The Ethics of Atheism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10089234 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alec Ryrie (Durham University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 361-369 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Ecclesiastical History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0469 • E-ISSN: 1469-7637 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022046916001433 |
| OpenAlex | W2568976743 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
The history of a sect can scarcely avoid dancing with sectarianism. Even if the sect has vanished from the earth, it is difficult not to become either a defender or a critic, and when there are controversies still living, history cannot help but feed them and feed off them. The only certain way to avoid this is to retreat inside the sect entirely, becoming part of a world where it is the only and obvious subject of interest. And so the histories of religious minorities easily become self-referential ghettoes, where formidable expertise is built up while basic questions about how the subject is framed are left unasked
Atheism · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Genealogy · History of religions · Political science · Sect · Sectarianism · Sociology · Subject (documents · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Classical Antiquity Studies · Computer Science · History · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |