salvationism

The whole of Britain’s identity is being eroded by legal salvationism, that is a belief that somehow there is a possibility of solving international problems and, indeed, some domestic ones by supranational bodies that arrogate to themselves certain legal powers on the basis of very little; and, by the gradual take-over of British politics and British law by the European Union, one of those supposedly more virtuous than the nation state bodies.

The Fate of Britain's National Interest Helen 2004

Yet people still feel the need for the comfort and higher values that religion can provide; and it is the quasi-religion of Green alarmism and what has been termed global salvationism – of which the climate change issue is the most striking example, but by no means the only one – which has filled the vacuum, with reasoned questioning of its mantras regarded as a form of blasphemy.

Stern Review « Climate Audit 2006

In my fantasy 3-minute EPC presentation in Paris last month, I would have moved on from global salvationism to the broader theme of new millennium collectivism.

Royal Society and Detection/Attribution « Climate Audit 2006

A lot of young idealistic people now learning climate science as a proxy for what David Henderson referred to as “global salvationism” are going to turn into curmudgeons by their late thirties as they realise that eco-Armageddon is not around the corner as they supposed I call this the “Reid Bryson effect”.

National Post Today « Climate Audit 2006

Global salvationism thus combines alarmist visions and diagnoses with confidently radical collectivist prescriptions for the world.

Economics, Climate Change Issues and Global Salvationism « Climate Audit 2005

The first strand is developmental salvationism, and relates to the economic fortunes of poor countries.

Economics, Climate Change Issues and Global Salvationism « Climate Audit 2005

By comparing the evolution of creation with a column topped by a capital, Drummond takes Chris - tian salvationism as the pinnacle of universal evolution.

ESCHATOLOGY WALTER SCHMITHALS 1968

In their extreme forms, of pure naturalism and pure salvationism, the two types are violently contrasted; though here, as in most other current classifications, the radical extremes are somewhat ideal abstractions, and the concrete human beings whom we oftenest meet are intermediate varieties and mixtures.

Introduction to the Science of Sociology Robert Ezra Park 1926

In their extreme forms, of pure naturalism and pure salvationism, the two types are violently contrasted; though here as in most other current classifications, the radical extremes are somewhat ideal abstractions, and the concrete human beings whom we oftenest meet are intermediate varieties and mixtures.

The Varieties of Religious Experience 1902

In their extreme forms, of pure naturalism and pure salvationism, the two types are violently contrasted; though here as in most other current classifications, the radical extremes are somewhat ideal abstractions, and the concrete human beings whom we oftenest meet are intermediate varieties and mixtures.

Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature William James 1876