The destructive power of religion
Subtitle: violence in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam
By: J. Harold Ellens, editor.
Contributors: Ellens, J. Harold, 1932-
Edition: Condensed and updated ed.
Series: Psychology, religions, and spirituality
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780275997083
Subjects: Violence -- Religious aspects
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Martin E. Marty; title: Ad testimonium / Archbishop Desmond Tutu; title: Preface / J. Harold Ellens; title: Introduction / J. Harold Ellens; title: The destructive power of religion / J. Harold Ellens; title: The Bible made me do it / D. Andrew Kille; title: The Quran, Muhammad, and Jihad in context / Charles T. Davis III; title: Religious metaphors can kill / J. Harold Ellens; title: The disarmament of God / Jack Miles; title: The interface of religion, psychology, and violence / J. Harold Ellens; title: The dynamics of prejudice / J. Harold Ellens; title: Destructive and constructive religion in relation to shame and terror / Jack T. Hanford; title: The role of self-justification in violence / LeRoy H. Aden; title: Toxic texts / J. Harold Ellens; title: Jihad in the Quran, then and now / J. Harold Ellens; title: The myth of redemptive violence / Walter Wink; title: Beyond just war and pacifism : Jesus nonviolent way / Walter Wink; title: Fundamentalism, orthodoxy, and violence / J. Harold Ellens; title: The myth of redemptive violence or the myth of redemptive love / Wayne G. Rollins; title: Violence and Christ : God's crisis and ours / J. Harold Ellens; title: Conclusion: Revenge, justice, hope, and grace / J. Harold Ellens.