Sacred scriptures, ideology, and violence
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Sacred scriptures, ideology, and violence
（Contemporary psychology, . The destructive power of religion : violence in Judaism,
Praeger, 2004
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Dozens of studies by 30 senior experts from five nations examine the influence of sacred texts shaping human nature, society, and political and military strategies in the Western world over the last 3,000 years. The contributors—including a recent Pulitzer Prize winner—explain how Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all incorporate core metaphors of the ancient Israelite notion that history and the human soul are caught in a cosmic conflict between good and evil, or God and devil, which cannot be resolved without violence: a cataclysmic final solution, such as the extermination of nations, the execution of humans, or even the death of God's own son. This notion is internalized in the Western psyche and collective unconscious, shaping our social ethics, theological assumptions, and national strategies, particularly for fundamentalists in each religion who take a literalist approach to responsibility and ethics.
Whether they fly airplanes into the World Trade Center and Pentagon; blow up ships, ports, or federal buildings; kill doctors and nurses at abortion clinics; exterminate contemporary Palestinians; or kill Israeli soldiers with suicide bombs, these destructive religionists are all shaped by the same unconscious apocalyptic metaphors, and by the divine example and imperative to violence. The authors of this book warn that until such metaphors are removed from the Western psyche, an end to religious violence in the West will not be possible.
Table of Contents
- Foreword by Martin E. Marty Ad Testimonium by Archbishop Desmond Tutu Preface by J. Harold Ellens Acknowledgments CHAPTER 1Introduction: Spirals of Violence J. Harold Ellens CHAPTER 2The Crusade Pogroms: Christian Holy War on the Home Front Alfred J. Eppens CHAPTER 3Genocide or Jesus: A God of Conquest or Pacificism? Paul N. Anderson CHAPTER 4Beyond Just War and Pacifism: Jesus' Nonviolent Way Walter Wink CHAPTER 5God Does Not Require Obedience
- He Abhors It! Rafael Chodos CHAPTER 6Reflections on Monotheism and Violence Charles Mabee CHAPTER 7Fundamentalism, Orthodoxy, and Violence J. Harold Ellens CHAPTER 8Posture as a Metaphor for Biblical Spirituality Edson T. Lewis CHAPTER 9The Myth of Redemptive Violence or the Myth of Redemptive Love Wayne G. Rollins CHAPTER 10Violence and Christ: God's Crisis and Ours J. Harold Ellens CHAPTER 11Psychoreligious Roots of Violence: The Search for the Concrete in a World of Abstractions Ronald Johnson CHAPTER 12The Lasting Effects of Childhood Trauma Donald Capps CHAPTER 13Revenge, Justice, and Hope: Laura Blumenfeld's Journey J. Harold Ellens Afterword by Chris E. Stout Index About the Series by Chris E. Stout About the Series Editor and Advisory Board About the Editor and Advisers About the Contributors
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