TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brog,David
TI  - In defense of faith: the Judeo-Christian idea and the struggle for humanity 
SN  - 9781594033803 (hardcover : alk. paper)
AV  - BJ1469 .B76 2010
KW  - Life and death, Power over
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Judaism
KW  - Life
KW  - Jewish ethics
KW  - History
KW  - Faith (Judaism)
KW  - Humanity
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [367]-402) and index; Introduction: The sanctity of life and its discontents -- Our morality: selfish genes and cultural clout -- The Judeo-Christian idea: transcending our selfish genes -- The Judeo-Christian idea against genocide -- The Judeo-Christian idea against slavery -- Falling backwards: the abandonment of the Judeo-Christian idea and the return of genocide and slavery -- The rising: the Judeo-Christian idea in the post-war world -- The myth of biblical immorality -- The myth ofJudeo-Christian atrocities -- The myth of enlightenment perfection -- Conclusion: Hubris and humility
ER  -