violence in so many different traditions.
PDF Introduction Why Is Religion Violent and Violence Religious?
t the violent images in religion are greatly misun-derstood. Religion itself is not viol. nt, these defenders of religion claim, but a voice of peace. Rather, the misuse of religion leads to violence— stealthy activists legitimizing their deeds with religious justificati. ns—and that sullies the purity of religion's reputation.We agree,
25 Religion and Violence from a Sociological Perspective
On this approach, it becomes possible to ask whether some religious formations (not religious traditions) or religious or broader social circumstances are especially likely to involve violence, on what basis, and under what conditions. My core thesis is that manifestations of violence in relation to religion are diverse.
Individuals' Experiences with Religious Hostility, Discrimination, and
There is evidence that this dynamic is producing an increase in religion-related tension and conflict in the United States. ... We present patterns of individual experiences with interpersonal hostility, institutional discrimination, and violence due to religion across religious traditions. Given religion's overlapping boundaries with other ...
PDF F INAL OVEMBER Religion and Violence: Social Processes in Comparative
(1) surveying sociological approaches and theories of religion that inform the analysis of violence, and (2) proposing an exploratory typology that identifies multiple linkages of violence and religion -- on the one hand, within established social orders, and on the other, in relation to countercultural religious movements.
Special Issue: Invoking Religion in Violent Acts and Rhetoric
ories that attempt to explain them are increasingly abundant. This issue of the Journal of Religion and Violence brings together four studies which theorize and contextualize violent acts and religious rhetoric in different historical-cultural spheres, namely, in today's India and the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the 1920s United States ...
Princeton Readings in Religion and Violence
This groundbreaking anthology provides the most comprehensive overview for understanding the fascinating relationship between religion and violence—historically, culturally, and in the contemporary world. Bringing together writings from scholarly and religious traditions, it is the first volume to unite primary sources—justifications for ...
Violence and Religion
The claim that religion is inherently prone to violence is a commonplace of contemporary thought along with the associated idea that the non-religious are much less prone to resort to violence. Some form of this claim is a factor in attempts to place restrictions on the role of religion in liberal democratic societies.
Violence in Religion
Religion often gets blamed for acts of violence including suicide, martyrdom and terrorism. This paper will discuss several views of scholars on the role that religion plays in violence, paying close attention to whether religion is inherently violent and if religion recodes human perceptions of violence." This essay on religion is available in ...
The Role of Religion and Faith Actors in Violence Against ...
Abstract. This chapter examines the complex and varied roles of religion and faith actors and their responses or lack of it thereof to violence against women and girls (VAWG) in Africa. In particular, it focuses on the many ways in which faith actors and communities of faith engage, perpetuate, and tolerate VAWG in their sermons, teachings, and ...
Religion and Violence from Christian Theological Perspectives
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." (Romans 12:17−18, 21) Paul also speaks directly to the relationship between religion and governing authorities as he presents the theological framework that guided the Christian communities for the first three centuries. In Romans 13, Paul insists on submission to government authorities:
How Could Religion Cause Violence Religion Essay
Often enough religion has been viewed as the prime suspect for violence between ethnic groups or within them. Religion can cause violence by misinterpretation of the messages that the sacred texts are supposed to send, and a lot of the sacred texts are, in fact, misinterpreted and because of that, "extremists" find inspiration and ...
Religion and Violence Essay examples
Violence is throughout the traditions of religions and in biblical text of many of them. Violence can range in scale from self harm to destruction of a state or country. This idea about sacrifice has been very much an influence on Jainism, Hinduism and Buddhism. Because before these three religions became distinct there was a period of time in ...
A Scoping Review on the Role of Religion in the Experience of IPV and
Research on religion and intimate partner violence does not appear to have integrated well the current evidence on religion/spirituality, marital functioning, and mental health and lacks a cross-sectoral perspective that bridges psychology, public health, international development, anthropology, and sociology.
