Abstract
Obama Contextualizing Religion and History Emad Awad Abstract In the wake of the burning alive of the Jordanian Air Force Pilot by the ISIS, the US President Barak Obama delivered a speech in the Prayer Breakfast Party where he compared the ISIS gruesome murders to the Spanish Inquisition, the Crusades and the slavery in the US. He criticized terrorism being perpetrated in the name of religion. This study seeks to address the power, and rather danger, of contextualizing religion and history as an 'excuse-provision mechanism.' Full Text: PDF DOI: 10.15640/ijpt.v3n1a18
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callMore From: International Journal of Philosophy and Theology (IJPT)
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
