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The fear produced when salvation depends on demonstrating true faith even though certainty about one's faith is impossible.
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religious anxiety
A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "So that's the first question faith. The second question is who goes to heaven. And this was never really a question before because it..."
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "So that's the first question faith. The second question is who goes to heaven. And this was never really a question before because it..."
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Jiang argues that Martin Luther's shift from ritual obedience to justification by faith created a new religious anxiety because believers can never be certain they truly love God.
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Jiang says religious anxiety about proving faith leads to material acquisition, helping create the Dutch Republic, the British Empire, and eventually American power.
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"So that's the first question faith. The second question is who goes to heaven. And this was never really a question before because it..."
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"...key. Because for the first time, it creates the idea of religious anxiety and fear, because how do you know you truly believe in..."
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"...prove their faith in God. And this leads to And this anxiety leads to material acquisition. Right. So this leads to creation of the..."
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"...cherish you, but now with this positive information. Because of this anxiety. Created by the process of information, people feel that they have to..."
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Peter Limberg keeps pulling Jiang from method into metaphysics, from Protestant anxiety into secret societies, from Odessa and Iran into elite panic and digital control, until one governing claim comes into focus: power rules...
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