Vicarious dissonance and the narrative of the Gospel of Matthew

This article presents a novel social-scientific approach to the Gospel of Matthew, one of the most influential texts in the history of Christianity. This approach combines social-psychological and narrative-critical methodology. The aim is to demonstrate how the gospel narrative functions to transfo...

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Published in:Approaching religion
Main Author: Pisilä, Mikko (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] [2018]
In: Approaching religion
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Matthew / Narrativity / Cognitive dissonance / Social identity
RelBib Classification:CH Christianity and Society
HC New Testament
Further subjects:B Organizational commitment
B Narrative
B Gospel
B Cognitive Dissonance
B Matthew
B Social Identity
B vicarious dissonance
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Summary:This article presents a novel social-scientific approach to the Gospel of Matthew, one of the most influential texts in the history of Christianity. This approach combines social-psychological and narrative-critical methodology. The aim is to demonstrate how the gospel narrative functions to transform the social identity of its audience and stimulate group commitment via the social-psychological phenomenon of vicarious cognitive dissonance.
ISSN:1799-3121
Contains:Enthalten in: Approaching religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.30664/ar.70035