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Terror and Civilization: Christianity, Politics, and the Western Psyche

By Shadia B. Drury

Book information

Year
2004
ISBN
9781403964045, 9781403982629, 1403964041
Open Library ID
OL22608779M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
811 kB (830444 bytes)
Edition
1st
Pages
228\228
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Drury regards the political problems of the modern world to be thoroughly Biblical. In the politics of the 21st century, we find two equally arrogant and self-righteous civilizations confronting one another. Each is convinced that it is on the side of God, truth and justice, while its enemy is allied with Satan, wickedness, and barbarism. The language of diplomacy and compromise has been replaced by the language of jihad or the struggle against the cosmic forces of evil. Life is radicalized; and all choices are polarized. Politics properly understood is eclipsed. Drury urges us to transcend the Biblical view of the world. Instead, she argues in favor of a genuinely liberal, secular, and pluralistic understanding of politics.

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