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Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion

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He does an excellent job detailing the changing social climate regarding traditionalism and progressivism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Larson gives the 21st century reader a great overview of what the two big faces of this trial, Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, would've meant to the people - both the locals and the national media - during that time period.

The tiny Tennessee town of Dayton was transformed overnight into a media circus, with every aspect of the trial being transferred across the country and the world through one of the newest forms of communication, the telegraph; these aspects are beautifully covered in this book, as well. Even if you are not a fan of legal proceedings, I PROMISE YOU that you will not be disappointed with both the courtroom drama and the dramatic events that happen out-of-the-court and following the decision.

It's science versus religion! Heads are bound to clash! Finally, a great overview of the evolving status of creationism and evolutionism over the past century is explored, especially in relation to school curriculum but also in religious revivals among the general populace.

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Larson impressed me greatly by covering a complex topic that is often overly condensed by text books and explores all aspects of this trial, including its causes and its legacy. As I said before, it would be great especially for the visual learner to watch the parable film of this trial, "Inherit the Wind. A interesting and often dramatic account of not only the Scopes Trail but the belief systems which ultimately contended in small town of Dayton Tennessee in In the build-up to the trail Larson describes the rise of Fundamentalist Christianity, the populist and, more importantly, majoritarian movements lead by William Jennings Bryan and finally the advent of groups like the ACLU advocating for individual rights.

Larson remains objective throughout the narrative while conveying a description A interesting and often dramatic account of not only the Scopes Trail but the belief systems which ultimately contended in small town of Dayton Tennessee in Larson remains objective throughout the narrative while conveying a description of time, place and people that makes the reader feel that they are sitting in Dayton's courthouse. One may be saddened to consider that even after ninety years we retain a strand in our culture of politics that mimics those that wanted to deny science and preach to children in public schools a biblically literal creation of humankind.

The braying of Billy Sunday has been replaced with the slick but false marketing of "teach the controversy". While much fiction and non-fiction has been written on the trial, Larson delves deep into primary sources to get at the more complex truth behind this courtroom battle.

With superb craft, Larson is able to then contextualize the trial within the larger processes of fundamentalism and modernism that continue to shape the debates of many present-day issues. Ultimately he shows the Scopes trial to be more complex than previously admitted, while simultaneously less decisive and more relevant than often considered. Larson's book follows a simple three-part structure, examining pre-trial developments, the trial itself, and the lasting legacy of the event on local and national scales.

The first section follows the familiar pattern of growing protestant fundamentalism in response to increasing modernization inherent in the decade of the s. The rapid scientific, demographic, and cultural changes during this period spawned a number of developments, including the conservative swing of many who resisted urbanization and its implied changing values, and organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union, concerned with a perception of increasing infringements on individual rights.

Far from an innocent bystander caught by intervening religious forces, Scopes was approached early, and volunteered to be a test case, even coaching his students in how to testify against him. The selection of Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan as the chief attorneys was actually resisted by both sides of the trial originally, who justly feared the event would become a circus. Larson shows that, while for many spectators the issue at hand was creationism vs. For Darrow, this was partly true, in that the intent was to show that evolution was factually correct, and thus should be taught.

However, part of the chief defense argument was the individual liberty of Mr. Scopes to teach truth in spite of a local majority that wished otherwise. For Bryan, while he was passionate about his faith, the chief issue at hand was democracy, and the ability of local people to determine what should be taught in their schools. Thus, each side was fighting for principles that can arguably be said to be essential to American democracy: The section on the trial itself, although the story is familiar, is where the book really shines, and Larson's adept use of extensive primary source material bolsters a wonderfully written narrative.

Larson's examination of the trial's legacy is also insightful and well-researched. He includes a welcome narrative of the appeal process, which, while adding little difference to the original verdict, does add a sense of completeness to the story. He asserts that in most respects, the trial was inconclusive. The anti-evolution law remained on the books, and fundamentalist and scientific communities were pushed farther apart. For many Americans, the trial is seen through the lens of Inherit the Wind, the movie version of the trial, which Larson demonstrates is much more about McCarthyism and the Cold War than about evolution and religion.

Yet, he also demonstrates that many viewers in the present day do not understand this difference, and growing fundamentalist groups often misinterpret the cartoonish straw-men of the film as accurate and laudable versions of themselves.

