Not in God's name : confronting religious violence
(2015)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
201.76332/SACKS,J

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Adult Nonfiction 201.76332/SACKS,J Available

Details

PUBLISHED
New York : Schocken Books, [2015]
©2015
EDITION
First American edition
DESCRIPTION

ix, 305 pages ; 24 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9780805243345, 0805243348, 9780805243345
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Acknowledgments -- I: Bad Faith -- 1. Altruistic Evil -- 2. Violence and Identity -- 3. Dualism -- 4. The Scapegoat -- 5. Sibling Rivalry -- II: Siblings -- 6. The Half-Brothers-- 7. Wrestling with the Angel -- 8. Role Reversal -- 9. The Rejection of Rejection -- III. The Open Heart -- 10. The STranger -- 11. The University of Justice, the Particularity of Love -- 12. Hard Texts -- 13. Relinquishing Power -- 14. Letting Go of Hate -- 15. The Will to Power or the Will to Life -- Notes -- Bibliography

"In this powerful and timely book, one of the most admired and authoritative religious leaders of our time tackles the phenomenon of religious extremism and violence committed in the name of God."--Amazon.com