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White supremacy is the result of ignorance, hatred, and systemic racism. There is an additional factor– an epistemology of despair, a view that knowledge cannot be shared and communicated between diverse people. The theology of Augustine, the fourth century African bishop, which is grounded in Jewish teachings and Christian hope, offers an evangelical message that undermines the power of this epistemology by inspiring hope for dialogue as an avenue towards ending supremacist thinking.
Publication Date
11-17-2020
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Wiley
Keywords
White Nationalism; Anti-Semitism; Augustine; Christian Hope, Dialogue
Recommended Citation
Hockenbery, Jennifer, "Supremacist thinking, epistemological despair, and Christian hope" (2020). Faculty Creative and Scholarly Works. 38.
https://digitalcommons.snc.edu/faculty_staff_works/38
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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Hockenbery, J. Supremacist thinking, epistemological despair, and Christian hope. Dialog. 2020; 1− 7., which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/dial.12627. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.