| Titre : | new religious intolerance : overcoming the politics of fear in an anxious age |
| Auteurs : | Martha c. Nussbaum |
| Type de document : | Books |
| Editeur : | Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2012 |
| Article en page(s) : | XIII, 285 p. |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-674-06590-1 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Index. décimale : | 201/.723 |
| Tags : | Freedom of religion ; Religious tolerance ; Religious discrimination ; Fear--Religious aspects |
| Résumé : |
Drawing inspiration from philosophy, history, and literature, Martha C. Nussbaum takes us to task for our religious intolerance, identifies the fear behind it, and offers a way past fear toward a more equitable, imaginative, and free society, through the consistent application of universal principles of respect for conscience. Review With a palpable sense of moral urgency, Martha Nussbaum explores the pathology of the Islamophobia sweeping the West since 9/11. Her diagnosis amounts to a dire warning that the failure to overcome the fear of religious and cultural difference threatens the constitutional and ethical foundations of liberal democracy. --Paul Mendes-Flohr, University of Chicago Divinity School Martha Nussbaum persuasively demonstrates that what we need to tackle the root causes of religious hatred is not only broad minds but also open hearts capable of compassion and imagination. A passionate and encouraging book! --Heiner Bielefeldt, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief The recent brouhaha over a proposed Muslim cultural center in lower Manhattan provides a case study for philosopher Martha Nussbaum to explore American bias against Muslims--how religious bigotry works, what fuels it, and how it can warp our personal and policy decisions...Lucid and forceful, Nussbaum marshals the masters of moral philosophy--primarily Locke and Kant--as well as a host of literary and historical voices to propose an approach to religious difference that honors both difference and our shared humanity. This is a plainspoken but profound and even challenging book. --Kate Tuttle (Boston Globe 20120429) The New Religious Intolerance: Overcoming the Politics of Fear in an Anxious Age is an excellent book that deserves a wide readership. Nussbaum has provided liberal societies with a road map out of fear into a more inclusive society, and she has put us all--Muslims and non-Muslims--in her debt...Nussbaum writes in accessible, engaging language, and contemporary examples drawn from films such as Fatal Attraction and Invasion of the Body Snatchers ensure that a general readership will feel involved in her scholarly analysis of how fear of Muslims is being deliberately manufactured in our societies. --Maleiha Malik (Times Higher Education 20120426) Nussbaum, among our most original social thinkers today, enters the debate on anti-Muslim discrimination with a voice of established authority. She invites us to examine disputes about women's use of the burka and the construction of an Islamic-initiated "multi-faith community center" near New York's Ground Zero. The author's argument for tolerant accommodation falls within the "Socratic and Christian/Kantian" commitment to live an examined life in relations with religious minorities. In pursuit of this goal, Nussbaum considers the psychology of "narcissistic" fear, the jurisprudence of religious freedom, and the power of imaginative empathy in fiction. She supports her argument through a demand for consistency, progress, and precedent, using examples that move comfortably from the life of Rhode Island's founder, Roger Williams, through novelist George Eliot's Daniel Deronda, as well as relevant Supreme Court arguments. The parallels she draws between past anti-Semitic and present anti-Islamic sentiment are convincing. The "new" religious tolerance is less new than we might imagine. This powerful and profound book is useful to anyone seriously concerned with religious pluralism and civil liberty. --Zachary T. Irwin (Library Journal 20120415) The New Religious Intolerance is a vigorous defense of the religious freedom of minorities in the face of post-9/11 Islamophobia. --Giles Fraser (The Guardian 20120630) Nussbaum is one of America's leading liberal thinkers. In The New Religious Intolerance, she turns her attention to the rise of antireligious—and specifically anti-Muslim—zealotry since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. --Damon Linker (New York Times Book Review 20120722) About the Author Martha C. Nussbaum is Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago. |
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