Explaining evil / J. Harold Ellens, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ellens, J. Harold, 1932-

Series:

Psychology, religion, and spirituality.

Psychology, religion, and spirituality

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Good and evil.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1046 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What is evil? And what is the antidote to this universal malady, however it is defined? Traditionally, people have turned to religion when seeking a remedy to apparent evil. However, sociologists, psychologists, historians, philosophers, and even lawyers can also provide valuable insights in addressing the perplexing issue of evil.

Contents:

Volume 1; Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Series Foreword; Chapter 1 Introduction: Setting the Course; Chapter 2 The Psychology of Evil; Chapter 3 The Sociology of Evil: A Comparison of Modern and Ancient Societies; Chapter 4 Depersonalization and the Psychobiology of Evil; Chapter 5 Evil Experienced by One Who Was There: Exodus-From Bondage to Deliverance and the Promised Land; Chapter 6 A Biblical Theology of Evil; Chapter 7 Evil as a Pastor Sees It; Chapter 8 Assessing Evil: Two Clinical Cases; Chapter 9 Demonic Beings and the Dead Sea Scrolls

Chapter 10 Evil in the Hebrew Bible, Mishnah, and TalmudChapter 11 Evil in the New Testament and Its Greco-Roman Context; Chapter 12 The Theologian as Diagnostician: Jeffrey Dahmer and (D)evil as a Theological Diagnosis; Chapter 13 Gnosticism and Evil; Chapter 14 Evil in Film: Portrayal and Biblical Critique; Chapter 15 Narcissism as Evil; Chapter 16 Experience of Evil in Everyday Lives; Chapter 17 Roots of Human Violence and Greed: A Psychospiritual Perspective; Chapter 18 The Three Faces of Evil in Jungian Psychology: The Shadow Side of Reality

Chapter 19 Are We Basically Good or Evil, Fallen or Underevolved?Index; About the Editor and Advisers; About the Contributors; Volume 2; Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Series Foreword; Chapter 1 Introduction: Is Terrorism a New Evil or a New Political Option?; Chapter 2 Perspectives on Evil in Ancient Egyptian Sources: A Work in Progress; Chapter 3 Evil in the Time of Thomas Aquinas; Chapter 4 Where Is the Locus of Evil?; Chapter 5 Evil in America: Manipulating Wealth and Power in an Oligarchy; Chapter 6 The Evil of Christian Anti-Semitism in America

Chapter 7 Patriotism Today: Altruism or Narcissism? Good or Evil?Chapter 8 Evil as a Socioeconomic Disconnect: Israel and the Somali Pirates; Chapter 9 Heauton Timoroumenos : On the Evil That We Cause Ourselves; Chapter 11 The Concept of Evil in African Christian Theology; Chapter 12 Evil in Australian Aboriginal Religious Perspectives; Chapter 13 Evil in the Three Contemporary Abrahamic Faiths; Chapter 14 Evil, Sin, and Imperfection: Ethics in Practice; Chapter 15 Combating Evil: Human Rights, International Law, and the Global Community

Chapter 16 Evil in the Shadow: What Carl Jung Can Teach Us About EvilChapter 17 Evil and the Death Instinct; Chapter 18 The Deletion of Will from Freud's Theorizing; Chapter 19 Conclusion: Is There Really an Evil Force Out There?; Index; About the Editor and Advisers; About the Contributors; Volume 3; Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Series Foreword; Chapter 1 Introduction: Avoidance and Prevention; Chapter 2 Responses of Narrative Practice to the Effects of Evil; Chapter 3 The Doubling of Conscience in Groups; Chapter 4 Punishment as a Restraint of Evil

Chapter 5 The Role of the Church in Mitigating Evil

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-84-00-64902-8

1-283-31737-0

0-313-38716-8

9786613317377

OCLC:

715217510