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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: David B. KopelPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 1.049kg ISBN: 9781440832772ISBN 10: 1440832773 Pages: 496 Publication Date: 16 February 2017 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction PART 1: THE OLD TESTAMENT AND THE JEWS 1.The Torah 2.The Rise and Fall of the Hebrew Republic and Monarchy 3.Israel Returns 4. Psalms, Prophets, and the Problem of Violence in the Hebrew Bible 5.Diaspora to Holocaust to Israel PART 2: THE NEW TESTAMENT TO THE PRESENT 6.The New Testament 7.From the Early Apostles to the Fall of Rome 8.The Middle Ages 9.Reformation 10.Revolutions 11.The American Revolution 12.Modern Christianity 13.Quakers: Respect for Conscience 14.Modern Pacifism Conclusion: Defending Creation IndexReviewsA well-researched and magnificently written tome. Kopel has succeeded in The Morality of Self-Defense and Military Action by David B. Kopelobjectively discussing difficult and controversial topics of moral philosophy that spill into hotter political issues of armed self-defense and justification for wars and revolution, and he does this in an eloquent, logical, and enthralling fashion. . . . The Morality of Self-Defense and Military Action: The Judeo-Christian Tradition is highly recommended for moral philosophers, lawyers, sociologists, criminologists, and the lay public, and it would be of more than passing interest to citizens following or participating in the gun control and gun rights debate. - Hacienda Publishing Engaging and certainly controversial, this book lays out a tendentious argument and reading of history in its promotion of a gun culture. . . . Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty. - Choice Engaging and certainly controversial, this book lays out a tendentious argument and reading of history in its promotion of a gun culture. . . . Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty. * Choice * A well-researched and magnificently written tome. Kopel has succeeded in The Morality of Self-Defense and Military Action by David B. Kopelobjectively discussing difficult and controversial topics of moral philosophy that spill into hotter political issues of armed self-defense and justification for wars and revolution, and he does this in an eloquent, logical, and enthralling fashion. . . . The Morality of Self-Defense and Military Action: The Judeo-Christian Tradition is highly recommended for moral philosophers, lawyers, sociologists, criminologists, and the lay public, and it would be of more than passing interest to citizens following or participating in the gun control and gun rights debate. * Hacienda Publishing * Engaging and certainly controversial, this book lays out a tendentious argument and reading of history in its promotion of a gun culture. . . . Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty. - Choice Author InformationDavid B. Kopel, JD, is adjunct professor of advanced constitutional law at Denver University, Sturm College of Law. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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