Religion and Violence
Help from the Egyptian Desert
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3364208 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stuart E Parsons (Trinity College of Florida, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 723 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel15060723 |
| OpenAlex | W4399671140 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
Support for political violence by fundamentalist religious movements is both wide-spread and problematic, and now especially in Christian fundamentalist circles. To address this, this essay describes important components of the sophisticated ascetic and contemplative theory of spirituality of the fourth-century desert Christian spiritual master Evagrius of Pontus. Then, based on his theory, this essay offers guidance to modern-day Christian and non-Christian clergy who want to avoid alienating their congregations through partisan political stances, but who nevertheless seek to reduce those mental, emotional, and relational pathologies in their congregations which predispose passive and active support for political violence
Asceticism · Christianity · Contemplation · Epistemology · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Spirituality · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Religious studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |