Abuse of Evil
The Corruption of Politics and Religion since 9/11 (Themes for the 21st Century Ser.)
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Word Count
36,000 words, Guess
Page Count
144 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7956745M
- ISBN-139780745634944
- ISBN-10074563494X
- OCLC Control Number62367903
- OCLC Control Numberabuseofevilcorru0000bern
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2020276873
- Goodreads848763
- LibraryThing2077283
Classifications
- LCCBJ1401
Description
Since 9/11 politicians, preachers, conservatives and the media are all speaking about evil. In the past the discourse about evil in our religious, philosophic and literary traditions has provoked thinking, questioning and inquiry. But today the appeal to evil is being used as a political tool to obscure complex issues, block serious thinking and stifle public discussion and debate. We are now confronting a clash of mentalities, not a clash of civilizations. One mentality is drawn to absolutes, moral certainties, and simplistic dichotomies of good and evil. The other seriously questions an appeal to absolutes in politics and criticizes the simplistic division of the world into the forces of evil and the forces of good. In The Abuse of Evil Bernstein challenges the claim that without an appeal to absolutes, we lack the grounds for acting decisively in fighting our enemies. The post 9/11 abuse of evil corrupts both democratic politics and religion. The stakes are high in this clash of mentalities in shaping how we think and act in the world today - and in the future. -- Publisher description.
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