Nonviolence in the World's Religions (eBook, PDF)

A Concise Introduction
Redaktion: Long, Jeffery D.; Long, Michael G.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The twenty-first century began with the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Much has been written and debated on the relationship between faith and violence, with acts of terror at the forefront. However, the twentieth century also gave rise to many successful nonviolent protest movements.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 138
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. September 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000449808
• Artikelnr.: 62424962

Autorenporträt

Jeffery D. Long is the Carl W. Zeigler Professor of Religious Studies at Elizabethtown College, USA. He is the author of A Vision for Hinduism, Jainism: An Introduction, The Historical Dictionary of Hinduism, Hinduism in America: A Convergence of Worlds, and the forthcoming Indian Philosophy: An Introduction. Long is also the editor of the Lexington Books series Explorations in Indic Traditions: Ethical, Philosophical, and Theological. Michael G. Long is the author and editor of more than a dozen books on nonviolence, civil rights, politics, and religion, including We the Resistance: Documenting Our History of Nonviolent Protest and Christian Peace and Nonviolence.

Inhaltsangabe

List of contributors
Introduction (Mark Juergensmeyer)
1. Hinduism and Nonviolence (Jeffery D. Long)
2. Jainism and Nonviolence (Brianne Donaldson)
3. Buddhism and Nonviolence (Stephen L. Jenkins)
4. Sikhi and Nonviolence (Cynthia Keppley Mahmood and María Teresa Milán Bernícola)
5. Judaisms and Nonviolence (Aaron J. Hahn Tapper and Ilana Sumka)
6. Christianity and Nonviolence (Gerald W. Schlabach)
7. Islam and Nonviolence (Mohammed Abu-Nimer and S. Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana)
8. Religion and Nonviolence in Pacific Island Societies (Andrew Strathern and Pamela J. Stewart)
Index