Religion's Ambivalent Relation with Violence: From Scott Appleby to Emmanuel Levinas

The recent debate on the relation between certain religious traditions and violence has offered us multiple perspectives on this issue. Some scholars accept the conflictual image of religion in the contemporary time projected by the media, seeking the reason for religion's supposedly violent na...

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Main Author: Mao, Xin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2019]
In: Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 10, Issue: 11
Further subjects:B Justice
B Ambivalence
B Emmanuel Levinas
B Violence
B Scott Appleby
B Religion
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