Je suis Charlie? Reflections on the Public Demonstrations against the Attacks in Paris

As a response against the terrorist attacks in Paris in January 2015, people adapted ‘Je suis Charlie’ as a slogan to show their solidarity with the victims. In this article, while condemning the killings, I would like to examine the situation from the perspective of public theology: 1) the nature o...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of public theology
1. VerfasserIn: Kim, Sebastian (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Brill 2016
In: International journal of public theology
IxTheo Notationen:AB Religionsphilosophie; Religionskritik; Atheismus
AD Religionssoziologie; Religionspolitik
BJ Islam
KBG Frankreich
weitere Schlagwörter:B Je Suis Charlie laïcité freedom of expression respect for faith interactive pluralism
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Zusammenfassung:As a response against the terrorist attacks in Paris in January 2015, people adapted ‘Je suis Charlie’ as a slogan to show their solidarity with the victims. In this article, while condemning the killings, I would like to examine the situation from the perspective of public theology: 1) the nature of laïcité and the tension between the freedom of expression and respect for faith; 2) the problem of the marginalisation of minority religious groups in a secular public sphere; 3) the impact of the public demonstration and the creation of a platform for secular and sacred interactions. I shall incooperate in my presentation media reports, articles and interviews on the topic and also some of the scholarly discussions on laïcité, on ‘interactive pluralism’ by Rowan Williams, and on the public engagement of religious communities.
ISSN:1569-7320
Enthält:In: International journal of public theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15697320-12341451