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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Main Author: Pisilä, Mikko (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 2022
In: Approaching religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 18-35
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Matthew / Psychological abuse / Spiritual abuse / Violence / Punishment
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.
ISSN:1799-3121
Contains:Enthalten in: Approaching religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.30664/ar.111084