Drury regards the political problems of the modern world to be thoroughly Biblical. In the politics of the Twenty-first 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 The language of diplomacy and compromise has been replaced by the language of jihad or the struggle against the cosmic forces of evil.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 favour of a genuinely liberal, secular and pluralistic understanding of politics.

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' Terror and Civilization is nothing less than a tour de force . Critically examining Christianity's oldest and deepest ideological roots, regardless of our own religious convictions or convictions about religion Drury compels us to reflect on our beliefs for the subtle ways they unwittingly implicate us in the violence we thought we had opposed. Required reading for religious and anti-religious thinkers, moralists and anti-moralists, for truth seekers and critics of truth, for idealists and realists of all persuasions. A fine scholarly work, yet written with a clarity that makes it accessible to audiences outside the academic community.' - Morton Schoolman, SUNY Albany, USA

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SHADIA B. DRURY is a Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at the University of Regina, Canada.

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Book Title: Terror and Civilization
Book Subtitle: Christianity, Politics and the Western Psyche
Authors: Shadia B. Drury
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403982629
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2004
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-6404-5Published: 21 July 2004
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-7294-1Published: 02 July 2006
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4039-8262-9Published: 16 January 2004
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 211
Topics: Political Theory, Political Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, History of Philosophy, Political Science

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

Front Matter

Metaphysics of Terror

Politics of Terror

Ethic of Love

Psychology of Terror

Terror, Ideals, and Civilization

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