Out of Eden
Subtitle: Adam and Eve and the Problem of Evil
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: October 9, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780691126937
Subjects: Old Testament; Philosophy of religion; Good and evil; Philosophy; Biblical Studies - Old Testament; Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Good & Evil; Law; Philosophy / Good & Evil; Political Philosophy; Religion; Bible - Study - Old Testament
First sentence: Evil makes us human.
Description: "In Out of Eden, Paul Kahn offers a philosophical meditation on the problem of evil. He uses the Genesis story of the Fall as the starting point for a profound articulation of the human condition. Kahn shows us that evil expresses the rage of a subject who knows both that he is an image of an infinite God and that he must die. Kahn's interpretation of Genesis leads him to inquiries into a variety of modern forms of evil, including slavery, torture, and genocide."--BOOK JACKET.