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Book SynopsisThis volume brings together 11 experts from a range of religious backgrounds, to consider how each tradition has interpreted matters of violence and peace in relation to its sacred text. The traditions covered are Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Sikhism.
The role of religion in conflict, war, and the creation of peaceful settlements has attracted much academic attention, including considerations of the interpretation of violence in sacred texts. This collection breaks new ground by bringing multiple faiths into conversation with one another with specific regard to the handling of violence and peace in sacred texts. This combination of close attention to text and expansive scope of religious inclusion is the first of its kind.
Table of ContentsChapter One: Buddhism and the dilemma of whether to use violence in defence of a way of peace Professor (Emeritus) Peter Harvey, University of Sunderland Chapter Two: Violence and Peace in the Mahbharata and Ramayana Dr Simon Brodbeck, University of Cardiff Chapter Three: Spectres of Violence and Landscapes of Peace: imagining the religious other in patterns of Hindu modernity Dr Ankur Barua, University of Cambridge Chapter Four: Should Judaism Condone Violence? Professor Alan Mittleman, Jewish Theological Seminary Chapter Five: A Hermeneutic of Violence in Jewish Legal SourcesDr Laliv Clenman, Leo Baeck College Chapter Six: Subversion and Polyphony in Christian ScriptureRevd Dr Helen Paynter, Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence, Bristol Baptist CollegeChapter Seven: The Essential Recovery of the Bible in Catholic Teachings on Violence and PeaceDr Maria Power, University of Oxford Chapter Eight: “Fear and Trembling”: a historical and phenomenological reading of the Muhammad-Event as Eschaton Dr Milad Milani, Western Sydney University Chapter Nine: Sources of Peace in Islam: Between theory and practiceProfessor Mohammed Abunimer, American University Chapter Ten: The Predicament of the Sant-Sipahi (Saint-Soldier): Theorising Violence in, and Beyond, the Sikh Tradition Professor James Hegarty, University of Cardiff Chapter Eleven: Text as Dialogue: Dialogue as Text Dr Alisha Pomazon, St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewn
