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Supremacist thinking, epistemological despair, and Christian hope
Author(s) -
Hockenbery Jennifer
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
dialog
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1540-6385
pISSN - 0012-2033
DOI - 10.1111/dial.12627
Subject(s) - white (mutation) , power (physics) , epistemology , connection (principal bundle) , sociology , philosophy , aesthetics , biochemistry , chemistry , physics , structural engineering , quantum mechanics , engineering , gene
This article looks at the connection between white supremacist cults and an epistemology of despair—a view that knowledge cannot be shared or communicated between diverse people. The theology of Augustine, the fourth century African bishop, undermines the power of this epistemology by inspiring hope in dialogue as an avenue towards ending white supremacist thinking.