Böcker av Marc Cogen

Based on the Old Testament wisdom and its many human experiences, Self-Examination and the Old Testament recreates the mindset of the main personalities dealing with self-examination. It is widely accepted that self-examination is fundamental for sustaining a healthy individual life and for peace in society. For the believer, the words and thoughts of the OT are divinely inspired, providing a spiritual foundation, and the many instances of self-examination in the Old Testament show us how to deal with delving into our own hearts and looking closely at what we find there.

Over the course of the twentieth century, democracies demonstrated an uncanny ability to win wars when their survival was at stake. This book argues that the legal frameworks imbedded in democratic societies offered them a fundamental advantage over their more politically restricted rivals.