The Myth of Religious Violence: Secular Ideology and the Roots of Modern Conflict by William T. Cavanaugh

The Myth of Religious Violence: Secular Ideology and the Roots of Modern Conflict

William T. Cavanaugh

285 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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The idea that religion has a dangerous tendency to promote violence is part of the conventional wisdom of Western societies, and it underlies many of our institutions and policies, from limits on the public role of religion to efforts to promote l...

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