Subverting Hatred: The Challenge of Nonviolence in Religious Traditions (Faith Meets Faith) - Softcover

Smith-Christopher, Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 157075747X ISBN 13: 9781570757471

Publisher: Orbis Books, 2007

Synopsis

In the spring of 1998, the Boston Research Center for the 21st Century commissioned this series of essays to investigate the theme of nonviolence in the sacred texts, the oral teachings, and the traditions of major world religions.

Subverting Hatred: The Challenge of Nonviolence in Religious Traditions sheds light on the mixed messages and conflicting testimony that emerged from this study and underscores the central questions for religious individuals everywhere: Does my faith have a fundamental message about nonviolence? If it does, what behavior must I follow if I take seriously the message I receive? Is there a mandate for some kind of civil or political action?

This book is a valuable resource in universities where courses of study in comparative religion are offered, in peace studies curricula, and in introductory humanities programs. Subverting Hatred is Published by Orbis Books in association with the Boston Research Center as part of its "Faith Meets Faith Series."

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About the Author

Christopher Key Chapple is a professor of theological studies and director of Asian and Pacific studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

Christoher S. Queen is lecturer on the study of religion and dean of students for continuing education in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University.

Tam Wai Lun is an assistant professor in the Department of Religion at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Dr. Yajneshwar S. Shastri is chair of the Department of Philosophy and associate professor at the School of Psychology, Education, and Philosophy at Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India.

Dr. Sunanda Shastri is assistant professor in Sanskrit in the Department of Sanskrit of Gujarat University, Ahmedabad.

Rabia Terri Harris is founder and coordinator of the Muslim Peace Fellowship (MPF), the only organization presently devoted to the consideration and development of Islamic nonviolence.

Jerry Milgrom is founder and executive director of Clergy for Peace and associate director of and consultant to Rabbis for Human Rights.

Dr. Daniel L. Smith-Christopher is associate professor of theological studies and director of the Peace Studies Program at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

Donald K. Swearer is the Charles and Harriet Cox McDowell Professor of Religion at Swarthmore College where he teaches courses in Asian and comparative religions and is a member of the Asian Studies and Environmental Studies Programs.

Review

"It is a delight to see scholars of religion placing their learning in service to the cause of peace. " -- John Berthrong, Associate Dean for Academic and Administrative Affairs Director, Institute for Dialogue Among Religious Traditions, Boston University School of Theology

"This book's contribution to comparative studies is a rich statement of possibilities for many kinds of peace and nonviolence." -- By Paul Waldau Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine in Philosophy of East & West Volume 50, Number 3 July 2000 468-471

"This compact book stives mightily to demonstrate the theory and practice of nonviolence in nine different religious traditions." --Barbara Hirschkowitz, Turning Wheel

Edition details

• Publisher: Orbis Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 157075747X
• ISBN 13: 9781570757471
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 238