Not in God's name : confronting religious violence
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Not in God's name : confronting religious violence
AUTHOR:
Sacks, Jonathan, 1948-
ISBN:
9781473616530
PUBLICATION_INFO:
London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2016.
PHYSICAL_DESC:
ix, 305 p. ; 20 cm
ABSTRACT:
"In this powerful and timely book, one of the most admired and authoritative religious leaders of our time tackles the phenomenon of religious extremism and violence committed in the name of God,"-- Amazon.com.
I. Bad faith. Altruistic evil ; Violence and identity ; Dualism ; The scapegoat ; Sibling rivalry -- II. Siblings. The half-brothers ; Wrestling with the angel ; Role reversal ; The rejection of rejection -- III. The open heart. The stranger ; The universality of justice, the particularity of love ; Hard texts ; Relinquishing power ; Letting go of hate ; The will to power or the will to life.
TITLE_SUBJECT:
SUBJECT:
| Violence -- Religious aspects. |
| Abrahamic religions. |
| Bible. Genesis -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
BIBSUMMARY:
"In this powerful and timely book, one of the most admired and authoritative religious leaders of our time tackles the phenomenon of religious extremism and violence committed in the name of God,"--
I. Bad faith. Altruistic evil ; Violence and identity ; Dualism ; The scapegoat ; Sibling rivalry -- II. Siblings. The half-brothers ; Wrestling with the angel ; Role reversal ; The rejection of rejection -- III. The open heart. The stranger ; The universality of justice, the particularity of love ; Hard texts ; Relinquishing power ; Letting go of hate ; The will to power or the will to life.