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Not in God's name : confronting religious violence / Jonathan Sacks.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Schocken Books, [2015]Edition: First American editionDescription: ix, 305 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780805243345
  • 0805243348
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 201/.76332 23
LOC classification:
  • BL65.V55 S24 2015
Contents:
Summary: "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.
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Book Fort Scott Public Library Adult Non-Fiction Fort Scott Public Library Adult Books 201 Sack (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 35326000352151

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-305).

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 university ofjJustice, the particularity of love -- Hard texts -- Relinquishing power -- Letting go of hate -- The will to power or the will to life.

"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.

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