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Thus, the trial, while inconsequential in the short term of , still resonates strongly in American culture and the increasing tension between fundamentalism and modernism. Summer for the Gods is a wonderful read that sheds new light on the Scopes trial and provides a useful context for considering the event and its effect on the American cultural and legal landscape. His use of sources and his writing craft are wonderful, and the book is well deserving of its Pulitzer Prize.

Additionally, while it serves as a good academic work, it is also easily digestible for more casual, popular audiences, giving the book broad appeal and value. For educators, students, or enthusiasts simply interested in the debates of science, religion, legal history, and cultural changes, this book is worth having on the shelf. Teachers, Professors, Politicians Republican and Democrat. This book does precisely what it sets out to do: In fact, as one reads the book, one finds that Larson accomplishes exactly what he intends to with each chapter.

Is it written so clearly that the reader never has to wonder where Larson will be going in the respective chapter—the chapter thesis is almost always placed at the end of the first paragraph, and summarizes to the reader the happenings during the chapter. Of course, the remainder of the chapter is not redundant, but merely substantiates the initial claim. Truly, the way Larson sets up the arguments for both sides of the case chapters 2 and 3 , create an immense amount of tension within me as I wrestled with the validity of both claims.

It really does make sense for the majority to determine what is taught to their children, but it also makes sense to have the experts determine what should be taught in their field. So, even though the first section may be a bit dry, it is essential to understanding what this trial represents. Of course, it represents different things to different peoples—to some it merely means money. Larson does an excellent job of pulling back the curtain to reveal the actual events that occurred; he is not influenced by later recapitulations of the trial but in fact devotes a whole chapter to explain these and why they are misguided.

His recounting is measured and accurate, and he does not allow subjective interpretation or framing of the events indeed, throughout one is hard pressed to find evidence for which side they believe Larson himself agrees with! The interpretation which he eventually does offer is merely more historical recounting—what people thought and believed about the trial after it was over. For those who grew up hearing the legends of the Scopes trial, this is for you.

Responding to what another reviewer has said regarding Intelligent Design, Larson answers in the new Afterword. I expected this book to give me a great picture of the Scopes Monkey Trial; my expectations were met. It seems to me I expected this book to give me a great picture of the Scopes Monkey Trial; my expectations were met. It seems to me that the two should be friends, as they both seek to explain things as they really are. Science and religion are both so beautiful, so meaningful and so right.

Now, I understand when I say this that some scientific theories have been proven wrong, and that some religious beliefs have to be wrong because they contradict each other. But I truly believe that any truth in either of these two enterprises must fit together perfectly and complement each other, or they could not be truths. Back to the book: I really appreciated how Larson remained fairly unbiased throughout the history, never seeming to want to slander either side of the debate, but trying to represent them both as they see themselves and as their opponents see them.

He also did a good job showing the ways in which religious men and women have worked with evolutionists throughout to try to bring reason to this debate. I really enjoyed this book. I think what I liked most about reading this is that I was forced to consider my own opinions about so many things: Oct 03, Don Incognito rated it really liked it. If you happened to have read the play Inherit the Wind, and let it create your impression of the Scopes Monkey Trial, you particularly need to read this book.

There are key details that the play doesn't even try to tell you. I'll just mention the two biggest revelations: The town of Dayton, Tennessee was struggling, and the town leaders, gathering in a downtown drugstore, convinc If you happened to have read the play Inherit the Wind, and let it create your impression of the Scopes Monkey Trial, you particularly need to read this book. The town of Dayton, Tennessee was struggling, and the town leaders, gathering in a downtown drugstore, convinced a substitute teacher named John Scopes to deliberately challenge Tennessee's law against teaching evolution so that the resulting trial would bring Dayton some publicity, boosting its economy.

Bryan, didn't have to happen. But once the fundamentalist William Jennings Bryan joined the prosecution, Clarence Darrow--who was militantly anti-religion--immediately wanted to face down Bryan as a stand against Christianity. He came to Dayton and insinuated himself into the defense team and its strategy, despite that some members of the defense were much more interested in promoting civil liberties than in bashing religion. Essentially, Darrow probably would never have participated in the Scopes trial if Bryan hadn't. Always fascinated by the interplay of science and culture - throw in a good legal battle and I am hooked.

