War and Peace in the World's Religions
Title | War and Peace in the World's Religions PDF eBook |
Author | John Ferguson |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Political Science |
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Religion of Peace?
Title | Religion of Peace? PDF eBook |
Author | Gregory M. Davis |
Publisher | WND Books |
Pages | 149 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 097789844X |
Virtually every contemporary Western leader has expressed the view that Islam is a peaceful religion and that those who commit violence in its name are fanatics who misinterpret its tenets. This widely circulated claim is false. Relying primarily on Islam's own sources, "Religion of Peace? Islam's War Against the World" demonstrates that Islam is a violent, expansionary ideology that seeks the subjugation and destruction of other faiths, cultures, and systems of government. Further, it shows that the jihadis that Westerners have been indoctrinated to believe are extremists, are actually in the mainstream.
World Religions and Norms of War
Title | World Religions and Norms of War PDF eBook |
Author | Vesselin Popovski |
Publisher | Brookings Institution Press |
Pages | 356 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
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Over more than two millennia, the world's leading religious traditions have provided the guidance in questions of when war can be justified, and of what methods and targets are permissible in war. Linking deep historical analysis to contemporary issues, this volume provides insight to the understanding of the role and influence of religion in the state politics. The book examines the norms of war in Hinduism, in Theravada Buddhism, in Japanese religion, in Judaism, in Roman Catholic Christianity, in Eastern Orthodox Christianity, in Protestant Christianity, in Shia Islam and in Sunni Islam, and discusses norms of war in cross-religious perspective.--Publisher's description.
Understanding World Religions
Title | Understanding World Religions PDF eBook |
Author | David Whitten Smith |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Pages | 448 |
Release | 2007-10-29 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1461666775 |
Understanding World Religions studies major worldviews in relation to justice and peace: Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Marxist, and Native American. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is given as a case study for how worldviews impact justice and peace. Further chapters explore Christian social teaching, liberation theologies, active nonviolence, and just war theory.
Fields of Blood
Title | Fields of Blood PDF eBook |
Author | Karen Armstrong |
Publisher | Anchor |
Pages | 458 |
Release | 2014-10-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0385353103 |
A sweeping exploration of religion and the history of human violence—from the New York Times bestselling author of The History of God • “Elegant and powerful.... Both erudite and accurate, dazzling in its breadth of knowledge and historical detail.” —The Washington Post In these times of rising geopolitical chaos, the need for mutual understanding between cultures has never been more urgent. Religious differences are seen as fuel for violence and warfare. In these pages, one of our greatest writers on religion, Karen Armstrong, amasses a sweeping history of humankind to explore the perceived connection between war and the world’s great creeds—and to issue a passionate defense of the peaceful nature of faith. With unprecedented scope, Armstrong looks at the whole history of each tradition—not only Christianity and Islam, but also Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Daoism, and Judaism. Religions, in their earliest days, endowed every aspect of life with meaning, and warfare became bound up with observances of the sacred. Modernity has ushered in an epoch of spectacular violence, although, as Armstrong shows, little of it can be ascribed directly to religion. Nevertheless, she shows us how and in what measure religions came to absorb modern belligerence—and what hope there might be for peace among believers of different faiths in our time.
Holy War, Holy Peace
Title | Holy War, Holy Peace PDF eBook |
Author | Marc Gopin |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0195146506 |
The use of religion in inflaming the Palestinian/Israeli conflict represents one understanding of the Abrahamic traditions. Marc Goplin argues for a greater integration of the Middle East peace process with the region's religious groups.
War and Peace in the World's Religions
Title | War and Peace in the World's Religions PDF eBook |
Author | John Ferguson |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Political Science |
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