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Autore |
Wallace Catherine M. |
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Titolo |
Confronting religious violence : Christian humanism and the moral imagination / / Catherine M. Wallace |
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Eugene, Oregon : , : Cascade Books, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (122 p.) |
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Collana |
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A Confronting Fundamentalism Book |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Violence - Religious aspects - Christianity |
Christian humanism |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Confronting Religious Violence: Christian Humanism and the Moral Imagination tells the tale of Christian theocracy in the West. Who converted whom was never entirely clear: the empire did stop feeding people to the lions for public entertainment; but Christianity was theologically corrupted by its official role in legitimating empire-as-usual. That theological corruption led to crusades, inquisitions, torture, and so forth. And it leaves us with a major question: is God violent? More dangerously yet: is violence our only option in response to wrongdoing? Are we morally obligated to injure thos |
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