Exploring the Moral Meaning of Religious Violence Steffen, Lloyd. creator text Electronic books. xx Lanham Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2007 monographic eng

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1 online resource (334 pages) Holy War, Just War explores the ""dark side"" in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism by examining how the concept of ultimate value contributes to religious violence. Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Part I LIFE-AFFIRMING AND DEMONIC RELIGION: THE OPTION; Chapter One The Power and Danger of Religion; Proposition One: Religion Is Powerful; Proposition Two: Religion Is Dangerous; Ultimacy as Absolutism; Conclusion; Chapter Two Being Religious: The Life-Affirming Option; Life-Affirming Religion; The lure of Goodness: Where Religion and Ethics Meet; Conclusion; Chapter Three Being Religious: The Demonic Option; The Demonic as Fanaticism; What Is the Demonic?; Central Characteristics of the Demonic. Features of the Demonic: A SummaryDiscerning the Demonic and the Domination Ethic; Part II RELIGION AND THE RESTRAINT OF VIOLENCE; Chapter Four The Pacifist Option; Absolutist Pacifism; The Nonresistance of Leo Tolstoy; A Moral Critique of Absolutist Pacifism; Nonviolent Resistance to Evil; Chapter Five The Case of Holy War; Ancient Israel; Christianity; Islam; Islam and Generic Holy War; Jihad; Conclusion; Chapter Six The Case of Just War; Just War in Historical Perspective; A Contemporary Formulation of Just War Theory; A Defense of Just War as a Model for Moral Thinking. A life-Affirming Ethic: Presumptions and ExceptionsConclusion; Summary of the Argument; Absolutism: A Final Moral Reflection; Religion as a Moral Project; Notes; Index. Violence Religious aspects Religion BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Gaia & Earth Energies RELIGION / Christianity / General BL65.V55 201.7 Steffen, Lloyd. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2007 9781461637394 (electronic bk.) 1461637392 (electronic bk.) http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1385128 http://swb.eblib.com/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=1385128 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=639552 http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1385128 http://swb.eblib.com/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=1385128 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=639552 EBLCP 130914 20200709055947.0 ocn858230990 eng