Radical Otherness: Sociological and Theological Approaches

by David Harris and Lisa Isherwood

Book Overview

The problem of otherness is central to debates in both the social sciences and theology. To define the other - by colour, gender, politics, nationality, or religion - is to define the self. Othering has been used through history as a justification for boundary-setting, for conflict and for oppression. Radical Otherness presents a broad overview of otherness in both sociology and theology. The book reveals how social theory can illuminate many contemporary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844657221
• ISBN13: 9781844657223
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"