Is Religion Killing Us?
Author | : Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer |
Publisher | : Burns & Oates |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2003 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015060652750 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Is Religion Killing Us? written by Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 2003 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Post 9/11 attention has focused on Islam as a violent religion, but Nelson-Pallmeyer shows that the Bible and the Quran both have ample violence-justifying content to support holy and other wars. The challenge, he maintains, is to acknowledge violence in sacred scripture and re-vision God's power. No accommodationist, Nelson-Pallmeyer cannot find any place for violence, even when exercised against evil. -Publishers Weekly especially provocative . . . incite us to grapple with what it means to follow Jesus. -The Other Side Anything but passive, Nelson-Pallmeyer's radical pacifism sends sparks flying in all directions. -The Booklist