A God of One's Own: Religion's Capacity for Peace and Potential for Violence

by Ulrich Beck

Book Overview

Religion posits one characteristic as an absolute: faith. Compared to faith, all other social distinctions and sources of conflict are insignificant. The New Testament says: 'We are all equal in the sight of God'. To be sure, this equality applies only to those who acknowledge God's existence. What this means is that alongside the abolition of class and nation within the community of believers, religion introduces a new fundamental distinction...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745646190
• ISBN13: 9780745646190
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"