Fields of blood : religion and the history of violence
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
512 pages ; 25 cm
Status
Southside - Adult
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-488) and index.
Description
"From the renowned and best-selling author of A History of God, a sweeping exploration of religion's connection to violence. For the first time in American history, religious self-identification is on the decline. Some have cited a perception that began to grow after Sept 11: That faith in general is a source of aggression, intolerance and divisiveness--something bad for society. But how accurate is that view? And does it apply equally to all faiths? In these troubled times, we risk basing decisions of real and dangerous consequence on mistaken understandings of the faiths subscribed around us, in our immediate community as well as globally. And so, with her deep learning and sympathetic understanding, Karen Armstrong examines the impulse toward violence in each of the world's great religions.
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