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THE MYTH OF RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE
THE MYTH OF RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE
Subtitle:
Secular Ideology and the Roots of Modern Conflict
Book Category:
Religion > General
Author:
Cavanaugh, William T.
Binding:
Hardcover
ISBN 13:
9780195385045
Price:
USD 49.95
Publication Year:
2009

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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 liberal democracy in the Middle East.

 

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