Altering Alterity: Nicholas of Cusa, Otherness, and Xenophobic Violence

Recent years have seen a rise in nationalistic and even xenophobic rhetoric as well as actions animated by fears of the other and the foreigner. In light of these recent displays of xenophobia, this article theologically examines the category of otherness in conversation with the work of Nicholas of...

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主要作者: Hatch, Derek C. 1981- (Author)
格式: 电子 文件
语言:English
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出版: Sage Publ. [2018]
In: Theology today
Year: 2018, 卷: 75, 发布: 2, Pages: 248-259
IxTheo Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
KAF Church history 1300-1500; late Middle Ages
NBC Doctrine of God
NBE Anthropology
Further subjects:B Otherness
B Violence
B Nicholas of Cusa
B Alterity
B Xenophobia
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总结:Recent years have seen a rise in nationalistic and even xenophobic rhetoric as well as actions animated by fears of the other and the foreigner. In light of these recent displays of xenophobia, this article theologically examines the category of otherness in conversation with the work of Nicholas of Cusa, specifically his De Li Non Aliud (On the Not-Other). This fifteenth-century German theologian offers insights not only for reading God's difference in relation to the world, but also for conceiving of how God's alterity transforms creaturely otherness from the impetus for violence and repression to the basis for genuine reconciliation and relationship.
ISSN:2044-2556
Contains:Enthalten in: Theology today
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0040573618783424