{"product_id":"the-tree-of-good-and-evil-or-violence-by-the-law-and-against-the-law-paperback","title":"The Tree of Good and Evil: Or, Violence by the Law and Against the Law - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles K. Bellinger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a common way of thinking that distinguishes between the regular law-abiding citizens and the \"criminals.\" The many high-profile killings committed by police officers in recent years, with the George Floyd case being the most famous, have served to render this simplistic way of thinking highly problematic. It is more realistic, in terms of cultural understanding, to see violence as a dialectic; it can come from the direction of \"law and order\" or from the direction of the violation of law. Employing the thought of Rene Girard, Soren Kierkegaard, and others, this book provides a framework for understanding this dialectic. Drawing on examples from slavery, lynching, the killing of unarmed Black persons by police, and the death penalty, the theme of violence coming from the direction of \"law and order\" is vividly illustrated, with Girard's thought being employed to formulate a deeply rooted theoretical understanding. There is also extensive attention paid to many examples of mass shootings and terrorist attacks--violence that is intentionally immoral and illegal. A psychological taxonomy is employed that comprehends such violence under the headings of the psychopathic, the psychotic, the traumatized, and the ideological actor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles K. Bellinger is professor of theology and ethics at Brite Divinity School at Texas Christian University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Genealogy of Violence\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), \u003ci\u003eThe Trinitarian Self\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), and \u003ci\u003eOthering: The Original Sin of Humanity\u003c\/i\u003e (2020). \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47406233944242,"sku":"9781666759037","price":23.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/21f890b208dbf59b427b50bc45976fdf.webp?v=1778199089","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-tree-of-good-and-evil-or-violence-by-the-law-and-against-the-law-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}