Nationalism, Religion, and Ethics
In beautifully simple language, Gregory Baum discusses the writings of four men whose nationalism was shaped by their religion and their time: Martin Buber's speeches on Zionism before the creation of Israel; Mahatma Gandhi's influential incitement to peaceful resistance against British imperialism; Paul Tillich's book on socialism and nationalism which was banned by the Nazis; and Jacques Grand'Maison's defence of Québécois nationalism in the wake of the province's Quiet Revolution. Baum...
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We all have passports: we belong to a nation. Yet the nationalism that has created nations is an ambiguous phenomenon that has brought self-determination to some people and persecution and death to others. When is nationalism ethically acceptable?
1Ethics and the Polymorphous Phenomenon of Nationalism32Martin Buber's Ethic of Nationalism183Mahatma Gandhi's Ethic of Nationalism394Paul Tillich's Ethic of Nationalism625Jacques Grand'Maison's Ethic of Nationalism846Conclusions, Proposals, and Unresolved Questions1087Afterword137Notes151Index163
