Supremacist thinking, epistemological despair, and Christian hope
This article looks at the connection between white supremacist cults and an epistemology of despair—a view that knowledge cannot be shared or communicated between diverse people. The theology of Augustine, the fourth century African bishop, undermines the power of this epistemology by inspiring hope...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2021]
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| In: |
Dialog
Year: 2021, Volume: 60, Issue: 1, Pages: 28-34 |
| IxTheo Classification: | BH Judaism FD Contextual theology KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
| Further subjects: | B
Augustine
B Dialogue B White nationalism B Anti-semitism B Hope |
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| Summary: | This article looks at the connection between white supremacist cults and an epistemology of despair—a view that knowledge cannot be shared or communicated between diverse people. The theology of Augustine, the fourth century African bishop, undermines the power of this epistemology by inspiring hope in dialogue as an avenue towards ending white supremacist thinking. |
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| ISSN: | 1540-6385 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Dialog
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/dial.12627 |