Religion as a source and remedy for evil
The first part of the paper (Sections 1-3) recalls the structural relationship between the religious attitudes and practices and the problem of evil, starting from an anthropological-sociological point of view and ending with more philosophical considerations. The second part (Sections 4-7) deals wi...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2017]
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International journal of philosophy and theology
Year: 2017, Volume: 78, Issue: 4/5, Pages: 407-418 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religious sociology
/ Religious philosophy
/ Evil
/ Violence
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| IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism AD Sociology of religion; religious policy NCA Ethics |
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salvation as liberation
B philosophy of religion B Religious Violence B Religious Freedom |
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| Summary: | The first part of the paper (Sections 1-3) recalls the structural relationship between the religious attitudes and practices and the problem of evil, starting from an anthropological-sociological point of view and ending with more philosophical considerations. The second part (Sections 4-7) deals with the forms of evil engendered or potentiated by religion itself mainly in the public-collective dimension, especially with constraint and violence connected with monotheistic traditions, and finally indicates the antidotes available in them. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-2327 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of philosophy and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/21692327.2017.1292146 |