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Faith and Power in Human History. By Pétur Pétursson and Jónas Elíasson.
The most important social change that occurred in human history with the beginning of faith in Yahweh and Christianity was the abolition of the tribal obligation to take revenge. Revenge became God's justice, the judicial system, and the moral foundation of Western society has been based on it to this day. The main theme of this book is that political power is always supported by religious influence, which shapes the basis of society's morals. This is about the relationship between state and religious institutions that begins to take shape when a special priestly class is created in agricultural societies. The religious ideas and society of Ancient Egypt, Islam, the papacy, the monarchy, and finally the church and politics in Iceland are discussed.
Here, two professors in different disciplines at the University of Iceland, Jónas Elíasson, an engineer, and Pétur Pétursson, a sociologist and theologian, come together.
The most important social change that occurred in human history with the beginning of faith in Yahweh and Christianity was the abolition of the tribal obligation to take revenge. Revenge became God's justice, the judicial system, and the moral foundation of Western society has been based on it to this day. The main theme of this book is that political power is always supported by religious influence, which shapes the basis of society's morals. This is about the relationship between state and religious institutions that begins to take shape when a special priestly class is created in agricultural societies. The religious ideas and society of Ancient Egypt, Islam, the papacy, the monarchy, and finally the church and politics in Iceland are discussed.
Here, two professors in different disciplines at the University of Iceland, Jónas Elíasson, an engineer, and Pétur Pétursson, a sociologist and theologian, come together.