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Zusatztext "In the present work he argues that violent depictions of God in the Scriptures of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have contributed to tragic events such as the September 11 disaster, the misguided U.S. "war against terror," and ongoing violent conflict in the Middle East. In sum, N.-P. does a service by pointing out troublingly violent biblical and Quranic passages..."- Harold C. Washington, The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, Vol. 68, 2006 Informationen zum Autor Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer Klappentext Coverage of recent world events has focused on violence associated with Islam. In this courageous and controversial book, Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer claims that this narrow view ignores the broader and unfortunate relationship between human violence and the sacred texts of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Both the Bible and the Quran, he believes, are riddled with violent images of God and with passages that can be reasonably interpreted to justify violence against enemies in service to God's will. According to Nelson-Pallmeyer, many wondered how Muslims could in God's name kill innocent civilians by flying airplanes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Few, however, questioned U.S. leaders and citizens invoking God's name, or assuming God's favor, to fight the responsive "war against terrorism." And in the Middle East, the roots of the continuing and seemingly unsolvable conflict and violence are to be found in both the Torah and the Quran. Nelson-Pallmeyer challenges the understanding of power that lies at the heart of the sacred texts of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He argues that nonviolence is powerful and necessary and that a viable future for human beings and the planet depends on challenging the ways in which sacred texts reinforce visions of power that are largely abusive. A viable future, he says, depends on re-visioning God's power. Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer is Assistant Professor of Justice and Peace Studies at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. For more than twenty years he has studied and written about the relationship of religion, violence, and peace, and his books include Jesus Against Christianity: Reclaiming the Missing Jesus (Trinity Press International) and School of Assassins: Guns, Greed, and Globalization. Vorwort In this courageous and controversial book, Nelson-Pallmeyer explores the relationship between human violence and the scared texts of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Zusammenfassung A provocative look at the violent content of 'sacred scripture' and what Jews, Christians, and Muslims must do to re-vision their faiths away from justifying violence. Post 9/11 attention focused on Islam as a violent religion, but this work shows that the Bible and the Quran both have violence-justifying content to support "holy" and other wars. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: The Elephant in the Room; 1. Lunatics and Messengers; 2. Religion and Violence; 3. Violence-of-God Traditions in the Hebrew Scriptures; 4. Violent Story Lines in the Hebrew Scriptures. 5. Violence-of-God Traditions in the New Testament; 6. Violence-of-God Traditions in the Quran; 7. Room for Doubt?; 8. Saved by Enemies; 9. Saved by Doubt. ...
