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War and its discontents : pacifism and quietism in the Abrahamic traditions / edited by J. Patout Burns.
Record details
- ISBN: 0585369615
- ISBN: 9780585369617
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 220 pages)
- Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 1996.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Fighting the war and the peace : battlefield ethics, peace talks, treaties, and pacifism in the Jewish tradition / Michael J. Broyde -- The pursuit of peace : a singular commandment / Everett Gendler -- The political morality of pacifism and nonviolence : one Jewish view / Yehudah Mirsky -- Pacifism and nonviolence : another Jewish view / Naomi Goodman -- On not being in charge / John H. Yoder -- Religious pacifism and quietism- a taxonomic approach and a Catholic response / John P. Langan -- Beyond just war and pacifism / Walter Wink -- Justifications for violence in Islam / Abdulaziz A. Sachedina -- Is there a tradition of nonviolence in Islam? / Michael N. Nagler -- Quietism and pacifism in American public policy : the triumph of secular pacifism in the religious state / Edward McGlynn Gaffney -- Toward a common heritage / J. Patout Burns. |
| Language Note: | English. |
| Source of Description Note: | Print version record. |
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