Good and Evil
Interpreting a Human Condition
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Good and Evil: Interpreting a Human Condition
What does it mean to be human in a world
filled with tragedy? With creativity and
insight Edward Farley, one of today's most
respected theologians, here addresses this
universal and haunting question of evil.
Farley anchors his discussion firmly in
interhuman (I-thou) dynamics as a key to
unfolding the personal and social spheres of
human existence. "It is," says Farley, "the
corruption of elemental passions and the
resulting contagion of the personal and
social spheres that provide a total view of
human evil and its redemptive possibilities."
- Publisher Fortress Press
- Format Paperback
- ISBN 9780800624477
- Dimensions 6 x 9
- Pages 320
- Publication Date November 1, 1990
Endorsements
" ... a creative synthetic account of human existence. Readers of traditional theology will find ways to relate their interest to a store of contemporary knowledge; non-theological readers will see how traditional religious symbols can deepen a secular understanding of human life."
— James M. Gustafson
— James M. Gustafson
Table of Contents
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Acknowledgments
- The Interhuman Sphere
- The Social Sphere
- The Personal Sphere
- The Biological Aspect of Personal Being
- Elemental Passions of Personal Being
PART TWO: A PARADIGM OF GOOD AND EVIL
- Idolatry
- Being-Founded
- Corrupted Historicity and the Creation of Beauty
- The Corrupted Passion of Subjectivity and the Freedom of Vitality
- The Corrupted Passion of the Interhuman and Agapic Freedom
- The Corrupted Passion for Reality and the Freedom of Wonder
- The Corruption and Freedom of Bodily Life
- Alienation and Communion: The Redemption of the Interhuman
- Subjugation: The Structure of Social Evil
- Social Redemption
- Redemptive Communities
Index
Preface
Introduction: On Cognitive Style
PART ONE: THREE SPHERES OF HUMAN REALITY