http://unionindialogue.org/paulknitter/2010/02/16/religiousviolence/ Paul Knitter's multifaith perspectives Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:58:48 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://unionindialogue.org/paulknitter/2010/02/16/religiousviolence/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Paul Knitter Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:52:22 +0000 http://unionindialogue.org/paulknitter/2010/02/16/11/#comment-25 I think it is both the threat of "Western secularism" and the reality of economic injustice that are animating, understandably, so-called Islamic radicals. But "justice" does not have to be "secular justice." And I suspect that if there were more genuine justice and economic well-being within the Muslim words, secularism would not be as big a problem. -- Thanks for your provocative comment. I think it is both the threat of “Western secularism” and the reality of economic injustice that are animating, understandably, so-called Islamic radicals. But “justice” does not have to be “secular justice.” And I suspect that if there were more genuine justice and economic well-being within the Muslim words, secularism would not be as big a problem. — Thanks for your provocative comment.

]]> http://unionindialogue.org/paulknitter/2010/02/16/religiousviolence/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Makito Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:21:10 +0000 http://unionindialogue.org/paulknitter/2010/02/16/11/#comment-18 Psychological literature on religiously-motivated terrorism provides us with an interesting empirical point. With respect to Islamic radicals, in not a few cases, what provokes their resentment is not "other religions." But surprisingly, it is the impending secularism from the West. Is the solution to religious terror secular justice? Maybe. But for many Islamic radicals, the "secular justice" is as much "cause" of their religious terrorism as it is the solution. Religion has a problem; so does secularism. Psychological literature on religiously-motivated terrorism provides us with an interesting empirical point. With respect to Islamic radicals, in not a few cases, what provokes their resentment is not “other religions.” But surprisingly, it is the impending secularism from the West. Is the solution to religious terror secular justice? Maybe. But for many Islamic radicals, the “secular justice” is as much “cause” of their religious terrorism as it is the solution. Religion has a problem; so does secularism.

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