Fields of blood : religion and the history of violence
Armstrong, Karen (, 1944-)
Fields of blood : religion and the history of violence / Karen Armstrong - New York : Anchor Books , 2014 - 518 p. ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
An 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.
English.
9780307946966
20149024711
Violence---Religious aspects
Religion---Social aspects---History
BL65.V55 / A76 2014
201.72 ARM
Fields of blood : religion and the history of violence / Karen Armstrong - New York : Anchor Books , 2014 - 518 p. ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
An 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.
English.
9780307946966
20149024711
Violence---Religious aspects
Religion---Social aspects---History
BL65.V55 / A76 2014
201.72 ARM
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