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245 04 a| The warrior and the pacifisth| [electronic resource] :b| competing motifs in Buddhism, Judaism, Islam and Christianity /c| edited by Lester R. Kurtz.;

260 a| New York, NY :b| Routledge,c| 2018.;

300 a| 1 online resource.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Buddhism and violence : an oxymoron? / Iselin Frydenlund -- Engaged Buddhism east and west: encounters with the visions, vitality, and values of an emerging practice / Paula Green -- Aspects of social engagement within the Southeast Asian Buddhist world / Jordan Baskerville and Somboon Chungprampree -- War and peace : intertwining threads in the Jewish tradition / Rabbi Tirzah Firestone -- Jewish, Israeli, and Zionist traditions of war and peace / Paul Scham -- "Purity of arms" : educating ethical warriors in the Israeli Army / Noam Zion -- Peace & war in Christian thought / Nigel Biggar -- Nonviolence : a style of politics for peace / Pope Francis -- Christianity and Islam in an age of transition : violence or healing? / Joseph A. Camilleri -- Making peace with Islam : the Muslim as peacemaker / Afra Jalabi -- Transforming terrorism with Muslims' nonviolent alternatives / Chaiwat Satha-Anand -- Islamic approaches to nonviolence and peacebuilding : a critical examination / Mohammed Abu-Nimer -- Building peace with religious support : the case of Sri Lanka / Jenan Perera -- Interreligious dialogue / Lisa Schirch -- Warriors and pacifists / Lester R. Kurtz.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "This book looks at two contradictory ethical motifs - the warrior and the pacificist - across four major faith traditions: Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam and their role in shaping our understanding of violence and the morality of its use. The Warrior and the Pacifist explores how these faith traditions, which now mutually inhabit our life spaces, bring with them across the millennia the moral teachings that have traveled from prehistoric humanity, embedded in the beliefs, rituals, and institutions socially constructed by humans to deal with ultimate concerns, core aspects of daily personal and social life, and life transitions"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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The warrior and the pacifist competing motifs in Buddhism, Judaism, Islam and Christianity / edited by Lester R. Kurtz.

Other author	Kurtz, Lester R.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
Description	1 online resource.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks
Subjects	Violence--Religious aspects. Nonviolence--Religious aspects. War--Religious aspects. Peace--Religious aspects.

Contents	Buddhism and violence : an oxymoron? / Iselin Frydenlund -- Engaged Buddhism east and west: encounters with the visions, vitality, and values of an emerging practice / Paula Green -- Aspects of social engagement within the Southeast Asian Buddhist world / Jordan Baskerville and Somboon Chungprampree -- War and peace : intertwining threads in the Jewish tradition / Rabbi Tirzah Firestone -- Jewish, Israeli, and Zionist traditions of war and peace / Paul Scham -- "Purity of arms" : educating ethical warriors in the Israeli Army / Noam Zion -- Peace & war in Christian thought / Nigel Biggar -- Nonviolence : a style of politics for peace / Pope Francis -- Christianity and Islam in an age of transition : violence or healing? / Joseph A. Camilleri -- Making peace with Islam : the Muslim as peacemaker / Afra Jalabi -- Transforming terrorism with Muslims' nonviolent alternatives / Chaiwat Satha-Anand -- Islamic approaches to nonviolence and peacebuilding : a critical examination / Mohammed Abu-Nimer -- Building peace with religious support : the case of Sri Lanka / Jenan Perera -- Interreligious dialogue / Lisa Schirch -- Warriors and pacifists / Lester R. Kurtz.
Abstract	"This book looks at two contradictory ethical motifs - the warrior and the pacificist - across four major faith traditions: Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam and their role in shaping our understanding of violence and the morality of its use. The Warrior and the Pacifist explores how these faith traditions, which now mutually inhabit our life spaces, bring with them across the millennia the moral teachings that have traveled from prehistoric humanity, embedded in the beliefs, rituals, and institutions socially constructed by humans to deal with ultimate concerns, core aspects of daily personal and social life, and life transitions"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Source of description	Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Issued in other form	Print version: Warrior and the pacifist New York, NY : Routledge, 2018 9781138585430
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2018037245
ISBN	9780429999376 (ePub)
ISBN	9780429505263 (Master Ebook)
ISBN	9780429999383 (Web pdf)
ISBN	9780429999369 (Mobipocket)

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