Book contents
- Paul and Religion
- Cambridge Studies in Religion, Philosophy, and Society
- Paul and Religion
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 What Does Paul Have to Do with Religion?
- 2 What Kind of Religious Interlocutor Is Paul?
- 3 What Is the Religious Form of Life for Paul?
- 4 What Does the Pauline Religious Form of Life Have to Do with Death?
- 5 What, for Paul, Is the Nature of the Religious Form of Community?
- 6 How, for Paul, Should Life ‘in Christ’ Be Lived?
- 7 What, for Paul, Are the Marks of Membership?
- 8 How, for Paul, Does a Religious Community Relate to Others?
- 9 Paul and Religion
- Select Bibliography
- Locorum Index
- Subject Index
8 - How, for Paul, Does a Religious Community Relate to Others?
Insiders and Outsiders
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 March 2022
Book contents
- Paul and Religion
- Cambridge Studies in Religion, Philosophy, and Society
- Paul and Religion
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 What Does Paul Have to Do with Religion?
- 2 What Kind of Religious Interlocutor Is Paul?
- 3 What Is the Religious Form of Life for Paul?
- 4 What Does the Pauline Religious Form of Life Have to Do with Death?
- 5 What, for Paul, Is the Nature of the Religious Form of Community?
- 6 How, for Paul, Should Life ‘in Christ’ Be Lived?
- 7 What, for Paul, Are the Marks of Membership?
- 8 How, for Paul, Does a Religious Community Relate to Others?
- 9 Paul and Religion
- Select Bibliography
- Locorum Index
- Subject Index
Summary
Religion is very good at deciding who is in and who is out. In fact, it might be said of the religious form of life that it often legitimizes with claims of divine approval the human tendency to categorize as ‘others’ those who do not share one’s own beliefs and practices. A catalogue of examples is unnecessary; it would include intra-religious splinters within faith traditions and inter-religious hostility, even murderous conflict. It is small wonder that religious fervour is not always considered a virtue in others.
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- Paul and ReligionUnfinished Conversations, pp. 155 - 172Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022