Religion and Domestic Violence
In an essay on religion and domestic violence, one author suggested that support staff in shelters require an understanding of religious systems, regardless of secularism or spiritual focus of the shelter, to be effective support against the victims' persistence on sustaining the relationship, which may stem from the concept of the sanctity ...
Religious violence
Religious violence covers phenomena in which religion is either the subject or the object of violent behavior. [ 1] All the religions of the world contain narratives, symbols, and metaphors of violence and war. [ 2] Religious violence is violence that is motivated by, or in reaction to, religious precepts, texts, or the doctrines of a target or ...
Religion, Violence, and Human Rights
Beginning with the support given by religious groups to humanitarian intervention for the protection of basic human rights in the debates of the 1990s, this essay examines the use of the human rights idea in relation to international law on armed conflict, the "Responsibility To Protect" doctrine, and the development of the idea of sovereignty associated with the "Westphalian system ...
Role of Religion in Domestic Violence and Abuse in UK Muslim
1. INTRODUCTION. Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) transcend all cultures regardless of belief, faith, or religion. 1 The added element of a faith or religious tradition, however, adds complexity to our understanding of the manifestations of DVA and related behaviours, with correlative implications for methods of interventions. The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 defines domestic abuse as the ...
Bangladeshi Winnipeggers protest violence against religious minorities
Members of Winnipeg's Bangladeshi community protested Saturday against violence in Bangladesh targeting the country's Hindu and religious minority populations since its former prime minister ...
Kolkata doctor's rape and murder in hospital alarm India
The tragic incident has again cast a spotlight on the violence against doctors and nurses in the country. Reports of doctors, regardless of gender, being assaulted by patients and their relatives ...
Riots Break Out Across UK: What to Know
Officials had braced for more unrest on Wednesday, but the night's anti-immigration protests were smaller, with counterprotesters dominating the streets instead.
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The particular ferocity of religious nationalism comes from the "special relationship between religion and violence." The question then becomes "whether religious nationalism can be made compatible with secular nationalism's great virtues: tolerance, respect for human rights, and freedom of expression." ... This essay was presented ...
Dr Jeremy Ginges has conducted multiple studies working to unravel the relationship between religion and violence. One of their more important techniques is to separate devotional aspects of religion, exemplified by personal prayer, from coalitional aspects of religion, exemplified by attendance at religious services.
Religious disagreements have frequently resulted in violence, used to justify and prolong aggressiveness towards individuals with opposing ideas. Physical violence, hate speech, and prejudice are all examples of violence. Extremist beliefs that foster hatred and intolerance against other religious groups sometimes cause violence.
The book's second half features well-known thinkers reflecting on why religion and violence are so intimately related and includes excerpts from early social theorists such as Durkheim, Marx, and ...
Abstract. This Handbook describes four major dimensions: 1) overviews of major religious traditions; 2) patterns and themes relating to religious violence; 3) major analytic approaches; and 4) new directions in theory and analysis related to religion and violence. There is a much more nuanced interpretation of the presence of violence in so many different traditions.
t the violent images in religion are greatly misun-derstood. Religion itself is not viol. nt, these defenders of religion claim, but a voice of peace. Rather, the misuse of religion leads to violence— stealthy activists legitimizing their deeds with religious justificati. ns—and that sullies the purity of religion's reputation.We agree,
On this approach, it becomes possible to ask whether some religious formations (not religious traditions) or religious or broader social circumstances are especially likely to involve violence, on what basis, and under what conditions. My core thesis is that manifestations of violence in relation to religion are diverse.
There is evidence that this dynamic is producing an increase in religion-related tension and conflict in the United States. ... We present patterns of individual experiences with interpersonal hostility, institutional discrimination, and violence due to religion across religious traditions. Given religion's overlapping boundaries with other ...
