Book Summary
Whether they fly airplanes into the World Trade Center or Pentagon; blow up ships, ports, and federal buildings, kill doctors and nurses at abortion clinics, exterminate contemporary Palestinians, or kill Israeli soldiers with suicide bombs, destructive religionists are all shaped by the same unconscious apocalyptic metaphors, and by the divine example and imperative to violence. In this condensed edition of a multivolume set covering how Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all incorporate core metaphors that can spur violence, experts explain religious notions that fuel terrorism and other horrific actions. The contributors warn that until destructive metaphors are removed from the Western psyche, an end to religious violence will not be possible.
Book Details
| Book Name | The Destructive Power Of Religion: Violence In Judaism, Christianity, And Islam, Condensed And Updated Edition |
| Author | J. Harold Ellens |
| Publisher | Praeger (May 2007) |
| ISBN | 9780275997083 |
| Pages | 288 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 2245 |
