Fighting words religion, violence, and the interpretation of sacred texts Renard, John 1944- text bibliography Electronic books. cau Berkeley, Calif University of California Press c2012 2012 monographic eng
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1 online resource (vii, 254 p.) One of the critical issues in interreligious relations today is the connection, both actual and perceived, between sacred sources and the justification of violent acts as divinely mandated. Fighting Words makes solid text-based scholarship accessible to the general public, beginning with the premise that a balanced approach to religious pluralism in our world must build on a measured, well-informed response to the increasingly publicized and sensationalized association of terrorism and large-scale violence with religion. In his introduction, Renard provides background on the major scrip. 1. Exegesis and Violence : Texts, Contexts, and Hermeneutical Concerns -- 2. A Brief History of War in the Hebrew Bible and the Jewish Interpretive Tradition -- 3. Annihilate Amalek : Christian Perspectives on 1 Samuel 15 -- 4. Violence in the New Testament and the History of Interpretation -- 5. Finhas of Medina: Islam, "The Jews," and the Construction of Religious Militancy -- 6. The Baha'i Tradition : The Return of Joseph and the Peaceable Imagination -- 7. Justifiable Force and Holy War in Zoroastrianism -- 8. The Failure of Allegory : Notes on Textual Violence and the Bhagavad Gita -- 9. Words as Weapons : Theory and Practice of a Righteous War (Dharam Yudh) in Sikh Texts. edited by John Renard. Includes bibliographical references and index. Violence Religious aspects Sacred books History and criticism Religions Relations RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies BL65.V55 F64 2012 201/.76332 Fighting words Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, c2012 (DLC) 2012029403 (OCoLC)788263689 9780520954083 (electronic bk.) 0520954084 (electronic bk.) http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1074414 http://site.ebrary.com/id/10627608 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=503609 http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1074414 http://site.ebrary.com/id/10627608 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=503609 EBLCP 121124 20200709055645.0 ocn819635618 eng