Understanding and Responding to Human Evil: A Multicausal Approach

Abstract. One task of religion is delivering human beings from evil within and between themselves. Defining good as well-being or functioning well, evil as impaired functioning, and doing evil as impairing the functioning of others, this essay explores how religions in consort with other social inst...

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Main Author: Peters, Karl E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2008
In: Zygon
Year: 2008, Volume: 43, Issue: 3, Pages: 681-704
Further subjects:B Melvin Konner
B Anger
B Brain
B Well-being
B Violence
B Evil
B Sacred center
B Andrew Newberg
B limbic system
B Evolution
B Rage
B Good
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