The Myth of Religious Violence: Secular Ideology and the Roots of Modern Conflict

by William T. Cavanaugh

Book Overview

The idea that religion has a dangerous tendency to promote violence is part of the conventional wisdom of Western societies, and it underlies many of our institutions and policies, from limits on the public role of religion to efforts to promote liberal democracy in the Middle East. William T. Cavanaugh challenges this conventional wisdom by examining how the twin categories of religion and the secular are constructed. A growing body of scholarly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195385047
• ISBN13: 9780195385045
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.5"