Publication Type
Blog Post
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
10-2014
Abstract
The shooting in Ottawa on 22 October 2014 has uncovered the remarkable way that the Canadian state remains theologically constituted. In some ways, this is a relatively uncontroversial argument. The White House press conference immediately following the attacks made a link between the Canadian support for military action against the Islamic State and the deaths of both Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent on October 20 in Quebec and Cpl. Nathan Cirillo of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders on the October 22. When one says that Ottawa shootings have a religious dimension, the gut response is that my argument will be about Muslims in Canada and the potential for radicalization.
Discipline
Ethics and Political Philosophy | Political Science | Religion
Research Areas
Humanities
Publisher
IEEE Computer Society
Citation
TSE, Justin Kh and SHEEDY, Matt, "Theologies of word and state: Some reflections on the Ottawa Shooting" (2014). Research Collection School of Social Sciences. Paper 3358.
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3358
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3358
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