Scott Kline
Biographic Data
| ID | 3780953 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Scott Kline |
| GIVEN NAMES | Scott |
| FAMILY NAME | Kline |
| SIGNATURE | KLINE S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Waterloo |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
After Modernity? Secularity, Globalization, and the Re-Enchantment of the World
Habermas and Theology
The Ethics of War
The Morality and Politics of Consumer Religion
In his book Consuming Religion (2003) Vincent J. Miller demonstrates how consumer capitalism has been able to commodify religious rituals, symbols, and figures and market them to consumers seeking self-improvement, individual enlightenment, and/or greater spirituality. His thesis is that “consumer religion” is emblematic of a radically transformed social relationship created by consumer capitalism. This article focuses on an element of consumer r…
T he A mbiguous R ole of R eligion in the S outh A frican T ruth and R econciliation C ommission
This article examines the ambiguous role that religion, particularly Christianity, played in the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and in South Africa's transition from apartheid to democracy. On the one hand, religious‐symbolic discourse was an empowered truth‐telling discourse used by victims and survivors in recounting their stories of apartheid abuse. Moreover, it was a discourse publicly affirmed and encouraged by TRC l…
The Catholic Church
The Culture War Gone Global
While 'evil' has long played a role in American civil-religious political discourse, there is a unique quality in the Bush administration's framing of both its foreign and domestic policy in terms of a struggle between good and evil. This article examines the political and religious foundations underlying this framing. Three arguments shape the discussion. First, the Bush administration, following a political strategy influenced by neoconservativ…
Human Rights Horizons
Cultural Dilemmas of Progressive Politics
The Church for Others
Necessity of a Telos
It has become popular these days to talk about responsibility In many instances the discourse concerns how today's social institutions are fac ing novel challenges brought on by unprecedented technological innova tion and a new sense that people, especially in the West, are living in a culturally diverse world.Many North Americans regard technological advancement and multiculturalism as positive products of modernity or postmodemity However, ther…
An Ethic for Enemies
Jesus Between Jews and Christians
This article was originally published as “Jesus zwischen Juden und Christen,” Evangelische Theologie 1 (1995): 49-63. Translated by Scott Kline, McGill University. With permission
The Theology and Practice of Responsibility
The Culture War Gone Global
While 'evil' has long played a role in American civil-religious political discourse, there is a unique quality in the Bush administration's framing of both its foreign and domestic policy in terms of a struggle between good and evil. This article examines the political and religious foundations underlying this framing. Three arguments shape the discussion. First, the Bush administration, following a political strategy influenced by neoconservativ…
T he A mbiguous R ole of R eligion in the S outh A frican T ruth and R econciliation C ommission
This article examines the ambiguous role that religion, particularly Christianity, played in the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and in South Africa's transition from apartheid to democracy. On the one hand, religious‐symbolic discourse was an empowered truth‐telling discourse used by victims and survivors in recounting their stories of apartheid abuse. Moreover, it was a discourse publicly affirmed and encouraged by TRC l…
The Theology and Practice of Responsibility
An Ethic for Enemies
Jesus Between Jews and Christians
This article was originally published as “Jesus zwischen Juden und Christen,” Evangelische Theologie 1 (1995): 49-63. Translated by Scott Kline, McGill University. With permission
Necessity of a Telos
It has become popular these days to talk about responsibility In many instances the discourse concerns how today's social institutions are fac ing novel challenges brought on by unprecedented technological innova tion and a new sense that people, especially in the West, are living in a culturally diverse world.Many North Americans regard technological advancement and multiculturalism as positive products of modernity or postmodemity However, ther…
The Church for Others
Cultural Dilemmas of Progressive Politics
Human Rights Horizons
The Catholic Church
The Culture War Gone Global
While 'evil' has long played a role in American civil-religious political discourse, there is a unique quality in the Bush administration's framing of both its foreign and domestic policy in terms of a struggle between good and evil. This article examines the political and religious foundations underlying this framing. Three arguments shape the discussion. First, the Bush administration, following a political strategy influenced by neoconservativ…
T he A mbiguous R ole of R eligion in the S outh A frican T ruth and R econciliation C ommission
This article examines the ambiguous role that religion, particularly Christianity, played in the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and in South Africa's transition from apartheid to democracy. On the one hand, religious‐symbolic discourse was an empowered truth‐telling discourse used by victims and survivors in recounting their stories of apartheid abuse. Moreover, it was a discourse publicly affirmed and encouraged by TRC l…
The Morality and Politics of Consumer Religion
In his book Consuming Religion (2003) Vincent J. Miller demonstrates how consumer capitalism has been able to commodify religious rituals, symbols, and figures and market them to consumers seeking self-improvement, individual enlightenment, and/or greater spirituality. His thesis is that “consumer religion” is emblematic of a radically transformed social relationship created by consumer capitalism. This article focuses on an element of consumer r…
Habermas and Theology
The Ethics of War
After Modernity? Secularity, Globalization, and the Re-Enchantment of the World
Philosophy (10 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Theology (8 works) · Religious studies (6 works) · Politics (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (4 works)