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When Religion Becomes Evil: Five Warning Signs

by Charles Kimball

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ISBN13: 9780061552014
ISBN10: 0061552011
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In this thoroughly revised and updated edition, leading religion and Middle East expert Charles Kimball shows how all religious traditions are susceptible to these basic corruptions and why only authentic faith can prevent such evil.

The Five Warning Signs of Corruption in Religion

1. Absolute Truth Claims

2. Blind Obedience

3. Establishing the "Ideal" Time

4. The End Justifies Any Means

5. Declaring Holy War

Synopsis:

In this thoroughly revised and updated edition, leading religion and Middle East expert Charles Kimball shows how all religious traditions are susceptible to these basic corruptions and why only authentic faith can prevent such evil.

The Five Warning Signs of Corruption in Religion

1. Absolute Truth Claims

2. Blind Obedience

3. Establishing the Ideal Time

4. The End Justifies Any Means

5. Declaring Holy War

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About the Author

Charles Kimball is a professor of comparative religion at Wake Forest University. An ordained Baptist minister who received his doctorate from Harvard University in comparative religion with specialization in Islamic studies, Dr. Kimball is the author of three books about religion in the Middle East.
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ISBN:
9780061552014
Subtitle:
Five Warning Signs
Author:
Kimball, Charles
Author:
by Charles Kimball
Publisher:
HarperOne
Subject:
Comparative Religion
Subject:
Sociology of Religion
Subject:
General Religion
Subject:
Good and evil
Subject:
Religions
Edition Description:
Revised, Update
Series:
Plus
Publication Date:
March 2008
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
295
Dimensions:
7.92x5.34x.74 in. .50 lbs.
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