Midterm Diagnostic

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Contents

00:00—01:10
01:11—06:06
06:07—17:14
17:15—20:58
20:59—38:20
38:21—43:32
43:33—49:40
49:41—1:00:14
1:00:15—end
 Introduction
Monotheism as a basis for Gandhi’s view of reality (all of reality has one source)
Nagler’s theory of religion: nature, community, person, revelation, accommodation, co-option
Q&A: Nagler’s theory of religion, monotheism, polytheism
Scapegoating, Rene Girard—the criteria by which we can measure the violence of a society
Q&A: Nagler’s theory of religion, scapegoating
Characteristics of Judaism, parallels with Gandhi, relationship to scapegoating
Characteristics of Christianity and relationship to scapegoating and nonviolence, Walter Wink
Discussion around issues going on in religion and violence/nonviolence today

Readings

Section III of the course reader:

  • Roots of Jewish Nonviolence in the Talmud by Reuven Kimelman
  • A selection from St. Augustine, The City of God
  • Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Principles of Nonviolence, from Butigan et al., Franciscan Nonviolence