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Gods and Arms
Kjell-Ake Nordquist
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Description for Gods and Arms
Paperback.
This book brings together a variety of perspectives on how religion can be related to violence and war - both in a destructive and constructive way. Religion can justify and mobilize violence - even terrorism or guerilla wars - just like political ideology. But how is such a link between religion and violent behavior established in the first place? How can we go further in understanding this possible connection between religion and war? Is religious peace work just the flip side of religious support of war? Or can peace work be informed by knowing about how religion promotes violence ... Read more
This book brings together a variety of perspectives on how religion can be related to violence and war - both in a destructive and constructive way. Religion can justify and mobilize violence - even terrorism or guerilla wars - just like political ideology. But how is such a link between religion and violent behavior established in the first place? How can we go further in understanding this possible connection between religion and war? Is religious peace work just the flip side of religious support of war? Or can peace work be informed by knowing about how religion promotes violence ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
Number of Pages
174
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780718893163
SKU
V9780718893163
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Ref
99-15
About Kjell-Ake Nordquist
R. Scott Appleby - Professor of History and John M. Regan Jr. Director, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA Göran Gunner - Researcher at Church of Sweden Research Unit, Associate Professor in Christianity and Interreligious Studies, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden Mariyahl Hoole - Research Associate, National Peace Council, Colombo, Sri Lanka ... Read more
Reviews for Gods and Arms
'this is a pertinent, timely and short book on a crucial contemporary issue.' Peter Brain, Reform Magazine, October 2013 "It will be useful for students, and also given the range of coverage will surely provide information that even specialists in the field will not know about concerning areas, periods, or conflicts that are not their focus." -Paul Hedges, Theological ... Read more