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The genealogy of violence : reflections on creation, freedom, and evil / Charles K. Bellinger.
LIBRA B4378.V56 B45 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bellinger, Charles K., 1962-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kierkegaard, Søren, 1813-1855.
- Kierkegaard, Søren.
- Girard, René, 1923-2015.
- Girard, René.
- Violence--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Violence.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 157 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
- Summary:
- Various historians, philosophers, and social scientists have attempted to provide convincing explanations of the roots of violence, with mixed and confusing results. This book brings Kierkegaard's voice into this conversation in a powerful way, arguing that the Christian intellectual tradition offers the key philosophical tools needed for comprehending human pathology.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-153) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0195134982
- OCLC:
- 43370601
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