The Gospel in a Polarized Society: Newbigin and Roberts on Ephesian Protest
Political polarization is a phenomenon in which people with a variety of commitments cluster into two opposing camps whose animosity against one another is often disproportionate to their actual disagreements. Polarization is not simply a social atmosphere that makes Christian activism and ecumenism...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
2022
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Journal of ecumenical studies
Year: 2022, Volume: 57, Issue: 3, Pages: 330-347 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics CH Christianity and Society RH Evangelization; Christian media |
| Further subjects: | B
Social Identity Theory
B Polarization B Dialogue B Witness B intergroup activism B Politics B Christian activism B Political Theology B Lesslie Newbigin B J. Deotis Roberts reconciliation |
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| Summary: | Political polarization is a phenomenon in which people with a variety of commitments cluster into two opposing camps whose animosity against one another is often disproportionate to their actual disagreements. Polarization is not simply a social atmosphere that makes Christian activism and ecumenism difficult; it also runs contrary to the vision of intergroup reconciliation outlined in Ephesians. After describing how polarization is a theological problem, this essay engages with the work of Lesslie Newbigin and J. Deotis Roberts to imagine how Christians can resist polarization in their own imaginations and in their societies without advocating for a negative peace that ignores injustice for the sake of superficial harmony. |
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| ISSN: | 2162-3937 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of ecumenical studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/ecu.2022.0029 |