America’s largest slave rebellion and the mutilation of Louisiana cane cutters
Nick GierLeave a Comment on America’s largest slave rebellion and the mutilation of Louisiana cane cutters“If heads on poles were symbols of control, they were also symbols of the ritual violence that was the constant underlying element of Louisiana society.” —Daniel Rasmussen, “American Uprising: The Untold Story of America’s Largest Slave Revolt.” This column is…
The Story of Muslims in America
by Nick Gier Historically, Muslims are Americans, as originally American as Anglo-Protestants.— historian Sam Haselby (aeon.co) Many early Americans were astute enough, unlike so many Americans today, to distinguish between good and bad Muslims. From the 16th to the 18th Centuries…
Let’s Keep Gandhi and King Foremost in Mind
by Nick Gier I don’t want to harm anyone. I just want to be heard. —young black protester Let me say, as I’ve always said, that riots are socially destructive and self-defeating. —Martin Luther King, “The Other America” (1967) When they…
Evangelicals, Fundamentalists, and Rationalists
from God, Reason, and the Evangelicals, Chapter One Nicholas F. Gier, Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, University of Idaho Ph.D. in philosophical theology at the Claremont Graduate University Coordinator of Religious Studies from 1980-2003 University Press of America, 1987 copyright held…
The Origins of Religious Violence: An Asian Perspective
Nicholas F. Gier (Lexington Books, 2014) The first nine chapters contain detailed analyses of Asian religious history in six countries where religiously motivated violence has been alleged or is apparently evident. Except for the violence caused by the fusion of…
Christ is Commander-in-Chief
MOVE OVER, GEORGE: CHRIST IS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF: RELATIVE VIOLENCE IN ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY Nick Gier, Professor Emeritus, University of Idaho (ngier∂uidaho.edu) For draft chapters on a book on the origins of religious violence click here See discussion on…