{"product_id":"the-curse-of-cain-the-violent-legacy-of-monotheism-9780226742007","title":"The Curse of Cain: The Violent Legacy of Monotheism","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Curse of Cain\u003c\/i\u003e confronts the inherent ambiguities of biblical stories on many levels and, in the end, offers an alternative, inspiring reading of the Bible that is attentive to visions of plenitude rather than scarcity, and to an ethics based on generosity rather than violence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[A] provocative and timely examination of the interrelationship of monotheism and violence. . . . This is a refreshing alternative to criticism-biblical and otherwise-that so often confuses interpretation with closure; it is an invitation to an ethic of possibility, plenitude, and generosity, a welcome antidote to violence, as important for its insights into memory, identity, and place as for its criticism of monotheism's violent legacy.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Brilliant and provocative, this is a work demanding close attention from critics, theologians, and all those interested in the imaginative roots of common life.\"--Rowan Williams, Bishop of Monmouth \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A stunningly important book.\"--Walter Brueggemann, \u003ci\u003eTheology Today\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Artfully rendered, endlessly provocative.\"--Lawrence Weschler, \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Regina M. Schwartz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 6.02w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226742007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRegina M. Schwartz\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of English and religion at Northwestern University and director of the Chicago Institute of Religion, Ethics, and Violence. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eRemembering and Repeating: On Milton's Theology and Poetics\u003c\/i\u003e; editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Book and the Text: The Bible and Literary Theory\u003c\/i\u003e; and co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Postmodern Bible\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45322533699699,"sku":"9780226742007","price":50.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_c13b357d-ee6e-4cbe-b1fa-7638be17c29c.jpg?v=1786020573","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-curse-of-cain-the-violent-legacy-of-monotheism-9780226742007","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}