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082			_a261.7 _bDRU
100			_aDrury Shadia B.
245			_aTerror and civilization : Christianity, politics and the Western psyche _c/Shadia B. Drury
260			_aBasingstoke _bPalgrave Macmillan, _c, 2006
300			_axv, 211 pages
520			_aDrury regards the political problems of the modern world to be thoroughly Biblical. In the politics of the 21st century, we find two equally arrogant and self-righteous civilizations confronting one another. Each is convinced that it is on the side of God, truth and justice, while its enemy is allied with Satan, wickedness, and barbarism. The language of diplomacy and compromise has been replaced by the language of jihad or the struggle against the cosmic forces of evil. Life is radicalized; and all choices are polarized. Politics properly understood is eclipsed. Drury urges us to transcend the Biblical view of the world. Instead, she argues in favor of a genuinely liberal, secular, and pluralistic understanding of politics
650			_a History Political violence Religious aspects Christianity Political violence Religious aspects Christianity History Terreur Aspect religieux Christianisme Histoire Terror Religious aspects Christianity
942			_cENGLISH
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