Beyond Violence : : Religious Sources of Social Transformation in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam /

Beyond Violence : : Religious Sources of Social Transformation in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam / / ed. by James L. Heft.

In an age of terrorism and other forms of violence committed in the name of religion, how can religion become a vehicle for peace, justice, and reconciliation? And in a world of bitter conflicts-many rooted in religious difference-how can communities of faith understand one another?The essays in thi...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Fordham University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014
MitwirkendeR:
Appleby, R. Scott,
Ceric, Mustafa,
Firestone, Reuven,
Greenberg, Irving,
Heft, James L.,
Osman, Mohamed Fathi,
Swidler, Leonard,
Taylor, Charles,
HerausgeberIn:
Heft, James L.,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Fordham University Press, , [2009]
©2009
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
Series:Abrahamic Dialogues
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Physical Description:1 online resource (144 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE: BEYOND VIOLENCE THROUGH DIALOGUE AND COOPERATION
  • INTRODUCTION: RELIGIOUS SOURCES FOR SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION IN JUDAISM, CHRISTIANITY, AND ISLAM
  • 1. Notes on the Sources of Violence: Perennial and Modern
  • 2. Judaism, Christianity, Islam: Hope or Fear of Our Times
  • 3. God Is the All-Peace, the All-Merciful
  • 4. Judaism on Violence and Reconciliation: An Examination of Key Sources
  • 5. Religion as a Force for Reconciliation and Peace: A Jewish Analysis
  • 6. Disciples of the Prince of Peace? Christian Resources for Nonviolent Peacebuilding
  • ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
  • INDEX

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