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“The suicide bomber bears witness to his love of God by
performing violent, sacrificial acts. The terrorist compels the “other” to
replicate his own abject stance. Acts of terror are undertaken according
to the logic: As I am compelled to sacrifice my life, so you too shall
submit to my God and become a sacrificial victim.”
From Richard Koenigsberg’s “Position Paper” to be discussed at the
On-Line Symposium, June 13-23 (to register please see below).
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On-Line Symposium on Terrorism and Religious
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The "Symposium on Religious
Fundamentalism" is attracting world-wide attention as the
site of an exciting, generative conversation on the
relationship between religion, ideology and political
violence.
We invite you to join this
online Symposium featuring some of our most original and
creative scholars. The Forum is sponsored by the
award-winning PsyBC, recognized as the premiere organization
using the Internet to offer online education for scholars and
professionals.
The Symposium is a panel
discussion. When you register for the Symposium, you gain
access to the forum, where the conversation unfolds. Panelists
and attendees participate by posting comments and questions in
response to a position paper. The next session will take
place June 13-June 23. Please register as soon as possible to
hold your place.
To learn more or to register, please
CLICK HERE.
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Session #1
June 13-23: Richard
Koenigsberg, Ph. D. is a Social Psychologist, author
of Hitler's Ideology and other books on the psychology
of culture and history. His position paper will explore the
relationship between attachment to "omnipotent" objects and
the proclivity toward violence. Why do human beings
identify so deeply with entities such as Gods and nations? Why
do threats to these objects often provoke rage?
Donald Moss, Ph. D., on the faculty at NYU
and author of Hating in the First Person Plural, will
be the lead commentator. Attendees are welcome to enter the
discussion. Or if you wish, you may simply observe the
conversation as it unfolds.
To learn more or to register,
please CLICK
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Session #2
June 27-July
10: Charles Strozier, Ph. D., is Professor of History, Director
of the Center on Terrorism at John Jay College (CUNY), and author of
Apocalypse: On the Psychology of Fundamentalism in America.
His position paper will focus on Christian Fundamentalism in
America, the relationship between idealism and violence, and the
centrality of the concept of "evil" in contemporary discourse.
Ana-Maria
Rizzuto, M. D. will be the lead commentator on Strozier's paper.
She is the world- renowned authority on the psychology of religion,
author of the classic Birth of the Living
God.
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Session #3
July 18-28:
James Jones, Ph. D. is Professor of Religion and
Psychology at Rutgers University, author of numerous books,
lecturer in Psychiatry and Religion at Union Theological
Seminary and visiting Professor at the University of Uppsala
in Sweden, from which he received an honorary doctorate. He
will address the question of the specific circumstances
(psychological and cultural) that cause the religious
fundamentalist's beliefs to spill over into violent societal
acts.
Dan Hill, Ph.
D., psychologist and the founder/director of PsyBC,
will be the lead commentator on James Jones' position
paper.
To learn more or to register,
please CLICK
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You don't have to be at your computer
at any special time. You can log in to the Symposium whenever you
wish at any computer with access to the Internet. You will find the
entire proceedings, including everything that has transpired since
the last time that you logged in. All discussions are available at
all times for attendees. If you can't attend at a particular time,
the discussions will be available for you to read at any subsequent
time.
You may register for
any ONE of the sessions, or for the entire Symposium.
We hope you will join us at this
exciting, on-line event.
With best regards,
Orion Anderson
To learn more or to
register, please CLICK HERE.
For further information call
Orion Anderson at 718-393-1104 or send an email to
PsychFundamentalism@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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