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Explaining evil /

What is evil? And what is the antidote to this universal malady, however it is defined? Traditionally, people have turned to religion when seeking a remedy to apparent evil. However, sociologists, psychologists, historians, philosophers, and even lawyers can also provide valuable insights in address...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Ellens, J. Harold, 1932-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, ©2011.
Colección:Psychology, religion, and spirituality.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • v. 1. Definition, history, and development
  • Setting the course / J. Harold Ellens
  • The psychology of evil / Ralph W. Hood Jr.
  • The sociology of evil : a comparison of modern and ancient societies / Richard K. Fenn
  • Depersonalization and the psychobiology of evil / Patrick McNamara and Paul M. Butler
  • Evil experienced by one who was there : exodus, from bondage to deliverance and the promised land / Virginia Ingram
  • A biblical theology of evil / J. Harold Ellens
  • Evil as a pastor sees it / F. Morgan Roberts
  • Assessing evil : two clinical cases / Raymond J. Lawrence
  • Demonic beings and the Dead Sea scrolls / Loren T. Stuckenbruck
  • Evil in the Hebrew Bible, Mishnah, and Talmud / Ilona Rashkow
  • Evil in the New Testament and its Greco-Roman context / J. Harold Ellens
  • The theologian as diagnostician : Jeffrey Dahmer and (d)evil as a theological diagnosis / Nathan Carlin
  • Gnosticism and evil / Ronald Reese Ruark
  • Evil in film : portrayal and biblical critique / Nicolene L. Joubert and Zelmarie E. Joubert
  • Narcissism as evil / Deb Brock and Ron Johnson
  • Experience of evil in everyday lives / Suzanne M. Coyle
  • Roots of human violence and greed : a psychospiritual perspective / Stanislav Grof
  • The three faces of evil in Jungian psychology : the shadow side of reality / Wayne G. Rollins
  • Are we basically good or evil, fallen or underevolved? / J. Harrold Ellens.
  • v. 2. History, global views, and events
  • Is terrorism a new evil or a new political option? / J. Harold Ellens
  • Perspectives on evil in ancient Egyptian sources : a work in progress / Edmund S. Meltzer
  • Evil in the time of Thomas Aquinas / Alfred J. Eppens
  • Where is the locus of evil? / Cassandra M. Klyman
  • Evil in America : manipulating wealth and power in an oligarchy / Myrna Pugh
  • The evil of Christian anti-semitism in America / Jack Hanford
  • Patriotism today : altruism or narcissism? Good or evil? / Rafael Chodos
  • Evil as a socioeconomic disconnect : Israel and the Somali pirates / Maija Jespersen
  • Heauton timoroumenos : on the evil that we cause ourselves / Zenon Lotufo Jr. and Francisco Lotufo Neto
  • Evil in Africa / Dirk Odendaal and Yvette Odendaal
  • The concept of evil in African Christian theology / Xolani Sakuba
  • Evil in Australian aboriginal religious perspectives / Suzanne M. Coyle
  • Evil in the three contemporary Abrahamic faiths / J. Harold Ellens
  • Evil, sin, and imperfection : ethics in practice / Philip Brownell
  • Combating evil : human rights, international law, and the global community / Saul Takahashi
  • Evil in the shadow : what Carl Jung can teach us about evil / Steven A. Rogers and Deborah A. Lowe
  • Evil and the death instinct / Zvi Lothane
  • The deletion of will from Freud's theorizing / Dan Merkur
  • Is there really an evil force out there? / J. Harold Ellens.
  • v. 3. Approaches, responses, solutions
  • Avoidance and prevention / J. Harold Ellens
  • Responses of narrative practice to the effects of evil / Suzanne M. Coyle
  • The doubling of conscience in groups / Dan Merkur
  • Punishment as a restraint of evil / David J. Jennings II [and others]
  • The role of the church in mitigating evil / Myrna Pugh
  • The role of religion in repelling evil : a Jungian perspective / Daryl S. Paulson
  • My favorite enemy : a pastor's response on resolving evil / F. Morgan Roberts
  • Forgiveness, reconciliation, and the hard march to peace / Everett L. Worthington Jr. and Peter J. Hampson
  • Overcoming evil in I Peter / Peter Rodgers
  • Biblical notions and admonitions on evil in Pauline literature / James A. Waddell
  • Exorcising evil : the Bible and psychology on demon possession / Stephen J. Pullum
  • Law as society's quest for integrity : more than a response to evil / Rafael Chodos
  • How individuals cope with evil daily / Myrna Pugh
  • Meaning as a restraint of evil / Daryl R. Van Tongeren [and others]
  • Evil and positive psychology / Don E. Davis [and others]
  • Evil in mind : psychopathy and anomalous cognitive processing / Kevin J. Eames
  • Dealing constructively with sin and evil : biblical psychology against theology / Matthew B. Schwartz, Kalman J. Kaplan, and Elizabeth Recht-Jones
  • Existential-integrative perspectives on the psychology of evil / Louis Hoffman [and others]
  • A postmodern reaction to evil / Dirk Odendaal
  • The future of evil, a lovers' quarrel / J. Harold Ellens.