Supernatural punishment, spiritual violence and the Gospel of Matthew
Spiritual violence is a modern concept expressing the abusive aspects of religion. This article observes the potential for spiritual violence within the rhetoric of the Gospel of Matthew, a principal text of the dominant world religion. Utilizing the supernatural punishment hypothesis of religion as...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2022
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| In: |
Approaching religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 18-35 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Matthew
/ Psychological abuse
/ Spiritual abuse
/ Violence
/ Punishment
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| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality HC New Testament NBQ Eschatology |
| Further subjects: | B
spiritual violence
B Abuse B Cultural Evolution B Violence B Matthew B Gospel of Matthew B supernatural punishment |
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| Summary: | Spiritual violence is a modern concept expressing the abusive aspects of religion. This article observes the potential for spiritual violence within the rhetoric of the Gospel of Matthew, a principal text of the dominant world religion. Utilizing the supernatural punishment hypothesis of religion as a theoretical background, this cross-disciplinary analysis opens perspectives on the use of religious power in the past and the present. |
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| ISSN: | 1799-3121 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Approaching religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.30664/ar.111084 |