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Peacemaking and the Challenge of Violence in World Religions
Amid the many recent books on religions and peacemaking, this one clearly stands out. Not only do we hear the peace-message of each religion; we also are invited into an interreligious dialogue about those messages. For college courses as well as for parish study groups, this book is a valuable, and an enjoyable, resource.
Paul F. Knitter, Union Theological Seminary
Irfan A. Omar (Edited by), IA Omar (Author), Michael K. Duffey (Edited by)
9781118953433, Wiley
Hardback, published 5 June 2015
256 pages
23.6 x 15.8 x 1.8 cm, 0.463 kg
Written by top practitioner-scholars who bring a critical yet empathetic eye to the topic, this textbook provides a comprehensive look at peace and violence in seven world religions.
Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1 Jihad and Nonviolence in the Islamic Tradition 9 Overview of the Islamic tradition 10 Ways of Understanding Violence and Nonviolence 13 Jihad in the Qur’an 15 Peacemaking and the challenge of violence 21 Nonviolent Activism: Key Muslim Figures 26 Conclusion 33 Questions for Discussion 35 Notes 35 References 36 Further Reading 38 Muslim Peacemaking and Civil Rights Organizations/Resources 39 Glossary 40 1.1 A Confucian Response 41 1.2 A Jewish Response 44 2 Christianity: From Peacemaking to Violence and Home Again 47 Who was Jesus? 49 Jesus, Nonviolence, and Peacemaking 50 A Brief History of Christian Nonviolence and Violence 55 Christian conscience 63 Peace through Nonviolence 65 Conclusion 69 Questions for discussion 70 Notes 70 References 72 Further Reading 73 2.1 A Buddhist Response 75 2.2 A Muslim Response 80 3 Jewish Ideologies of Peace and Peacemaking 83 What is Judaism? 84 Jewish Terms for Peace and Peacemaking 87 War and Peace in the Hebrew Scriptures 90 Pacifism in the Rabbinic Tradition 92 The State of Israel 95 Pursuing Peace 98 Conclusions and Future Prospects 101 Questions for Discussion 102 References 102 Further Reading 104 Glossary 105 3.1 A Christian Response 107 3.2 A Native American Response 109 4 From Sincerity of Thought to Peace “All Under Heaven” (Tianxia “V‰º): The Confucian Stance on Peace and Violence 112 Introduction to Confucianism 113 Meanings of peace 117 Peace on the ground 120 Violence and war 122 Conclusion 129 Questions for discussion 130 Notes 131 References 132 Further reading 133 Glossary 134 4.1 A Buddhist Response 135 4.2 A Jewish Response 139 5 “Peace is the Strongest Force in the World”: Buddhist Paths to Peacemaking and Nonviolence 142 Overview of Buddhism 143 Historical Development of the Meanings of Peace, Nonviolence, and War 149 Moral Teachings Regarding Violence and Nonviolence 152 History of Buddhism’s Responses to Violence 154 Emerging Innovative Peacemaking Practices 158 Conclusions: What in Buddhism Provides the Means for Nonviolent Peacemaking? 161 Questions for Discussion 164 Notes 165 References 166 Further Reading 167 Buddhist Peacemaking Organizations and Resources 169 Glossary 170 5.1 A Hindu Response 173 5.2 A Native American Response 175 6 Peacemaking and Nonviolence in the Hindu Tradition 178 Introduction to the Hindu tradition 179 Peace, war, and nonviolence 180 Hinduism’s Response to Violence 182 Traditional Methods of Conflict Resolution 184 Mohandas K. Gandhi and the Satyagraha Movement 185 Practices and Disciplines that Contribute to Peacemaking 188 Hindu Peace Groups and Organizations 189 Innovative and Emerging Peacemaking Practices 190 Hindu Saints and Seminal Thinkers 192 Conclusion 195 Questions for Discussion 196 Notes 196 References 196 Further Reading 197 Hindu Peace Organizations 198 Glossary 198 6.1 A Christian Response 200 6.2 A Muslim Response 202 7 The Irrelevance of euro]christian Dichotomies for Indigenous Peoples: Beyond Nonviolence to a Vision of Cosmic Balance 206 Religion 207 Balance as Reciprocal Dualism 210 Warfare 210 Nonviolence as Incompatible 215 World Incommensurability: the Dissimilitude of Otherness 216 Relationship = Less Extraneous Violence 219 Questions for discussion 220 Notes 221 References 223 Further reading 224 7.1 A Confucian Response 226 7.2 A Hindu Response 230 Conclusion 232 Index 236
Irfan A. Omar and Michael K. Duffey
Irfan A. Omar
Sin Yee Chan
Joshua Ezra Burns
Michael K. Duffey
Eleanor Rosch
Irfan A. Omar
Joshua Ezra Burns
Michael K. Duffey
Tink Tinker
Sin Yee Chan
Eleanor Rosch
Joshua Ezra Burns
Eleanor Rosch
Kalpana Mohanty
Tink Tinker
Kalpana Mohanty
Michael K. Duffey
Irfan A. Omar
Tink Tinker
Sin Yee Chan
Kalpana Mohanty
Irfan A. Omar and Michael K. Duffey
Subject Areas: Religion & beliefs [HR]
