04990nam 2200661Ia 450 991046150720332120200520144314.01-283-31737-00-313-38716-89786613317377(CKB)2670000000091550(EBL)795023(OCoLC)715217510(SSID)ssj0000469021(PQKBManifestationID)12176091(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000469021(PQKBWorkID)10510355(PQKB)11371473(MiAaPQ)EBC795023(Au-PeEL)EBL795023(CaPaEBR)ebr10508694(CaONFJC)MIL331737(EXLCZ)99267000000009155020101004d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrExplaining evil[electronic resource] /J. Harold Ellens, editorSanta Barbara, Calif. Praegerc20111 online resource (1046 p.)Psychology, religion, and spiritualityDescription based upon print version of record.0-313-38715-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Volume 1; Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Series Foreword; Chapter 1 Introduction: Setting the Course; Chapter 2 The Psychology of Evil; Chapter 3 The Sociology of Evil: A Comparison of Modern and Ancient Societies; Chapter 4 Depersonalization and the Psychobiology of Evil; Chapter 5 Evil Experienced by One Who Was There: Exodus-From Bondage to Deliverance and the Promised Land; Chapter 6 A Biblical Theology of Evil; Chapter 7 Evil as a Pastor Sees It; Chapter 8 Assessing Evil: Two Clinical Cases; Chapter 9 Demonic Beings and the Dead Sea ScrollsChapter 10 Evil in the Hebrew Bible, Mishnah, and TalmudChapter 11 Evil in the New Testament and Its Greco-Roman Context; Chapter 12 The Theologian as Diagnostician: Jeffrey Dahmer and (D)evil as a Theological Diagnosis; Chapter 13 Gnosticism and Evil; Chapter 14 Evil in Film: Portrayal and Biblical Critique; Chapter 15 Narcissism as Evil; Chapter 16 Experience of Evil in Everyday Lives; Chapter 17 Roots of Human Violence and Greed: A Psychospiritual Perspective; Chapter 18 The Three Faces of Evil in Jungian Psychology: The Shadow Side of RealityChapter 19 Are We Basically Good or Evil, Fallen or Underevolved?Index; About the Editor and Advisers; About the Contributors; Volume 2; Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Series Foreword; Chapter 1 Introduction: Is Terrorism a New Evil or a New Political Option?; Chapter 2 Perspectives on Evil in Ancient Egyptian Sources: A Work in Progress; Chapter 3 Evil in the Time of Thomas Aquinas; Chapter 4 Where Is the Locus of Evil?; Chapter 5 Evil in America: Manipulating Wealth and Power in an Oligarchy; Chapter 6 The Evil of Christian Anti-Semitism in AmericaChapter 7 Patriotism Today: Altruism or Narcissism? Good or Evil?Chapter 8 Evil as a Socioeconomic Disconnect: Israel and the Somali Pirates; Chapter 9 Heauton Timoroumenos : On the Evil That We Cause Ourselves; Chapter 11 The Concept of Evil in African Christian Theology; Chapter 12 Evil in Australian Aboriginal Religious Perspectives; Chapter 13 Evil in the Three Contemporary Abrahamic Faiths; Chapter 14 Evil, Sin, and Imperfection: Ethics in Practice; Chapter 15 Combating Evil: Human Rights, International Law, and the Global CommunityChapter 16 Evil in the Shadow: What Carl Jung Can Teach Us About EvilChapter 17 Evil and the Death Instinct; Chapter 18 The Deletion of Will from Freud's Theorizing; Chapter 19 Conclusion: Is There Really an Evil Force Out There?; Index; About the Editor and Advisers; About the Contributors; Volume 3; Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Series Foreword; Chapter 1 Introduction: Avoidance and Prevention; Chapter 2 Responses of Narrative Practice to the Effects of Evil; Chapter 3 The Doubling of Conscience in Groups; Chapter 4 Punishment as a Restraint of EvilChapter 5 The Role of the Church in Mitigating EvilWhat is evil? And what is the antidote to this universal malady, however it is defined? Traditionally, people have turned to religion when seeking a remedy to apparent evil. However, sociologists, psychologists, historians, philosophers, and even lawyers can also provide valuable insights in addressing the perplexing issue of evil.Psychology, religion, and spirituality.Good and evilEthicsElectronic books.Good and evil.Ethics.214Ellens J. Harold1932-920094MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461507203321Explaining evil2242935UNINA