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Not in God's name

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Sacks, Jonathan, 1948-2020 author
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"In this powerful and timely book, Jonathan Sacks explores the roots of violence and its relationship to religion. Drawing on arguments from evolutionary psychology, game theory, history, philosophy, ethics and theology, Sacks shows how a tendency to violence can subvert even the most compassionate of religions. Through a close reading of key biblical texts at the heart of the Abrahamic faiths, Sacks then challenges those who claim that religion is intrinsically a cause of violence, and argues that theology must become part of the solution if it is not to remain at the heart of the problem."--Back cover.

Title Not in God's name : confronting religious violence / Jonathan Sacks.
Related place Jerusalem (Israel)-place of publication
Publisher New Milford, CT
Jerusalem, Israel : Maggid Books
Creation Date 2016
Notes Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-320).
Extent xii, 321 pages
23 cm.
Language English
Copyright Date ©2015
National Library system number 990039112740205171
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