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Claremont Colleges - Fall 2012 | ||
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The Myth of Religious Violence: Secular Ideology and the Roots of Modern Conflict (1st Edition) by William T. Cavanaugh Hardcover, 296 Pages, Published 2009 ISBN-10: 0-19-538504-7 / 0195385047 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-538504-5 / 9780195385045 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. Cavan |