Partisan Epistemology and Post-Truth Power
Theological reckoning with our contemporary post-truth context must be cognizant of the ways in which adherence to biblical inerrancy fostered the rise of partisan epistemology. It is essential as well to grapple with the question of whether postliberal theologies, by way of a very different theory...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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Studies in Christian ethics
Year: 2022, Volume: 35, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-15 |
| IxTheo Classification: | FA Theology NAB Fundamental theology VB Hermeneutics; Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
Justice
B Postliberal Theology B Epistemology B biblical inerrancy B epistemic justice B Power B Truth |
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| Summary: | Theological reckoning with our contemporary post-truth context must be cognizant of the ways in which adherence to biblical inerrancy fostered the rise of partisan epistemology. It is essential as well to grapple with the question of whether postliberal theologies, by way of a very different theory of truth, also promote the epistemic insulation of Christian faith communities. We need to understand how groups threatened with the erosion of social influence are tempted to indulge in partisan epistemology. It is equally critical to grasp how unjust power exploits such tendencies in girding its loins with epistemological supremacy. Jesus, facing in Pilate a post-truth dominator, models an alternative, namely, disruptive engagement that resists epistemic injustice and opens new space for the construction of unbounded communities of trust and shared understanding. |
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| ISSN: | 0953-9468 |
| Reference: | Kritik in "Body of Intelligence: A Response to Jennifer Herdt (2022)"
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/09539468211050147 |