Explaining Evil
[3 Volumes]
1st Edition
Published on 18. February 2011
1056 pages
978-0-313-38716-6 (ISBN)
Description
In this three-volume set, international scholars from across a broad spectrum of scholarly fields examine the concept of evil throughout history and world cultures from religious, scientific, psychological, and political perspectives.
The manifestation of evil has provided a convenient theme for popular culture entertainment, ranging from the classic film The Exorcist, to almost all of Stephen King's horror novels, to video games such as Resident Evil. Unfortunately, dealing with-and attempting to overcome-the forces of evil is a pervasive problem in the real world as well.
Explaining Evil addresses incidents of evil from ancient times to modern day around the globe. Concepts of evil within the big three religions-Christianity, Judaism, and Islam-are examined, as well as in Chinese philosophy and Native American beliefs. The political or national expressions of evil are explored, such as the "axis of evil" that culminated in World War II. These volumes identify the causes and effects of evil, and suggest possible remedies to humanity's inescapable flaw.
The manifestation of evil has provided a convenient theme for popular culture entertainment, ranging from the classic film The Exorcist, to almost all of Stephen King's horror novels, to video games such as Resident Evil. Unfortunately, dealing with-and attempting to overcome-the forces of evil is a pervasive problem in the real world as well.
Explaining Evil addresses incidents of evil from ancient times to modern day around the globe. Concepts of evil within the big three religions-Christianity, Judaism, and Islam-are examined, as well as in Chinese philosophy and Native American beliefs. The political or national expressions of evil are explored, such as the "axis of evil" that culminated in World War II. These volumes identify the causes and effects of evil, and suggest possible remedies to humanity's inescapable flaw.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Adult education
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
Illustrations
5 bw illus
ISBN-13
978-0-313-38716-6 (9780313387166)
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02/2011
Praeger Publishers Inc
€196.43
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Person
J. Harold Ellens, PhD, is the founding editor and editor-in-chief emeritus of the Journal of Psychology and Christianity.
Content
- Volume 1
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Series Foreword
- Chapter 1 Introduction: Setting the Course
- Chapter 2 The Psychology of Evil
- Chapter 3 The Sociology of Evil: A Comparison of Modern and Ancient Societies
- Chapter 4 Depersonalization and the Psychobiology of Evil
- Chapter 5 Evil Experienced by One Who Was There: Exodus-From Bondage to Deliverance and the Promised Land
- Chapter 6 A Biblical Theology of Evil
- Chapter 7 Evil as a Pastor Sees It
- Chapter 8 Assessing Evil: Two Clinical Cases
- Chapter 9 Demonic Beings and the Dead Sea Scrolls
- Chapter 10 Evil in the Hebrew Bible, Mishnah, and Talmud
- Chapter 11 Evil in the New Testament and Its Greco-Roman Context
- Chapter 12 The Theologian as Diagnostician: Jeffrey Dahmer and (D)evil as a Theological Diagnosis
- Chapter 13 Gnosticism and Evil
- Chapter 14 Evil in Film: Portrayal and Biblical Critique
- Chapter 15 Narcissism as Evil
- Chapter 16 Experience of Evil in Everyday Lives
- Chapter 17 Roots of Human Violence and Greed: A Psychospiritual Perspective
- Chapter 18 The Three Faces of Evil in Jungian Psychology: The Shadow Side of Reality
- Chapter 19 Are We Basically Good or Evil, Fallen or Underevolved?
- Index
- About the Editor and Advisers
- About the Contributors
- Volume 2
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Series Foreword
- Chapter 1 Introduction: Is Terrorism a New Evil or a New Political Option?
- Chapter 2 Perspectives on Evil in Ancient Egyptian Sources: A Work in Progress
- Chapter 3 Evil in the Time of Thomas Aquinas
- Chapter 4 Where Is the Locus of Evil?
- Chapter 5 Evil in America: Manipulating Wealth and Power in an Oligarchy
- Chapter 6 The Evil of Christian Anti-Semitism in America
- Chapter 7 Patriotism Today: Altruism or Narcissism? Good or Evil?
- Chapter 8 Evil as a Socioeconomic Disconnect: Israel and the Somali Pirates
- Chapter 9 Heauton Timoroumenos : On the Evil That We Cause Ourselves
- Chapter 11 The Concept of Evil in African Christian Theology
- Chapter 12 Evil in Australian Aboriginal Religious Perspectives
- Chapter 13 Evil in the Three Contemporary Abrahamic Faiths
- Chapter 14 Evil, Sin, and Imperfection: Ethics in Practice
- Chapter 15 Combating Evil: Human Rights, International Law, and the Global Community
- Chapter 16 Evil in the Shadow: What Carl Jung Can Teach Us About Evil
- Chapter 17 Evil and the Death Instinct
- Chapter 18 The Deletion of Will from Freud's Theorizing
- Chapter 19 Conclusion: Is There Really an Evil Force Out There?
- Index
- About the Editor and Advisers
- About the Contributors
- Volume 3
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Series Foreword
- Chapter 1 Introduction: Avoidance and Prevention
- Chapter 2 Responses of Narrative Practice to the Effects of Evil
- Chapter 3 The Doubling of Conscience in Groups
- Chapter 4 Punishment as a Restraint of Evil
- Chapter 5 The Role of the Church in Mitigating Evil
- Chapter 6 The Role of Religion in Repelling Evil: A Jungian Perspective
- Chapter 7 My Favorite Enemy: A Pastor's Response on Resolving Evil
- Chapter 8 Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and the Hard March to Peace
- Chapter 9 Overcoming Evil in I Peter
- Chapter 10 Biblical Notions and Admonitions on Evil in Pauline Literature
- Chapter 11 Exorcising Evil: The Bible and Psychology on Demon Possession
- Chapter 12 Law as Society's Quest for Integrity: More than a Response to Evil
- Chapter 13 How Individuals Cope with Evil Daily
- Chapter 14 Meaning as a Restraint of Evil
- Chapter 15 Evil and Positive Psychology
- Chapter 16 Evil in Mind: Psychopathy and Anomalous Cognitive Processing
- Chapter 17 Dealing Constructively with Sin and Evil: Biblical Psychology against Theology
- Chapter 18 Existential-Integrative Perspectives on the Psychology of Evil
- Chapter 19 A Postmodern Reaction to Evil
- Chapter 20 Conclusion: The Future of Evil, A Lovers' Quarrel
- Index
- About the Editor and Advisers
- About the Contributors
