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This book provides a multidisciplinary commentary on a wide range of religious traditions and their relationship to acts of violence. Hate and violence occur at every level of human interaction, as do peace and compassion. Scholars of religion have a particular obligation to make sense out of this situation, tracing its history and variables, and drawing lessons for the future. From the formative periods of the religious traditions to their application in the contemporary world, the essays in this volume interrogate the views on violence found within the traditions and provide examples of religious practices that exacerbate or ameliorate situations of conflict.

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Author:   Muhammad Shafiq ,  Thomas Donlin-Smith
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2021
Weight:   0.486kg
ISBN:  

9783030511272

ISBN 10:   3030511278
Pages:   346
Publication Date:   22 January 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1              Introduction Thomas Donlin-Smith Part I  -  In Sacred Context 2              Violence and The Cross: The Affinity Between Theories of Atonement and Christian Attitudes Towards War and Peace           Jeffrey A. McPherson 3              Facing Down Fear: John Chrysostom’s Answer to Violence Demetrios E. Tonias 4              The Parable of the Wedding Protest: Matthew 22:1-14 and Nonviolent Re-sistance Marie Hause 5              Refuting the Violent Image of God in the Book of Joshua 6-12 Niveen Sarras 6              The Conflict of War: Unresolved Challenges and Sentiments in Jewish Sources Saundra Sterling Epstein 7              Remodeling the Paradigm of Religious Inference and Decision Making in Islam: Converting Dogmatism into a Positive and Vibrant Human Activity Muhammad Akhtar Saeed Siddiqi 8              Violence or its De-Legitimization? Conflicting Views from the Hindu World Nawaraj Chaulagain 9              Speak Dhamma but Carry a Big Stick: Violence in Early Buddhist Dis-course John Thompson         Part II - In Human Context 10           War and Religious Discourse in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict Andrii Krawchuk 11           The Quest for Radical Islamism and the War on Terror in Indonesia Etin Anwar 12           The Violent Wahhabism and the Use of Islamic Texts to Justify Armed Violence Against Muslims and Non-Muslims Abdoul Aziz Gaye 13           Embracing Nonviolence: Pope Francis and Catholic Teaching on War John Sniegocki 14           Covert Violence: Counting Cultural Trauma at the Intersection of ATR, Islam, and Neoliberalism in Africa William Glennon 15           The Myth of Islam as Inherently Violent Fatih Harpci 16           “Heads Will Roll:” Decapitations in Mughal Painting – Persecution or Punishment? Michael D. Calabria 17           Islamophobia and the Far Right in Modern Germany, 2008-2018: An In-troduction Christian Van Gorder Concluding Remarks Index

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Muhammad Shafiq is Executive Director of the Hickey Center and holds the IIIT Interfaith Studies Chair at Nazareth College, USA.  Thomas Donlin-Smith is Professor and Chair of Religious Studies at Nazareth College, USA.

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