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Faith and Violence: Christian Teaching and Christian Practice

Categorie	Religie & Theologie
Boeknummer	#346322-XJ6
Titel	Faith and Violence: Christian Teaching and Christian Practice
Auteur	Merton, Thomas
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	University of Notre Dame Press
Jaar van uitgave	1968
ISBN10	0268000948
ISBN13	9780268000943
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, 8vo.
Samenvatting	Merton's classic Faith and Violence makes a powerful case for a theology of resistance that speaks with enduring urgency. Violence in the modern world is a complex matter. The majority of the world's most egregious acts of violence are not perpetrated at the level of the individual—rather, they occur at the hands of systematically organized bureaucracies. It is this “white-collar” violence that Merton addresses in Faith and Violence. Writing at the height of the Vietnam war, Merton masterfully illustrates the disastrous consequences of wielding and promoting violence. As an alternative, he proposes that Christians retrieve and embody a conception of love that seeks to win over one's adversaries as collaborators rather than crushing or humiliating them. Merton's poi... (Lees verder)gnant reflections deal with issues ranging from the Vietnam War to the civil rights movement and the mid-20th century Death of God movement.
Pagina's	291
Conditie	Goed — Bottom corner front cover creased; foxed on top.
Prijs	€ 8,00

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