ISBN:
9780199895649
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (x, 286 Seiten)
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Illustrationen, Diagramme
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Johnson, Dominic D. P., 1974 - God is watching you
DDC:
306.6
Keywords:
Punishment - Religious aspects
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Gottesfurcht
Abstract:
""And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die."" The biblical story of the flood crystalizes--in its terrifying, dramatic simplicity--the universally recognized concept of divine punishment. For millennia human civilizations have relied on such beliefs to create moral order. People who commit crimes or other bad deeds, we are told, will suffer retribution, while rewards--abstract or material--await those who do good. This simple but powerful idea has lon
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; god is watching you; Copyright; contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Why Me?; Chapter 2 Sticks and Stones; Chapter 3 Hammer of God; Chapter 4 God Is Great; Chapter 5 The Problem of Atheists; Chapter 6 Guardian Angels; Chapter 7 Nations Under God; Chapter 8 The World Without God; Chapter 9 God Knows; Notes; Index
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