Terror And Civilization Christianity, Politics, And the Western Psyche

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 The language of diplomacy and compromise has been replaced by the language of jihad or the struggle against the cosmic forces of evil, and politics as properly understood is eclipsed. Drury urges us to transcend this Biblical view of the world, arguing in favor of a genuinely liberal, secular, and pluralistic understanding of politics.Drury, Shadia B. is the author of 'Terror And Civilization Christianity, Politics, And the Western Psyche', published 2006 under ISBN 9781403972941 and ISBN 140397294X.