Otherness and the problem of evil: How does that which is other become evil?

In seeking to answer the question “How does that which is other become evil?” the author provides a discussion of four entwined aspects of the issue at stake; (1) difficulty in achieving clarity on the grammar of evil; (2) genocide as a striking illustration of otherness becoming evil; (3) the chall...

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Main Author: Schrag, Calvin O. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Nature B. V 2006
In: International journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2006, Volume: 60, Issue: 1, Pages: 149-156
Further subjects:B Friendship
B Dialogue
B Radical evil
B Love
B Theodicy
B The gift
B Alienation
B Rhetoric
B Messianicity
B Postnationalism
B Genocide
B Communication
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Summary:In seeking to answer the question “How does that which is other become evil?” the author provides a discussion of four entwined aspects of the issue at stake; (1) difficulty in achieving clarity on the grammar of evil; (2) genocide as a striking illustration of otherness becoming evil; (3) the challenge of postnationalism as a resource for dealing with otherness in the socio-political arena; and (4) the ethico-religious dimension as it relates to the wider problem of evil.
ISSN:1572-8684
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal for philosophy of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s11153-006-0008-3