Terrorism, Religion, and Global Peace: From Concepts to Praxis / / ed. by Karikottuchira Kuriakose.
The contributors of this volume investigate not only human beings’ potentialities for violence and terrorism, but also for counter-terrorism and peace. They share with the reader their understandings, knowledge, and experiences of peace and nonviolence experiments set within different religious/cult...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2012] ©2012 |
Year of Publication: | 2012 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Gorgias Précis Portfolios
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (378 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Preface -- Contributors -- Chapter 1. Jain Perspectives on Violence and Nonviolence -- Chapter 2. Islam, Gender, and Peace -- Chapter 3. Nonviolence and Violence in Buddhism -- Chapter 4. Conflict Resolution and Peace: The Ethical Paradigm in Jesus’ Teaching and Life -- Chapter 5. Searching for a New Language of Peace for the World Today -- Chapter 6. The Role of Religion in Fostering Global Peace and Opposing Terrorism -- Chapter 7. Thomas Merton: Peacemaker -- Chapter 8. Recent Inter Religious Dialogue and Peace Initiatives in India Especially after Masjid—Mandir Issue -- Chapter 9. An Unfamiliar Peace -- Chapter 10. Social Activism and the Role of the African Americans -- Chapter 11. Embodied Peacemaking: Living Shalom Close to Home -- Chapter 12. Janus, Terrorism and Peacemaking -- Chapter 13. Peace Be with Your Body and Spirit: A Korean Christian Feminist Reflection on Peacemaking -- Chapter 14. Language, Race and Ethnicity: Conflict Resolution in Sri Lanka -- Chapter 15. Blood and Benevolence: Violence and Nonviolence in Buddhist and Christian Mysticism -- Chapter 16. Peace Concepts in Iconography. Can Orthodox Icons Teach a Peace-theology?— an Iconological Interpretation |
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Summary: | The contributors of this volume investigate not only human beings’ potentialities for violence and terrorism, but also for counter-terrorism and peace. They share with the reader their understandings, knowledge, and experiences of peace and nonviolence experiments set within different religious/cultural traditions, and the possibility of building peace communities around the world |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781463233730 9783111024141 9783110663037 |
DOI: | 10.31826/9781463233730 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | ed. by Karikottuchira Kuriakose. |