Special issue · 2018
Vol. 5, Sp. Iss. 1 Pages 1-82
6 articles · pp. 1-82 · All issues →
Research ArticleA Conceptual Framework of Salafi Radicalization: An Underlying Theme and its Enablers
Moorthy S. Muthuswamy
Abstract |The religion-invoking violent extremism called “radical Islam” has become a global threat. In particular, a form of Sunni Muslim radicalism called Salafi radicalism—embraced by jihadist groups such as al Qaeda, the Taliban, and the…
25 Nov 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.src/2018.5.1.50.72- Research Article
Spirit-beliefs Debunked?
Hans Van Eyghen
In this paper, I critically evaluate the claim that modern scientific theories debunk belief in spirits. I reconstruct the argument as an argument for the conclusion that belief in spirits is unreliably formed. In order to assess the argument I look closer at…
25 Nov 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.src/2018.5.1.73.82 - Book Review
Gregg D. Caruso and Owen Flanagan, Neuroexistentialism: Meaning, Morals and Purpose in the Age of Neuroscience (Oxford University Press), Pages: 392, Price: $35, ISBN-10: 0190460733 and ISBN-13: 978-0190460730
Thomas W. Clark
The naturalization of human nature proceeds apace, driven by science, in particular neuroscience as it maps the brain processes that mediate choice and behavior. Where the soul once presided, there are, it turns out, only neurons in fantastically complex struc…
9 Jul 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.src/2018.5.1.45.50 
Research ArticleJosef Haydn and Thomas Nagel on Continuity in Nature and the Nature of Continuity
David Beckwith Greene
According to Thomas Nagel, neo-Darwinians do not recognize the radical discontinuity between subjective experience and materially conceived reality. He calls for a new understanding of preconscious matter such that genuine continuity between it and subjectivit…
11 Apr 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.src/2018/5.1.13.25
Research ArticleThe Rhetoric of Revelation: Examining Religious Rhetoric on Secularism through an Ethnographic Content Analysis of Mormon Leadership Discourse
Jesse M. Smith
This study examines the rhetorical practices of conservative Christian leadership in the United States over time through a case study of Mormonism. Using data drawn from their semi-annual General Conference and other church-produced documents from 1903 to the…
11 Apr 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.src/2018.5.1.26.44- Research Article
Life as Autarchy: Deconstructing Bio-Theological Western Paradigm
Martín Grassi
How can life be defined? In this paper, I will stress the importance of self-sufficiency (or, more rigorously, “autarchy”) in defining what life is in Western thought. I will address philosophy, biology, and theology, by studying Aristotle’s…
11 Apr 2018DOI 10.17582/journal.src/2018/5.1.1.12