Book description
Despite predictions of continuing secularisation, the twenty-first century has witnessed a surge of religious extremism and violence in the name of God.
In this powerful and timely book, Jonathan Sacks explores the roots of violence and its relationship to religion, focusing on the historic tensions between the three Abrahamic faiths:ā¦
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The late Rabbi Sacks served as the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the British Commonwealth.Ā This was one of the last books he wrote before his death. He makes the case that religion is not only the cause of violence but also part of the solution to violence. In each chapter, he deeply analyzes a different religious text and evinces eye-opening interpretations.Ā Perhaps most prescient are his notions of āaltruistic evilā and āpathological dualism.ā Pathological dualism operates in three ways: first, it dehumanizes and demonizes your enemies; second, it portrays the perpetrator as the victim; andā¦
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