This very well researched and written discussion of the Scopes "monkey" trial of and the continuing debate over what should be taught in our schools and how is very interesting reading and very relevant. I live in Kansas where as recently as creationists reigned on our state school board and "intelligent Design" was added to our state educational standards. I think most interesting Always fascinated by the interplay of science and culture - throw in a good legal battle and I am hooked. I think most interesting to me was Larson's tracing of the rise of Fundamentalism in the US as a response to evolution and the growth of science.

The strategies of placing fundamentalists in school boards and in local politics when courts ruled against them is a strategy that has immense implications today Besides the fascinating review of the original trial, Larson shares great insight into the movie version of the trial that was released at the height of McCarthyism in the s - Inherit the Wind. The way the trial was misrepresented in the movie to meet the purposes of looking for historical parallels for communist hunting was something I was totally unaware of.

Not light reading, but well worth the effort. Apr 18, Dan rated it it was amazing. If you have been reading my blog over the past year or so, you are aware that I have had more than a passing fascination with the battles in the American courts over the teaching of Intelligent Design, aka Creationism, in high school science class. Having read multiple books on the famous case in Dover, PA I decided that I would turn some of my attention to the trial with which it is most often compared, the Scopes trial in Dayton, TN.

I ran across Edward J. Larson's Pulitzer prize winn If you have been reading my blog over the past year or so, you are aware that I have had more than a passing fascination with the battles in the American courts over the teaching of Intelligent Design, aka Creationism, in high school science class.

Larson's Pulitzer prize winning account of the trial in a display my local library set up to honor Charles Darwin's th birthday and was absorbed by this book from start to finish. Although Larson's account of the case is exhaustively detailed, it is also beautifully written and highly worth reading. Jan 10, Tina rated it it was amazing Shelves: Every spare moment I have lately has been spent reading this fascinating book.

Summer for the Gods offers an engaging, thought provoking and evenhanded historical account of the intersection of religion, science, law and politics in America. Larson provides a front row seat at this pivotal case, delving deep into the divergent worldviews that caused a cultural and political fissure that remains to this day. Majoritarian rule, individual liberty, academic freedom, and the separation of church and Every spare moment I have lately has been spent reading this fascinating book.

Majoritarian rule, individual liberty, academic freedom, and the separation of church and state all merged together in the Scopes Trial. This was a fascinating book which enriched my historical understanding of the ongoing battle between religious and naturalistic worldviews. By the late nineteenth century, Darwin's evolutionary theories had been widely accepted by Christian fundamentalists.. The had adopted a form of Lamarckian explanation for changes in form. In fact, James Orr, well-known theologian, wrote in The Fundamentals, " Assume God — as many devout evolutionists do— to be immanent in the evolutionary process, and His intelligence and purpose to be expressed in it; then evolution, so far from conflicting with theism, may become a new and heightened form of By the late nineteenth century, Darwin's evolutionary theories had been widely accepted by Christian fundamentalists..

In fact, James Orr, well-known theologian, wrote in The Fundamentals, " Assume God — as many devout evolutionists do— to be immanent in the evolutionary process, and His intelligence and purpose to be expressed in it; then evolution, so far from conflicting with theism, may become a new and heightened form of theistic argument. What raised their ire was his theory of natural selection with its implicit unguided randomness. Larson is the author of an excellent history of the Scopes trial.

He reports the history of the debate that led to events in Tennessee. Natural selection had been pretty much ignored until genetics began to supply some evidence for it in the early twentieth century. Genetics provided further evidence that change was due to random variation. This the fundamentalists could not abide. Soon evolution came under attack, natural selection becoming fully identified with all of Darwin. The very nature of science— that is, continual debate— provided ammunition to the forces of darkness although debate and difference of opinion on this subject were not limited to science.

Surely religion has been subject to more difference of opinion than perhaps and other theoretical field being as speculative as it is. William Jennings Bryan, the more vocal of opponents to evolution, had his fear fueled by the development of eugenics, a natural outgrowth of the popularization of natural selection and survival of the fittest. Some thirty-five states eventually passed legislation compelling the sexual segregation and sterilization of unfortunates that society chose to label as misfits.

Soon eugenics became identified with evolutionary theory and more fat was added to the fire. Bryan was an interesting mix of contradictions. A pacifist and anti-Republican he had resigned from Wilson's Cabinet was war fever erupted. He was a fervent admirer of hard currency yet made millions from land speculation in Florida. Bryan's anti-evolutionist views originated from his view that "the Darwinian theory represents man as reaching his present perfection [! He was not — contrary to the Inherit the Wind version — opposed to an extended geologic time frame, but he resisted vehemently the notion that humans were not created supernaturally.

