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(Segal 1987) The settlers and their supporters invariably back up this argument by citing biblical commandments such as “Thou shalt not stand idly by the blood of thy neighbor” (Leviticus 19:16) and rabbinical injunctions like “If ...
Girard, influenced by Durkheimian sociology, postulates an interrelationship between religion and social order. This is the kind of religion that is unrelated ... 25. Girard, Violence and the Sacred, 148. 26. Kirwan, Discovering Girard ...
in Kant and so many who followed in his footsteps , might well define philosophy in its modern moment and momentum , its paradoxical reflexivity , as the “ discourse of modernity on modernity . ” 37 What is more , this interest in the ...
Does religion cause much of the world's violence? This core textbook book explores the potential of classic social theories to shed light on the relationships between religion and violence.
This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Religion & Violence" that was published in Religions
In so doing, this book aspires to contribute to the ongoing conversation on how religion could help bring about peace in an age of violence."--Back cover.
What aspects of religion make violence more—or less—likely? Religion and Violence: A Religious Studies Approach explores the potential of classic social theories to shed light on the relationships between religion and violence.