Necessary evil : origin and purpose / Hans-Werner Schroeder ; [translated by James H. Hindes].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schroeder, Hans-Werner.

Contributor:

Classes of 1883 and 1884 Fund.

Standardized Title:

Mensch und das Böse. English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Good and evil--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Good and evil.

Physical Description:

215 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Floris Books, [2005]

Language Note:

Translated from the German.

Summary:

The author shows that the roots of evil lie with angelic beings, and discusses the prehistory of evil in heaven, showing how the polarity of two kinds of evil--with good as a balance between them--manifests in earthly history, education, work, human relationships, sexuality, religion, and technology.

Notes:

Translated from German.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Classes of 1883 and 1884 Fund.

ISBN:

086315476X

9780863154768

OCLC:

57166715