Bryan's majoritarian stance — the majority rules and schools should teach what the majority believes — was a major reason for the entry of the ACLU into the case. The NCLU— forerunner to the ACLU— had been founded by the Quakers to help provide support and defense for their anti-war activities and pacifist members who refused to serve in Wilson's war. The president's statements against disloyalty and his support for legislation against any kind of opposition to the war created a climate that fueled majoritarian thinking.

The government had already used the postal service to help suppress any kind of minority point-of-view and the ACLU — originally quite cooperative with the Wilson government — soon became disillusioned. Samuel Walker, ACLU historian, wrote "largely oblivious to civil liberties considerations before the war, the wartime crisis forced them [the ACLU] to abandon their faith in the inevitability of social progress and their majoritarian view of democracy.

They now began to see that majority rule and liberty were not necessarily synonymous and thus discovered the First Amendment as a new principle for advancing human freedom. Darrow just wanted to lampoon the Christian Fundamentalists, a pathetically easy task — it was the only time he volunteered his services.

Darrow delighted in challenging the traditional concepts of religion and morality. He hated "do-gooders" and regarded Christianity as a "slave religion that encouraged acquiescence in injustice, a willingness to make do with the mediocre, and complacency in the face of the intolerable. Many traditional institutions were undergoing radical change at the turn of the century.

The university, heretofore, an arm of a church sect, offered little chance for teachers to stray from the party line. The rise of pragmatism led by the French philosopher Auguste Comte, offered a path away from a paradigm of obedience to a central authority and toward "a positive stage ion which empirical investigation would be accepted as the only reliable road to truth. They wanted to emphasize the deleterious effects of a popularly orchestrated curriculum.

Neal was perhaps not the best choice. A brilliant lawyer and teacher, he was usually late for class, often never appearing, rarely lecturing on the topic at hand, preferring political discourses and giving his students grades of 95 without reading their exams. Following passage of the law forbidding the teaching of evolution that contradicted the biblical teaching this odd phraseology was to provide the opening that Darrow needed the ACLU began looking for a test case site.

Most school superintendents wanted nothing to do with the case simply declaring they did not teach Darwinism. The Knoxville superintendent even declared that, "Our teachers have a hard enough time teaching the children how to distinguish between plant and animal life. The civic boosters in Dayton lusted at the idea of all the publicity.

They were perhaps atypical. A relatively new little town, it was a Republican enclave in a predominantly Democratic south. Mencken was pleasantly surprised. What I found was a country town full of charm and even beauty. Nor is there any evidence in the town of that poisonous spirit which usually shows itself where Christian men gather to defend the great doctrines of their faith. It eventually blew up in their faces, as Dayton became the laughingstock of the country. The author of the anti-evolution bill is obviously nearer in mental development to the nomads of early biblical times than he is to the intelligence of the young man [Scopes] who is under trial.

Oct 13, Martha Foster rated it really liked it. This was a quite interesting book, especially Parts I and II: Much more interesting debate! Why should taxpayers be forced to pay for somethin This was a quite interesting book, especially Parts I and II: And my impressions of the two major contenders, Clarence Darrow defense attorney and William Jennings Bryan prosecutor , were tempered somewhat. The flaws in these sources were explored in Part III The two major sources of information on the Scopes trial, for the general public, were my sources as well — Only Yesterday: The former, by necessity, cut out many details about the trial as the trial was only one chapter in that book , and focused on the carnival atmosphere in the town of Dayton during the trial.

The main characters were drawn a bit cartoonishly, and the whole episode was portrayed in good humor as was the tone throughout his book.

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Inherit the Wind , was much more somber and menacing in tone, as the play portrayed the Scopes trial as an analogy to McCarthyism ongoing when the play was written. Thus the main characters were drawn larger than life: Two flaws brought this book down to 4 stars, in my opinion: It was difficult to keep track of all the minor people involved — and as it was a major historical event, there were major, minor, tertiary, rings of characters swirling around the trial itself.

Maybe there should have been a Cast of Characters at the beginning of the book. The final portion of the book Overall, though, this was a very informative and interesting book, and I enjoyed it. I recommend it to anyone who wants to delve more deeply into this important event in American history. A paradigm shift amongst intellectuals exemplified by Lost Generation writers, the disintegration of European liberalism and American progressivism mixed with an emerging American consumerism, known as modernism, was seen by fundamentalists as an infidelity which threatened their way of life and how they defined themselves as Americans.

