The destructive power of religion : violence in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam / J. Harold Ellens, editor ; foreword by Martin E. Marty ; Ad testimonium by Desmond Tutu.

This extensive series explores themes including the seeds of violence in Biblical interpretation, human sacrifice in the Old Testament, violent religious metaphors, the violent messiah, linguistic and psychoanalytic approaches to religious themes, the jihad in context and in the Qur'an, fundame...

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Other Authors: Ellens, J. Harold, 1932-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2004.
Series:Contemporary psychology (Praeger Publishers)
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245 0 4 |a The destructive power of religion :  |b violence in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam /  |c J. Harold Ellens, editor ; foreword by Martin E. Marty ; Ad testimonium by Desmond Tutu. 
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505 0 0 |g Volume 1.  |t Sacred scriptures, ideology, and violence.  |t Introduction: the destructive power of religion /  |r J. Harold Ellens --  |t The zeal of Phinehas, the Bible, and the legitimation of violence /  |r John J. Collins --  |t Seeds of violence in biblical interpretation /  |r Charles T. Davis III --  |t "The Bible made me do it": text, interpretation, and violence /  |r D. Andrew Kille --  |t Scenes of sex and violence in the Old Testament /  |r Simon John De Vries --  |t Human sacrifice in the Old Testament: in ritual and warfare /  |r Simon John De Vries --  |t The disarmament of God /  |r Jack Miles --  |t Abraham and Isaac: the sacrificial impulse /  |r Donald Capps --  |t The evolution of a Pauline toxic text /  |r Charles T. Davis III --  |t Retribution and agency in the Dead Sea scrolls and the teaching of Jesus /  |r Mark Adam Elliott --  |t The Qurʼan, Muhammad, and jihad in context /  |r Charles T. Davis III --  |t Religious metaphors can kill /  |r J. Harold Ellens --  |g volume 2.  |t Religion, psychology, and violence.  |t Introduction: the interface of religion, psychology, and violence /  |r J. Harold Ellens --  |t Violent religion: René Girard's theory of culture /  |r Mack C. Stirling --  |t Judaism, Christianity, and Girard: the violent messiahs /  |r Cheryl McGuire --  |t The dynamics of prejudice /  |r J. Harold Ellens --  |t Violence, prejudice, and religion: a reflection on the ancient Near East /  |r Edmund S. Meltzer --  |t The historical Jesus as a justification for terror /  |r Charles T. Davis III --  |t Revenge and religion /  |r Zenon Lotufo Jr. and J. Cássio Martins --  |t Hell hath no fury: God, language, and Lacan /  |r Ilona N. Rashkow --  |t Splitting and violence in the New Testament: psychoanalytic approaches to the Revelation of John and the letters of Paul /  |r Johan S. Vos --  |t Legion: a violent soul in a violent society (Mark 5:1-20) /  |r Michael Willett Newheart --  |t Reflections of a psychoanalyst on the dynamic bond between religion and violence /  |r Cassandra M. Klyman --  |t Destructive and constructive religion in relation to shame and terror /  |r Jack T. Hanford --  |t The role of self-justification in violence /  |r LeRoy H. Aden --  |t Religion and violence: from pawn to scapegoat /  |r Paul N. Anderson --  |g volume 3.  |t Models and cases of violence in religion.  |t Introduction: toxic texts /  |r J. Harold Ellens --  |t The violent Jesus /  |r J. Harold Ellens --  |t Jihad in the Qurʼan, then and now /  |r J. Harold Ellens --  |t The rape(s) of Dinah (Gen. 34): false religion and excess in revenge /  |r Ilona N. Rashkow --  |t The Cain-Abel syndrome: in theory and in history /  |r Ricardo J. Quinones --  |t Augustine: the vicious cycle of child abuse /  |r Donald Capps --  |t Terrorizing the self to save the soul: the destructive power of legalistic Christianity /  |r Donald E. Sloat --  |t Imposed shame: the origin of violence and worthlessness /  |r Donald E. Sloat --  |t Hell, martyrdom, and war: violence in early Christianity /  |r Grant R. Shafer --  |t Secondary violence: adding injury to insult /  |r Dirk H. Odendaal --  |t The myth of redemptive violence /  |r Walter Wink --  |g volume 4.  |t Contemporary views on spirituality and violence.  |t Introduction: spirals of violence /  |r J. Harold Ellens --  |t The crusade pogroms: Christian holy war on the home front /  |r Alfred J. Eppens --  |t Genocide or Jesus: a God of conquest or pacificism? /  |r Paul N. Anderson --  |t Beyond just war and pacifism: Jesus' nonviolent way /  |r Walter Wink --  |t God does not require obedience; he abhors it! /  |r Rafael Chodos --  |t Reflections on monotheism and violence /  |r Charles Mabee --  |t Fundamentalism, orthodoxy, and violence /  |r J. Harold Ellens --  |t Posture as a metaphor for biblical spirituality /  |r Edson T. Lewis --  |t The myth of redemptive violence or the myth of redemptive love /  |r Wayne G. Rollins --  |t Violence and Christ: God's crisis and ours /  |r J. Harold Ellens --  |t Psychoreligious roots of violence: the search for the concrete in a world of abstractions /  |r Ronald Johnson --  |t The lasting effects of childhood trauma /  |r Donald Capps --  |t Revenge, justice, and hope: Laura Blumenfeld's journey /  |r J. Harold Ellens. 
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