Spiritual and Political Dimensions of Nonviolence and Peace /

Spiritual and Political Dimensions of Nonviolence and Peace / / edited by David Boersema, Katy Gray Brown.

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This book is a collection of philosophical papers that explores theoretical and practical aspects and implications of nonviolence as a means of establishing peace. The papers range from spiritual and political dimensions of nonviolence to issues of justice and values and proposals for action and cha...

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Superior document:Value Inquiry Book Series ; 182
TeilnehmendeR:
Boersema, David,
Brown, Katy Gray,
Place / Publishing House:Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2006.
Year of Publication:2006
Language:English
Series:Value Inquiry Book Series ; 182.
Physical Description:1 online resource (289 p.)
Notes:Selection of papers presented at two annual conferences of the Concerned Philosophers for Peace (CPP), held in 1997 and 2001.
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Katy GRAY BROWN: Introduction: Beyond Safe Ground
  • Part One: Spiritual Dimensions
  • Jerald RICHARDS: Spirituality, Religion, Violence, and Nonviolence
  • Joseph KUNKEL: The Spiritual Side of Peacemaking
  • William C. GAY: Apocalyptic Thinking versus Nonviolent Action
  • Part Two: Political Dimensions
  • Anas KARZAI, Marianne VARDALOS: Understanding "Operation Enduring Freedom " through the Persistence of Sacrifice, Revenge, and the Gift of Cruel Economies
  • Gail PRESBEY: Strategic Nonviolence in Africa: Reasons for its Embrace and Later Abandonment by Nkrumah, Nyerere, and Kaunda
  • Charles Martin OVERBY: The Treasure of Japan 's Article 9: The World 's Foremost Law for Peace, Justice, and Nonviolent Conflict Resolution
  • JOHN KULTGEN: "Faceless Coward ": Bush ' s Anti-Terrorism Rhetoric
  • Part Three: Justice and Values
  • Maria H. MORALES: No Justice, No Peace
  • Michael Patterson BROWN: Sharing a Sense of Justice: The Role of Conscience in Political Protest
  • David BOERSEMA: Taking Compromise Seriously
  • Andrew KELLEY: Kant on Freedom, Happiness, and Peace
  • Part Four: Action and Change
  • William C. GAY: A Normative Framework for Addressing Peace and Related Global Issues
  • Beth J.SINGER: On Language and Social Change
  • John KULTGEN: Making a Man of Her: Women in the Military
  • Ian M. HARRIS: Assumptions behind Different Types
  • of Peace Education
  • About the Authors
  • Index.

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