Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-242) and index.
Summary
"Dangerous Religious Ideas explores the themes of Scripture, Election, and Reward & Punishment to investigate how Judaism, Christianity and Islam have grappled with both the perilous power and positive potential of their teachings"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents
What are dangerous religious ideas? -- Scripture as a dangerous religous idea -- Judaism - the canonization of controversy -- Christianity - the human equation -- Islam - the role of doubt in faith -- Scripture in the contemporary context -- A matrix of dangerous religious ideas -- Chosenness in Judaism -- Election in Christianity -- Divine guidance in Islam -- Enduring challenges -- Religious in the public square? The case of criminal justice -- The space-in-between.
