Kenosis as a way to build peace

• Published in: Teocomunicação
• Main Author: Pinto, Raphael Colvara
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Editora da PUCRS - ediPUCRS 2021
• Subjects: Kenosis; Violence; Fundamentalism; Religion; Peace; Violência; Fundamentalismo; Religião; Paz; Violencia; Religión; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/teo/article/view/41792

The growing escalation of violence in the Middle East and the persecution of ethnic minorities in Africa and South Asia draw attention to the resurgence of fundamentalism in different parts of the world. Taking this context into account, we assume that religious experiences are complex and ambiguous, having the potential to mobilize a positive agenda for building peace and solidarity, as well as generating intolerance and death. Today, more than ever, the conviction that Islam is dangerous and violent is growing in the West. However, the defenders of such idea turn a blind eye to the atrocities committed by the rich countries of the North Atlantic that, in the name of democracy and freedom, cover up their vested interests. The hypothesis, assumed here, is that the politicization of the debate about terrorism and religion has generated misunderstandings, which transform hatred into a virtue and persecution into merit. Taking these difficulties into account, we propose to think about the Kenosis of Jesus, a way in which Christians can recognize their own fundamental affirmations, respecting and living together in a plural world. La creciente escalada de violencia en el Medio Oriente y la persecución de las minorías étnicas en África y el sur de Asia llaman la atención sobre el resurgimiento del fundamentalismo en diferentes partes del mundo. Teniendo en cuenta este contexto, asumimos que las experiencias religiosas son complejas y ambiguas, que tienen el potencial de movilizar una agenda positiva para la construcción de la paz y la solidaridad, además de generar intolerancia y muerte. Hoy, más que nunca, crece la convicción en Occidente de que el Islam es peligroso y violento. Sin embargo, los defensores de tal idea hacen la vista gorda ante las atrocidades cometidas por los países ricos del Atlántico Norte que, en nombre de la democracia y la libertad, encubren sus intereses creados. La hipótesis, asumida aquí, es que la politización del debate sobre terrorismo y religión ha generado malentendidos, que ...