Download or read book Encountering Cruelty: The Fracture of the Human Heart written by Michael Trice and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-04-21 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on Nietzsche's challenge to the western tradition, this book is a theological exploration of cruelty in its personal, communal and institutional encounters in human life. Cruelty undermines care, trust, respect and justice, and its study opens a window into the theological possibility of reconciliation today.