Sabbath, Nyepi, and Pandemic: The Relevance of Religious Traditions of Self-Restraint for Living with the ‘New Normal’
This article focuses on the relevance of religious traditions of self-restraint, particularly Sabbath and Nyepi, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. From an economic perspective, the pandemic interrupts a lifestyle marked by an unceasing process of production and consumption that affects almost...
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Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Sage
2021
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Studies in Christian ethics
Jahr: 2021, Band: 34, Heft: 4, Seiten: 529-543 |
IxTheo Notationen: | AG Religiöses Leben; materielle Religion BH Judentum BK Hinduismus, Jainismus, Sikhismus NCE Wirtschaftsethik TK Neueste Zeit |
weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Nyepi
B productivism B Public Theology B Sabbath B Pandemic B Self-restraint B new normal |
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Zusammenfassung: | This article focuses on the relevance of religious traditions of self-restraint, particularly Sabbath and Nyepi, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. From an economic perspective, the pandemic interrupts a lifestyle marked by an unceasing process of production and consumption that affects almost all aspects of life. Such a lifestyle, known as ‘productivism’, has been confronted with ‘anti-productivism’ promoted by groups of Marxism-inspired intellectuals and activists. Employing the method of public theology, this study reveals that religious traditions of self-restraint prepare humanity to anticipate interruptions of regularity, such as a pandemic, in a way that is critical of productivism yet distinct from anti-productivism. From a spiritual perspective, the pandemic and religious traditions of self-restraint should be perceived as synergistic appeals to a balanced lifestyle that is socially, economically, and ecologically harmonious. |
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ISSN: | 0953-9468 |
Enthält: | Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/09539468211031358 |