(1) surveying sociological approaches and theories of religion that inform the analysis of violence, and (2) proposing an exploratory typology that identifies multiple linkages of violence and religion -- on the one hand, within established social orders, and on the other, in relation to countercultural religious movements.
ories that attempt to explain them are increasingly abundant. This issue of the Journal of Religion and Violence brings together four studies which theorize and contextualize violent acts and religious rhetoric in different historical-cultural spheres, namely, in today's India and the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the 1920s United States ...
This groundbreaking anthology provides the most comprehensive overview for understanding the fascinating relationship between religion and violence—historically, culturally, and in the contemporary world. Bringing together writings from scholarly and religious traditions, it is the first volume to unite primary sources—justifications for ...
The claim that religion is inherently prone to violence is a commonplace of contemporary thought along with the associated idea that the non-religious are much less prone to resort to violence. Some form of this claim is a factor in attempts to place restrictions on the role of religion in liberal democratic societies.
Religion often gets blamed for acts of violence including suicide, martyrdom and terrorism. This paper will discuss several views of scholars on the role that religion plays in violence, paying close attention to whether religion is inherently violent and if religion recodes human perceptions of violence." This essay on religion is available in ...
Abstract. This chapter examines the complex and varied roles of religion and faith actors and their responses or lack of it thereof to violence against women and girls (VAWG) in Africa. In particular, it focuses on the many ways in which faith actors and communities of faith engage, perpetuate, and tolerate VAWG in their sermons, teachings, and ...
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." (Romans 12:17−18, 21) Paul also speaks directly to the relationship between religion and governing authorities as he presents the theological framework that guided the Christian communities for the first three centuries. In Romans 13, Paul insists on submission to government authorities:
Often enough religion has been viewed as the prime suspect for violence between ethnic groups or within them. Religion can cause violence by misinterpretation of the messages that the sacred texts are supposed to send, and a lot of the sacred texts are, in fact, misinterpreted and because of that, "extremists" find inspiration and ...
Violence is throughout the traditions of religions and in biblical text of many of them. Violence can range in scale from self harm to destruction of a state or country. This idea about sacrifice has been very much an influence on Jainism, Hinduism and Buddhism. Because before these three religions became distinct there was a period of time in ...
Research on religion and intimate partner violence does not appear to have integrated well the current evidence on religion/spirituality, marital functioning, and mental health and lacks a cross-sectoral perspective that bridges psychology, public health, international development, anthropology, and sociology.
In an essay on religion and domestic violence, one author suggested that support staff in shelters require an understanding of religious systems, regardless of secularism or spiritual focus of the shelter, to be effective support against the victims' persistence on sustaining the relationship, which may stem from the concept of the sanctity ...
Religious violence covers phenomena in which religion is either the subject or the object of violent behavior. [ 1] All the religions of the world contain narratives, symbols, and metaphors of violence and war. [ 2] Religious violence is violence that is motivated by, or in reaction to, religious precepts, texts, or the doctrines of a target or ...
Beginning with the support given by religious groups to humanitarian intervention for the protection of basic human rights in the debates of the 1990s, this essay examines the use of the human rights idea in relation to international law on armed conflict, the "Responsibility To Protect" doctrine, and the development of the idea of sovereignty associated with the "Westphalian system ...
1. INTRODUCTION. Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) transcend all cultures regardless of belief, faith, or religion. 1 The added element of a faith or religious tradition, however, adds complexity to our understanding of the manifestations of DVA and related behaviours, with correlative implications for methods of interventions. The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 defines domestic abuse as the ...
Members of Winnipeg's Bangladeshi community protested Saturday against violence in Bangladesh targeting the country's Hindu and religious minority populations since its former prime minister ...
The tragic incident has again cast a spotlight on the violence against doctors and nurses in the country. Reports of doctors, regardless of gender, being assaulted by patients and their relatives ...
Officials had braced for more unrest on Wednesday, but the night's anti-immigration protests were smaller, with counterprotesters dominating the streets instead.