The Genealogy of Violence
ISBN: 9780199833986
Platform/Publisher: Oxford Academic / University Press of Florida
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Unlimited; Download: Unlimited
Subjects: Religion; Philosophy of Religion;

Various historians, philosophers, and social scientists have attempted to provide convincing explanations of the roots of violence, with mixed and confusing results. This book brings Kierkegaard's voice into this conversation in a powerful way, arguing that the Christian intellectual tradition offers the key philosophical tools needed for comprehending human pathology.

hidden image for function call