Holy war, just war :
Steffen, Lloyd, 1951-
Holy war, just war : exploring the moral meaning of religious violence / Lloyd Steffen - Lanham, MD : Rowman and Littlefield, c.2007 - xviii, 300 p. ; pbk 22.5cm
Originally published: Demonic turn. Cleveland, Ogio : Pilgrim Press, 2003.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents : Pt 1 : Life affirming and demonic religion: the Option: The power and danger of religion -- Being religious: the life-affirming option -- Being religious: the demonic option ; Pt 2 : Relgion and the restraint of violence: The pacifist option -- The case of the Holy War -- The case of Just War ; Conclusion.
Violence--religious aspects.
Holy war doctrine.
Just war doctrine.
BL65.V55 / S74 2007
241.6242/STE
Holy war, just war : exploring the moral meaning of religious violence / Lloyd Steffen - Lanham, MD : Rowman and Littlefield, c.2007 - xviii, 300 p. ; pbk 22.5cm
Originally published: Demonic turn. Cleveland, Ogio : Pilgrim Press, 2003.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents : Pt 1 : Life affirming and demonic religion: the Option: The power and danger of religion -- Being religious: the life-affirming option -- Being religious: the demonic option ; Pt 2 : Relgion and the restraint of violence: The pacifist option -- The case of the Holy War -- The case of Just War ; Conclusion.
Violence--religious aspects.
Holy war doctrine.
Just war doctrine.
BL65.V55 / S74 2007
241.6242/STE
