A Shuddering Dawn: Religious Studies and the Nuclear Age

A Shuddering Dawn: Religious Studies and the Nuclear Age
ISBN-10
0791400840
ISBN-13
9780791400845
Category
Religion
Pages
234
Language
English
Published
1989-01-01
Publisher
SUNY Press
Authors
Edward Tabor Linenthal, Ira Chernus

Description

Exploring the symbolic meanings of the Bomb, this book excavates the "depth dimension" of the nuclear age. Rather than adding to the many ethical commentaries asking whether or not there should be nuclear weapons, the authors ask why there are nuclear weapons and a continuing arms race. They also address the kinds of symbolic changes that must occur in order to reverse the build-up of nuclear weapons. The authors approach these questions from the perspective of academic research, not from particular faith commitments, asking the reader to envision different human responses to this technology, human stances that can be illuminated by the creative insight of religious studies.

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