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The Ambivalence of the Sacred

Religion, Violence, and Reconciliation

The Ambivalence of the Sacred( )
Author: Appleby, Scott R.
Foreword by: Hesburgh, Theodore M.
Series title:Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict Ser.
ISBN:978-0-8476-8554-7
Publication Date:Nov 1999
Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $173.00
Book Description:

Terrorists and peacemakers may grow up in the same community and adhere to the same religious tradition. The killing carried out by one and the reconciliation fostered by the other indicate the range of dramatic and contradictory responses to human suffering by religious actors. This book explains what religious terrorists and religious peacemakers share in common, what causes them to take different paths in fighting injustice, and how a deeper understanding of religious extremism can...
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Book Details
Pages:448
Detailed Subjects: Religion / Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.47 x 9.51 x 0.91 Inches
Book Weight:1.745 Pounds



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