Beyond Violence: Religious Sources of Social Transformation in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (Abrahamic Dialogues) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0823223345 ISBN 13: 9780823223343

Publisher: Fordham University Press, 2004

Synopsis

In an age of terrorism and other forms of violence committed in the name of religion, how can religion become a vehicle for peace, justice, and reconciliation? And in a world of bitter conflicts-many rooted in religious difference-how can communities of faith understand one another?

The essays in this important book take bold steps forward to answering these questions. The fruit of a historic conference of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim scholars and community leaders, the essays address a fundamental question: how the three monotheistic traditions can provide the resources needed in the work of justice and reconciliation.

Two distinguished scholars represent each tradition. Rabbis Irving Greenberg and Reuven Firestone each examine the relationship of Judaism to violence, exploring key sources and the history of power, repentance, and reconciliation. From Christianity, philosopher Charles Taylor explores the religious dimensions of "categorical" violence against other faiths, other groups, while Scott Appleby traces the emergence since Vatican II of nonviolence as a foundation of Catholic theology and practice. Mustafa Ceric, Grand Mufti of Bosnia, discusses Muslim support of pluralism and human rights, and Mohamed Fathi Osman examines the relationship between political violence and sacred sources in contemporary Islam.

By focusing on transformative powers of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the essays in this book provide new beginnings for people of faith committed to restoring peace among nations through peace among religions.

About this title

From the Publisher

Announcing a new series
Abrahamic Dialogues
Series Editor: David B. Burrell, C.S.C.,
University of Notre Dame
Books in this series seek, in the words of Vatican It’s Nostra Aetate, "to acknowledge, preserve, and promote the spiritual and moral good" found in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, by encouraging conversations about the contributions each tradition makes to the human condition.

About the Author

James L. Heft, S.M., is President and Founding Director of the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies and University Professor of Faith and Culture and Chancellor, University of Dayton. He edited Believing Scholars: Ten Catholic Intellectuals and Beyond Violence: Religious Sources for Social Transformation in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam for Fordham.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0823223345
• ISBN 13: 9780823223343
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144
• Editor: Heft S.M. James L.