Fields of Blood
Religion and the History of Violence
Karen Armstrong
Fields of Blood delves into the complicated relationship between religion and warfare throughout history. Karen Armstrong, a renowned writer on religion, explores the perceived link between the world's religions and war, while issuing a passionate defense of the peaceful nature of faith. Armstrong looks at the history of major traditions, including Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Daoism, and Judaism, to provide unprecedented insight into the role of religion in human conflict. This thought-provoking book offers hope for peace among believers of different faiths in our time.
Fecha de publicación
2014-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
2014-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
Calificación de Goodreads
3.91
ISBN
9780307946966
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2019-05-16T18:56:09.000Z
@DaveHerroon Very few conflicts are actually *about* religion. Religion is used to construct narratives of conflict, after the conflict has already been seeded. Here's a great book on that: – fuente