In defense of faith : the Judeo-Christian idea and the struggle for humanity /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Brog, David
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, N.Y. : Encounter Books, 2010.
Edition:	1st American ed.
Subjects:	Life and death, Power over > Religious aspects > Judaism. Life > Religious aspects > Judaism. Jewish ethics > History. Faith (Judaism) Humanity.

Table of Contents:

The sanctity of life and its discontents
Our morality : selfish genes and cultural clout
The Judeo-Christian idea : transcending our selfish genes
The Judeo-Christian idea against genocide
The Judeo-Christian idea against slavery
Falling backwards : the abandonment of the Judeo-Christian idea and the return of genocide and slavery
The rising : the Judeo-Christian idea in the post-war world
Myths about biblical immorality
Myths about Judeo-Christian atrocities
The myth of enlightenment perfection
Hubris and humility.