The Concept Of Just War In Judaism Christianity And Islam

Author : Georges Tamer,Katja Thörner
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110733136

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The Concept of Just War in Judaism, Christianity and Islam by Georges Tamer,Katja Thörner Pdf

For Jews, Christians and Muslims, as for all human beings, military conflicts and war remain part of the reality of the world. The authoritative writings of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, namely the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Koran, as well as the theological and philosophical traditions based on them, bear witness to this fact. Showing the influence of different historical political situations, various views – sometimes quite similar, sometimes more divergent -- have developed in the three religions to justify the waging of war under certain circumstances. Such views have also been integrated in different ways into legal systems while, in certain cases, theologies have provide legitimation for military expansion and atrocities. The aim of the volume The Concept of Just War in Judaism, Christianity and Islam is to explore the respective understanding of “just war” in each one of these three religions and to make their commonalities and differences discursively visible. In addition, it highlights and explains the significance of the topic to the present time. Can the concepts developed in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic traditions in order to justify war, serve as a foundation for contemporary peace ethics? Or do religious arguments always add fuel to the fire in armed conflict? The contributions in this volume will help provide answers to these and other socially and politically relevant questions.

Author : R. Joseph Hoffmann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UVA:X006196469

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The Just War and Jihad by R. Joseph Hoffmann Pdf

In the long history of the monotheistic tradition, violence — often bloody violence and warfare — have not just been occasional but defining activities. Do religions, and especially the Abrahamic tradition, encourage violence in the imagery of their sacred writings, in their theology, and in their tendency to see the world as a cosmos divided between powers of good and forces of evil? Is such violence a historical condition affecting all religious movements, or are some religions more prone to violence than others? 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. – from publisher information.

Author : Mehdi Faridzadeh
Publisher : Alhoda UK
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1592670326

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Philosophies of Peace and Just War in Greek Philosophy and Religions of Abraham by Mehdi Faridzadeh Pdf

Author : Sohail H. Hashmi
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199755042

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Just Wars, Holy Wars, and Jihads by Sohail H. Hashmi Pdf

Just Wars, Holy Wars, and Jihads explores the development of Christian, Muslim, and Jewish thinking on just war, holy war, and jihad over the past fourteen centuries.

Author : Lloyd Steffen
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2007-03-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781461637394

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Holy War, Just War by Lloyd Steffen Pdf

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. The book states that religion has within its own conceptual tools the resources to understand its own dark side and that religious people must subject their religion to a moral vision of goodness and constrain those parts that make for violence and hatred.

Author : Jacob Neusner,Bruce D. Chilton,R. E. Tully
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780761860945

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Just War in Religion and Politics by Jacob Neusner,Bruce D. Chilton,R. E. Tully Pdf

The basis of this collection of essays is the reading of a common topic from different perspectives. Half of the book is devoted to the comparative study of religions and the courses are offered by religion professors. The other half is shaped by social science approaches and the seminars are given mainly by social science professors. We aim to compare and contrast not only positions, but also methods of learning. We examine theories of the just war in diverse cultural contexts and their disciplinary settings. Space is devoted to the study of papers prepared for this project by specialists in various disciplines, mainly but not exclusively faculty of Bard College and the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Author : John Kelsay
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009-06-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780674033542

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Arguing the Just War in Islam by John Kelsay Pdf

Jihad, with its many terrifying associations, is a term widely used today, though its meaning is poorly grasped. Few people understand the circumstances requiring a jihad, or "holy" war, or how Islamic militants justify their violent actions within the framework of the religious tradition of Islam. How Islam, with more than one billion followers, interprets jihad and establishes its precepts has become a critical issue for both the Muslim and the non-Muslim world. John Kelsay's timely and important work focuses on jihad of the sword in Islamic thought, history, and culture. Making use of original sources, Kelsay delves into the tradition of shari'a--Islamic jurisprudence and reasoning--and shows how it defines jihad as the Islamic analogue of the Western "just" war. He traces the arguments of thinkers over the centuries who have debated the legitimacy of war through appeals to shari'a reasoning. He brings us up to the present and demonstrates how contemporary Muslims across the political spectrum continue this quest for a realistic ethics of war within the Islamic tradition. Arguing the Just War in Islam provides a systematic account of how Islam's central texts interpret jihad, guiding us through the historical precedents and Qur'anic sources upon which today's claims to doctrinal truth and legitimate authority are made. In illuminating the broad spectrum of Islam's moral considerations of the just war, Kelsay helps Muslims and non-Muslims alike make sense of the possibilities for future war and peace.

Author : David R. Smock
Publisher : US Institute of Peace Press
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 1929223374

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Religious Perspectives on War by David R. Smock Pdf

If, when, why, and how to fight a war? In the case of the Gulf War, that debate encompassed three faiths-Christianity, Islam, and Judaism-and the debate has acquired new dimensions in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks and the war on terrorism. In this volume, Jews, Muslims, and Christians with very diverse views address such issues as the just war doctrine, explaining their differences and finding often surprising common ground. This new edition reprints the full text of the first edition. A new preface describes the differences and similarities between the Gulf War and the war against al Qaeda/Taliban. Also included is an introduction explaining the just war doctrine, a glossary of terms, and an expanded and updated "Suggestions for Further Reading."

