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245	0	4	_aThe destructive power of religion : _bviolence in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam / _cJ. Harold Ellens, editor ; with an Ad testimonium by Desmond Tutu.
250			_aCondensed and updated ed.
260			_aWestport, Conn. : _bPraeger Publishers, _c2007.
300			_axxiv, 261 p. ; _c25 cm.
490	1		_aPsychology, religion, and spirituality
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aForeword / Martin E. Marty -- Ad testimonium / Archbishop Desmond Tutu -- Preface / J. Harold Ellens -- Introduction / J. Harold Ellens -- The destructive power of religion / J. Harold Ellens -- "The Bible made me do it" : text, interpretation, anf violence / D. Andrew Kille -- The Qur'an, Muhammad, and Jihad in context / Charles T. Davis III -- Religious metaphors can kill / J. Harold Ellens -- The disarmament of God / Jack Miles -- The interface of religion, psychology, and violence / J. Harold Ellens -- The dynamics of prejudice / J. Harold Ellens -- Destructive and constructive religion in relation to shame and terror / Jack T. Hanford -- The role of self-justification in violence / LeRoy H. Aden -- Toxic texts / J. Harold Ellens -- Jihad in the Qur'an, then and now / J. Harold Ellens -- The myth of redemptive violence / Walter Wink -- Beyond just war and pacifism : Jesus' nonviolent way / Walter Wink -- Fundamentalism, orthodoxy, and violence / J. Harold Ellens -- The myth of redemptive violence or the myth of redemptive love / Wayne G. Rollins -- Violence and Christ : God's crisis and ours / J. Harold Ellens -- Conclusion: Revenge, justice, hope, and grace--Laura Blumenfeld's journey / J. Harold Ellens.
650		0	_aViolence _xReligious aspects _910485
700	1		_aEllens, J. Harold _d1932- _910486
830		0	_aPsychology, religion, and spirituality _910487
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