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Thou Shalt Not Kill: A Political and Theological Dialogue
ISBN: 9780823267378
Platform/Publisher: JSTOR / Fordham University Press
Digital rights: Users: unlimited; Printing: chapter; Download: chapter
Subjects: Ten commandments -- Murder;

This book is comprised of two essays on the biblical commandment against homicide. The first is authored by a Roman Catholic cardinal; the second by a leading Italian feminist philosopher. Together the two essays explore the religious, philosophical, political, historical, and moral significance of "Thou Shalt Not Kill" today.

Adriana Cavarero is Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Verona. Her books in English include Horrorism: Naming Contemporary Violence, For More than One Voice: Toward a Philosophy of Vocal Expression, and Relating Narratives: Storytelling and Selfhood.Scola Angelo :

Angelo Scola was appointed Cardinal in 2003 and Archbishop of Milan in 2011. He has also served as Rector of the Pontifical Lateran University.Groesbeck Margaret Adams :

Margaret Adams Groesbeck has been a reference librarian, bibliographer, and Head of Public Services in the Amherst College Library. She and Adam Sitze have translated essays by Carlo Galli and Robert Esposito.Sitze Adam :

Adam Sitze is Associate Professor of Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought at Amherst College. He is editor of Carlo Galli's The Janus Gaze: Essays on Carl Schmitt. With Timothy Campbell, he coedited of Biopolitics: A Reader.