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The genealogy of violence : reflections on creation, freedom, and evil /

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Bellinger draws on the thought of Søoren Kierkegaard and René Girard in search of a Christian understanding of the roots of violence. After analysing approaches to understanding violence, he goes on to consider Kierkegaard as a theorist of violence.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bellinger, Charles K., 1962-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Subjects:
Kierkegaard, Søren, > 1813-1855.
Girard, René, > 1923-2015.
Girard, René, > 1923-2015
Kierkegaard, Søren, > 1813-1855
Violence > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Violence > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Violence > Religious aspects > Christianity
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Bellinger draws on the thought of Søoren Kierkegaard and René Girard in search of a Christian understanding of the roots of violence. After analysing approaches to understanding violence, he goes on to consider Kierkegaard as a theorist of violence.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 157 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-153) and index.
ISBN:1429403896
9781429403894
9780199833986
0199833982
0195134982
9780195134988