Radical religious nationalism arises when sovereignty is read in redemptive terms

Evidence

It is not surprising that, within this framework and in the context of Jewish sovereignty and domination, Jewish traditional religious images and concepts reappeared in radical forms and generated radical nationalistic activities. But it should be emphasized that these interpretations became possible due to the visualization of the present, the creation and existence of a Jewish state, in redemptive terms, and the ambivalent and obscure attitude toward messianism in Zionist “secular” thought. — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized, 345

Categorization

• QUESTION: Supports the reader’s mechanism that political success (sovereignty) reframed in sacred terms produces radical, compromise-resistant nationalism. Worth tracing how the state’s existence retro-activates messianic frames.
• XREF: connects to: Fusing religion with nationalism amplifies collective violence and self-sacrifice. — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized:…, 138; Sacralized nationalism licenses violence even within a pacifist religion — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized:…, 179