Author : Paul Robinson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351924528

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Just War in Comparative Perspective by Paul Robinson Pdf

This timely book analyses how different nations, religions and cultures justify the waging of war, and what limits they place on its use. The study includes the major world religions such as Christianity, Judaism and Islam and specific countries and regions including Russia, China and Africa. The case studies shed new light on the causes and justifications of current conflicts, providing a valuable source for those wishing to understand how different people around the world view the issue of war. The book crosses disciplinary boundaries and thus will be welcomed by scholars of international relations, philosophy, religion and history.

Author : John Kelsay,James T. Johnson
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1991-05-21
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015024986138

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Just War and Jihad by John Kelsay,James T. Johnson Pdf

Instructs readers about the religious contexts that nurtured ideas regarding statecraft, international law, and the aims and limits of peace and warfare--Introduction.

Author : S. Thistlethwaite
Publisher : Springer
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137012944

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Interfaith Just Peacemaking by S. Thistlethwaite Pdf

Interfaith Just Peacemaking is a collected work by 27 Jewish, Muslim and Christian scholars and religious leaders on the ten 'practice norms' of the peacemaking paradigm called 'Just Peace.'Just Peace theory, like the paradigm it most resembles, Just War theory, is a list of specific practices that are applied to concrete contexts.

Author : Ḥilmī Zawātī
Publisher : Edwin Mellen Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : International law
ISBN : 0773473041

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Is Jihād a Just War? by Ḥilmī Zawātī Pdf

This work is an analytical study of jihad (just war) which helps to focus the attention of human rights and minority groups to a cause that should have been a focal point of their concern for several decades now. The concept of jihad has sometimes been abused by irresponsible leaders within the Islamic world and used to inflame the passions of those for whom the richness of Islamic law is reduced to slogans and billboards. Similarly, jihad has been invoked by Western analysts who are completely ignorant of the Islamic tradition, to justify assertions of evil intent on the part of millions of the Muslim faithful. Zawati analyzes both Western and Islamic legal concepts and attempts to point a way out of this mess. He draws on primary sources, including books, articles and official documents, and his book should be interesting reading for Muslims who seek to better define their relations with the non-Muslim world, and for anyone wishing to escape the caricature of orientalism and the end-game of clashing civiizations.

Author : Kenneth L. Vaux
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429719547

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Ethics And The Gulf War by Kenneth L. Vaux Pdf

The war on the ground and in the air over Kuwait and Iraq was not the only Gulf War being fought in early 1990. George Bush and Saddam Hussein were also battling for public opinion and for the perception of legitimacy for their actions. In this effort, both men as well as their spokespersons appealed to the just war theory of their religious traditions. In this perceptive and wide-ranging book, Kenneth Vaux elucidates the great just war traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, evaluating the key events of the war in light of the religious rhetoric used by both sides. From the first stirrings of conflict to its uncertain aftermath, religious and ethical traditions played a major role in winning support not just for the U.S. and Iraqi peoples but of public opinion worldwide. Throughout Vaux demonstrates the wide gaps between religious rhetoric and the political-military action it has been called on to support. Ethics and the Gulf War is not a typical ethical treatise; Vaux understands ethical reflection to encompass history, philosophy, psychology, ecology, theology, and eschatology. His book is a valuable contribution to the understanding of the Gulf War, and it is fascinating for scholars and laypersons coming to this subject from almost any area of interest.

Author : James Turner Johnson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317141198

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Ethics and the Use of Force by James Turner Johnson Pdf

Highlighting the just war tradition in historical perspective, this valuable study looks at contemporary implications drawn out in the context of several important contemporary debates: within the field of religion, including both Christian and Islamic thought; within the field of debate related to the international law of armed conflicts; within the field of policy relating to the use of armed force where the issue is just war thinking vs. realism; and debates over pressing contemporary issues in the ethics of war which cross disciplinary lines. James Turner Johnson has been writing on just war tradition since 1975, developing the historical understanding of just war and seeking to draw out its implications for contemporary armed conflict. He is frequently asked to lecture on topics drawn from his work. This current book brings together a number of essays which reflect his recent thinking on understanding how and why just war tradition coalesced in the first place, how and why it has developed as it has, and relating contemporary just war reasoning to the historical tradition of just war.

Author : Lester R. Kurtz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429999376

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The Warrior and the Pacifist by Lester R. Kurtz Pdf

This book looks at two contradictory ethical motifs—the warrior and the pacifist—across four major faith traditions—Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—and their role in shaping our understanding of violence and the morality of its use. The Warrior and the Pacifist explores how these faith traditions, which now mutually inhabit our life spaces, bring with them across the millennia the moral teachings that have traveled from prehistoric humanity, embedded in the beliefs, rituals, and institutions socially constructed by humans to deal with ultimate concerns, core aspects of daily personal and social life, and life transitions.