War and Its Discontents Pacifism and Quietism in the Abrahamic Traditions |
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| Editor:
| Burns, J. Patout |
| Contribution by:
| Burns, J. Patout
Broyde, Michael J.
Gendler, Everett
Mirsky, Yehudah
Goodman, Naomi
Yoder, John H.
Langan, John P.
Wink, Walter
Sachedina, Abdulaziz
Nagler, Michael N.
Gaffney, Edward McGlynn |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87840-603-6 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1996 |
| Publisher: | Georgetown University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $59.95 |
Book Description:
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Examines the limits Islam, Judaism, and Christianity have set for the use of coercive violence. This title probes the agreements and disagreements of these major religious traditions on pacifism (the abjurance of all force) and quietism (the avoidance of force unless certain stringent conditions are met).
Examines the limits Islam, Judaism, and Christianity have set for the use of coercive violence. This title probes the agreements and disagreements of these major religious traditions on pacifism (the abjurance of all force) and quietism (the avoidance of force unless certain stringent conditions are met).