| Religion and Ethnocentrism: An Empirical-Theological Study Contributor(s): Capucao, Dave Dean (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004184708 ISBN-13: 9789004184701 Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Religion | Ethics - Religion | Theology |
| Dewey: 282.492 |
| Series: Empirical Studies in Theology |
| Physical Information: 328 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Previous studies reveal that religion, despite its ideal of solidarity, hospitality and compassion, has been the primary origin of ethnocentrism. However, other researches dispute this sweeping claim by indicating several other factors that affect this complex relationship. This empirical-theological study is an endeavour to dig deeper into these factors by examining the extent to which a number of religious images which are culled from five religious themes, namely, God, Jesus, Spirit, salvation and church, contribute to ethnocentrism. It situates these religious attitudes within the framework of the Dutch civil religion, and the different reactions to it by contemporary Dutch catholic believers. |
