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Religion, War, and Ethics: A Sourcebook of Textual Traditions
Gregory Reichberg
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Description for Religion, War, and Ethics: A Sourcebook of Textual Traditions
hardcover. Religion, War, and Ethics is a collection of primary sources from the world's major religions on the ethics of war. Editor(s): Reichberg, Gregory M.; Syse, Henrik. Num Pages: 750 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAM1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 177 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1760.
Religion, War, and Ethics is a collection of primary sources from the world's major religions on the ethics of war. Each chapter brings together annotated texts - scriptural, theological, ethical, and legal - from a variety of historical periods that reflect each tradition's response to perennial questions about the nature of war: when, if ever, is recourse to arms morally justifiable? What moral constraints should apply to military conduct? Can a lasting earthly peace be achieved? Are there sacred reasons for waging war, and special rewards for those who do the fighting? The religions covered include Sunni and Shiite Islam; ... Read more
Religion, War, and Ethics is a collection of primary sources from the world's major religions on the ethics of war. Each chapter brings together annotated texts - scriptural, theological, ethical, and legal - from a variety of historical periods that reflect each tradition's response to perennial questions about the nature of war: when, if ever, is recourse to arms morally justifiable? What moral constraints should apply to military conduct? Can a lasting earthly peace be achieved? Are there sacred reasons for waging war, and special rewards for those who do the fighting? The religions covered include Sunni and Shiite Islam; ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
Number of Pages
750
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521450386
SKU
V9780521450386
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About Gregory Reichberg
Gregory M. Reichberg is Research Professor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). He is leader of the Oslo-based Research School in Peace and Conflict, adjunct Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Oslo, associate editor of the Journal of Military Ethics, and board member of the US-based Peace Research Endowment. He is co-editor of World ... Read more
Reviews for Religion, War, and Ethics: A Sourcebook of Textual Traditions
'The breadth of textual sources alone is impressive - a majority of each chapter contains primary and secondary source material that lays the foundation for modern understandings. However, it is also the scope and depth of the resources that makes this collection of great import.' Christian M. Cintron, Religious Studies Review