Christian love of neighbor should not depend on empirical safety calculations

Evidence

As Christians, it should not matter. Christians can commit to loving and welcoming our neighbors without privileging our personal safety. We can be committed to working toward shalom—peace—wherever we are and with whoever surrounds us. Therefore, we do not have to argue with those who peddle false fear toward others. If they claim to be Christians, we can hold them to the examples from the Bible. — Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry, 403

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: For the privileged, equality can feel like discrimination — Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry, 192; Christian universal love inevitably produced intolerance toward outsiders — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab: A History of the…, 131; Augustine’s just war theory works because love erases the self-neighbor-enemy distinction — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab: A History of the…, 171 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Augustine’s just war theory works because love erases the self-neighbor-enemy distinction #contradicts (0.80) — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab, 171
• Christian universal love inevitably produced intolerance toward outsiders #complicates (0.75) — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab, 131
• Augustine’s love of neighbor subsumes the enemy under a universal goal that erases singularity #complicates (0.75) — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab, 166