
wieseltier on dennett
... noteworthy, therefore, because it illustrates his complacent refusal to acknowledge the dense and vital relations between religion and reason, not only historically but also philosophically. For Dennett, thinking historically absolves one of thinking philosophically. Is the theistic account of the c ...
... noteworthy, therefore, because it illustrates his complacent refusal to acknowledge the dense and vital relations between religion and reason, not only historically but also philosophically. For Dennett, thinking historically absolves one of thinking philosophically. Is the theistic account of the c ...
Memory, Meaning, and Membership
... provide community members a consistent history, memory and meaning that define the boundaries and roles of their religious community. The traditions and rituals that provide history and meaning to the Memphis community are challenged by the arrival and immersion of an outsider, Batsheva. Even though ...
... provide community members a consistent history, memory and meaning that define the boundaries and roles of their religious community. The traditions and rituals that provide history and meaning to the Memphis community are challenged by the arrival and immersion of an outsider, Batsheva. Even though ...
Religious war

A religious war or holy war (Latin: bellum sacrum) is a war primarily caused or justified by differences in religion. The account of the conquest of Canaan by the Israelites in the Book of Joshua, the Muslim conquests of the 7th and 8th centuries, and the Christian Crusades (11th to 13th centuries) and Wars of Religion (16th and 17th centuries) are the classic examples but a religious aspect has been part of warfare as early as the battles of the Mesopotamian city-states.In the modern era, arguments are common over the extent to which religious, economic, or ethnic aspects of a conflict predominate: examples include the Yugoslav Wars and the civil war in Sudan. In several ongoing conflicts including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Syrian civil war, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, religious arguments are overtly present but variously described as fundamentalism or religious extremism depending upon the observer's sympathies. At the same time, members of many religions have been and are active members of the modern anti-war movement