IN THE SHADOW OF MOUNT SINAI

In this short book Peter Sloterdijk clarifies his views on religion and its role in pre-modern and modern societies. He begins by re turning to the Mount Sinai episode in the Book of Exodus, where he identifies the emergence of what he calls the 'Sinai Schema'. At the core of monotheism is the logic of belonging to a community of confession, of being a true believer - this is what Sloterdijk ca lls the Sinai Schema. To be a member of a people means that you submit to the beliefs of the community just as you submit to its lan guage. Mo...[Read more]