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The relationship between religion and violence has been the subject of intense academic and public discussion. Clarke seeks to understand how justifications for religious violence develop and considers how these differ from ordinary secular justifications of violence.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

1 Justification, Religion, and Violence 1

2 Religion 27

3 Morality 58

4 Justifying Violence,War, and CosmicWar 89

5 The Afterlife 114

6 The Sacred 134

7 Recent Justifications of Religious Violence 153

8 Tolerance 183

9 Reducing Religious Violence 198

References 215

Name Index 243

Subject Index 251

The Justification of Religious Violence

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 18/04/2014
      ISBN13: 9781118529720, 978-1118529720
      ISBN10: 1118529723
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      Religion and beliefs Religious ethics

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The relationship between religion and violence has been the subject of intense academic and public discussion. Clarke seeks to understand how justifications for religious violence develop and considers how these differ from ordinary secular justifications of violence.

      Table of Contents

      Preface ix

      1 Justification, Religion, and Violence 1

      2 Religion 27

      3 Morality 58

      4 Justifying Violence,War, and CosmicWar 89

      5 The Afterlife 114

      6 The Sacred 134

      7 Recent Justifications of Religious Violence 153

      8 Tolerance 183

      9 Reducing Religious Violence 198

      References 215

      Name Index 243

      Subject Index 251

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