Faith and Violence

Faith and Violence

Author: Thomas Merton

Publisher: University of Notre Dame Pess

Published: 1968-10-15

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 0268161348

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In Faith and Violence, Thomas Merton offers concrete and pungent social criticisms grounded in prophetic faith about such issues as Vietnam, racism, violence, and war.


Teaching Religion and Violence

Teaching Religion and Violence

Author: Brian K. Pennington

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2012-05-24

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 0195372425

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Teaching Religion and Violence is designed to help instructors to equip students to think critically about religious violence, particularly in the multicultural classroom.


Violence in God's Name

Violence in God's Name

Author: Oliver J. McTernan

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13:

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A timely exploration of the links between religious faith and global violence--and how to break them.


Princeton Readings in Religion and Violence

Princeton Readings in Religion and Violence

Author: Mark Juergensmeyer

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2011-10-10

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 1400839947

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An anthology that examines the historical and contemporary relationship between religion and violence This groundbreaking anthology provides the most comprehensive overview for understanding the fascinating relationship between religion and violence—historically, culturally, and in the contemporary world. Bringing together writings from scholarly and religious traditions, it is the first volume to unite primary sources—justifications for violence from religious texts, theologians, and activists—with invaluable essays by authoritative scholars. The first half of the collection includes original source materials justifying violence from various religious perspectives: Hindu, Chinese, Christian, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist. Showing that religious violence is found in every tradition, these sources include ancient texts and scriptures along with thoughtful essays from theologians wrestling with such issues as military protection and pacifism. The collection also includes the writings of modern-day activists involved in suicide bombings, attacks on abortion clinics, and nerve gas assaults. The book's second half features well-known thinkers reflecting on why religion and violence are so intimately related and includes excerpts from early social theorists such as Durkheim, Marx, and Freud, as well as contemporary thinkers who view the issue of religious violence from literary, anthropological, postcolonial, and feminist perspectives. The editors' brief introductions to each essay provide important historical and conceptual contexts and relate the readings to one another. The diversity of selections and their accessible length make this volume ideal for both students and general readers.


Christianity and Violence

Christianity and Violence

Author: Lloyd Steffen

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-05-20

Total Pages: 147

ISBN-13: 1108848826

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How Christian people have framed the meaning of violence within their faith tradition has been a complex process subject to all manner of historical, cultural, political, ethnic and theological contingencies. As a tradition encompassing widely divergent beliefs and perspectives, Christianity has, over two millennia, adapted to changing cultural and historical circumstances. To grasp the complexity of this tradition and its involvement with violence requires attention to specific elements explored in this Element: the scriptural and institutional sources for violence; the faith commitments and practices that join communities and sanction both resistance to and authorization for violence; and select historical developments that altered the power wielded by Christianity in society, culture and politics. Relevant issues in social psychology and the moral action guides addressing violence affirmed in Christian communities provide a deeper explanation for the motivations that have led to the diverse interpretations of violence avowed in the Christian tradition.


The Violence of the Biblical God

The Violence of the Biblical God

Author: L. Daniel Hawk

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2019-01-08

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 1467452602

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How can we make sense of violence in the Bible? Joshua commands the people of Israel to wipe out everyone in the promised land of Canaan, while Jesus commands God’s people to love their enemies. How are we to interpret biblical passages on violence when it is sanctioned at one point and condemned at another? The Violence of the Biblical God by L. Daniel Hawk presents a new framework, solidly rooted in the authority of Scripture, for understanding the paradox of God’s participation in violence. Hawk shows how the historical narrative of the Bible offers multiple canonical pictures for faithful Christian engagement with the violent systems of the world.


Christ in Crisis?

Christ in Crisis?

Author: Jim Wallis

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2019-09-24

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 0062914782

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Writing in response to our current “constitutional crisis,” New York Times bestselling author and Christian activist Jim Wallis urges America to return to the tenets of Jesus once again as the means to save us from the polarizing bitterness and anger of our tribal nation. In Christ in Crisis Jim Wallis provides a path of spiritual healing and solidarity to help us heal the divide separating Americans today. Building on “Reclaiming Jesus”—the declaration he and other church leaders wrote in May 2018 to address America’s current crisis—Wallis argues that Christians have become disconnected from Jesus and need to revisit their spiritual foundations. By pointing to eight questions Jesus asked or is asked, Wallis provides a means to measure whether we are truly aligned with the moral and spiritual foundations of our Christian faith. “Christians have often remembered, re-discovered, and returned to their obedient discipleship of Jesus Christ—both personal and public—in times of trouble. It’s called coming home,” Wallis reminds us. While he addresses the dividing lines and dangers facing our nation, the religious and cultural commentator’s focus isn’t politics; it’s faith. As he has done throughout his career, Wallis offers comfort, empathy, and a practical roadmap. Christ in Crisis is a constructive field guide for all those involved in resistance and renewal initiatives in faith communities in the post-2016 political context.


War, Peace, and Violence: Four Christian Views

War, Peace, and Violence: Four Christian Views

Author: Paul Copan

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2022-09-13

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 1514002353

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In a world of war, terrorism, and constant threats to global stability, how should Christians honor Jesus Christ? Four experts in Christian ethics, political philosophy, and international affairs present four different views of just war, nonviolence, Christian realism, and church history, orienting readers to today's key positions.


Religious Responses to Violence

Religious Responses to Violence

Author: Alexander Wilde

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780268044312

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These essays explore the impact of religion and politics on human rights and violence in contemporary Latin America.


Holy War, Martyrdom, and Terror

Holy War, Martyrdom, and Terror

Author: Philippe Buc

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 2015-03-31

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13: 0812246853

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Holy War, Martyrdom, and Terror examines the ways Christian theology has shaped centuries of violence from Christianity's first centuries up to our own day, through the crusades, the French Revolution, and more recent American wars.