The Just War And Jihad: Violence in Judaism, Christianity, And Islam

by R. Joseph Hoffmann (Editor)

Overview

The articles collected in this volume represent the independent and considered thinking of internationally known scholars from a variety of disciplines concerning the relationship between religion and violence, with special reference to the theories of "just war" and "jihad," technical terms that arise in connection with the theology of early medieval Christianity and early Islam, respectively.

The contributors include Hector Avalos, Charles K. Bellinger, Bahar Davary, Carol Delaney, J. Harold Ellens, Reuven Firestone, R. Joseph Hoffmann, Judith Lichtenberg, Pauletta Otis, Gabriel Palmer-Fernandez, Laura Purdy, Joyce E. Salisbury, Regina M. Schwartz, and Robert B. Tapp.

In the present global and political climate, the significant conversation about why religions provoke conflict and whether any religion is truly "harmless" cannot be ignored.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781591023715
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	01/02/2006
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	303
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

R. Joseph Hoffmann is the author of many books on early Christianity including Julian's Against the Galileans and Porphyry's Against the Christians. He is Campbell Professor of Religion at Wells College, New York, and chair of the Council for the Scientific Examination of Religion. He has taught at the University of Michigan, Oxford University, and the American University of Beirut.