Holy War, Just War - Exploring the Moral Meaning of Religious Violence

Holy War, Just War explores the 'dark side' in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism by examining how the concept of ultimate value contributes to religious violence.

List of contents

Part 1 Life-Affirming and Demonic Religion: The Option Chapter 2 The Power and Danger of Religion Chapter 3 Being Religious: The Life-Affirming Option Chapter 4 Being Religious: The Demonic Option Part 5 Religion and the Restraint of Violence Chapter 6 The Pacifist Option Chapter 7 The Case of Holy War 8 The Case of Just War Chapter 9 Conclusion

About the author

By Lloyd Steffen

Summary

Holy War, Just War explores the 'dark side' in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism by examining how the concept of ultimate value contributes to religious violence.

Product details

• Authors: Lloyd Steffen, Steffen Lloyd
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.03.2007
• EAN: 9780742558472
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-5847-2
• No. of pages: 330
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / General, Aspects of religion, Aspects Of Religion (Non-Christian)