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  • Muslim activists similarly take inspiration from Islam's essentially "orthopraxic" nature, which demands ethical behavior as much as proper religious practice, to challenge the fetishization of violence among militants, while Christians, particularly in Palestine, look to the life of Jesus as a model of non-violent direct action against injustice.

    Mark Levine: Beyond Hypocrisy in the Middle East 2010

  • Muslim activists similarly take inspiration from Islam's essentially "orthopraxic" nature, which demands ethical behavior as much as proper religious practice, to challenge the fetishization of violence among militants, while Christians, particularly in Palestine, look to the life of Jesus as a model of non-violent direct action against injustice.

    Mark Levine: Beyond Hypocrisy in the Middle East 2010

  • Islam is largely an "orthopraxic" religion, which means that we are mostly concerned with "correct practices."

    Questions about Islam JDsg 2007

  • For example, the employment and exam systems in Japan specifically reward and punish based on orthopraxic and data-emphasized criteria.

    Néojaponisme » Blog Archive » Otaku and Zen Buddhism? 2009

  • We have orthopedic and orthopraxic institutions, and gymnastic halls to correct the defects of the body, but no attempt to recognize or correct the far more important defects and deformities of the soul.

    Buchanan's Journal of Man, August 1887 Volume 1, Number 7 1856

  • In the Abrahamic tradition the issue seems clear cut, but both Judaism and Islam are strongly orthopraxic, and somewhat less fixed on theological orthodoxy, so there is perhaps more wiggle room than one might think.

    Discover Blogs 2010

  • In the Abrahamic tradition the issue seems clear cut, but both Judaism and Islam are strongly orthopraxic, and somewhat less fixed on theological orthodoxy, so there is perhaps more wiggle room than one might think.

    Discover Blogs 2010

  • And again, there’s an interesting dynamic in Israeli society, given the orthopraxic character of Judaism, on how to synthesise the cultural elements that appear rooted in the land with the ones rooted in one’s ancestry.

    Matthew Yglesias » A Back and Forth on Israel 2009

  • In orthopraxic religions, such as Judaism and most historic polytheisms, religious practice is fundamentally about doing the right ritual: celebrating the holy days, following the dietary rules, avoiding taboos.

    Why I'm a Quaker Ozy Brennan 2026

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