Introduction
Gruber, Judith ; Schüßler, Michael and Bobrowicz, Ryszard LU
(2024)
In Pathways for Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue
Part F2872.
p.1-17
- Abstract
Over the last few years, we have witnessed a surge in protest movements around the world. As planet Earth shows its vulnerability and a global pandemic has fundamentally recalibrated the textures of our individual and collective lives, a shared concern for survival triggers individuals and groups to contest the status quo and to call for alternative solutions to the pressing issues of our time. These problems confront us with irreducible complexity, and therefore trigger a wide variety of protest responses across the political spectrum, such as the global ‘Fridays for Future’ demonstrations, or the protests against coronavirus restrictions that have found strong support, particularly among the constituencies of right-wing, populist... (More)
Over the last few years, we have witnessed a surge in protest movements around the world. As planet Earth shows its vulnerability and a global pandemic has fundamentally recalibrated the textures of our individual and collective lives, a shared concern for survival triggers individuals and groups to contest the status quo and to call for alternative solutions to the pressing issues of our time. These problems confront us with irreducible complexity, and therefore trigger a wide variety of protest responses across the political spectrum, such as the global ‘Fridays for Future’ demonstrations, or the protests against coronavirus restrictions that have found strong support, particularly among the constituencies of right-wing, populist parties. Dissenting movements, thus, can take a range of forms. At their core, however, they share a common pattern, i.e. (1) they seek to manage the irreducible complexity of reality, (2) they make normative claims about what constitutes a good life, and (3) they offer visions of transformation and hope for a future. This is the stuff of theology, and, indeed, religious and theological messages are often explicitly present in protest movements. Yet, paradoxically, within religious communities, protest is often seen either as inherently intrinsic to, or simply antithetical to, religious loyalty (or ‘faithfulness’).
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- author
- Gruber, Judith
; Schüßler, Michael
and Bobrowicz, Ryszard
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2024
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- host publication
- Pathways for Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue
- series title
- Pathways for Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue
- volume
- Part F2872
- pages
- 17 pages
- publisher
- Springer Nature
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85198377908
- ISSN
- 2634-6605
- 2634-6591
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-031-56019-4_1
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2024.
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- 2024-11-27 12:22:59
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