In Summer for the Gods Larson illustrates this cultural evolution of the s through the examination of a trial in which Protestant antievolutionist majoritarianism was put on the stand in the form of its speaker, William Jennings Bryan. In the early s consumerism, mass culture, the impact of technology on social organization, and increasing immigration from Eastern Europe was putting a strain on the Victorian sense of order.

Modernity, with its disruptions of stability and certainty, challenged them while they maintained the belief that practical guidelines for living could be found. Larson explains, the Butler Act, passed in March , prohibited the teaching of evolution or any theory that would deny the biblical account of man by any school in the state receiving public funds, including universities. This caught the attention of the American Civil Liberties Union. They recognized that recent aggressive foreign policy had praised the military and mandatory patriotic exercises and even enabled sedition laws while disparaging the international labor movement and individualism itself.

In a time of unprecedented strikes and terrorist bombings, law and conformity in the name of protection under the excesses of majority rule was crushing individual rights and American liberty. The ACLU immediately released ads in Tennessee searching for teachers who would be willing to challenge the new state legislation.

William Jennings Bryan who had been crusading against the teaching of evolution for thirty five years volunteered to prosecute.

As a populist and socialist, Bryan was a proponent of popular democracy, and as a pacifist he had resigned as Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson. One might think he would fit in well with the ACLU, but his populist ideas of magoritarianism, especially when it came to his strong religious beliefs, set him apart from this liberal group. With this, he was able to get Bryan on the stand and prove his ignorance on both subjects. He also proved that Bryan did not literally interpret everything in the Bible, therefore the theory of evolution and religion can coincide.

Although the ACLU would have preferred more emphasis on academic freedom, Darrow stuck mainly to his quest to discredit religion. He describes the situation in America leading up to the event in great detail and captures the mood and concerns of majoritarian thought as well as that of those involved in the movement toward modernizing American thought which was well behind industrialization and technology.

For example, he spends nearly an entire chapter describing the ACLU and their intentions and concerns. He also spends quite a bit of time on the backgrounds of Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, the intense fears of socialism due to the Red Scare, and the impact the war had on the change in American thought. By doing this he made a great contribution to contemporary American historical knowledge of the period as he laid bare the apex of the s American culture wars.

Aug 17, Betty rated it it was amazing. Excellent and thorough coverage of the creation vs. In the end, there clearly was not a winner, but this reader cannot decide if the outcome was a win-win or a lose-lose. Defendant Scopes was found guilty of violating the Tennessee st Excellent and thorough coverage of the creation vs.

Defendant Scopes was found guilty of violating the Tennessee statute prohibiting public school teachers from denying the Biblical account of mankind's origins, but the conviction was overturned on a technicality about the manner in which he was fined. At one point, defense attorney Clarence Darrow objects to the traditional opening of daily proceedings with a prayer, then concedes only when it is established that the invocation is to be given by a non-fundamentalist Christian.

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So far as we know, there is no religious establishment or organized body that has in its creed or confession of faith any article denying or affirming such a theory. Protestants, Catholics, and Jews are divided among themselves in their beliefs, and there is no unanimity among the members of any religious establishment as to this subject. Oct 10, Cody Scott rated it really liked it. Summer of the Gods is an amazingly detailed account of the famous Scopes Trial.

Edward Larson does a great job outlining exactly what happened in the famous trial of what is now interpreted as Religion vs Science in an unbiased and fascinating balance of narrative and deep research. I recommend this book to anyone who wants a better understanding of the climax of the battle of evolution in the US.

Even though the battle still rages on today, it seems that truth will prevail as long as we approac Summer of the Gods is an amazingly detailed account of the famous Scopes Trial. Even though the battle still rages on today, it seems that truth will prevail as long as we approach this topic with an open mind. The Scope defense, and the defense of evolution in general, is outlined perfectly in a quote from Arthur Hays, "The theory of our constitution is that in the completion of ideas, truth will prevail.

We plead for freedom of education, for the liberty to teach, and the liberty to learn, for in this small statute lies the seed of a doctrine which in generation may reach out and stifle education" My only criticism of the book is that Larson did not include much of what was said in court. I was interested in hearing the arguments line-by-line. But in his quest to make an unbiased account of the trial, I see why he left it out.

