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Professor selengut began teaching at county college of morris in 1970. The book is organized around the idea that religious violence should be. Understanding religious violence by charles selengut. The distinctively rabbinic approach sacks takes to the. Religious violence abuse wiki fandom powered by wikia. Charles selengut brings together approaches from a wide range of disciplines to comprehend forms of religious violence around the globe. Understanding religious violence, 3rd edition joseph fahey, war and the christian conscience course readings tt on titanium books at the little professor book center, 725 placentia ave. Now more than ever, it is a mustread for students, academics, and the general public. Sacred fury ebook by charles selengut rakuten kobo. Religious fanaticism is uncritical zeal or with an obsessive enthusiasm related to ones own, or ones groups, devotion to a religion a form of human fanaticism which could otherwise be expressed in ones other involvements and participation, including. How to discover a relationship between religion and violence. Charles selengut, sacred fury, alta mira press, walnut creek, 2003.
Charles selengut this book helps us understand one of the most disturbing and perplexing phenomena of modern life. Understanding religious violence 2003 charles selengut. A respected writer and editor, selengut has authored two books, sacred fury. Author charles selengut looks at religion as both a force for peace and for. Drawing from the israelipalestinian conflict, the 911 attacks, heavens gate, the. The book remains important and worthwhile because it offers one of only a few interdisciplinary analyses of the relationship between religion and violence. From isis attacks to the conflict between israel and palestine, sacred fury explores the connections between faith and violence in world religions.
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