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Deliver us from evil / edited by M. David Eckel, Bradley L. Herling.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Boston University studies in philosophy and religion (Unnumbered)
- Boston University studies in philosophy and religion
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Good and evil.
- Philosophy and religion.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (263 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Continuum, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Evil is a problem that will not go away. For some it is an inescapable fact of the human condition. For others "evil" is a term that should only be used to name the most horrible of crimes. Still others think that the worst problem lies with the abuse of the term: using it to vilify a misunderstood enemy. No matter how we approach it, "evil" is a concept that continues to call out for critical reflection. This volume collects the results of a two-year deliberation within the Boston University Institute for Philosophy of Religion lecture series, bringing together scholars of religion, literatur
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part One: Evil and the Religious Imagination; Part Two: Philosophical Responses to Evil; Part Three: Deliver Us from Evil; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612873690
- 9781282873698
- 1282873695
- 9781441127112
- 1441127119
- OCLC:
- 676698558
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