Arbuckle, Gerald A.

Violence, society, and the church : a cultural approach / Gerald A. Arbuckle - xx, 252 pages : illustrations

Originally published in Collegeville, Minnesota by Liturgical Press, 2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Violence, power, and culture Premodernity and violence Premodernity : impact on the church Premodernity : violence through gossip, shame, and humor Modernity, rationality, and violence Destructive envy, jealousy, and scapegoating in modernity Postmodernity : background to new forms of violence Demanding certitudes : ethnicity, fundamentalism, restorationism Paramodern culture : "signals of transcendence" Epilogue : a parable for our time

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Violence--Religious aspects--Catholic Church

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