Instead, he includes a detailed narrative and does include the major points in what was said in the trial. Jul 31, Peter Lindstrom rated it really liked it. If nothing else, Larson's book should remind us the need to create simple national narratives or black-and-history is fraught with danger.

But his book is more than that: Jun 01, Christian rated it it was amazing. Incredible book - one of the most compelling non-fiction accounts I've read. Very deserved of the Pulitzer Prize it won, for it is clear that Larson invested a countless number of hours to write this book, with astounding levels of detail on every page. In addition to that, it also abounds in emotion - you really feel personal connections to Bryan, Darrow, and their teams. The final section of the book takes a different tone.

Whereas before, we see a blow-by-blow account of every speech of the t Incredible book - one of the most compelling non-fiction accounts I've read. Whereas before, we see a blow-by-blow account of every speech of the trial, in the end, Larsen attempts to contextualize and explain the impact of the trial. It is still very well done, but I couldn't help but feel less engaged, simply because the scope is so much broader, which resulted in a less clear narrative at times.

I read this for my Science and Religion class. This book discusses, in very readable form, the historical and intellectual foundations of the struggle between, the rural largely Southern religious majoritarian anti-modernism of William Jennings Bryan the Democratic populist of Nebraska and the modern, skeptical, rationalist Clarence Darrow of Chicago. The afterward clearly traces the rise of recent creationism and Intelligent Design theory in th I read this for my Science and Religion class.

I was surprised by most of the information provided in this book since I was taught that the Scopes trial went very differently than it actually did. Overall good book though. Mar 24, Jerome rated it liked it. The choice, ultimately, is ours, but the one who asks us to make that choice is a character whose involvement in the games is both marginal and integral, and whose position has been badly misunderstood.

The Outsider is the sardonic god who offers us magical gifts at the beginning of both games. He is explicitly beyond our knowledge, yet continually draws us into intimate conversation throughout both games. His places are the hidden, marginal places of the world: His chthonic nature binds him to death and judgement. He is hated and feared by the powerful and worshipped by the destitute.

In Dishonored 2 we are shown a truth hidden in the deepest, oldest recesses of the Void. Arbitrarily selected, anointed, and murdered, the Outsider is shown to be a sacrificial victim of an unknown, ancient cult which imbued him with tremendous power at the expense of his humanity. This paradoxical double meaning demonstrates the power of scapegoating, as curative violence ends poisonous violence. As a sacrificial victim pushed to the margins of society and reviled by the community that rejects him, he assumes the role of the 'pharmakos'.

The victims, 'pharmakoi', were required whenever a threat, real or imagined, destabilized the borders and hierarchies of a community to the point of crisis. Disease, war, famine, or lack of resources could all disrupt the community to the point of escalating, all-encompassing violence. Quelling these becomes a psychic and social necessity to avoid irreversible damage.

And so a pharmakos would be chosen from among the marginalised, and either ritually murdered or exiled.

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Typically bathed, adorned, and treated as sacred, this act of unifying violence through sacrifice would expel not just the victim, but also all the social ills that the victim would come to represent; all evil, violent, and immoral acts become associated with the pharmakos, regardless of his guilt. The pharmakos is therefore granted enormous power by the community: It might seem strange to draw connections between a modern day video game and Ancient Greek social ritual, but the themes and patterns that come to us from antiquity still have power over our lives. We are preoccupied with sites of abuse and victimhood because of their ability to transcend boundaries that divide mankind.

We are all vulnerable to violence; we are all vulnerable to abuses of power. Suffering is a facet of our lives that can level us all.

How power employs, perpetuates, and quells violence within a community are questions we have explored throughout our history. He gives his gifts to the oppressed, the downtrodden, and the blamed. He revisits his own powerlessness when he reaches out to give a choice to the abused. His position within the Empire, forcibly outside its walls, gives him the power to ask these questions. The Abbey of the Everyman, the only religious institution within the world of Dishonored, seeks to unite the different cultures and social classes of the Empire through rejection of the Outsider and his magic.

Some rightfully, most arbitrarily. Dishonored 2 is our Game of the Year for Its depth, striking creative direction and respect for player freedom won our hearts despite a rough launch. The Abbey calls for us to reject the strange and the different for the good of the community. Across both games, we may witness civilians threatened and killed in the street for various crimes against the Abbey.

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