“Imperialistic Missionarism” and the Kibbutz Paradigm for Coexistence

Abstract. Hegelian-Marxian doctrines of dialectic progress through war and conflict are traced to Christian theosophy of historical necessity and “imperialistic missionarism.” Jewish fossilized existence is traced to its antiproselytizing “kibbutz” ideology of dialogic coexistence. Tolerance is poss...

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Main Author: Rotenberg, Mordechai (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Open Library of Humanities$s2024- 1986
In: Zygon
Year: 1986, Volume: 21, Issue: 4, Pages: 473-490
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Summary:Abstract. Hegelian-Marxian doctrines of dialectic progress through war and conflict are traced to Christian theosophy of historical necessity and “imperialistic missionarism.” Jewish fossilized existence is traced to its antiproselytizing “kibbutz” ideology of dialogic coexistence. Tolerance is possible either through an ideological balance of terror between equal opposing powers or through mutual volitionary space evacuating Cabalic style contraction. According to the Biblical definition of covenant, brit, a coexisting shalom (peace) is possible only through separating and rebinding which comprises the shalem (complete). Japanese Makuya Christianity is presented as an anti-imperialistic model for mutual contraction facilitating the coexisting shalom-shalem between equals who are different but not indifferent to each other.
ISSN:1467-9744
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Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.1986.tb00761.x