Confronting Religious Violence
A Counternarrative
$169.20
- Hardcover
310 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2018
Summary
Sunni and Shia in Iran, Iraq, or Syria. Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland. Afrikaners and black churches in South Africa. The rising tide of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia across Europe. Israelis and Palestinians in the Holy Land. The fear of immigrants and those who are different. The surge of nationalism. Violence, religious violence, violence done in the name of religion.
Religious violence must be understood - its history, its relationship to sacred texts and communit…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781481308953 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1481308955 |
| Author: | Richard A. Burridge, Jonathan Sacks, Megan Warner |
| Publisher: | Baylor University Press |
| Imprint: | Baylor University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 310 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2018 |
| Weight: | 635g |
| Dimensions: | 231mm x 157mm x 27mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“This volume confronts head-on the major question for religious violence today: Is religion truly relevant? Rather than argue that violence is Not in Gods Name, the contributors address religious intolerance through the ages as well as religions contemporary link with political and environmental crises and the baffling zeal of some of todays religious actors. Most chapters of this volume will be of interest to political scientists, sociologists, and religious historians alike.” Margo Kitts, Professor of Humanities, Hawai’i Pacific University
Full of insights, at once fascinating and disturbing. – Philip Lewis – Church Times
About The Author
Richard A. Burridge
Richard Burridge is Visiting Professor of Biblical Interpretation at King’s College London.
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks is an international religious leader, philosopher, and award-winning author. He was awarded the 2016 Templeton Prize and has authored more than thirty books.
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