Othering: The Original Sin of Humanity by Charles K. Bellinger (English) Paperba

Description: Othering by Charles K. Bellinger Othering is a word used in academic circles, but it may be unfamiliar to many laypersons. This work introduces the word, which is a refined way of describing prejudice, discrimination, and scapegoating. The book addresses what othering is, how it has been practiced in varied contexts, and how it prepares the way for violence. Dimensional anthropology is introduced, which is the idea that there are three main dimensions of reality as it is inhabited by human beings: the vertical axis (the Great Chain of Being), the horizontal plane (society), and individual selfhood. Othering can be present within all three of these dimensions, with slavery being an example of vertical axis othering, ethnic violence being an example of horizontal othering, and lone wolf or psychotic shooters being an example of individual othering. The most thought-provoking aspect of the book for many readers will be its application to the culture wars in our current individualistic age. Rights language is also addressed at length, since it can function as anti-othering rhetoric or as rhetoric that supports othering. The largest framework for the book is its argument that othering is a way of illuminating what the theological tradition has understood as original sin. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Charles K. Bellinger is Associate Professor of Theology and Ethics at Brite Divinity School and also teaches courses at Texas Christian University. He is the author of The Genealogy of Violence (2001), The Trinitarian Self (2008), Jesus v. Abortion (2016), and The Kierkegaard-Girard Option (2019). Review "Charles Bellinger has provided a powerful analysis of the modes of dehumanization that have tragically marred our civilization. What is needed in our moment of political and ideological polarization is a recovery of the profound wisdom and insight of the doctrine of original sin." --Justin Buckley Dyer, author of Slavery, Abortion, and the Politics of Constitutional Meaning "Charles Bellinger has written a truly magisterial and engrossing tour de force on the central theme of our contemporary world, the radical discord of our age and its many manifestations--political, spiritual, and personal. . . . The transcendent God is not merely among the genus of beings, per se, but the Holy Other against whom to harbor a resentment or rivalry (our original sin) effectively derails our golden opportunity to take the ancient confession of the Shema--and the words of the Prophets and Christ himself--to grow into full human maturity, both individually and societally." --Nicholas A. Marziani, retired Senior Priest, Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter Long Description Othering is a word used in academic circles, but it may be unfamiliar to many laypersons. This work introduces the word, which is a refined way of describing prejudice, discrimination, and scapegoating. The book addresses what othering is, how it has been practiced in varied contexts, and how it prepares the way for violence. Dimensional anthropology is introduced, which is the idea that there are three main dimensions of reality as it is inhabited by human beings: the vertical axis (the Great Chain of Being), the horizontal plane (society), and individual selfhood. Othering can be present within all three of these dimensions, with slavery being an example of vertical axis othering, ethnic violence being an example of horizontal othering, and lone wolf or psychotic shooters being an example of individual othering. The most thought-provoking aspect of the book for many readers will be its application to the culture wars in our current individualistic age. Rights language is also addressed at length, since it can function as anti-othering rhetoric or as rhetoric that supports othering. The largest framework for the book is its argument that othering is a way of illuminating what the theological tradition has understood as original sin. Review Quote "Charles Bellinger has provided a powerful analysis of the modes of dehumanization that have tragically marred our civilization. What is needed in our moment of political and ideological polarization is a recovery of the profound wisdom and insight of the doctrine of original sin." --Justin Buckley Dyer, author of Slavery, Abortion, and the Politics of Constitutional Meaning "Charles Bellinger has written a truly magisterial and engrossing tour de force on the central theme of our contemporary world, the radical discord of our age and its many manifestations--political, spiritual, and personal. . . . The transcendent God is not merely among the genus of beings, per se, but the Holy Other against whom to harbor a resentment or rivalry (our original sin) effectively derails our golden opportunity to take the ancient confession of the Shema--and the words of the Prophets and Christ himself--to grow into full human maturity, both individually and societally." --Nicholas A. Marziani, retired Senior Priest, Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter Details ISBN1725254093 Author Charles K. Bellinger Year 2020 ISBN-10 1725254093 ISBN-13 9781725254091 Publication Date 2020-12-28 Language English Format Paperback UK Release Date 2020-12-28 Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2020-12-28 NZ Release Date 2020-12-28 US Release Date 2020-12-28 Pages 196 Audience General Publisher Wipf & Stock Publishers Imprint Wipf & Stock Publishers Subtitle The Original Sin of Humanity Place of Publication Eugene We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:131000459;

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