Out of Eden: Adam and Eve and the Problem of Evil

by Paul W. Kahn

Book Overview

In Out of Eden, Paul W. Kahn offers a philosophical meditation on the problem of evil. He uses the Genesis story of the Fall as the starting point for a profound articulation of the human condition. Kahn shows us that evil expresses the rage of a subject who knows both that he is an image of an infinite God and that he must die. Kahn's interpretation of Genesis leads him to inquiries into a variety of modern forms of evil, including slavery,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691126933
• ISBN13: 9780691126937
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"